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preteriest is the view (the oldest view, which the early christians had) that it's all symbolism for the roman empire persecuting christians in the 1st century. e.g. some myths around the emperor Nero were that he was "the beast that would rise again". and in the 90s, emperor Domition (after Nero) did persecute a lot of christians.
the allegorical view is also called the symbolic view sometimes, and it is that the book is about symbols of spiritual warfare, which is eternal and not about a particular time period.
neither of these views are about predicting the future, which some protestants, evangelicals and reformed strands of christianity get really obsessed with.
it's also a writing style what was really popular for a few centuries before and after jesus life, which many folks from different religions used, and i really love it!
a good and easy to read book on the subject for people of all backgrounds:
https://www.amazon.com/Four-Views-Book-Revelation-Counterpoints-ebook/dp/B003TFE8MY
have a lovely day m8
Try starting here: http://www.amazon.com/Four-Views-Revelation-Counterpoints-ebook/dp/B003TFE8MY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_dp_V5HGpb1XR6YCR_tt
It's not the greatest book in the world but will give you an introductory knowledge of four of the major camps out there.
Here's another good book concerning eschatology and views on the millennium.
Full disclosure: I am a fledgling postmil thanks to Ken Gentry, Keith Matthison and Doug Wilson.