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3 Stories In The Apocalypse
Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Feb 13, 2026 (message contributor)
Summary: c/o David Barr, Professor of Religion, Wright State University, 1995
Story 1 Story 2 Story 3
Place Patmos Heaven Earth
Characters Jesus as Majestic Human Jesus as Lamb Slain Jesus as Heavenly Warrior
John Elders and Heavenly Dragons and Beast
Churches beings Woman and her children
Action Letter writing worship war
John presented
as secretary heavenly traveler seer/prophet
Mythic paradigm theophany throne vision holy war
Chapters 1-3 4-11 12-22
Within these 3 stories, there are overlapping characters (Lamb, 144,000, beast, elders, the human) and recurring actions:
Earthquake (6:12, 8:5, 11:13, 19, 16: 18)
7 bowls, trumpets
multiple final battles
multiple falls of Babylon
