TEXTS & COMMENTARIES:

• Revelation (New American Bible): full text of the 1986 revised NT translation, from the USCCB website
• Revelation (New Revised Standard Version): full text of the 1989 NRSV translation, with extensive notes and cross-references
• Revelation (New International Version): full text of the NIV translation, from The Bible Gateway (Gospel Communications Network); this site also has the NASB, RSV, KJV, and several other English and foreign language translations available.
• Revelation (NET Bible): full text of the "New English Translation"; with extensive footnotes often commenting on the Greek text; from the "Biblical Studies Foundation"
• The Apocalypse of St. John; from the Douay-Rheims Bible Online edition
   
• Commentary on Revelation: with good additional study materials; available in English and Spanish; by Ross Taylor
• Synopsis: The Revelation: classic commentary by John Nelson Darby (1800-1881); on the "Christian Classics Ethereal Library" website
• The Revelation of John: another old interpretation, from the "People's New Testament" by B. W. Johnson (1891)
• A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Revelation of St. John: by R. H. Charles (T. & T. Clark, 1920)
• An Evening in Ephesus, with John, the son of Zebedee - online excerpts from a dramatic commentary, by Bob Emery (BenchPress Publ., 1998)

• PBS Frontline: Apocalypse: an excellent set of web-pages as a companion to the PBS special first aired on Nov. 22, 1999.
• Bible Tutor: Revelation: a very brief overview, with links to a few sample texts; from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN
• Interpretive Models for the Book of Revelation: discusses five main methods, by Greg Herrick of the "Biblical Studies Foundation"
• "Apocalypse": interesting but somewhat dated article by C. van den Biesen; from the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913 edition)
• Book of Revelation: extensive article from Wikipedia on-line encyclopedia
• Flowchart for the Book of Revelation: "an easy-to-understand guide with an accompanying flowchart," from an amillennial, Church of Christ perspective, by Russ Hicks
• Revelation: The Tribulation is Over - a simple, text-only website with various "Studies in Revelation"; by H. Dave Derkson
• Catechism of the Catholic Church - paragraphs 668-682 present the Church's teaching about the Second Coming of Jesus and the Final Judgment; see also par. 1137 on the connections between the Book of Revelation and the Eucharistic Liturgy of the Church.

• "The Millennium Cometh: Apocalypse and Utopia in Bible, Sociology and Literature": homepage for a special team-taught undergraduate course at LMU, Spring 2000
• "The Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature": the main webpage for my own course at LMU in Fall 1998 & Spring 1999
• Apocalypse Then, Apocalypse Now: The Book of Revelation from Rome to Waco: a solid academic course taught by Prof. Bob Royalty, Wabash College
• Apocalypses: a course with syllabus, schedule, and extensive links for readings; by Mark Given, Missouri State University
• Bible Topics: Book of Revelation: conservative Christian interpretation, from the Churches of Christ
• Revelation - A Study Guide: from the "Executable Outlines" series designed for Bible Study groups, by Mark A. Copeland
• Wabash Center: Syllabi Collection - search for "Apocalyptic" or "Revelation" to find more syllabi (plain text) and some related websites

• The Most Revealing Book of the Bible - by Vernard Eller (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1974); HTML text available from "House Church Central"; includes map and some charts
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Spanish novel about World War I; by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez; translated by Charlotte Brewster Jordan; from "Project Gutenberg"
• The Prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation - by Uriah Smith (1832-1903); full text on html pages
• The Revelation of Jesus Christ, by Anne Wentworth (1679); part of the "Women Writers Resource Project" at Emory University

