Apocolyptic beasts

[Ashes1995]

Found this in a mythology book and thought it would be interesting to share:

when john has his first sight of god in glory, he sees "four living creatures full of eyes" surrounding his throne. between them, the quartet symbolize the greater part of gods creation: one is like a lion, representing carnivores< another an ox for the herbivores. the third has the face of a man, indicating the human presence, while the fourth, an eagle, stands for the birds of the air. the eyes apparently indicate perpetual watchfulness.

other creatures are less benevolent. when the fifth angel blows his trumpet, he unleashes a plague of locusts upon non believers - "those of mankind who do not have the seal of god upon their foreheads". these heavenly locusts are unlike any seen before, for they appear "like horses arrayed for battle". they have human faces with women's hair but bear the tails of scorpions, equiped with venomous stings. once they have completed their ravages, the sixth angel's trumpet introduces fresh horrors in the form of a flood of armed horsemen riding on mounts that have heads like lions, breathing smoke and sulphur, and serpents for tails

John is the person having this vision, wich is described along with another vision he had in The Book of Revelation. The author, John, wrote the book while in exile on the greek island of Patmos.

if anyone knows more on this subject please share

[KichigaiNeko]

Found this in a mythology book and thought it would be interesting to share:

when john has his first sight of god in glory, he sees "four living creatures full of eyes" surrounding his throne. between them, the quartet symbolize the greater part of gods creation: one is like a lion, representing carnivores< another an ox for the herbivores. the third has the face of a man, indicating the human presence, while the fourth, an eagle, stands for the birds of the air. the eyes apparently indicate perpetual watchfulness.

other creatures are less benevolent. when the fifth angel blows his trumpet, he unleashes a plague of locusts upon non believers - "those of mankind who do not have the seal of god upon their foreheads". these heavenly locusts are unlike any seen before, for they appear "like horses arrayed for battle". they have human faces with women's hair but bear the tails of scorpions, equiped with venomous stings. once they have completed their ravages, the sixth angel's trumpet introduces fresh horrors in the form of a flood of armed horsemen riding on mounts that have heads like lions, breathing smoke and sulphur, and serpents for tails

John is the person having this vision, wich is described along with another vision he had in The Book of Revelation. The author, John, wrote the book while in exile on the greek island of Patmos.

if anyone knows more on this subject please share

Sorry Ashes1995...nothing constructive to add atm. Will look into it.

Personally...... it could be argued that john was suffering drug induced psycosis at the time of his "writings"

[Zen Badger]

It's from Revelations

And a more deranged, drug induced, psychotic load of

rubbish I have yet to encounter.

[fr0d0]

It is in the form of psychotic revelation Zen and it does appear to be rubbish at first glance. It's particularly difficult to understand but no less worthy of consideration nonetheless.

[Zen Badger]

It's particularly difficult to understand but no less worthy of consideration nonetheless.

Why?

[Dotard]

What on my green earth makes it 'worthy of consideration'?

[fr0d0]

I could say the same about Shakespear's work but then a lot of people have said it's good really which makes it 'worthy of consideration'.

[Zen Badger]

You are comparing Revelations to Shakespeare??????

Let me quote just one line from King Lear.....

"When we are born,

we cry that we are come

To this great stage of fools"

There is nothing even remotely comparable in Revelations.

And I've read it several times(in growing disbelief)

And you have yet to tell us why it is worthy of serious consideration

[fr0d0]

Shakespeare - sheeshk - what bollocks

It's inaccessible language. Regular peeps would discount it immediately if it weren't for other peeps confirming it's greatness...

[Zen Badger]

Shakespeare - sheeshk - what bollocks

It's inaccessible language. Regular peeps would discount it immediately if it weren't for other peeps confirming it's greatness...

"When we are born,

we cry that we are come

To this great stage of fools"

This moves you not all?

I would wager that you have much life to yet experience Grasshopper

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And you have yet to tell us why Revelations is worthy of serious consideration