I have never been a big student of eschatology. For years I simply held to a premillennial, pretribulation view of end times simply because the church I was baptized in as a disciple held to that view. For a few years I was aware that not everyone in the Church held to the same end times views but it seemed everyone I knew believed what I believed about the rapture of the Church, the tribulation, and other end times events. My first encounter with someone outside of my own paradigm was with a guy who was a disciple yet he held to a premillennial, midtribulation view. This led me to questioning what I knew about end times events and were they based on the Word of God?

Since those days, I have changed my views regarding end times several times. It seems you can read one book that holds to this view and it can convince you or you can read this book and it will convince you. In my Bible reading each year I usually end the year in the book of Revelation and it seems I can't help but read Revelation with an eye on end times events and what position do I hold in eschatology.

And then I read Jason DeVelvis' book In Case of Armageddon Break Glass. I figured by the title that the book would be another book that would study Revelation and claim to have some new keys to helping us work through the book. But not so! DeVelvis does take the reader through the Book of Revelation but he does so not by looking at Revelation as simply an end times guide to be lived out in the distant (or near depending on your millennial view) but DeVelvis believes that we need to ask the question, "How do I apply the Book of Revelation to my life today?"

From this position, DeVelvis takes his reader chapter by chapter through the Book of Revelation. He doesn't spend time debating what this means or what that means but he dives into the heart of Revelation by helping us to see that Jesus is speaking through John to disciples of Jesus living in those days (Revelation 2-3). DeVelvis believes that while Christians can try to understand end times, the real value of Revelation is that it calls us to be radical followers of Jesus Christ now not later! Themes such as holiness, prayer, perseverance in the midst of trails, etc. are all found in Revelation and John is writing through the Holy Spirit to call disciples to walk close to Jesus and obey Him (John 3:36; 14:15).

I believe that anyone willing to read this book will be greatly encouraged. Whether you come from a premillennial view, an amillennial view, or whatever view, you will be blessed by reading this book. It is not what you think by the title. It is so much more. Great job Jason!