Jesus Christ reveals himself to John. Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Engraver: Z[probably Z. Scheckel], inscribed left middle. Source: Die Bibel in Bildern, Plate 236. Click on image to enlarge it.
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. [Revelation 1: 17-20; King James Bible; the plate omits a citation of the last line quoted.]
Other Illustrations of the Apocalypse
- The Lamb [of God] Opens the Seventh Seal
- The Seventh Seal of the book shall be opened by the Lamb
- Michael conquering the Dragon
- John sees the New Jerusalem
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Bibliography
Die Bibel in Bildern [Picture Bible] von Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Leipzig: Georg Wigands, 1860. Hathi Digital Trust Library online version of a copy in the Getty Library. Web. 30 June 2016.
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