Further Reading For The Book of Revelation
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation by Elaine Pagels
Armageddon Now: The End of the World A to Z by Jim & Barbara WIllis
The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George
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The Book of Revelation is the final book of the Christian New Testament and describes the time on Earth when Jesus Christ will return and the world as we know it will end with a great battle. Its name comes from the Greek word apokalypsis, which means revelation. Among the strange and psychedelic imagery is the fall of man’s cities, the arrival of the Four Horsement of the Apocalypse (Death, Famine, War, and Pestilence) and the rising of a great seven-headed dragon, a great leviathan from the sea and a horrible beast, all culminating in the return of Jesus Christ, who now spits swords from his mouth.
It’s currently unknown who is responsible for writing this book but it is often referred to as The Revelation of John since the author identifies himself, presumably the narrator and author in one as John, who begins the Revelation with a letter to the Seven Churches of Asia.
Though, the book describes the end of the human world on earth and the rising of a great Antichristian power that rules over the world for a period of a thousand years, the ultimate fate of all mankind is described as the final merging of world of man with the kingdom of God, a literal paradise and an end to tyranny. It’s a unique entry in the history of Last Podcast. Only in Reincarnation have they taken on such a religious concept.
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