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Sigue siendo una postura actual la necesidad de reflexión ante las realidades que vivimos. El deseo de cambiar los parámetros que nos rigen es vigente. Nos rodean episodios apocalípticos de desalmados indignos de ser considerados parte de nuestra humanidad. El Apocalipsis, obra inspirada e inspiradora de artistas de todos los tiempos, ha sido tema de culto a lo largo de la historia, si bienmanifestándose bajo presentaciones adaptadas a las diferentes épocas y tiempos vividos, pero siempre buscando reflejar la precariedad y fragilidadde laexistencia frentea laconstanteamenazade la muerte y la exterminación. designs. The next sectiondelves into the symbolism of numbers. The number seven (septenaries) is repeated in the sectionof theSeals, Trumpets and Bowls as amagical number that resolves conflict its six predecessors have led to. The first four represent the Four Horsemenof theApocalypse and their coloured horses representingwar, death, poverty and the final one, inwhite, a a representationof thepurity of Christ in the conquest of Christian eternity after death. The fifth and sixthSeals are cataclysms and the seventh is salvation and the announcement of the seven trumpets that are tobring the victory of New Jerusalem (the final aimof thebook), together with its 144,000members of the twelve Jewish tribes and other fatidic occurrences that happendue to human vanity. After, thebowls arepoured andproclaim thedramaticmisfortunes that befall humanity. The seventh attains the victory of salvation andbegins the section about theWhore of Babylon. It describes earthly Jerusalem, which has to succumb to the hecatombof the unfaithful, of thosewhogive in to the weakness of thepower of thedragon andpleasure. Babylon, as a city of exile, welcomes thewayward and receives theWhore that rides astride a seven- headedbeast: And there came one of the seven angelswhich had the seven vials, and talkedwithme, saying untome, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon manywaters:Withwhom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earthhavebeenmadedrunkwith the wine of her fornication.. Revelations 17:1-2 Themanwhobears themark of 666 is thework of theBeast and represents evil like theCaesars of the time, or Satan himself. Another personof not is the pregnant womandressed as a sunwith the halfmoon at her feet as described inChapter 12of thebook of Revelations: And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; awoman clothedwith the sun, and themoon under her feet, and upon her head a crownof twelve stars: And shebeingwith child cried, travailing inbirth, andpained tobedelivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; andbehold a great reddragon, having seven heads and tenhorns, and seven crowns upon his heads. Andhis tail drew the thirdpart of the stars of heaven, anddid cast them to the earth: and thedragon stoodbefore thewomanwhich was ready tobedelivered, for todevour her child as soon as it was born. And shebrought forth aman child, whowas to rule all nations with a rodof iron: and her childwas caught up untoGod, and to his throne. And thewoman fled into thewilderness, where she hath aplace preparedof God, that they should feedher there a thousand two hundred and threescoredays. Revelations 12:1-6 El Stadterhebungsmonument deDüsseldorf (Alemania), es un monumentohistóricoque representadiferentes escenas de tilde apocalíptico. Es obradel escultor Bert Gerresheim, 1988/ The Stadterhebungsmonument (Düsseldorf, Germany) is and historical monument representing some apocalyptic scenes. Createdby the sculptor Bert Gerresheim in1988. La rameradeBabilonia sobre labestiade siete cabezas, de una pintura rusadel sigloXIX. Lameretriz deBabilonia es unode los personajes que aparecen en el librobíblicodel Apocalipsis, en concreto en los capítulos 17 y 18. Se asocia con el Anticristo y la Bestiadel Apocalipsis por conexión con el reinode las siete cabezas y diez cuernos/ TheWhore of Babylonon the seven-headedbeast, from a 19th centuryRussianpainting. TheWhore of Babylon is one of thebiblical characters that appears in Revelations, specifically inChapters 17 and 18. She is associatedwith theAntichrist and theBeast of theApocalypse with seven heads and ten horns. . 116