The book by the leading Russian biblical scholar, Archimandrite Iannuariy Ivliev, is dedicated to the most sophisticated book of the New Testament in terms of structure and abundance of images - “The Revelation of St. John the Theologian.” The author’s task was to reveal to the reader its immediate content, reflecting the specific church, political and spiritual situation in which the Apostle John wrote.

“The reader will not find here an interpretation of the images and symbols of the Apocalypse in relation to the present time with its “apocalyptic” fears and eschatological expectations. (However, such fears and expectations existed at all times.) The task facing the author was different: to give the reader of this wonderful book of the New Testament an idea of its immediate content, reflecting the specific church, political and spiritual situation in which the Apostle John wrote “ The revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave Him.” This task is not easy, since the Apocalypse is perhaps the most sophisticated book of the New Testament in terms of its structure and abundance of images, the understanding of which requires knowledge or at least familiarity with all the books of the Old Testament and not only. The world of the Apocalypse is a real sea of symbols that should not just be read, but understood and rethought.” Iannuariy Ivliev