Die eskatologiese betekenis van Sion as agtergrond tot die teologie van die boek Openbaring

Abstract

<strong>The eschatological meaning of Sion as background to the theology of the book of Revelation</strong><br /> The core of the theology of the Book of Revelation focuses on the kingship of God. His kingship should be established on earth as it is in heaven. According to the Old Testament eschatological traditions God's kingship is linked with the Davidic dynasty by way of application. And the Davidic kingship is very much focused on Sion and Jerusalem. Through a theological review of the Old Testament meaning of the place and function of Sion within eschatology, linked up with God’s kingship, a necessary background for the theology of the Book of Revelation is sketched

The complexity of science

“…However, scientists in these disciplines are similarly creative in devising methods and techniques and similarly adept at utilising the results o f other scientific disciplines for understanding the meaning of even the most obscure ancient sacred text. To decipher the meaning o f the notoriously difficult apocalyptic text of Revelation in the New Testament, Jan A. du Rand (1993aRand ( , 1993bRand ( , 1996aRand ( , 1996b) approaches his research problem in ways similar to those o f the scientists discussed above. He assumes that Revelation is intelligible, open to rational exploration, and has meaning as a whole.…”