亦稱Revelations或Apocalypse of John 《新約》的最後一卷。它有兩個主要部分，第一部分包括對小亞細亞幾個基督教會的道德告誡，第二部分是歷史上曾作過各種解釋的一些異常的幻象、寓言和象徵。一種流行的解釋認爲啓示錄針對的是由於羅馬方面的迫害而可能造成當代基督徒的信仰危機。它規勸基督徒們保持堅定的信仰，相信上帝最後會征服他們的敵人。多次提及“千年”，使有些人期望經過一個完整的千年（參閱millennium）後，終將贏得戰勝魔鬼的勝利。現代學者接收這樣的說法，即這本書不是門徒約翰所寫，而是由各個不知名的作者於西元1世紀晚期寫成的。or Apocalypse of John Last book of the New Testament. It consists of two main parts, the first containing moral admonitions to several Christian churches in Asia Minor, and the second composed of extraordinary visions, allegories, and symbols that have been the subject of varying interpretations throughout history. A popular interpretation is that Revelation deals with a contemporary crisis of faith, possibly the result of Roman persecutions. It exhorts Christians to remain steadfast in their faith and hold firm to the hope that God will ultimately vanquish their enemies. References to “a thousand years” have led some to expect that the final victory over evil will come after the completion of a millennium (see millennialism). Modern scholarship accepts that the book was written not by St. John the Apostle but by various unknown authors in the late 1st century AD.
