Revelation
New Testament · translated from the Greek
The revelation of Jesus the Messiah to John: messages to seven assemblies, visions of God's throne and of the Lamb, the judgments on evil and the Lamb's victory. It ends with a new heaven and a new earth, where God wipes away every tear.
How it is laid out
Key verses
- Revelation 1:8 — I am the Alpha and the Omega
- Revelation 21:4 — He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more
- Revelation 22:20 — Yes, I am coming soon. Come, Lord Jesus!
- Revelation 3:20 — I stand at the door and knock
Who wrote it
John, who was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God (1:1, 9). Tradition identifies him with the apostle John (Justin, Dialogue with Trypho 81). Its authorship is debated.
When it was written
Around AD 95, at the end of Domitian's reign, according to Irenaeus (Against Heresies 5.30.3); this is debated, and others place it around AD 68–69.
For whom, and in what situation
The seven assemblies in Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea (1:4, 11). John is their partner in the affliction and in endurance (1:9).
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