Bible guide
Revelation
Giving the persecuted church the hope of final victory, this last book of the Bible shows the return of Jesus Christ and the completion of a new heaven and new earth.
- Written by
- John the Apostle
- Written
- c. AD 95
- Chapters
- 22
Historical background
It is the book recording the revelation the apostle John received while exiled on the island of Patmos. During the persecution of the emperor Domitian, along with letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor, God's plan to the very end of history unfolds in visions. Along with Daniel, it is one of the Bible's foremost works of apocalyptic literature.
What to watch for
Find the message given to today's church and to you in the letters to the seven churches (chapters 2-3).
Notice how the theme that Jesus the Lamb is the Lord of history keeps recurring.
Take ultimate hope and comfort from the vision of the new heaven and new earth (chapters 21-22).
Where this book falls in the reading plan
In the app
Reading is where it starts, not where it stops.
Today's passage and devotional are yours to read here on the web. The app takes it from there — a place to write what stayed with you, receive a reflection on top of it, and watch the days add up.
A reflection arrives on what you wrote
Write what stayed with you, and a paragraph comes back — read against the passage you just finished. It does not lecture, and it does not grade you.
Your devotions gather into a record
What you write and what comes back stay on the calendar. Your streak is counted for you, and any past devotion opens again whenever you want it.
Today's verse on your lock screen
The widget puts the day's passage up each morning, so you read it once more in passing without opening anything.
160 topical series and a reading plan
Start wherever you are — 'weakness', 'waiting'. The one-year Bible reading plan, a Proverb a day, and the anonymous prayer box are all in there too.