This song has a double meaning; on one hand it references the Bible book with the same title and on the other hand it has to do with Aleister Crowley, an occultist and founder of Thelema, who considered himself to be the Antichrist. Crowley believed man was supposed to struggle against nature in order to exercise his brain, something religion strongly opposes. Crowley’s ideas were a revelation of something the religious leaders want to oppress, so the title is a pun with the title referring to two entire opposites.

The lyrics contain many references to Hinduism and Crowley’s philosophy.

The song was composed by Bruce Dickinson, and it is, in fact, the first song ever to be written by him alone.
Also, in an interview, Dickinson explains how the Chesterton’s hymn that opens the song came to be included in it:

I did… have a fondness for hymns; I loved some of the ritual, some of… I mean, it’s beautiful words. “Jerusalem” and, there was another one (ah… with words by… uh… G.K. Chesterton), “O God of Earth and Altar” – very fire and brimstone: “Bow down and hear our cry”, you know. And I… I used that for an Iron Maiden song, called “Revelations”. In my strange, clumsy way I was tryin'a say: look, it’s all the same stuff.
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Taken from Bruce Dickinson: Faith And Music (1999)