<P> The book spans three literary genres : the epistolary , the apocalyptic , and the prophetic . It begins with John , on the island of Patmos in the Aegean , addressing a letter to the `` Seven Churches of Asia '' . He then describes a series of prophetic visions , including figures such as the Seven Headed Dragon , The Serpent and the Beast , culminating in the Second Coming of Jesus . </P>
<P> The book spans three literary genres : the epistolary , the apocalyptic , and the prophetic . It begins with John , on the island of Patmos in the Aegean , addressing a letter to the `` Seven Churches of Asia '' . He then describes a series of prophetic visions , including figures such as the Seven Headed Dragon , The Serpent and the Beast , culminating in the Second Coming of Jesus . </P>
who is the book of revelation written to
who is the book of revelation written to
the `` Seven Churches of Asia ''
the `` Seven Churches of Asia ''