Upside-Down Apocalypse

Grounding Revelation in the Gospel of Peace

By: Jeremy Duncan

Narrated by: Jeremy Duncan

A peacemaker’s guide to the book of Revelation

The book of Revelation—which deals on a cosmic scale with good and evil, politics and empire, community and eternity—has intrigued and frustrated listeners since it was written. How do we make sense of John’s prophetic vision of cosmic war in light the nonviolence Jesus embodies in the gospels? What does it mean to tell us about Jesus, our world, and the future of all things? As End Times conspiracy theories surge, it’s more important than ever that we listen to the final book of the Bible without distorting the true message of Jesus.

In Upside-Down Apocalypse, author Jeremy Duncan draws on biblical scholarship and nonviolent theology to guide listeners through the book of Revelation, understanding the vision of John in the light of the Jesus we know through the Gospels—the full revelation of the Divine. Along the way, listeners will discover what the writer imagines as he weaves this profound revelation of non-violent triumph and see with fresh eyes how the Prince of Peace turns violence on its head once and for all.

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Thank you

Thank you Jeremy Duncan for the years of study and hard work you have put into this subject. This book is very thoughtful and thorough and well presented. I am going to have to go through it several more times because there is so much there to learn.

Multilayered explanation of Revelation

Duncan reveals Revelation's warning of violence, and how susceptible we are to the trap with his ironic modern examples.

The best book on Revelation I’ve ever read. Period.

I am now in love with the Book of Revelation! I repent of the jokes I made about its author, John of Patmos, being high on mushrooms, and how Revelation had no business being canonized. That was in large part due to the popular Rapture doctrine that made a mockery of the Jesus we witness in the gospels.

Thanks to Jeremy Duncan, I now see John the Revelator as a masterful story weaver. Though his Greek may be somewhat clunky, his skill and inspiration in weaving together a book of hope in the Peaceful Kingdom I can now see is a letter of encouragement for all generations.

Upside-Down Apocalypse is a great book. Read it.