9 First Words. . . From the Issue Editor.By Mark E. Biddle, Russell T. Cherry Professor of Old Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, Virginia and Managing Editor of the Review & Expositor.

11 A Word From. . . By Molly T. Marshall, President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Shawnee, Kansas.

15 A Word About. . . The Bible is Alive and Well. By F. Scott Spencer, Professor of New Testament and Preaching, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

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21 Premillennial Dispensationalism: Its Origins. By LeAnn Snow Flesher, Professor of Old Testament, American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California, and a member of the editorial board of Review & Expositor.

35 The Historical Development of Premillennial Dispensationalism. By LeAnn Snow Flesher, Professor of Old Testament, American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California, and a member of the editorial board of Review & Expositor.

47 Addendum: The Scofield Reference Bible. By Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford, Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, McAfee School of Theology, Atlanta, Georgia, and Associate Editor of Review & Expositor.

51 Context, Christology and Civil Disobedience in John’s Apocalypse. By Thomas B. Slater, Professor of New Testament Language and Literature,McAfee School of Theology, Atlanta, Georgia, and a member of the editorial board of Review & Expositor.

67 The Nature of the Beast. By James Shoopman, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.

83 The Empire Strikes Back: The Mark of the Beast in Revelation. By David M. May, Professor of New Testament, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Shawnee, Kansas, and a member of the editorial board of Review & Expositor

101 Armageddon: Revelation 16. By Ronald W. Crawford, President of the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

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