--- title: "Revelation (Apocalypse): Summary & All 22 Chapters · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/ description: "Revelation (also called the Apocalypse), an apocalyptic prophecy in 22 chapters. Bp. Challoner’s summary of all 22 chapters, and the full text free." --- New Testament # Revelation · the Apocalypse Revelation is the twenty-seventh of the 27 books of the New Testament: 22 chapters and 405 verses. The Douay-Rheims calls it Apocalypse. [Start reading: Revelation 1](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/1/) Chapters 1–22: [1](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/1/) … [22](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/22/) ## About Revelation About Revelation · Apocalyptic prophecy Revelation — the Apocalypse — was written by John, exiled on the island of Patmos, to seven churches in Asia Minor under the shadow of imperial persecution and emperor worship. In visions of the slain Lamb enthroned, the beast making war on the saints, and a new heaven and new earth, it unveils history from God's side: the martyrs are not losing. It was written to give persecuted Christians courage to refuse idolatry at any cost, and it ends the whole Bible with a wedding, a city with God at its center, and the cry: come, Lord Jesus. *Revelation in Bless* | | | |---|---| | Testament | New Testament — book 27 of 27, 73 of 73 in the Bible | | Canon | Protocanonical (in every Christian canon) | | Chapters | 22 | | Verses | 405, as Bless numbers them | | In the Douay-Rheims | Apocalypse | | Latin | Clementine Vulgate, every chapter | | Bp. Challoner | Summaries of all 22 chapters · 33 notes | | Catechism | 65 paragraphs cite it | Chapter by chapter ## All 22 chapters, *in brief.* Bishop Richard Challoner’s summary of each chapter, from his revision of the Douay-Rheims (1749–52). Open a chapter for the full text. 1. ### [Revelation 1](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/1/) 20 verses St. John is ordered to write to the seven churches in Asia. The manner of Christ's appearing to him. 2. ### [Revelation 2](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/2/) 29 verses Directions what to write to the angels or bishops of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamus and Thyatira. 3. ### [Revelation 3](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/3/) 22 verses Directions what to write to Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. 4. ### [Revelation 4](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/4/) 11 verses The vision of the throne of God, the twenty-four ancients and the four living creatures. 5. ### [Revelation 5](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/5/) 14 verses The book sealed with seven seals is opened by the Lamb, who thereupon receives adoration and praise from all. 6. ### [Revelation 6](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/6/) 17 verses What followed upon opening six of the seals. 7. ### [Revelation 7](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/7/) 17 verses The number of them that were marked with the seal of the living God and clothed in white robes. 8. ### [Revelation 8](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/8/) 13 verses The seventh seal is opened. The angels with the seven trumpets. 9. ### [Revelation 9](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/9/) 21 verses Locusts come forth from the bottomless pit. The vision of the army of horsemen. 10. ### [Revelation 10](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/10/) 11 verses The cry of a mighty angel. He gives John a book to eat. 11. ### [Revelation 11](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/11/) 19 verses He is ordered to measure the temple. The two witnesses. 12. ### [Revelation 12](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/12/) 18 verses The vision of the woman clothed with the sun and of the great dragon her persecutor. 13. ### [Revelation 13](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/13/) 18 verses Of the beast with seven heads and of a second beast. 14. ### [Revelation 14](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/14/) 20 verses Of the Lamb and of the virgins that follow him. Of the judgments that shall fall upon the wicked. 15. ### [Revelation 15](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/15/) 8 verses They that have overcome the beast glorify God. Of the seven angels with the seven vials. 16. ### [Revelation 16](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/16/) 21 verses The seven vials are poured out. The plagues that ensue. 17. ### [Revelation 17](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/17/) 18 verses The description of the great harlot and of the beast upon which she sits. 18. ### [Revelation 18](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/18/) 24 verses The fall of Babylon. Kings and merchants lament over her. 19. ### [Revelation 19](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/19/) 21 verses The saints glorify God for his judgments on the great harlot. Christ's victory over the beast and the kings of the earth. 20. ### [Revelation 20](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/20/) 15 verses Satan is bound for a thousand years. The souls of the martyrs reign with Christ in the first resurrection. The last attempts of Satan against the church. The last judgment. 21. ### [Revelation 21](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/21/) 27 verses The new Jerusalem described. 22. ### [Revelation 22](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/22/) 21 verses The water and tree of life. The conclusion. Bp. Richard Challoner · chapter summaries In the comments ## What the saints *said.* 4 quotations from 4 saints linked to passages of Revelation in Bless. Each names the work it comes from. [St. Polycarp](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-polycarp/) · on [Revelation 2:10](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/2/#v10) On this theme > Eighty-six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me? Martyrdom of Polycarp, 9, 155 [St. Augustine of Hippo](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-hippo/) · on [Revelation 3:20](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/3/#v20) On this theme > He who created you without you will not save you without you. Sermon 169, c. 416 [St. Philip Neri](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-philip-neri/) · on [Revelation 3:20](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/3/#v20) Attributed > The Lord is on the throne of my heart; He rules, He governs. Popular saying, source unconfirmed [St. Thérèse of Lisieux](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-therese-of-lisieux/) · on [Revelation 5:8](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/5/#v8) On this theme > I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. Last Conversations, 1897 Coming up ## Read at *Mass.* From October 29, 2026 to October 28, 2027, Revelation is read at the principal Mass on 17 days in the US calendar. The next 8 readings: | Date | Celebration | Reading | Citation | |---|---|---|---| | [Sun, Nov 1, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/01/) | All Saints | First Reading | [Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/7/) | | [Mon, Nov 16, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/16/) | Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading | [Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/1/) | | [Tue, Nov 17, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/17/) | St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious | First Reading | [Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/3/) | | [Wed, Nov 18, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/18/) | Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading | [Revelation 4:1-11](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/4/) | | [Thu, Nov 19, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/19/) | Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading | [Revelation 5:1-10](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/5/) | | [Fri, Nov 20, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/20/) | Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading | [Revelation 10:8-11](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/10/) | | [Sat, Nov 21, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/21/) | Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | First Reading | [Revelation 11:4-12](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/11/) | | [Mon, Nov 23, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/23/) | Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading | [Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5](https://blessbible.app/bible/revelation/14/) | Citations as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar (principal Mass, first option). Dates after May 31, 2027 are computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. [Previous book The Letter of Jude](https://blessbible.app/bible/jude/)