How to Actually Read the Book of Revelation | The Jimmy Akin Podcast

The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 090 (June 29, 2026) Dragons, beasts, falling stars, and demon locusts—Revelation is packed with wild symbols! In this episode, Jimmy Akin masterfully shows how to read them the right way: not through newspaper headlines or modern inventions like Vietnam helicopters, but by unlocking their true Old Testament roots and John’s first-century world. Discover self-interpreting clues, blended images, and multiple “comings” of Christ that will transform how you understand the Apocalypse! Don’t miss it. 🎧 Timecodes 00:00 – Coming Up 00:23 – Intro 00:48 – 1 A Book of Symbols 02:50 – 2 When Revelation Explains Itself 05:45 – 3 No Newspaper Exegesis! 08:55 – 4 Where the Images Come From 10:52 – 5 Old Images, New Combinations 13:54 – 6 The Many “Comings” of Christ 17:19 – 7 Conclusion 18:17 – Closing/Outro 19:24 – End