Apocalyptissimo

Commentary of Rev. 1:20 - 2:7. I first reflect on the symbolism of the seven stars in Jesus' hand; then I comment the letter to the church of Ephesus.

This conference begins the commented reading of the book of Revelation with verses 1-16 of chapter 1: the beginning of Revelation, the address and greeting to the recipients, and John's inaugural vision of the risen Christ.

This final introductory lecture on Revelation, in the “The Apocalypse for Dummies" cycle, tackles a tricky problem: that of violence in Revelation. Why are there violent images in this book? Is it really compatible with the rest of the New Testament, especially the Gospels?

This lecture presents the main theme of Revelation, namely the new (spiritual) exodus of God's people. The Church must leave “Babylon” and head for the heavenly Jerusalem.

This conference continues the study of the structure of the Book of Revelation. First, the content of Revelation and the intercalations within the septenaries are discussed. Then two proposals for the structure of Revelation are presented.

Présentation du livre de Jean-Michel Poffet, "Éclats d'espérance. L'Apocalypse".

This video examines the structure of Revelation, in particular the literary process of recapitulation, which is crucial to understanding the book.

This conference continues the study of the symbolic language of Revelation by looking at the different levels for interpreting symbols. It also raises the question: why does Revelation use symbolic language?

This conference begins the study of the symbolic language of Revelation, one of the keys to understanding this book. The main symbols used in Revelation are presented.

In this conference I explain the third literary genre Revelation belongs to: the apocalyptic genre.