• "Towards an Ethical Reading of The Apocalypse: Reflections on John's Use of Power, Violence, and Misogyny" - by David L. Barr (presented at annual SBL meeting; date?)
• "The Kingdom of Christ in the Apocalypse" - by Robert L. Thomas; The Master's Seminary Journal 3:2 (Fall 1992) 117-40.
• "Blood and Purity in Leviticus and Revelation" - by K.C. Hanson; Listening: Journal of Religion and Culture 28 (1993) 215-30.
• "Using Plot to Discern Structure in John's Apocalypse" - by David L. Barr; Proceedings of the Eastern Great Lakes and Mid-West Biblical Societies 15 (1995) 23-33.
• The following articles from the Semeia journal (published 1972-2002) are available in various formats (see the SBL's Semeia Journal webpage):
• "The Early Christian Apocalypses" - by Adela Yarbro Collins; Semeia 14: Apocalypse: The Morphology of a Genre (1979)
• "Introduction: Towards the Morphology of a Genre" - by John J. Collins; also Semeia 14 (1979)
• "The Problem of Apocalyptic Genre and the Apocalypse of John" - by David Hellholm; Semeia 36 (1986) 13-64
• "The Apocalypse of John and the Problem of Genre" - by David E. Aune; Semeia 36 (1986) 65-96
• "The Followers of the Lamb: Visionary Rhetoric and Socio-Political Situation" - by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza; Semeia 36 (1986) 147-174
• "Eros and the End: Reading for Gender in the Apocalypse of John" - by Tina Pippin; Semeia 59 (1992) 193-210
• "The Heroine and the Whore: Fantasy and the Female in the Apocalypse of John" - by Tina Pippin; Semeia 60: Fantasy and the Bible (1992) 67-82
• "Response: Fantasy and the New Testament"- by Joanna Dewey; Semeia 60 (1992) 83-90
• "A Real Reader Reading Revelation" - by Tim Long; Semeia 73 (1996) 79-107
• The Morgan Beatus Apocalypse and Commentary, Part I (4/28/98); The Morgan Beatus, Part II (5/12/98); The Morgan Beatus Part III (5/26/98) - articles by George R. Hoelzeman on the Morgan Beatus, a 10th-century apocalypse, illuminated in Spain by Maius (d. 968); now in Pierpont Morgan Library, New York; based on the Apocalypse Commentary of St. Beatus of Liebana (8th cent. Spanish monk).
• "Apocalypse Soon?" - by Wes Howard-Brook; Sojourners Online (Jan.-Feb. 1999) - part 1 of 2
• "Come Out of Her My People"- by Wes Howard-Brook; Sojourners Online (March-April 1999) - part 2 of 2
• "Visions of the End: Secular Apocalypse in Recent Hollywood Film" - by Conrad Ostwalt; Journal of Religion and Film 2.1 (1999)
• "The Problems of a Pre-70 Date of the Apocalypse" - by Otto Nordgreen, graduate student, University of Oslo, Norway (2000); of related interest is also his "The Four Kingdoms in the Book of Daniel reconsidered" (1998) and his "'Babylon the Great' - who was 'she', anyway?" (2000)

• Revelation Mailing List - an on-line scholar discussion list focusing on the Book of Revelation; run by G. Adamsen
• The Other Number of the Beast: 616 - a reproduction and brief explanation of a recently published papyrus fragment from Oxyrhynchus (P.Oxy. LVI 4499)

• Images, Art, and Materials: see my separate compilation of artwork available on the internet, arranged by individual artists and by the chapters of the Book of Revelation
• Symbols of the Four Evangelists: see my own collection of images available on the internet related to the "four living creatures" (Rev 4:7)

• General Resources for Revelation: a very fine collection of links to other websites; includes art links and other ancient apocalypses
• Resource Pages for Biblical Studies: The Book of Revelation: web-based resources gathered by Norwegian Professor Torrey Seland
• Revelation Resources: lots of great resources on the Book of Revelation, compiled by Danish Lutheran scholar Georg S. Adamsen
• Revelation Web Site Links: a good long list of revelation and "prophecy" links, including many not listed above, by Ross Taylor
• The Apocalypse of John: from the "Early Christian Writings" website, by Peter Kirby
• World Wide Study Bible: large collection of links to various translations, commentaries, sermons, etc.; from Wheaton College, IL
• Apokaliptikum - a bilingual (Hungarian & English) collection of links, by Dr. Hubbes László

