The third part of [Christ and His Church-Bride: Meredith G. Kline’s Biblical-Theological Reading of the Book of Revelation] is something quite brilliant: a sort of commentary on Revelation by Meredith Kline. In this section, Olinger did the difficult and tedious work of gathering Kline’s writings on the various texts of Revelation and putting them in textual order. For example, if you turn to the heading “Revelation 19:11–21:8,” (375) you will find the ESV text. Following the Scripture text, you will find Kline’s comments on various phrases of the text. Some of the comments on the text are quotes from Kline. But many of them are Olinger’s summaries of Kline’s writing on the particular text. Olinger calls this section of CHCB a “commentary and anthology of biblical-theological insights from a reconstruction taken entirely from Kline’s writings and sermons on Revelation” (270–71). In my opinion, this section of the book is a gold mine. Reading through this section will be a treat for those interested in Kline’s penetrating and perceptive observations on Revelation, which also include other biblical apocalyptic literature. In fact, I believe this is one of those “must-have” commentaries for the book of Revelation. And I never use the term “must-have” lightly when recommending books.

The fourth part of CHCB is titled, “Biblical and Theological Insights Related to the Book of Revelation Alphabetically Arranged.” This section reads like a concise dictionary or glossary of terms, including terms such as covenant of works, Gog, the intermediate state, New Jerusalem, theocracy, typology, and so on. The summaries are taken from Kline’s writings and arranged topically and alphabetically by Olinger. For example, if you turn to “Sabbath,” you can find paragraph-length summaries of Kline’s explanation of “Sabbath,” “Sabbath Rest,” “Sabbath Rest and Enthronement,” and “Sabbath Rest and Jesus.” After each summary, you will find the reference from Kline’s writings if you want to follow the source. I appreciate this section because it serves as a concise and easy-to-use reference guide to some fundamental concepts in Kline’s writings on Revelation and other apocalyptic literature. Read more»

Shane Lems | “Christ and His Church-Bride: Meredith G. Kline’s Biblical-Theological Reading of the Book of Revelation by Danny E. Olinger,” Ordained Servant, March, 2026

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  Shane Lems is a graduate of Westminster Seminary California and has a DMin from RTS Orlando. He has been a church planter and pastor in the URCNA. Since 2013 he’s been serving as pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Hammond, WI. He is married and has four children. Shane has written numerous articles for Modern Reformation, New Horizons, and other publications. He is also the author of Doctrines of Grace: Student Edition and manages a book blog, The Reformed Reader.

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