the book. He finds the name of the author—John. He learns the purpose of the writing—to make known a special revelation from God concerning things present and things to come. The centrality of one figure is apparent—Jesus Christ. Even the details in the description of His appearance are picked up and repeated in continuing glimpses of Christ in the second and third chapters, and still further throughout the book. Although the volume describes a series of visions involving both Heaven and earth, John