It’s not just about the end of the world

John lived through a tragic episode of history in 70 CE, when the Romans pretty much wrecked Jerusalem. Jesus was supposed to return and kick the Romans' butt and take revenge for his death and the persecution of Christians.

The Apocalypse could be the script of a horror movie

Some parts of the Book of Revelation are seriously violent. This is particularly true for the Apocalypse. Let’s start with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. More specifically, the horses they were riding.

Different interpretation of events

Preterism views the events in Revelation as something that had already happened when it was written. This would have happened sometime between the ministry of John the Baptist and the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE.