Beyond Vengeance and Protest takes a fresh look at the Book of Revelation from the point of view of blessing. If John wrote Revelation to tell the Christian communities that he had seen the Lord and to encourage them to persevere, the macarisms underscore his conviction of God's vindication of the righteous who suffer now. With the sevenfold macarisms expressing hope in God's grace, John lays grounds for action by positing the good for which the contrary must be rejected.

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The Author: Oliver O. Nwachukwu is a Roman Catholic priest of the diocese of Okigwe in Nigeria. After lecturing in the seminary of his diocese for many years, Nwachukwu attended Central Connecticut State University to study mathematics and then Harvard University to earn his M.A. in New Testament and early Christianity. He received his Ph.D. in New Testament studies and early Christianity from Loyola University Chicago. In addition to some articles in scholarly journals, he is the author of Crisis in Sunday Celebration.