Revelation -- 40

The Book of Revelation #40

Few ideas inflame the imagination as that of the Millennium -- the tantalizing possibility of a 1,000 year of peace on Earth under the visible and perfect Kingship of Jesus Christ.

While Catholics for the most part have been blissfully ignorant of the passionate debate the Millennium engenders in Protestant circles, they are also for the most part unaware of its profound impact on the practice of their faith and the importance of the Mass they participate in.

Highlight

1. What do the words "pit", "chain" and "key" have in common?
2. How did the Jewish and early Christians, contemporaries of St John understand these words?
3. How are we to understand the numeral "1000"?