The Book of Revelation is of peculiar interest to us in that it is the last book of the Bible, and the last message of the Lord Jesus Christ to his people. Its purpose is clear:”to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass” (1v1) It is therefore a very special book in which the saints of God have the future revealed to them in a privileged manner. But how could so much hsitorical activity be condensed into a small book of 22 small chapters? The history is summarised in signs and symbols . . .