As a Christian, it's really hard to find good movies to watch. There are just way too many movies nowadays that glorify lifestyles and actions that simply shouldn't be glorified.

When I stumbled across this movie, I decided to watch it because I had already read the book of Revelations. This movie sounded interesting, and so I gave it a try.

This movie tells the story of the last years of John the Apostle. John was the youngest of Jesus's disciples and the only one who wasn't martyred. John is also the only one who lived to a very old age (He didn't die until he was in his 90s).

Most of the story takes place on the Island of Patmos where John lived out his last days in exile. During this time he gets the visions he writes about in the book of Revelations.

What I liked so much about this movie, other than Richard Harris as John who is a very fine actor, is the very human face it puts on the events in the Bible. Many people don't want to believe that the Bible is true. Instead, they want to believe that it is a book of myths and fairy tales even though much modern scholarship has proven much of the Bible to be historically accurate.

There are many scenes in this movie that will bring tears to your eyes, especially if you are a Christian. When John gives his food to another prisoner to replace what a guard had thrown out, it's deeply moving to see the compassion of someone who has so little materially and yet has everything spiritually.

The whole experience really deepened my faith and softened my heart to want to be more compassionate to other people. It brought into perspective the lessons Jesus was trying to teach us. It really doesn't matter what the world thinks about you. What's important is how God sees you and your relationship with Him.

Although the Biblical references to the Book of Revelations, John's visions, are hard to understand unless you've studied Revelations, they are still visually appealing, and will arouse your curiosity about what Revelations really says.