Book of Revelation Analysis

We travel far and wide in Revelation. From the depths of the bottomless pit in the center of the Earth to the tippy top of Mount Zion, the setting changes from moment to moment. So where is exactly...

Revelation actually falls into two genres—it's both an apocalypse and an epistle. Talk about doing double duty.An apocalypse is basically just a revelation (Revelation!)—i.e., revealing somethi...

Revelation never actually got a title. Maybe John thought titling his letter was a little bit pretentious. Over the years, the book has been called by all different names (The Apocalypse, The Revel...

Though Revelation is a zero on the sex and drugs scale, it's pretty stinkin' violent. If this were a movie, you'd definitely be freaking out by visions of people boiled alive by the sun (16:8-9) or...

The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe This story turns imagery from Revelation on its head a bit. It opens with ominous judges standing among the candlesticks (like a scary version of Je...