Historicist interpretations see Revelation as containing a broad view of history while preterist interpretations treat Revelation as mostly referring to the events of the Apostolic Age (1st century), or, at the latest, the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The obscure and extravagant imagery has led to a wide variety of Christian interpretations. He then describes a series of prophetic visions, including figures such as the Seven-Headed Dragon, the Serpent, and the Beast, which culminate in the Second Coming of Jesus. It begins with John, on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea, addressing a letter to the " Seven Churches of Asia". The book spans three literary genres: the epistolary, the apocalyptic, and the prophetic.
The bulk of traditional sources date the book to the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian (AD 81–96), which evidence tends to confirm. Modern theological scholars characterize the Book of Revelation's author as " John of Patmos". Modern scholarship generally takes a different view, with many considering that nothing can be known about the author except that he was a Christian prophet. Second-century Christian writers such as Papias of Hierapolis, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Melito of Sardis, Clement of Alexandria, and the author of the Muratorian fragment identify John the Apostle as the "John" of Revelation. The author names himself as simply "John" in the text, but his precise identity remains a point of academic debate.
It occupies a central place in Christian eschatology. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon. Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: apokalypsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of Revelation, also erroneously called the Book of Revelations, is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible).
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