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 The
Apocalypse of St. John
Lectures on the Book of Revelation
12 lectures by Rudolf Steiner
The
Apocalypse of Saint John is the product of initiation,
a mystical process of awakening which
enables one to see, understand, and communicate what may be
observed with spiritual sight. Thus it is also called
The Book of Revelation. In powerful visions it
addresses the fundamental questions of existence and the
future of humanity.
These lectures, given by Rudolf Steiner in 1908, unveil the mysteries of Saint
John's vision and show it to be a profound description of
Christian initiation. As Steiner says, "The
deepest truths of Christianity may be considered quite
naturally in connection with this document, for it contains a
great part of the mysteries of Christianity, that is, the
profoundest part of what may be described as esoteric
Christianity."
Rudolf
Steiner shows that the messages to the seven churches and the
unsealing of the seven seals must be understood as an
initiation text. On the basis of his own initiation and
spiritual scientific practice, Steiner interprets Saint John's
insights into the course of human and cosmic history. Thus, we
can gain new insights into the spiritual images that John
transmits - the twenty-four elders, the sea of glass, the
woman clothed with the sun, the vials of wrath, the lamb and
the dragon, the new heaven and the new earth, and the number
of the beast.
As we look back
at the recent painful times since these important lectures
were given, they assume increasing value and significance as
they offer a perspective of the trials and challenges that
humanity must undergo to arrive at its true spiritual stature.
12 lectures,
Nuremberg, 17 - 30 June 1908, GA 104
228
pages, paperback
Anthroposophic Press
ISBN:
0 88010 131 8
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