St. John on the island of Patmos, while exiled he received the revelation recorded in the Apocalypse. In the clouds above appears the vision John is about to describe in his book: "I saw ... one like to the Son of man...." (Apocalypse I: 13) On the Lord's knees are the Lamb and the scroll with seven seals mentioned later in the Apocalypse; seated around His throne are twenty-four elders in white robes and golden crowns.
Council in Heaven and the rebellion and war with Lucifer and his followers lose their place and are cast out. One recalls the words of Isaiah: " How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, who didst rise in the morning? " (Isaiah XIV:12)
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