Journal of Biblical and Pneumatological Research. Paul Elbert

judgments of God.

      Passage 7. Revelation 19:1–21:8: God’s Judgment of the Wicked

      This set of analogues is unique in that the hearing (the worshippers before the throne at the marriage supper of the Lamb) is followed by an extremely long adjunctive visual analogue — the impact of the reign of God: the white-horse rider wreaks defeat on the beast and his cohorts, Satan is consigned to the Lake of Fire, the wicked are condemned at the final white-throne judgment, and ultimately the New Heaven and New Earth are established. Quite clearly, this extensive analogue expands and describes not only the worship of God by those around the throne, but the main emphasis is on the effect of the prophetic establishment of the reign of God.

      Passage 8. Revelation 21:9–22:5: God’s Reign

      This is the final seeing/hearing analogue. In it, John implicitly hears the angel say, “come, I will show you . . .” (primary analogue). The vision of the Holy City follows (adjunctive analogue). Certainly, this description (what is seen) rather powerfully elaborates on the words of the angel (what is heard). In this ultimate analogue rests the cumulative rationale for the final prophetic revelation of the establishment of God’s reign.

      Conclusion

      We have identified two distinct patterns of the seeing/hearing motif in the Apocalypse of John. Quite clearly, John intends to convey something significant by these variations. Rhetorical analysis, particularly Humphrey’s study of argumentation within vision-reports, sheds light on John’s purpose in using these patterns — the visions provide the rationale for what is heard, by setting the “word” into the prophetic scenario. The eight special passages begin with the vision of the glorified Christ (ch. 1), the authoritative source of the entire message of Revelation. They proceed through the text, which elaborates the message of God’s judgment and reign, and culminates in the two final analogues which dramatically describe the impact and effect of God’s reign on the wicked and the ultimate establishment of the Kingdom with the righteous.

      TABLES

TABLE I – Total Uses of Hearing and Seeing
Reference	Greek	English Rendition (NIV)
Chapter	Verse
1	2	ei}don	He testifies to everything he saw
3	o9i a0kou/ontej	Blessed are the ones who hear it
7	o1yetai	Every eye will see him
10	h!kousa	I heard a voice like a trumpet saying
11	o9 ble/peij	What you see, write
12	ble/pein	I turned to see the voice
ei}don	I saw seven golden candlesticks
17	ei}don	I saw him
19	a4 ei}dej	Write what you see
20	ou3j ei}dej	The mystery of the seven stars which you saw
2–3	7	a0kousa/tw	He who has ears let him hear[Repeated in vv. 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22]
4	1	ei}don	I saw a throne
h!kousa	The first voice I heard was as a trumpet
5	1	ei}don	I saw in the right hand
2	ei}don	I saw a strong angel
3	ble/pein	[No one] could see inside it
4	ble/pein	[No one] was found to look inside it
6	ei}don	I saw in the midst of the throne
11	ei}don kai\\ h!kousa	I saw and heard the voice
6	1	ei}don	I saw the Lamb
h!kousa	I heard one of the four living creatures say
2	ei}don	I saw a white horse
3	h!kousa	I heard the 2nd living creature say
5	h!kousa	I heard the 3rd living creature say
ei}don	I saw a black horse
6	h!kousa	I heard a voice
7	h!kousa	I heard the voice
8	ei}don	I saw a pale horse
9	ei}don	I saw under the altar
12	ei}don	I saw when he opened the 6th seal
7	1	ei}don	I saw four angels
2	ei}don	I saw another angel
4	h!kousa	I heard the number
9	ei}don	I saw a great crowd
8	2	ei}don	I saw the seven angels
13	ei}don kai\ h!kousa	I saw and heard an eagle
9	1	ei}don	I saw a star
13	h!kousa	I heard a great voice
17	ei}don	The horses I saw in my vision
20	ble/pein / a0kou/ein	The idols which cannot see nor hear nor walk
10	1	ei}don	I saw another strong angel
2	h!kousa	I heard a voice out of heaven
5	o4n ei}don	The angel which I saw
8	h!kousa	The voice I heard
11	9	ble/pousin	the people…will gaze
11	tou\j qewrou=ntaj	Terror struck those who saw them
12	h!kousa	They heard a great voice
e0qew&rhsan	Their enemies looked on
19	w1fqh	The ark of the covenant was seen
12	1	w1fqh	A great sign was seen in heaven
2	w1fqh	Another sign was seen
10	h!kousa	I heard a great voice
13	1	ei}don	I saw a beast
2	o4 ei}don	The beast which I saw
11	ei}don	I saw another beast
14	1	ei}don	I looked and there before me was the Lamb
2	h!kousa	I heard a voice
h4n h!kousa	The voice which I heard
6	ei}don	I saw another angel
13	h!kousa	I heard a voice
14	ei}don	I saw a white cloud
15	1	ei}don	I saw another sign
2	ei}don	I saw…a sea of glass
5	ei}don	I saw the temple
16	1	h!kousa	I heard a great voice
5	h!kousa	I heard the angel
7	h!kousa	I heard the altar
13	ei}don	I saw three evil spirits
17	3	ei}don	I saw a woman
6	ei}don	I saw [that] the woman was drunk
i0dw__n	When I saw her
8	o4 ei}dej	The beast whom you saw
12	a4 ei}dej	The ones you saw
15	a4 ei}dej	the water which you saw
16	a4 ei}dej	the 10 horns which you saw
18	h34 ei}dej	the woman you saw
18	1	ei}don	I saw another angel
4	h!kousa	I heard another voice
18	ble/pontej	When they see the smoke
22	ou0 mh\ a0kousqh=|	The voice of the millstone will never be heard
23	ou0 mh\ a0kousqh=|	The voice of the bridegroom will never be heard
19	1	h!kousa	I heard… a great multitude
6	h!kousa	I heard… a great multitude
11	ei}don	I saw [the] heaven standing open
17	ei}don	I saw an angel
19	ei}don	I saw the beast
20	1	ei}don	I saw an angel
4	ei}don	I saw thrones
11	ei}don	I saw a great white throne
12	ei}don	I saw the dead
21	1	ei}don	I saw a new heaven and a new earth
3	h!kousa	I heard a great voice
22	ou0k ei}don	I did not see a temple
22	4	o1yetai	They shall see his face
8	o9 a0kou/on kai\ ble/pon	The one who hears and sees these things
h!kousa kai\ e1bleya	[When] I [had] heard and seen them
17	o9 a0kou/on	The one who hears
18	tw|~ a0kou/onti	The one who hears

TABLE II: Audio/Visual Analogue Patterns
Reference	Pattern or Variation (*implicit)(See page 22)	Linguistics
Greek	English Translation
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