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ART INSPIRED BY THE APOCALYPSE:


Art & Images related to Revelation
Links put together by Dr. Felix Just of Loyola Marymount University; an extensive collection, chapter by chapter through Revelation.

Images of the Apocalypse
A collection of The Ecole Initiative.

Biblical Art on the WWW
The "Revelation" section of this set of links to artwork, indexed by Biblical text.

Revelation Artwork
A collection of links by "The Text for This Week"

Apocalyptic Ideas in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture
Includes a very nice collection of art based on the Apocalypse

A section of Michelangelo's Final Judgment, The Vatican Museum
 

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THE CITIES OF THE APOCALYPSE

Revelation Cities
A beautifully done site by Craig Koester at Luther Seminary. Includes photos from the 7 cities of the Apocalypse and Patmos, along with notes on the history and religion of each city.

New Testament Maps and Images
A "clickable" map with photos from several biblical cities. From Golden Gate Baptist Seminary.

Coins of the cities of Revelation

Patmos

Patmos
From a collection of pictures & descriptions of a tour of Greece & Turkey.

Ephesus, 360 degree views of several locations, including the temple of Domitian

Ephesus, Temple of Domitian

 Ephesus, Temple of Domitian overview

Pergamum, Asclepeion

Pergamum, colonade near the Asclepeion

Pergamum, stoa and theater

Thyatira

Rome, Palace of Domitian

Coin minted in Ephesus, with Domitian and an altar

Augustus: Images of Power
A site from the University of Virginia exploring how the claims for the Roman Empire in Augustus were expressed in important Roman art and architecture.

Temple to Augustus at Pompeii
 

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ANCIENT APOCALYPSES:

1 Enoch

4 Ezra (2 Esdras)

2 Baruch

The Shepherd of Hermas
           Vision 1
           Vision 2
           Vision 3
           Vision 4
           Vision 5

The Apocalypse of the Virgin

The Apocalypse of Sedrach

The Revelation of Moses

The Revelation of John the Theologian

The Revelation of Paul (a report of what Paul saw and heard in the event reported in 2 Cor 12)

The Apocalypse of Peter

The Apocalypse of Adam

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COMMENTARIES:

Irenaeus, "Against Heresies" 5.30-35
On the name and number of the Beast

Justin Martyr, "Dialogue with Trypho" 80-81
About the millennium

Hippolytus, "On Christ and the Antichrist"

Victorinus’ commentary on Revelation

Eusebius, "History of the Church" Book 3
        See 17-18 regarding John and Domitian
        See 24-25 regarding the Apocalypse and its place in the canon of the New Testament


Eusebius, "History of the Church Book 7.24-27
Comments of Dionysius of Alexandria regarding the Apocalypse and its author

Tertullian, "Against Marcion" 3.25
On the millennium

Lactantius, "The Divine Institutes"  Chapter 7 (c. 260-330)
See 14-20 on the end of the world and the judgment
See 24-26 on the renewed world and the fate of Rome

Commodian, "Instructions" 41
On the Antichrist's rule and the return of Nero (c. 240)

Origen, "De Principiis" 2.11.2-3
On the life in New Jerusalem

St. Augustine, "City of God" 20.7-17
On the judgment, millennium, resurrection, antichrist, new heaven & new earth

John Wesley's notes

Commentary by Darby

Cyrus Scofield's notes on Revelation
 

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LINKS TO APOCALYPTIC SITES: 

Links to Revelation, Apocalyptic, and Millennial Websites, by Dr. Felix Just.
This is probably the best place to start exploring - many links to various kinds of
websites across the theological and and scholarly spectrum.

Center for Millennial Studies
From Boston University, this includes a large number of links to sites dealing with
apocalyptic themes from a broad range of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, New Age,
academic, etc. perspectives.

Prophecy Links
A large collection of serious sites dealing with biblical prophecy and popular millennialism.

Red White Blue and Brimstone
A presentation from the University of Virginia library on the influence of Revelation
in American history and literature. Superb!

Hal Lindsey Oracle
Hal Lindsey's website, with commentary from him and "prophetic" interpretation of the
latest world news.

U.S. as the Land Beast
From a Seventh Day Adventist church in Davenport

Seven Seals
A series of Bible studies from the surviving Branch Davidians.

Shepherd's Rod
Official site of a predecessor group to the Branch Davidians

The Second Coming of Jesus (Steve Pardue)

Left Behind
The official website of the book series

The message of the moon Miranda
Shows that God etched the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse on this moon of Uranus, so that this cosmic drawing could be discovered in the "end times"

Apocalypse Soon

The Rapture Index
Watches current events, and rates the chances of the rapture happening "soon".

George W. Bush  is the AntiChrist
A tongue-in-cheek (I think!) examination of the "evidence."

Predictions of the end of the world
This site from "The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance" includes a long list of
predicted dates for the End.

Jack Van Impe Ministries
One of the more popular apocalyptic preachers.

Apocamon
An online animated story combining Revelation and Pokamon cards (really!).  Fair 
warning: this site contains links to other comics which you may find obscene and/or 
offensive.
 

 

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RESOURCES FOR STUDY:

Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations
A website from Philip Harland (author of the book with this same title); a great look at how
"voluntary associations" (including Jewish synagogues and early churches) functioned within
the cities of Asia Minor.

Frontline: "Apocalypse!"
A very informative site from the PBS program.
 

The Morgan Beatus
A series of articles about the Beatus illustrated commentary, an important 8th century
Spanish renewal of apocalyptic interest.
 

The Other Number of the Beast
A short article and photo of an ancient manuscript which identifies the number of the Beast as 616.


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