Another book question

Has anyone read Reversed Thunder, by Eugene Peterson? Publisher's note: "Peterson's eloquent meditation on the Revelation of St. John engages the imagination and awakens the intellect to the vitality and relevance of the last words on scripture, Christ, church, worship, evil, prayer, witness, politics, judgment, salvation, and heaven."

We are having a sermon series right now and a lot of the info comes from this book. IT IS A WHOLE NEW APPROACH TO REVELATION FOR ME and I find it FASCINATING. No offense but Kenny Barfield's class on Revelation IT IS NOT!

Check out some notes from this morning's sermon from Rev 6 & 7.

• First, chapters 4 & 5 are full of praise...
• Chapter 6 starts out with the four horsement of the apocalypse - destroying peace, civil war, upsetting balance and prosperity, disease, decay, etc. In verse 10, the martyrs cry out, "How long until you avenge our blood?" That is quoted in Psalm and Habakkuk, as well. How many times have we asked God, "How long will this last?"
• Chapter 7 shows a shift. The 144,000 are sealed. Power and victory of believers, etc. All believers will be persecuted. People go through horrible things. Psalm 137, "How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?" God never said he would take away our troubles and those who are faithful may ask, "How long," but will still KNOW who's in control and who is taking care of them. In Rev. 7:9-14 - praise, adoration, robes washed white in blood because they came through struggles and trials and can sing the song of protection in verses 15-17.
• Chapters 4/5 and chapter 7 (three chapters of praise), "bracket" chapter 6 (chapter about evil). Rev 7:12, "Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever." Evil cannot stand up during praise.
• Praising God helps us see our center with the sense that there's something so powerful that EVERYTHING ELSE is weak before that power and that praise.
• Evil cannot last when bracketed between prayer and praise.

Phenomenal approach to Revelation.