Whore of Babylon

The giant, ravenous beast roared loudly, scaring the flying, hungry birds from their nests. The great beast, while quite intimidating and horrendous, only wanted to be loved by his insane, screeching aunt. His aunt, who was perceived to be lovely, was not. She was very loud and didn’t have much of a heart. The aunt, whose name is Gertrude, was quite mean to the beast and told him often, that nobody would ever like him, due to him being seen as gigantic, furry, smelly, old cockatoo. He might have

Throughout the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several biblical allusions to emphasize the Puritan society this novel was set in and give the reader a comparison of Hester to biblical figures, both holy and unholy. The Puritan society was one of strict adherence to the Bible and its teachings; consequently, Hester’s sin is not easily forgiven. Through his use of biblical allusions Hawthorne provides the reader with a historical figure that portrays characteristics or aspects similar to that

This is a victory song and also assurance to the persecuted Christians of Asia Minor that God is still in control and always will be and that everything will fall into place when the time is right and when he plans for it to. God defeated the “whore of Babylon” and therefore defeated the Roman Empire once and for all. I believe that there were major social and historical factors that played a crucial role in influencing the writing of the book of Revelation due to the fact that there was so much past

The book of Revelation consists of vivid descriptions of events that occur in a prophetic vision to John, the author of the book. It has given rise to a wide number of depictions in modern media about the apocalypse as well as a lot of conflicting opinions about its intended meaning. The scholarly consensus, based on the text, is that the book of Revelation was not prophesying about the end of the world, but rather is a condemnation of the practices of the Roman Empire. In this essay, I will contend

The Apocalypse of John, otherwise known as the book of Revelation, is a climatic example of apocalyptic literature, ultimately ending with the end of the earthly world and the second coming of Christ. The final text dated around 95 CE, the author identifies himself as “John” in the first chapter of the book, causing many to believe that John the Apostle, who allegedly wrote the book of John, also authored this apocalyptic text; however, scholars agree that John the Apostle wrote no books of the New

Eve has been considered as the mother of femmes fatales. Karen L. Edwards, in “The Mother of All Femmes Fatales: Eve as Temptress in Genesis 3” argue that “allusions to the story of the fall regularly assume Eve to be the archetypal femme fatale: she tempts Adam to participate with her in a divinely forbidden act in order to gain illicit knowledge, thus luring him to death, and with him the rest of human kind” (35). Another good illustration of the fatal woman is Lilith, who has been dismissed from

The film I will be evaluating is Nymphomaniac a sprawling two-part sex drama that blurs the line between art and porn. It follows a sex addict named Joe as she’s found battered in an alleyway by an older bachelor named Seligman. In explaining how she came to be in such a condition, flashback scenes unfold in chapters introduced by snapping witty dialogue between Joe and Seligman. It begins with Joe throughout her teenage years, when she first begins to discover her insatiable sexual appetite. Then

Edmund Spenser’s epic poem The Faerie Queene is well known as an allegorical work, and the poem is typically read in relation to the political and religious context of the time. The term allegory tends to be loosely defined, rendering a whole work an extended metaphor, or even implying “any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning”(Cuddon 20). In true Spenserian style, with everything having double meanings, both uses of the term allegory are applicable to his writing. Thus, during

The Peoples Temple began as a church that supported social equality and justice, but slowly changed into a prophetic movement; a network of individuals, tightly organized in a communal group that attaches its identity to charismatic leadership and the teachings of that leader. The movement’s leader Jim Jones claimed to be the “God-sent prophet” . In order to expand, he later moved his congregation to California and eventually Guyana where he created the closed community of Jonestown. However, in

chapters 17 and 18 we read about the great whore named Babylon who sits on many waters and is the mother of all harlots. The imagery in which the apostle John uses to describe Babylon has very significant meaning, in particular for the church as she approaches the end of the age. It is of paramount importance to understand who this Babylon is and how she affects the life of every believer. Throughout the ages there have been many attempts to identify Babylon. Most have agreed that she is the Roman