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Traditionally the authorship has been ascribed [[John the Apostle|John]], an Apostle of [[Christ]], while John was imprisoned on the island of Patmos,<ref>In ancient writings as going back as early as [[Justin Martyr]], it was held that the author of this book was [[John the Apostle]].</ref><ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Press, 1985, Pg. 1923</ref> notwithstanding "modern scholarship" which claims that nothing can be determined about the author other than that he was a Christian prophet or some putative figure called "John of Patmos".

Traditionally the authorship has been ascribed [[John the Apostle|John]], an Apostle of [[Christ]], while John was imprisoned on the island of Patmos,<ref>In ancient writings as going back as early as [[Justin Martyr]], it was held that the author of this book was [[John the Apostle]].</ref><ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Press, 1985, Pg. 1923</ref> notwithstanding "modern scholarship" which claims that nothing can be determined about the author other than that he was a Christian prophet or some putative figure called "John of Patmos".

It records a series of visions dealing with the End Times; Jesus Christ Himself provided the visions to John.

It records a series of visions dealing with the End Times; Jesus Christ Himself provided the visions to John.  The phrase "the grapes of wrath," as used in ''The Battle Hymn of the Republic'' and as the title for [[John Steinbeck]]'s novel that won him the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature, are from a verse in the Book of Revelation.

Due to its prophetic nature Revelation is considered a difficult book to understand (though its imagery has made it a popular one, even in the secular world).  It has also given rise to a cottage industry of sorts with the almost endless number of books attempting to interpret the prophecies in light of modern-day political events (along with conferences and seminars to sell those books).

Due to its prophetic nature Revelation is considered a difficult book to understand (though its imagery has made it a popular one, even in the secular world).  It has also given rise to a cottage industry of sorts with the almost endless number of books attempting to interpret the prophecies in light of modern-day political events (along with conferences and seminars to sell those books).