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| Editor's Preface | |
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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Literary Form | |
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| Authorship and Date | |
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| Background | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Lines of Interpretation | |
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| An Outline | |
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| Theological Perspectives | |
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| General Bibliography | |
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| Translation, Notes, Interpretation | |
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| Prologue, Address, and Inaugural Vision | |
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| Prologue (1:1-3) | |
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| The Address (1:4-8) | |
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| Vision of One Like a Son of Man (1:9-20) | |
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| The Messages to the Seven Churches | |
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| Message to Ephesus (2:1-7) | |
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| Message to Smyrna (2:8-11) | |
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| Message to Pergamum (2:12-17) | |
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| Message to Thyatira (2:18-29) | |
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| Message to Sardis (3:1-6) | |
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| Message to Philadelphia (3:7-13) | |
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| Message to Laodicea (3:14-22) | |
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| The Scroll Vision | |
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| The Heavenly Temple (Ch. 4) | |
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| The Lamb and the Scroll (Ch. 5) | |
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| The Seven Seals | |
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| The First Four Seals (6:1-8) | |
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| The Fifth Seal (6:9-11) | |
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| The Sixth Seal (6:12-17) | |
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| The Sealing of the Faithful (7:1-8) | |
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| Song of Victory (7:9-17) | |
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| The Seventh Seal (8:1-5) | |
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| The Seven Trumpets | |
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| The First Four Trumpets (8:6-13) | |
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| The Fifth Trumpet (First Woe) (9:1-12) | |
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| The Sixth Trumpet (Second Woe) (9:13-21) | |
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| The Open Scroll (Ch. 10) | |
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| The Temple Measured (11:1-2) | |
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| The Two Witnesses (11:3-14) | |
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| The Seventh Trumpet (11:15-19) | |
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| The Woman and the Dragon | |
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| The Woman and the Dragon (12:1-6) | |
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| Victory in Heaven (12:7-12) | |
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| Dragon and Woman (12:13-18) | |
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| The Two Beasts | |
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| The First Beast (13:1-10) | |
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| The Second Beast (13:11-18) | |
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| Salvation and Judgment | |
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| The Companions of the Lamb (14:1-5) | |
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| Proclamation of Judgment (14:6-13) | |
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| The Harvest (14:14-16) | |
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| The Vintage (14:17-20) | |
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| The Last Plagues | |
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| Song of Moses and the Lamb (15:1-4) | |
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| The Angels of the Bowls (15:5-16:1) | |
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| The First Four Bowls (16:2-9) | |
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| The Fifth Bowl (16:10-11) | |
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| The Sixth Bowl (16:12-16) | |
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| The Seventh Bowl (16:17-21) | |
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| The Harlot and the Beast | |
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| The Harlot and the Beast (Ch. 17) | |
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| The End of Babylon | |
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| The Fall of Babylon (18:1-8) | |
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| Dirges Over Babylon (18:9-19) | |
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| The Judgment of Babylon (18:20-24) | |
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| The Vindication of God's People (19:1-10) | |
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| The End of Evil | |
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| The End of the Beasts (19:11-21) | |
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| The End of Satan (20:1-10) | |
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| The Last Judgment (20:11-15) | |
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| The New Jerusalem | |
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| The New Heaven and Earth (21:1-8) | |
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| The New Jerusalem (21:9-22:5) | |
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| Epilogue and Conclusion | |
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| Epilogue and Conclusion (22:6-21) | |
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| Excursus: Positive Eschaton Only: Revelation and "Universal Salvation" | |
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| Complete Translation | |
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| Indexes | |
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| Principal Ancient Parallels | |
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| Subjects | |
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| Authors | |
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| Supplemental Bibliography | |