An intriguing picture is given us in The Revelation of Saint John, the final book in our Bible. It is a time of trouble and tribulation, and John is a prisoner on the Isle of Patmos. But he writes, "I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet talking ... and I turned to see the voice that spoke with me, and, being turned, I saw ..."

What John saw gave him hope and courage and new heart; it gave him the assurance that at last all battles will be won by the Lord, that ultimatel…