Sodom
Tim Rhodes wrote:
> Bob Hartwig writes:
>
> >"And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
> >brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
> tormented
> >day and night for ever and ever." (Revelation 20:10 KJV)
> >
> >"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the
> >lake of fire." (Revelation 20:15 KJV)
>
> The beautiful thing is that the author of these passages was a regular user
> of a medicinal ergot-rye wine taken at the time by Greeks for chronic pain.
> He was no doubt, in fact, probably a veritible William S. Burroughs of his
> day. In fact, I have a hard time reading Revelations and NOT hearing it
> inside my head in Burroughs voice. Passages like:
>
> "And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and
> talked with me, saying unto me, `Come hither, I will shew unto thee the
> judgement of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters.' " (Revelation
> 17:1 KJV)
>
> -Prof. Tim