The Apocalypse of John （Revelation） is often interpreted as the herald of Armageddon and the second coming of the Christ。 As such， it’s extensive symbolism has been plumbed and twisted into prophet visions that The End is Coming and the Final Judgement is at hand … again。 If only we could all agree on exactly what John is talking about， maybe we can get it right this time。 So when I found a book by noted New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman that attempts to explain it all， I was very intrigued … an The Apocalypse of John （Revelation） is often interpreted as the herald of Armageddon and the second coming of the Christ。 As such， it’s extensive symbolism has been plumbed and twisted into prophet visions that The End is Coming and the Final Judgement is at hand … again。 If only we could all agree on exactly what John is talking about， maybe we can get it right this time。 So when I found a book by noted New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman that attempts to explain it all， I was very intrigued … and I was not disappointed。 Ehrman was concise and clear in his well organized and very accessible study of the Book of Revelation。 I should probably confess at this point that I am an avowed a-millennialist so Ehrman’s scholastic refutation of millennialism was pretty easy for me to accept。 What was new for me … and it probably should not have been … was the now obvious dichotomy between the Jesus of the Gospel and the Christ of the Final Judgement that was a lot more start than I was expecting。 More over， I did not connect real-life consequences of a perpetual belief that the end was coming or even the psychological impact of the extremely materialistic and violent imagery in John’s vision。 Thankfully Ehrman does an excellent job arguing that John was projecting many of his own hopes and dreams of his eternal reward for the great suffering he and his community endured at the hands of a very brutal Roman Empire when the “wrathful Lamb of the Apocalypse” sweeps it all away。 I believe that I now have a much better understanding of this difficult scripture and as well as how to read it in the light of the Gospel。1。 tThe End is Near2。 tThe Most Mystifying Book of the Bible3。 tA History of False Predictions4。 tReal-Life Consequences of the Imminent Apocalypse5。 tHow to Read the Books of Revelation6。 tThe Lamb Becomes a Lion: Violence in the Book of Revelation7。 tThe Ideology of Dominance: Wealth and Power in Revelation8。 tThe Apocalypse of John and the Gospel of JesusI was given this free advance reader copy （ARC） ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review。#Armageddon #NetGalley。 。。。more