John’s favorite title for God: the “Almighty.” In Greek, the Roman emperor was called by a similar name: autokratōr, or “one who rules by himself.” No one on earth could compare to an emperor like Nero or Domitian. Temples and statues and coins constantly reminded the people of the emperor’s enormous reach and power. But Revelation uses an even more powerful title for God: the “Almighty” (Gk. pantokratōr), a term meaning “ruler over all” (the term pan is the Greek word for “all,” and kratōr means