The Apocalypse of the Philistines

Then I looked, and behold! Four angels were sitting on the four corners of the earth. And great beasts were rising on the waves of the tumultuous ocean. The Angel of the North Country thundered, “Behold!” and a great lion came from the North Country and devoured the temple of demons. And the Angel of the South Country thundered “Behold!” and a broken stick rose from the South Country, and anyone who leaned upon the stick fell into the waves of the ocean and was drowned. And the Angel of the East Country thundered, “Behold!” and a double-headed bear with three ribs in its mouth devoured the lion and restored the temple of demons, and the double-headed bear made war with the broken stick of the South Country, and sought the temple of demons as its ally, but the broken stick resisted continuously. And the Angel of the West Country thundered “Behold!” and a leopard with four heads flew with the wings of eagles toward the East Country, and in its wake, it devoured the South Country and subdued the North Country. And the Angel of the North Country thundered “Behold!” and I saw a great and terrible beast, more terrible than the others. And I looked and saw that those dressed in white robes were becoming the allies of the temple of demons, for one more evil than the temple of demons was destroying the inheritance of Yahweh. And Yahweh resisted, and Yahweh was victorious, and the terrible beast from the North Country withdrew. And the saints under the altar cried, because the temple of demons had become the ally of those in white robes. And the Angel of Yahweh flew through the heavens carrying a scroll. And a goat came riding across the desert with another scroll. And I looked, and behold, the two scrolls became one scroll in the hands of those who wear the white robes. And those who wear the white robes worshipped at the temple of demons. And the Angel of the West Country thundered “Behold!” and I saw a most awesome beast arise in the coasts of the Philistines who came to destroy the temple of demons. The beast was larger and more ferocious than Goliath, and it made war against David, and David was like a grasshopper in the shadow of the beast of the West Country. Then I looked to the heavens and beheld the Lamb who was slain. The Lamb grew larger than the beast of the West Country, and grew so large that not even heaven could contain him, and the feet of the Lamb touched upon the West Country, and the Philistines loved the Lamb. And I began to celebrate, because the Philistines loved the Lamb more than they loved the beast. And the Angel of the East Country thundered “Behold!” and I looked and beheld the Moon rising in the East Country, and upon the wings of the Moon were 114 legions coming to conquer. And the Moon rose high to shine on the North Country and to shine upon the South Country. And the 114 legions conquered the South Country, and they conquered the North Country. But when the Moon traveled to the West Country, the Lamb turned back the scroll of heaven, and the Lamb resisted the Moon and his 114 legions until they turned back. And the Lamb was very powerful, and I began to celebrate ecstatically, because the Lamb was victorious against all enemies, and the Philistines of the West Country loved the Lamb. But the Angel of the West Country thundered “Behold!” and I looked and beheld 30 Philistines, and given to them were 30 swords, and they struck the Lamb with their swords, and wounded him deeply. Then the 30 Philistines turned against each other and slew each other, and the West Country was full of blood up to the horses’ bridles. And I wept bitterly for the Lamb, because he was grievously wounded, but the Lamb still lived. Then the Angel of the West Country thundered “Behold!” and I looked and beheld another 30 Philistines, and given to them were 30 swords, and they struck the Lamb again with their swords, and wounded him deeply. Then the 30 Philistines turned against each other a second time, and they slew each other, and the West Country was full of blood up to the horses’ bridles. And I wept bitterly for the Lamb, because he was grievously wounded a second time, but the Lamb still lived. Then the Angel of the West Country thundered “Behold!” and I looked and beheld another 30 Philistines, and given to them were 30 swords, and they struck the Lamb a third time with their swords, and wounded him deeply. Then the 30 Philistines turned against each other and slew each other, and the West Country was full of blood up to the horses’ bridles for a third time. And I wept bitterly for the Lamb, because he was grievously wounded a third time, but the Lamb still lived. And the Angel of Death was riding across the four corners of the earth, and four horsemen followed him, and the waves of the ocean were roaring. And I beseeched the Angel of Death asking, “Please tell me, who are the 30 Philistines with 30 swords, and why do they strike the Lamb three times?” And the Angel of Death replied to me, “Behold!” and I beheld three graves, and the Angel of Death said to me, “These three graves are three wars which shall grievously wound the Lamb in the land of the Philistines. And the waves you hear roaring in the ocean are stirred by the Adversary who makes these wars to harm the Lamb.” And I beheld the roaring waves upon the ocean, and the four horsemen rode across the waves. And I beseeched the Angel of Death asking him, “When shall these three wars come to pass?” And the Angel of Death replied to me, “Behold!” and I beheld the three graves, and each grave was marked with 30 years, and the years of the first grave were 1618-1648, and the years of the second grave were 1785-1815, and the years of the third grave were 1914-1945. These are the three graves of the three wars which grievously wound the Lamb in the land of the Philistines. Then I looked again, and behold!  I saw the Lady in the land of the Philistines, and she was clothed with the sun, with the moon at her feet.  And there were many from the temple of demons living peacefully in the land of the Philistines.  They drew their swords and slaughtered the Lady.  She cried unto heaven, but there was silence in heaven.  The sun turned black, and the moon turned to blood.  She fell down below the altar.  She looked for the Lamb in the land of the Philistines, but the Lamb had vanished from before their presence.  The priests of the temple of demons placed a covering over her, so that her blood could not be seen.  Her ghost cried from below the altar, but heaven would not remove the covering which concealed her bloodied corpse.  I looked, and behold!  The Angel of Death was standing before her.  In his hand was a scroll with seven seals.  Five were broken, and two remained.  I spoke unto the Angel of Death, “Sir, please tell me, what is written in the scroll?  Please give unto me the meaning of the prophecy which was spoken in the times of Domitian.”  And the Angel of Death replied unto me, “If you want to understand the mysteries of what was spoken during the times of Domitian, and if you desire to learn the mysteries of the black sun, and of the bloody moon, then read the scroll of Victorinus.  Then, ye shall know the fate of the Lady in the last days.”