Commentaries on Revelation

Below is an alphabetical list by author of commentaries/books on the book of Revelation that may prove helpful for those studying the book.

As Keith Matthison stated in his list of top five commnetaries on Revelation, "preparing a ... list of commentaries on the book of Revelation is extremely challenging in a number of ways. Commentators differ on many basic issues, from the structure of the book (recapitulation, chronological ordering, telescoping, etc.) to the basic interpretive approach (futurist, preterist, historicist, idealist, eclectic) to its date of composition (which itself affects one's interpretive approach). All of these differences and more mean that it is very rare for someone to find a commentary on Revelation with which they agree on every point. I cannot point to a single commentary with which I agree entirely. My own understanding of the book is set forth in a very summary manner in the last chapter of my book From Age to Age (a chapter that is not intended to be read until all of the other chapters have been completed).

David E. Aune -- Revelation 1-5 (Word Biblical Commentary 52a), Revelation 6-16 (Word Biblical Commentary 52b), Revelation 17-22 (Word Biblical Commentary 52c)

William Barclay -- The Revelation of John, Vol. 1, Revelation of John: Chapters 6 through 22 (New Daily Study Bible)

Richard Bauckham -- The Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology), and his commentary on Revelation in The Oxford Bible Commentary

G.K. Beale -- The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text (New International Greek Testament Commentary)

George R. Beasley-Murray -- Book of Revelation: Based on the Revised Standard Version (New Century Bible Commentary)

Priscilla C. Benham -- Revelation: A Pentecostal Commentary

Brian K. Blount -- Revelation: A Commentary (New Testament Library)

Eugene M. Boring -- Revelation (Interpretation, a Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching)

Ian Boxall -- The Revelation of Saint John (Black's New Testament Commentary)

Robert G. Bratcher, Howard A. Hatton -- A Handbook on the Revelation to John (UBS Handbooks Helps for Translators)

Louis A. Brighton -- Revelation (Concordia Commentary)

Richard Brooks -- Lamb is All the Glory: Revelation (Welwyn commentary series)

G.B. Caird -- The Revelation of Saint John (Black's New Testament Commentary)

Charles W. Carter -- The Wesleyan Bible Commentary: Hebrews, James and Jude, I and II Peter, I, II, III John, Revelation

R. H. Charles -- A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Revelation of St. John (Volume 1), A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, Vol. 2

David Clark -- The Message From Patmos: A Postmillennial Commentary on the Book of Revelatio

Stephen L. Cook -- The Apocalyptic Literature: Interpreting Biblical Texts Series

Christopher A. Davis -- Revelation (The College Press Niv Commentary)

Ralph Earle -- Beacon Bible Commentary, Volume 10: Hebrews through Revelation (Beacon Commentary)

Kendell Easley -- Holman New Testament Commentary - Revelation

Richard Eckley -- Revelation: A Commentary for Bible Students (Wesleyan Bible Study Commentaries)

Ronald L. Farmer -- Revelation (Chalice Commentaries for Today)

Austin Farrer -- The Revelation of St. John Divine: Commentary on the English Text

J. Massyngberde Ford -- Revelation (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)

Paul Gardner -- Revelation: The Compassion and Protection of Christ (Focus on the Bible)

Rev A J P Garrow -- Revelation (New Testament Readings)

T. F. Glasson -- Cambridge Bible Commentaries: New Testament 17 Volume Set: Revelation to John

Justo L. Gonzales, Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez -- Revelation (Westminster Bible Companion)

Wilfrid J. Harrington -- Revelation (Sacra Pagina series)

Howard A. Hatton, Robert G. Bratcher -- A Handbook on the Revelation to John (UBS Handbooks Helps for Translators)

William Hendriksen -- More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation

Matthew Henry -- Revelation (Crossway Classic Commentaries)

Ed Hindson -- The Book of Revelation: Unlocking the Future (21st Century Biblical Commentary Series)

H. A. Ironside -- Revelation (Ironside Expository Commentaries)

Alan F. Johnson -- The Expositor's Bible Commentary (Vol 12) Hebrews through Revelation; Hebrews - Revelation (The Expositor's Bible Commentary, revised edition)

Dennis Johnson -- Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation

Craig Keener -- Revelation (The NIV Application Commentary)

Simon Kistemaker -- New Testament Commentary: Exposition of the Book of Revelation

Judith Kovacs -- Revelation: The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ (Blackwell Bible Commentaries)

Gerhard A. Krodel -- ACNT Revelation (Augsburg Commentary on the New Testament)

George Eldon Ladd -- A Commentary on the Revelation of John

John MacArthur Jr. -- Revelation 1-11, Revelation 12-22 (Macarthur New Testament Commentary Series)

Joseph L. Mangina -- Revelation (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible)

J. Ramsey Michaels -- Revelation (IVP New Testament Commentary Series)

Leon Morris -- The Book of Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries)

Robert Mounce -- The Book of Revelation (The New International Commentary on the New Testament)

M. Robert Mulholland Jr. -- James, 1 & 2 Peter, Jude, Revelation (Cornerstone Biblical Commentary)

Grant R. Osborne -- Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)

Earl F. Palmer -- 1,2,3 John, Revelation: The Preacher's Commentary

Paige Patterson -- Revelation

Eugene H. Peterson -- Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination

John Phillips -- Exploring Revelation (John Phillips Commentary Series)

Vern Poythress -- The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation

James B. Ramsey -- The Book of Revelation: An Exposition of the First Eleven Chapters Originally Published Under the Title "the Spiritual Kingdom" (Geneva Series of Commentaries)

Mitchell G. Reddish -- Revelation: Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary

James L. Resseguie -- The Revelation of John: A Narrative Commentary

Jurgen Roloff -- Revelation Continental Comment (A Continental Commentary)

Christopher Rowland -- Revelation (Epworth Commentaries)

Christopher C. Rowland -- The New Interpreter's Bible: Hebrews - Revelation (Volume 12)

Stephen S. Smalley -- The Revelation to John: A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Apocalypse

John Philip McMurdo Sweet -- Revelation (T P I New Testament Commentaries)

Robert L. Thomas -- Revelation 1-7 and Revelation 8-22 (Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary)

Leonard Thompson -- Revelation (Abingdon New Testament Commentaries)

Ronald Trail -- An Exegetical Summary of Revelation 1-11, Second edition, An Exegetical Summary of Revelation 12-22, Second edition

Robert W. Wall -- Revelation (New International Biblical Commentary, Vol. 18)

John F. Walvoord -- Revelation (The John Walvoord Commentary Series)

John F. Walvoord -- The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty [New Testament Edition]

William C. Weinrich -- Revelation (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)

Warren W. Wiersbe -- Be Victorious (Revelation): In Christ You Are an Overcomer (The BE Series Commentary)

Michael Wilcock -- The Message of Revelation (Bible Speaks Today)

Ben Witherington -- Revelation (New Cambridge Bible Commentary)

John R. Yeatts -- Revelation (Believers Church Bible Commentary)

[Sources: Best Commentaries.com, Keith Mathison]