The Book of Revelation

Christian scripture · c. 95 CE · Scripture · Judeo-Christian · Classical

Addressed to seven churches in Asia Minor, it records the visions given to John on Patmos, beginning with letters of praise and rebuke to each congregation. Then come the scroll and its seals, the trumpets, beasts out of the sea and the earth, a woman on a scarlet beast, bowls of wrath, and a city coming down adorned like a bride. History's end told in burning symbol.

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Lineage

• parallels ↑ Ragnarök
  Norse myth · c. 1200 CE · Myth / Legend
• ↓ Fahrenheit 451
  Ray Bradbury · 1953 CE · Novel — alludes to this
• ↓ Come and See
  Elem Klimov · 1985 CE · Film — takes its title from this
• ↓ The Second Coming
  W. B. Yeats · 1919 CE · Poem — alludes to this
• ↓ The Omen
  Richard Donner · 1976 CE · Film — alludes to this
• ↓ The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away
  Kenzaburō Ōe · 1972 CE · Short Story — takes its title from this
• ↓ The Last Battle
  C. S. Lewis · 1956 CE · Novel — reworks this
• ↓ Pearl
  The Gawain Poet · c. 1400 CE · Poem — influenced by this
• ↓ Jerusalem
  William Blake · 1820 CE · Poem — alludes to this

Attributes

Closest analogues

• Ragnarök
  Norse myth · c. 1200 CE · Myth / Legend

  44% · 11 shared
  Good vs EvilRebirthWar & ViolenceShadowDream VisionThe BeastFirevs Supernaturalvs Fate / GodsMythicEpic
• The Epic of King Gesar
  Tibetan oral epic · c. 1200 CE · Poem

  42% · 11 shared
  FantasyGood vs EvilWar & ViolenceDivine ChildVillain / TyrantOvercoming the MonsterTalisman / Charmvs Supernaturalvs Fate / GodsMythicEpic
• The Gospels
  Christian scripture · c. 70 CE · Scripture

  41% · 12 shared
  ScriptureAllegoryGood vs EvilRebirthClassicalDivine ChildThe BeastThe Cross / AltarFirevs Fate / GodsMythicJudeo-Christian
• The Enuma Elish
  Babylonian scripture · c. 1200 BCE · Scripture

  38% · 11 shared
  ScriptureGood vs EvilWar & ViolenceShadowThe Great MotherOvercoming the MonsterThe Beastvs Supernaturalvs Fate / GodsMythicEpic
• The Temptation of Saint Anthony
  Gustave Flaubert · 1874 CE · Novel

  36% · 10 shared
  AllegoryFantasyShadowDream VisionThe BeastThe Cross / AltarFirevs SupernaturalMythicGothic
• The Faerie Queene
  Edmund Spenser · 1590 CE · Poem

  34% · 9 shared
  AllegoryFantasyGood vs EvilVillain / TyrantOvercoming the MonsterThe Beastvs SupernaturalMythicEpic