Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation is abook of a Christian Bible. Its names is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon. It occupies a central place in Christian eschatology.

The author label himself as "John" in the text, but his precise identity sustains a constituent of academic debate. Second-century Christian writers such(a) as Papias of Hierapolis, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Melito of Sardis, Clement of Alexandria, as alive as the author of the Muratorian fragment identify John the Apostle as the "John" of Revelation. advanced scholarship generally takes a different view, with numerous considering that nothing can be known about the author except that he was a Christian prophet. contemporary theological scholars characterize the Book of Revelation's author as "John of Patmos". The bulk of traditional leadership date the book to the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian offer 81–96, which evidence tends to confirm.

The book spans three literary genres: the the Serpent, together with the Beast, which culminate in the Second Coming of Jesus.

The obscure as well as extravagant imagery has led to a wide quality of Christian interpretations. Historicist interpretations see Revelation as containing a broad abstraction of history while preterist interpretations treat Revelation as mostly referring to the events of the Apostolic Age 1st century, or, at the latest, the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. Futurists, meanwhile, believe that Revelation describes future events with the seven churches growing into the body of believers throughout the age, and a reemergence or continuous sources of a Greco-Roman system with innovative capabilities pointed by John in ways familiar to him; and idealist or symbolic interpretations consider that Revelation does not refer to actual people or events but is an allegory of the spiritual path and the ongoing struggle between utility and evil.

Structure and content

Divisions in the bookto be marked by the repetition of key phrases, by the arrangement of transmitted matter into blocks, and associated with its Christological passages, and much usage is introduced of significant numbers, especially the number seven, which represented perfection according to ancient numerology. Nevertheless, there is a "complete lack of consensus" among scholars approximately the layout of Revelation. The following is therefore an outline of the book's contents rather than of its structure.

Outline of the book of Revelation:[]