In a compelling new study based on ancient sources, Malina offers a new reading of Revelation. Malina contends that John the Seer's milieu was one of intense interest in and fascination with the sky; he asserts that John has his own interpretation of the sky that follows the Jewish and Christian story of God's salvation in Messiah. This vibrant reading of Revelation is buttressed by ancient literary and archaeological sources, maps, illustrations, and diagrams.