Revelation

Who

John, writing from exile on Patmos. Whether this is the same John as the Gospel was disputed in the early church and still is.

When

Usually the reign of Domitian, around AD 95.

What it is

Letters to seven real churches under pressure, and then a series of visions about who is actually in charge.

What to watch for

It is soaked in the Old Testament — hundreds of allusions and almost no direct quotations — so the threads out of it run further back than any other book.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.Revelation 21:3