This study guide explores the origins and reception history of the Book of Revelation and its continuing fascination for readers from both religious and secular backgrounds. Stephen D. Moore examines the transcultural impact Revelation has had both within and beyond Christianity not only on imaginings of when and how the world will end but also on imaginings of the risen Jesus heaven and hell Satan the Antichrist and even Mary the mother of Jesus.Moore traces Revelations remarkable reception through the ages with special emphasis on its twentieth and twentyfirst century appropriations before resituating the book in its original context of production Who wroteit where when why and modelled on what The study guide culminates with a miniature commentary on the entire text of Revelation weaving together liberationist postcolonial feminist womanist queer and ecological approaches to the book in order to discern what it might mean for contemporary readers and communities concerned with issues of social justice.