Revelation, apocalyptic literature
What "end" or rather new perspective was John describing

Michael Gorman’s book, Reading Revelation Responsibly, Gorman illustrates views on Revelation in a grid with four quadrants. The vertical axis represents a timeline for past, present, and future events that Revelation could represent. The horizontal axis represents reading the text as a code on one side versus reading the text as a lens on the other. Below are the five views of Revelation.
1. The Predictive Futurist: This view sees the text as a code that represents future events. The original meaning wasn’t fully understood by its original audience and will only be revealed when the events happen.
2. The Pretorist: This view sees the text as a code, but the events represented by the code already happened in the 1st century.
3. Poetic or Theopoetic: This view sees the text as poetic language used to express ultimate truths about God, evil, and history.
4. Theopolitical: This view sees the text as a form of political protest and dissent against the Roman empire that emerged out of a time of persecution in the 1st century. In this view, an emphasis is placed on the Kingdom of God as the antithesis to the kingdoms of this world.
5. Pastoral/Prophetic: This view sees the text as anchored in the past but meant to speak to every generation of readers. The imagery is seen as a challenge and comfort by showing us a heavenly perspective on the events of our world throughout time.

WWI: 1914 - 1918
WWII: 1939 - 1945
Cold War: some estimates having starting as early as 1949 when Russia tests their first Atomic bomb and doesn't end until the US and Russia withdraw their atomic bombs from Europe in 1986
War in Afghanistan: US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, we still have troops there
Columbine shooting, Las Vegas outdoor concert, Sandy Hook ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


Steve Moyice called "The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation." It's about hyperlinks to the Hebrew Bible. And he has these cool comparative charts about the number of direct references or quotations for the Revelation. Just a quick scan here. 82 references to places in the Torah, 97 to the Psalms, 122 references to Isaiah, 48 to Jeremiah, 83 to Ezekiel, 74 to Daniel, 73 to the Minor Prophets.