Songs of Heaven

Songs of Heaven is a unique commentary on the book of Revelation. Its thesis is that the book is, as the first verse says, "the revelation of Jesus Christ" and that the throne scenes throughout the book form the framework of the book. The worship that rings around the throne, the songs of heaven, are then a revelation of the One who is seated on the throne. [I make this recommendation now as I am reading through Revelation, and am drawn again and again back to Songs of Heaven as a framework for understanding.]

I have a very personal reason for recommending this out-of-print book. When I was in college, I was in a small group with Robert Coleman for several years, and one of those years, he led us through the hymns of heaven in Revelation in a weekly study. As Lyle Dorsett likes to say, Robert Coleman is one who lives in the throne room. During that year, he ushered a handful of us into the throne room on a weekly basis as he walked through the book. You could see in his eyes, that he had seen the reality. He wasn't just talking about words that he'd read in a book. He was relating that which the Holy Spirit reveals through the book of Revelation.

I highly recommend Songs of Heaven as a preface to, or companion in, reading the book of Revelation.