In the film, The Apocalypse (2002), the
Apostle John is a prisoner at an island-prison because he is a Christian. He is
having visions of heaven in the last of days and Valerio, another prisoner is dutifully
writing what John dictates so various church congregations can know of John’s
revelations. He is esteemed so much by other Christians that he feels pressure
to steer them to God’s truth. Too much esteem, I submit, is being directed to
John, as he is, as he admits, only a human being, though he does get caught up in
his own direct access to God, as in being able to know the will of God. This is
a temptation for any religionist, especially religious leaders. Although
subtly, the film conveys John’s over-reaches though without having another
character explicitly refer to them as such.
The full essay is at "The Apocalypse."
