End+of+Days

=End of Days=

Summary:
Daniel dream to saw four great beasts came up out o the sea, different from one another. And Daniel saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven, his dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away. ||
 * Title || Book || summary ||
 * The Earth is Broken || Isaiah || Since human have transgressed laws; violated the statues; broken the everlasting covenant, the earth lies polluted. A curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt, therefore the inhabitants of the earth dwindled and few people are left. Terror, and the pit, and the snare are upon you, the earth is utterly broken. ||
 * Marvelous Vision || Revelation,Daniel || There are many things around the throne -- the twenty-four thrones, four living creatures. Seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders,before them is one who lives forever and ever, Lord. They are all in heaven.
 * Scenes from the Final Judgment || Revelation || Satan is thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. There are seven angles with seven bowls, they pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God that make many calamities. Then an angle seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, so that he would deceive the nations no more. After thousand years, devil will be tormented day and night forever and ever. When in the last judgment, he saw the dead, and two books were opened, one book of life, anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown in to the lake of fire. ||
 * A New Heaven, a New Earth || Revelation, lsaiah || There are new heaven and new earth, and also the holy city-new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from god; it's like the home of God is among mortals. mourning, crying and pain will be no more. The holy city Jerusalem has the glory of God and a radiance like a very rare jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal. Nothing accursed will be found there any more, God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. ||
 * The Masque of the Red Death || Poe || The Red Death had long devastated the country, about the Red Death, the whole seizure, progress, and termination of the disease were the incidents of half an hour. The Prince Prospero summoned his a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and __dames__ of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys.The Prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure. There are seven chambers, upon occasion of this great fete, seven chambers have different color, and the black is the most bloodcurdling one. Suddenly, a stranger appeal and look really eccentric, he is the masque of the Red Death, he killed the Prince and let the Red Death spread in the abbey. ||
 * Rise and Shine || Lattimore || This poem is about after the Red Death, the promising shine come in. ||

Discussion Questions:
What are the passages main themes? Is there repetition and symbols throughout the story? What do you think has just happened to the earth? Why? What does this passage mean by, "The earth staggers like a drunkard"? Is there anything that you find interesting?

Supplementary Material:

 * Why is there so much focus on the throne in "Marvelous Visions"?
 * Why is Daniel talking about his dream?
 * In "Scenes From the Final Judgment", what is the importance of the bowls?
 * What do you think will happen after the thousand years are over?
 * Who do you think is the narrator in "A New Heaven, A New Earth"?
 * How does "Rise and Shine" differ so much from the other passages?

Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
Of all of the passages, what are the main similarities? Why was the earth destroyed? Who is Michael? What specifically happens to the earth? How are the passages different?