You’ll find nearly the whole lot the Bible says about the end in the Book of Revelation: a mystifying prophecy filled with atypical symbolism, violent imagery, mangled syntax, confounding contradictions, and very firm ideas about the horrors that await us all. But it doesn’t matter what you think Revelation reveals–whether you read it as a literal description of what’s going to soon come to pass, interpret it as a metaphorical expression of hope for those suffering now, or only recognize its highlights from pop culture–you’re almost definitely incorrect.
In Armageddon, acclaimed New Testament authority Bart D. Ehrman delves into the most misunderstood–and perhaps most dangerous–book of the Bible, on a “vigilantly persuasive” (The Washington Post) tour through three millennia of Judeo-Christian thinking about how our world will end. With wit and verve, he explores the alarming social and political consequences of expecting an imminent apocalypse, considers whether the message of Revelation could also be at odds with the teachings of Jesus, and offers inspiring insight into tips on how to live in the face of an uncertain future.
By turns hilarious, moving, troubling, and provocative, Armageddon is little short of revelatory in its account of what the Bible really says about the end.
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