Abstract
This article explores the apocalyptic visions of the Book of Revelation through the lens of the English poet and visual artist William Blake. The author utilizes Blake's critique of religion as a hermeneutical key to decode the enigmatic message of the biblical text. The essay argues that John of Patmos addressed a church in tribulation where the Christian imagination—which Blake aligns with the Holy Ghost—was vanishing due to worldly rationality and the ideological pressures of the Roman imperial cult. This creeping rationality led to dangerous compromises with Satan. Ultimately, the paper demonstrates how Revelation employs an epistolary framework filled with visions of terror, beauty, and sublimity to actively restore the original, vital imagination of the Christian churches.
Recommended Citation
Locker, Markus E.
(2018)
"The Eternal Body of Man is the Imagination: Imagining the Book of Revelation through the Eyes of William Blake,"
Landas: Vol. 32:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/landas/vol32/iss1/5