{The Revelation of St. John}[10th July 1987]

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On the whole I am fairly suspicious of the Revelation to St. John*, gripping though it is: not least because many believe it to be a literal prophecy of times near at hand, and some positively welcome it, including (according to an unsettling rumour) some of those who have the power to initiate a Nuclear War. But it is interesting that the 7 trumpet disasters (and to a lesser extent the 7 bowl-plagues, which seem to fit them) move from the natural to the political and fit, to an extent, the pattern of the Circle – but in an Inner Circle direction, which is surprising. On the whole (despite the present size of the European Community!) I think that nothing much of detail can be gained from the Revelation of St. John specifically, because it is so muddled. It is a different matter where images are borrowed and developed from earlier authorities and sources, (e.g. the 4 Creatures and the 4 Horsemen); and in a general sense, the vision is extremely powerful.

Obviously, I do not know for certain that parts of it do not relate to our own times – but I cannot match it with sufficient certainty to be confident that they do.

*[See [Redbook4:3][19870705:1745c]{The Bible}[5^th July 1987]. ]

[But see next entry: [Redbook4:35][19870711:1000]{The (Roman) Calendar}[11^th July 1987], first two sentences.]

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