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It's not that the Book of Revelations doesn't count, but that we disagree on how to interpret it. IMHO, it's probably more about the life of a Christian than some end times. Another reasonable interpretation is that it was written to give hope to Christians facing torment -- see, this too shall pass, and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth. But Revelations is a difficult book to interpret, and I'd be hesitant to say too much more. It's part of the ancient genre of apocalyptic literature, and since that genre doesn't exist anymore, it's hard to say what a piece in that genre means without a good deal of study.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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