T
o rise very early in the morning
and make your way to any high land on
Patmos and watch the sun rise over Asia
Minor and all these islands is to experience a very personal viewing of the setting that many believe was the milieu of
Saint John the Divine���s Apocalypse, a vision of the world���s end found in the New
Testament of the Bible. One can see his
story in this place. And one is reminded
of the continued religious implications���
not to mention current geopolitical implications���of that vision today. When
one is fortunate enough to experience
this vista over many years, one is moved
to profound realizations by the cumulative experience. It moves you beyond the
hundreds of stones and rocks that you
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