Come, Lord Jesus The last book of the New Testament and the Bible is the book of Revelation. Revelations was written by the apostle John towards the end of his life. At the time of his writing this book, John was exiled on the island of Patmos because of his faith. John wrote this book around 95 A.D. The book of Revelation is about a vision John had while he was exiled on Patmos. He wrote to the seven churches in Asia as well as all of the followers of Jesus Christ. The main theme of Revelation is that knowing what is to come should give us peace about our present, no matter how troubling it may seem. John saw terrible visions of the future. These visions included plagues, natural disasters, wars, and an evil ruler. Although
Book of REVELATION, is the last book of the Bible. The word ‘Revelation’ is derived from the Greek word ‘apokalupsis’ which means “a disclosure, or unveiling, and this book unveils Christ and the mystery of His return to earth as the Judge. This revelation was given to the apostle John while he was in Roman-imposed exile on the Island of Patmos in the eastern Mediterranean around 95 A.D. The book of Revelation has 22 chapters and the events are arranged in chronological order.
The imagery that John depicted in Revelation is astounding with the scroll, seals, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, etc. The repetition used in Revelation continues to reinforce John’s vision and gives the audience guidance of what remain shown to him. DeSilva writes, “The language of Revelation is highly repetitive, so much so that John is clearly and deliberately setting up aural echoes and cross-references throughout
You have to read it slow and carefully in order to understand every word of it. Themes for this short story could be, as the title itself, revelation. Also could
Philosopher, Kelly Brown Douglas expands upon the work of sociologist Patricia Hill Collins and theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez, as a means to employ a Womanist approach to biblical interpretation that examines the interlocking and interactive structures of race, gender, and class dominance. She emphasizes the marginalization of the Black female subject, whom she claims inhabits a “least of these” social location. Biblical Scholar Shanell Smith analyzes the book of Revelation as a means to offer a post-colonial womanist critique against imperial and patriarchal ideology as well as gendered metaphors. She engages biblical, literary and sociological sources by appropriating W.E.B. Du Bois’s notion of the “veil” and Homi Bhabha’s colonial ambivalence,