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description: I am the Alpha and the Omega .. the one who is who always was and who is still to come  the Almighty.  The Book of Revelation often known simply as Revelation or the Apocalypse is the final book of the Bible and is the only purely apocalyptic book in the New Testament. The author of the work identifies himself in the text as John and says that he was on Patmos an island in the Aegean when he was instructed by a heavenly figure to write down the contents of a vision. Most modern scholars believe it was written around AD 95 with some believing it dates from around AD 70. The book spans three literary genres: epistolary apocalyptic and prophetic. It begins with an epistolary address to the reader followed by an apocalyptic description of a complex series of events derived from prophetic visions which the author has seen. These include the appearance of a number of figures and images which have become important in Christian eschatology such as the Whore of Babylon and the Beast and culminate in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The obscure and extravagant imagery has led to a wide variety of interpretations: historicist interpretations see in Revelation a broad view of history; interpretations treat Revelation as mostly referring to the events of the apostolic era (1st century) orat the latestthe fall of the Roman Empire; futurists believe that Revelation describes future events; 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 good and evil. Revelation is presented here in stunning E-book format specially designed for the Kindle. It includes five different versions an exhaustive commentary by Matthew Henry and a selection of illustrations taken from The Bamberg Apocalypse an 11th century richly illuminated manuscript containing the Book of Revelation and a Gospel Lectionary. There are also links to free complete audio recordings of different versions of Revelation. The King James Version Douay-Rheims Version The American Standard Version Bible in Basic English Version Webster Bible Version The Matthew Henry Commentary Image gallery Links to free complete audio recordings of Book of Revelation *Individual Table of Contents for each version accessible from the Kindle go to feature. *Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features. 
language: English
title: Book of Revelation - Enhanced E-Book Edition
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