Preface

Prologue: The Hidden World of Prophecy Belief

I. The Genre and Its Early Interpreters

1. Origins of the Apocalyptic

2. Rhythms of Prophecy Belief

3. The Premillennial Strand

II. Key Themes after World War II

4. The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear War

5. Ezekiel as the First Cold Warrior

6. The Final Chatisement of the Chosen

7. The United States in Prophecy

8. Antichrist, 666, and the Mark of the Beast

III. The Enduring Apocalyptic Vision

9. The Continuing Appeal of Prophecy Belief

10. Apocalyptic Portents in a Post-Cold War World

Notes

Acknowledgements

Credits

Index

Illustrations follow pages 144 and 280