Catherine Cory is professor emerita of theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned her master of arts degree in theology from Saint John’s University School of Theology and her PhD in Christianity and Judaism in antiquity from the University of Notre Dame. Her area of specialization is the New Testament, in particular the Gospel of John and the book of Revelation. She especially enjoys teaching adult faith formation classes and writing for those who want to know more about the New Testament and what it means for us today.

• CONTENTSAbbreviations    4Introduction    5Text and CommentaryIntroductory materials (1:1-8)    15First cycle of visions (1:9–11:19)   17Initial vision of “one like a son of man” (1:9-20)    17Letters to the seven churches (2:1–3:22)    20The vision of God’s throne and the Lamb (4:1–5:14)    31The seven seals (6:1–7:17)    35The seven trumpets (8:1–11:19)    41      Second cycle of visions (12:1–20:15)    52Vision of the woman and the dragon (12:1-18)    53The vision of the beasts of the sea and the land (13:1-18)    56Vision of the Lamb and imminent judgment (14:1-20)    61Visions of the seven bowls (15:1–16:21)    67The fall of Babylon (interlude) (17:1–18:24)    73Seven visions of the last things (19:1–20:15)    80Vision of the New Jerusalem (21:1–22:5)    87Concluding materials (22:6-21)    92Review Aids and Discussion Topics    95Index of Citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church    100Map    101