Ecology in the Revelation of John
Ecology in the Revelation of John

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this paper presents the application of modern ecological hermeneutics to the text of the Revelation of John. Faced with the challenges of the global ecological crisis, the text of Revelation provides a timeless picture of the impending environmental problems that society is facing nowdays. In accordance to the roots of the ecological crisis and its impact on society, biblical exegesis can provide concrete solutions to this problem. The elaborated sections of Revelation in this paper emphasize the eschatological connection between man and nature and point them to each other. In addition, Revelation emphasizes the union of man and nature in Christ himself - the sacrificial Lamb, who suffers for people and nature. By changing first the individual, then the collective consciousness about men’s attitude towards creation, humanity has the opportunity to replace the current picture of the state of the earth's ecosystem - symbolically presented as Babylon - with the potential for a new reality of creation - the New Jerusalem.

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