Everything in Revelation should probably be highlighted, because it's all violent,
cruel, or absurd in one way or another. But that would make it too hard to read,
and it's hard enough as it is.
Revelation has my vote for the worst book in the Bible. And since the Bible, Quran, and the Book of Mormon are the three worst books ever written,
that's saying something.
Here are some highlights
John believes "the time is at hand," and that the things that he writes about in Revelation will
"shortly come to pass." 1:1, 3, 22:10
Jesus has white hair, eyes of fire, feet of brass, and has a sword
sticking out of his mouth. 1:13-16
False Jews are members of "the synagogue of Satan." 2:9, 3:9
John has Jesus lie by saying: "Behold, I come quickly." 3:11
God gave power to someone sitting on a red horse "to take from
the earth ... that they should kill one another." 6:4
Horse-like locusts with human heads, women's hair,
lion's teeth, and scorpion's tails. They sting people and hurt them for five months. 9:7-10
Four angels, with an army of 200 million, killed a third of the
earth's population. 9:15-19
An angel tells John to eat a book. He does, and it tastes good, but
it makes his belly bitter. 10:10
God will send an earthquake that will kill 7000 people. 11:13
"And there was a war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon." So even in heaven, one can't be safe from war or dragons. 12:7
Only 144,00 celibate men will be saved. (Those who were not
"defiled with women.") 14:3-4
Those who receive the mark of the beast will "drink of the wine of the wrath of God ... and shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone ... and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever."
14:10-11
"The great winepress of the wrath of God ... was trodden ... and the blood came
...
even unto the horses bridles." 14:19
The seven vials of wrath: 1) sores, 2) sea turned to blood, 3) rivers turned to blood, 4) people scorched
with fire, 5) people gnaw their tongues in pain, 6) Euphrates dries up, 7) thunder, lightening, earthquake,
and hail. 16:1-21
The great harlot is described as being "full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication."
She has a rather large and prominent sign on her forehead, will be made "desolate and naked,"
and her flesh will be eaten and burned with fire. 17:1-16
Jesus, whose clothes are dipped in blood, has a sharp sword sticking out of his mouth. Thus attired, he treads
the winepress of the wrath of God. 19:13-15
An angel calls all the fowls to feast upon dead human bodies, or as the angel calls it "the supper of the
great God." (Angel food?) 19:17-18
The beast and the false prophet are cast alive into a lake of fire. The rest were killed with the sword of
Jesus. "And all the fowls were filled with their flesh." 19:20-21
When the thousand years are over, God will send Satan to deceive us all. 20:7-8
God will send fire from heaven to devour people. 20:9-10
Whoever isn't found listed in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire. 20:15
Those who are fearful or unbelieving will be cast into "the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone." 21:8
John quotes Jesus (1900 years ago) as saying he will come
"quickly." 22:7, 12, 20
Anyone who adds to the words in Revelation (or to the rest of the Bible) will be struck with plagues, and
anyone that tries to remove anything from it will have his name removed from the book of life.
22:18-19
Absurdities
Cruelty and Violence 
Injustice 
Science and History
Interpretation 
Contradictions
Language 
Intolerance 
Women 
Sex 
Prophecy 
Homosexuality 
Family Values 
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