because you had an invincible army. roman army. the romans destroyed the temple, more than a million jews were killed. they are trying to give meaning to their suffering and the book of revelation can do that for every generation. reporter: we visited the site where john s revelations sets the stage. most people don t realize that armageddon is a real place. he has been excavating here since 1994. i think think it s the most blood soaked area on earth. why would john place the doomsday battle here. by the time john was living, there had been 12 or 13 battles fought there. he would have known about those.
novel to help readers visualize the final chapter. we are trying to get people to see the book of revelation in a new way, not just read it but see it. all we re trying to do is present it in the full message of hope in god and hope for the future. how likely john would have been concerned about the end times? if he was the last 12 disciples of jesus, she church that is expecting the lord to come back but he hasn t yet. there is a yearning in the community and suffering. the apostle john received a revelation from god that he wrote down. that revelation was disseminated reporter: john s revelation was received through angels while held captive by the romans for preaching the gospels.
because you had an invincible army. roman army. the romans destroyed the temple, more than a million jews were killed. they are trying to give meaning to their suffering and the book of revelation can do that for every generation. reporter: we visited the site where john s revelations sets the stage. most people don t realize that armageddon is a real place. he has been excavating here since 1994. i think think it s the most blood soaked area on earth. why would john place the doomsday battle here. by the time john was living, there had been 12 or 13 battles fought there. he would have known about those.
because you had an invincible army. roman army. the romans destroyed the temple, more than a million jews were killed. they are trying to give meaning to their suffering and the book of revelation can do that for every generation. reporter: we visited the site where john s revelations sets the stage. most people don t realize that armageddon is a real place. he has been excavating here since 1994. i think think it s the most blood soaked area on earth. why would john place the doomsday battle here. by the time john was living, there had been 12 or 13 battles fought there. he would have known about those.
the final chapter. we are trying to get people to see the book of revelation in a new way, not just read it but see it. all we re trying to do is present it in the full message of hope in god and hope for the fure. how likely john would have been concerned about the end times? if he was the last 12 disciples of jesus, she church that is expecting the lord to come back but he hasn t yet. there is a yearning in the community and suffering. the apostle john received a revelation from god that he wrote down. that revelation was disseminated reporter: john s revelation was received through angels while held captive by the romans for preaching the gospels.