Part 2: I just read a fascinating book on Revelation as the work of a astral prophet, who describes what he actually sees in the night sky, interpreting them within his Jewish/Christian faith tradition. Ii is the most cogent interpretation of Revelation I have ever seen, drawing on the ancient fascination with the night sky. It is: Bruce J. Malina, On the Genre and Message of Revelation: Visions and Sky Journeys (Peabody, Hendrickson, 1995).