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Apocalyptic

‘Apocalypse’ means ‘revelation’, or ‘unveiling’. At various points in the Bible—and especially in the last book of the New Testament—there is a lifting of the veil on heavenly places, and on divine activity. These occasions reveal how the purposes of God—which often seem hidden from human creatures—are nevertheless decisive in world history. The following exhibitions explore how such biblical passages might make all of us into seers.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata by Giotto
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly by James Hampton
Isaiah Clerestory Window by Rowan LeCompte

Isaiah 6 Holy, Holy, Holy

The Fall of Babylon, from Illustrations of the Bible, John Martin
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
Death of Akkadian King, by Vivan Sundaram

Isaiah 13:1–14:27 Destruction in Progress

Ezekiel's Vision of the Wheel and the Four Living Creatures by Jost Amman after Melchior Bocksberger
Descriptio Rote secunde iuxta vitulum. Et secunda pars secunde dispositionis, from Henricus de Carreto's 'De Rotis Ezechielis' by Unknown artist, Northern Italy
A panel from the Book of Ezekiel Window by Unknown French artist

Ezekiel 10 Great Wheels of Fire

Valley of Dry Bones, Ezekiel part of the Ezekiel Cycle by Unknown Artist
Ezekiel from the Knesset Menorah by Benno Elkan
Ezekiel Resurrection by Richard McBee

Ezekiel 37:1–14 Dry Bones

Belshazzar's Feast by Rembrandt van Rijn
Belshazzar's Feast by John Martin
Belshazzar’s Feast, the Writing on Your Wall by Susan Hiller

Daniel 5 The Writing on the Wall

Visions Planets Beyond the Light of the Sun by Howard Finster
Rock of Ages: The Prophet Elijah Confronts Idolatry by Norbert Kox
No Divorce Whore’s Allowed, photo of 'Prophet' Royal Robertson and at his house and yard art environment in Baldwin, Louisiana, USA by Royal Robertson (Photo by Michael Edward Smith)

Hosea 11:12–12:14 Prophecy in the Raw

'Klimt, Freedom Graffiti', from the Syrian Museum series by Tammam Azzam
The Temple Within by Steven Cogle
Victory in Iraq by Thornton Dial

Matthew 24:1–36, 42–44; Mark 13; Luke 21:5–38 Keep Awake

The Seven Works of Mercy by Unknown artist
Last Judgement by Nicolaus and Johannes
The Allegory of Mercy by Unknown Artist

Matthew 25:31–45 Sheep and Goats

Self-portrait. Between the clock and the bed by Edvard Munch
Angelus Novus by Paul Klee
Altarpiece No. 1, Group X by Hilma Af Klint

1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 Faith, Hope, and Love

John 19:19-22 Reinscribing The Cross by Francisco de Goya
Fall of the Rebel Angels by Andrea Commodi
The Broad and Narrow Way; printed by Headly Brothers; published by Gawin Kirkham by Unknown, after Schacher

2 Peter 2 False Prophets and Fallen Angels

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More Exhibitions

General Resurrection from the Bamberg-Eichstätt Psalter by unknown German artist
Sarcophagus of Theodore by Unknown Italian artist
The Resurrection, Cookham by Stanley Spencer

1 Corinthians 15:35–58 Bodily Resurrection

Yellow Crucifixion by Marc Chagall
Christ appearing to Saint Peter on the Appian Way (Domine, Quo Vadis?) by Annibale Carracci
The Last Judgement by The Last Judgement

1 Peter 4:12–19 Finding Meaning in Suffering

The War in Heaven (pane 7g), part of The Great East Window of York Minster
Saint Michael and the Devil by Unknown Spanish Artist
The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Revelation 12:7–12 War in Heaven

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