I wonder if the author of Revelation (John of Patmos?) was a slot machine addict. He certainly seems obsessed with the number 7. There’s this Beast with seven heads; a red Dragon with seven heads; a Slain Lamb with seven horns AND seven eyes; seven Bowls of God’s Wrath; seven Seals; seven Trumpets—well, it’s a real jackpot of sevens, innit? To top it all off, the whole narrative is apparently intended to convey a secret winning strategy to Seven Churches in Asia. It could be subtitled : How Beat the Odds at the Armageddon Casino!
I once visited St. John’s cave on Patmos where he supposedly recorded his visions. It was pretty claustrophobic. I can see why he lost his mind and became a pokie.
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