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The '''Book of Revelation''',<ref>It's formal title, as shown in the [[King James Version]], is '''The Revelation of St. John the Divine''', but it is also called '''The Revelation to John''', '''The Apocalypse of John''', and is often misquoted as '''Revelations'''.</ref> or simply '''Revelation''' (often abbreviated as '''Rev.'''), is the final book of the the [[New Testament]], visionary and [[surrealism|surrealistic]]. "[L]et the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price."<ref>{{bibleref|Revelation|22|17}}</ref>

The '''Book of Revelation''',<ref>It's formal title, as shown in the [[King James Version]], is '''The Revelation of St. John the Divine''', but it is also called '''The Revelation to John''', '''The Apocalypse of John''', and is often misquoted as '''Revelations'''.</ref> or simply '''Revelation''' (often abbreviated as '''Rev.'''), is the final book of the the [[New Testament]], visionary and [[surrealism|surrealistic]]. "[L]et the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price."<ref>{{bibleref|Revelation|22|17}}</ref>

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."  Multiple factors, including its style and grammar, present a case against the traditional attribution of John the Apostle as its author.<ref>[http://www.revelation.giffmex.org/?p=259 Eight reasons against John the apostle as the author of Revelation]. ''Giffmex's Blog of Apoca-Lists''. Retrieved December 30, 2022.</ref> However, internal and external evidence substantiating the early church tradition has indicated otherwise.<ref>Haynes, Clarence L., Jr. (May 28, 2020). [https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/who-wrote-revelation.html Who Wrote Revelation?] ''Bible Study Tools''. Retrieved December 31, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/was-the-book-of-revelation-written-by-the-apostle-john-and-before-a-d-47/ When was the book of Revelation written by the apostle John? ''Never Thirsty''. Retrieved December 31, 2022.</ref>

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."  Multiple factors, including its style and grammar, present a case against the traditional attribution of John the Apostle as its author.<ref>[http://www.revelation.giffmex.org/?p=259 Eight reasons against John the apostle as the author of Revelation]. ''Giffmex's Blog of Apoca-Lists''. Retrieved December 30, 2022.</ref> However, internal and external evidence substantiating the early church tradition has indicated otherwise.<ref>Haynes, Clarence L., Jr. (May 28, 2020). [https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/who-wrote-revelation.html Who Wrote Revelation?] ''Bible Study Tools''. Retrieved December 31, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/was-the-book-of-revelation-written-by-the-apostle-john-and-before-a-d-47/ When was the book of Revelation written by the apostle John? ''Never Thirsty''. Retrieved December 31, 2022.</ref> In Revelation, the word "Lamb" (capitalized) in reference to Jesus is used over two dozen times, and in same style which the Gospel of John used the term twice.<ref>Rochford, James M. [https://www.evidenceunseen.com/bible-difficulties-2/nt-difficulties/jude/authorship-of-revelation/ Authorship of Revelation]. ''Revelation Unseen''. Retrieved February 6, 2023.</ref> In addition, {{bibleref|Revelation|12|9}} brands Satan as the "deceiver of the whole world," reflecting {{bibleref|John|8|44}} where Jesus called the devil the "father of lies."

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.

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.