Editing Book of Revelation (section)

=== Genre ===
[[File:BibleSPaoloFol331vFrontRev.jpg|thumb|Frontispiece, Book of Revelation, [[Bible of San Paolo fuori le Mura]], 9th century]]
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 236.png|thumb|upright=1.25|''The [[John's vision of the Son of Man|Vision of John]] on [[Patmos]]'' by [[Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld]] 1860]]
Revelation is an [[apocalypse|apocalyptic]] prophecy with an epistolary introduction addressed to seven churches in the Roman province of Asia, in what is now western Turkey. The seven cities where churches were located are close together, and the Island of Patmos is near the western coast of Turkey.{{sfn|Bauckham|1993|p=2}} The term ''apocalypse'' means the revealing of divine mysteries;{{sfn|McKim|2014|p=16}} John is to write down what is revealed (what he sees in his vision) and send it to the seven churches.{{sfn|Bauckham|1993|p=2}} The entire book constitutes the prophecy—the letters to the seven individual churches are introductions to the rest of the book, which is addressed to all seven.{{sfn|Bauckham|1993|p=2}} While the dominant genre is apocalyptic, the author sees himself as a Christian prophet: Revelation uses the word in various forms 21 times, more than any other [[New Testament]] book.{{sfn|Couch|2001|p=81}}