Apocalypse 2000

As the millennium approaches, predictions for the future abound. Some see a new age of enlightenment as the present era of national conflict gives way to worldwide peace - a technology-driven, internet-based utopia binding humanity together. Others see a coming conflict that is boiling just beneath the surface - the Apocalypse envisioned 2000 years ago by Saint John. APOCALYPSE 2000 brings the fascinating Book of Revelation to life with rich illustrations & modern reflections on where we are & where we are going. It recounts the horrific premonition experienced by Saint John on the remote island of Patmos. Here are vengeful angels, barnstorming horsemen, plagues of locusts & hellish flows of hot lava. It is the final battle, pitting an angry God against an irresistible harlot & the essence of evil, the Beast of 666. Then APOCALYPSE 2000 ventures beyond the Book of Revelation by adding startling meditations & predictions about the millennium from our modern prophets, including: William Burroughs, Mother Teresa, Kurt Cobain, Pope John Paul II, Timothy Leary, Bob Dylan, the Dalai Lama, Martin Amis, Mickey Hart, Paul Bowles, Mahatma Gandhi, Patti Smith, J.G. Ballard, Andre Codrescu, Sam Keen, David Bowie, Billy Graham, Francis Ford Coppola, Mick Jagger, Steven King, Albert Camus, Ken Kesey, Jean Paul Sartre, Elaine Pagels, Allen Ginsberg, Mary Gaitskill, Oliver Sachs, William Vollman & many others. Incorporating apocalyptic artwork from throughout the ages, this unique work immerses readers in the drama of the millennium, creating a wild mix of fear, hope, death, life, condemnation & redemption. APOCALYPSE 2000 reviews the possibilities surrounding our collective future as we enter the millennium, & asks whether we will continue stumbling through history or propel ourselves into a new age of enlightenment.