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diff --git a/chapter2.md b/chapter2.md index ec31e33..c5ebbfb 100644 --- a/chapter2.md +++ b/chapter2.md @@ -489,6 +489,21 @@ the nations (Rev 20:7). The cognitive majority might want to dismiss John as a crackpot. But John can defend himself: they have an interest in lies, their gods are lies, and they listen to the Devil's lies. +\[TODO: tribulations\] + +\[TODO: end times\] + +In summary, the apocalyptic form is crucial to the rhetorical force of John's +Apocalypse. By adopting the form of an apocalyptic prophecy, he defends his +cognitive minority community from the overwhelming weight of the cognitive +majority which surrounds them. Through exploring the symbol of tribulations, +John steels his audience for suffering, and reassures those who are already +suffering that their troubles are part of a cosmic context. And with his +treatment of the end times, John inspires his audience with hope that their +sufferings will not be wasted. + +\[TODO: see if next three paras are relevant.\] + John's apocalyptic imagination uses mythological language to reveal the world of appearances for what it really is. The ideology of Empire is a pretender God, and the suffering of the martyrs is in fact God's way of conquering evil. John |