Title: Revelation of Jesus Christ = Apocalypse = revealing, uncovering = Final Victory of Christ

Author:  Apostle John – (Rev, 1:1, 4, 9, 22:8)

Gospel of John, The Epistles of John- confirmed by Irenaeus and Justin Martyr

Common Themes- Christ is The Word, Christ is the Lamb

Date:  Early or Later Date? Majority believe it was written the end of the first century AD 94-96

Why is this significant? Destruction of the Jewish Temple 70 AD = Held by primarily Preterist

Strong evidence for a later date:

•  Irenaeus – Church Father, disciple of John, affirms late date
• Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Victorinus, Eusebius, Jerome -all affirm later date
• 7 Churches of Revelation = point to a later date = example Church of Ephesus

4 Views of Revelation:

• Preterist- Believe everything in Revelation is fulfilled by 70 AD- (hence the importance of the early date)
• Historical View– Believe Revelation is a symbolic view of the Church history
• Idealist View – View Revelation as symbolic of the cosmic world between good and evil
• Futurist View – View events from Chapters 6-22 are still futuristic , and those chapters literally and symbolically depict real events, including the second coming of Christ, the Millennial Reign, Final Judgement ect