Origins, Elements, Meaning REVELATION Origins, Elements, Meaning
Apocalypse: The Context Time of Crisis Time of Persecution National: The Roman Empire Religious: Jews and Christians in the Empire Religious: Establishing the Doctrine; Heresies Literary: The Origins of Apocalypse Personal: St. John of Patmos
Patmos
Skala
The Hill and the Monastery
Cave of the Apocalypse
St. John and Prohoros
Ceiling in Three Parts
Symbols and Images
Objects The Scroll and the Role of Writing Crowns Lamps
Figures
The Four Horsemen Origins Nature Function
The Women Saint Whore of Babylon
Animals
Lamb Christ Figure: The Sacrificial Hero Militant Church
The Beast Origins Identity The Political and the Spiritual
Places
Events
The Last Judgment Origins: Personal, National, and Universal The End-Times Salvation and Damnation