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ously asserts not only the clear existence, but also the weightiness, of
the internal evidence for determining Revelation’s date: “The positive
indications of an early date are numerous, definite, and all pointing
to the same time. ”2 5
In Revelation are “plain and very definite
historical allusions.”26
Conclusion
We will show that upon a careful examination of the issues, it is
diilicult to disagree with the convictions that are shared by Farrar,
Stuart, Edmundson, Torrey, and others on this matter. The remainder
of this study will be given to an in-depth consideration of the
internal evidences, seeking to establish those supportive of an early
date (Part III), and critically analyzing and disposing of those major
arguments from the internal evidence that are alleged to militate
against the early date (Part IV).
25. Torrey, Apoca@e, p. 79.
26. Ibid., p. 58.