• The Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature: the main webpage for my own course at LMU in Fall 1998 & Spring 1999
• TEOTWAWKI Predictions (The End of the World As We Know It): definitions; discussion of the year 2000; long lists of dates (past and future) people have predicted for the end of the world 
• A Brief History of the Apocalypse - a large collection of "failed doomsday prophecies"; by Chris Nelson
   
• Apocalyptic Literature: an extensive internet course from the "Quartz Hill School of Theology"
• Apocalyptic Theories in Old English: a very well-designed new site with good potential; by Master's student Carolin Esser at Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany
• Center for Millennial Studies: wide range of material, from glossary to events to Y2K problem; check out especially their "Apocalypse and Millennium: A Bibliography", by Ted Daniels, Ph.D.
• Marian Apparitions: large list of links to Marian sites, some related to apocalyptic themes
• The Preterist Archive: "Materials for Study of Preterism"; very large website with many original documents, older commentaries; by Todd Dennis
• Waco: The Inside Story: Frontline Special (PBS) from October 17, 1995
• The Millennium Watch Institute: collection of articles by Ted Daniels, Ph.D. (was http://www.channel1.com/mpr - no longer online; see his Y2K Afterthoughts)

• Jack Van Impe International: "The Bible Prophecy Portal of the Internet"
• John Hagee Ministries: author of "doomsday" literature, and pastor of the Cornerstone Church, San Antonio, TX
• Apocalypse/Armageddon?: prophecies complied mainly from works of John Hogue and Erika Cheetham, among others
• Bible Prophecy: The Ultimate Deception: privately published book by Frank L. Caw; full text available in sections
• Lion & Lamb Ministries: "a Bible prophecy ministry devoted to proclaiming the soon return of Jesus", with "many resources concerning Bible prophecy"
• The Nostradamus Society of America: Quatrains, information on Nostradamus, etc.
• Nostradamiana: the complete prophecies of Michel Nostradamus on the Web in French and English (full text)
• Our Lady of the Roses (Bayside, NY): messages alleged to be from Mary and Jesus to Veronica Lueken; see also "the only official site" of Our Lady of the Roses, Mary, Help of Mothers
• Pacific Institute (San Diego): purported "prophecies" of future events; excerpts from their book Earth's Final Hours
• WARNING! Revelation is about to be fulfilled: privately published book by Larry W. Wilson, available for download
• Revelation Scroll Home Page: "the prophetic ministry of Jeanne Trovato" focusing on the "Opening of the 7 Sealed Scrolls"

• Millennial Sites: very comprehensive hyperlink collection maintained by the Center for Millennial Studies
• Tribulation.com: Bible Prophecy: many different types of links relating to prophecy and the Bible
• Bible Prophecy Links: from Armageddon Books; Bible Prophecy Books, Videos and Charts
• Saturn ~ God of the Harvest: prophecies from Hopi & other Native American traditions, Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, various other modern prophets, organized religions, Marian apparitions, etc. Also links to Nostradamus and many other prophecy sites

• Armageddon Books - "world's largest Bible prophecy bookstore featuring books, videos, and charts on Armageddon, Antichrist, 666, Tribulation, Rapture, Revelation"
• PBS FRONTLINE: Apocalypse: The Story of the Book of Revelation - an excellent two-hour video production first broadcast 11/22/99
• Two other videos seem to be no longer available for sale by PBS, but are available through Amazon.com and may be available in some libraries:
  • APOCALYPSE: Revelations for the New Millennium - a five-hour video series
  • PROPHECY: Countdown to the New Millennium - two 60-minute videocassettes

Other Apocalyptic and Millennial Materials:

• Published Books with Apocalyptic Art - a small collection with some links
• Our Lady of the New Millennium - a 33-foot tall statue of "The Virgin Mary of Chicago"
• Endtimes Timeline Chart - "a completely illustrated endtimes timeline chart, from the crucifixion to eternity"; by Pat Marvenko Smith, artist and creator of the Revelation Illustrated website
• Jacob Shall Be a Fire - a Catholic novel of the last days, by Rick Harrison (150 pp. of theological commentary follows the story)
  

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