In his book Saving God’s Reputation: The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation, Dr. Sigve Tonstad pursues the conviction that the cosmic conflict imagery is the primary and controlling element in Revelation’s narrative.
Such a reading puts the war-in-heaven theme in the foreground, calling on interpreters to pay far more attention to the illustrious heavenly being whose attempt to subvert the truth about the divine government is the unremitting concern in Revelation.