Revelation: Summary & Key Themes

The Book of Revelation at a glance, before you read it.

Written by	John, exiled on Patmos
Written to	the seven churches in Asia
Type	Prophecy / apocalyptic
Chapters	22
Position	Book 66 of 66 · book 27 of the New Testament

Summary

Revelation records John’s visions: letters to seven churches, the throne of God, the Lamb who was slain, judgments, and the final victory of Christ with a new heaven and a new earth where God wipes away every tear.

Main themes

Christ’s victory
worship
new creation

Key verse

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4 (KJV)

How to read Revelation

Try one chapter a day: 22 days to finish. Read the whole book quickly once, then slowly. Ask three questions as you go: what did this mean to the first readers, what does it show about God, and what does it ask of me?

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