{"product_id":"9781855846838","title":"The Book of Revelation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe imagery of the Book of Revelation – St John’s Apocalypse – has\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003einspired centuries of interpretation, much of it symbolic or\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003especulative. In this exceptional series of lectures, Rudolf Steiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eapproaches the least understood of Christian texts from a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efundamentally different standpoint: that of direct spiritual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eperception and experiential knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteiner presents the Apocalypse not as a prophecy of distant events,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut as a living book of initiation that addresses the evolution of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehuman awareness, the sacramental life and the future tasks of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristianity. The Apocalypse unfolds as a cosmic and historical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edrama: the Alpha and Omega of consciousness, the meaning of its\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esacred numbers, letters, seals and trumpets, and the downfall of the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003epowers opposing the Christ Impulse. The Michael and Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003emysteries, the significance of 666 and the images of Babylon, the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeast and the New Jerusalem are explored in relation to karma,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efreedom and morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Apocalypse emerges as a spiritual guide for our time,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edemanding engagement of the will and conscious striving. Central\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eto this vision is the changing experience of the Communion service\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethrough successive Mystery epochs, culminating in a future\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eknowledge of the human ‘I’. By revealing the unity of cosmic and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eearthly processes, religion and knowledge, Steiner presents the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook of Revelation as a living source for humanity’s future\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edevelopment and the renewal of priestly work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"RUDOLF STEINER PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47557571575860,"sku":"9781855846838","price":70.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9390\/2132\/files\/9781855846838.jpg?v=1777068967","url":"https:\/\/woodslane.com.au\/products\/9781855846838","provider":"Woodslane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}