Bible crossword puzzle 25: The book of Revelation

Based on material in chapter 32 of Discovering the Bible by Alex Varughese, the textbook for Introduction to Biblical Literature

Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book by Varughese?

ACROSS

5 -- The New Testament book that utilizes lots of symbolic language and other literary features of Jewish apocalyptic literature to talk about Christ's Second coming and End Times

DOWN

1 -- The number of churches to which the book of Revelation is addressed, a number signifying perfection that is prominent throughout Revelation
2 -- The Roman emperor at the end of the First Century who was worshiped as a god and who carried out an empire-wide persecution of Christians
3 -- A number used in the Bible to symbolize completeness
4 -- The island where John was in exile when he had the visions recorded in Revelation

Puzzle made at www.varietygames.com/CW/

This crossword puzzle was created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature. The words and clues come from the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the Biblical Communities edited by Alex Varughese and published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, now called The Foundry.

-- Howard Culbertson,

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