Revelation, Chapter 20, Verses 1 - 3, NIV "And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time." Accompanying these images, in a separate post, will be the first in a series on scriptural analysis. It will delve into the words used in the original ancient Greek, and the evidence for the translations used. It brings some understanding to why different translations will have slightly different wording. While it sometimes may seem as if they actually say different things, it sheds light on what is being translated. The goal of it will be just to put out somewhere and share the information I have arduously gathered, for the potential benefit of others who may be curious. I try my best to keep my opinion out of it, or very clearly noted. The aim is to lay out information for someone to think about, not to tell anyone what to think. Sources are given for information.
AI Images: I was trying to combine the images and analysis into one post, but quickly found that the length and depth of the analysis required it to be a separate idea. Also, it occurred to me that some people may just want to look at interesting pictures. Some people may want to delve into linguistic analysis... But I'm not sure how often those two would overlap. So, better to separate. The following are images created by Deep Dream text to image generator. The input was simply the text from Rev 20:1-3, set to model for AI Vision "ultra." The results were pretty consistent, and more on track for what would be expected than other projects. I will reiterate the text once more, followed by the images. Revelation, Chapter 20, Verses 1 - 3, NIV"And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
Additional images generated after the initial project had concluded. I was interested in giving it a few more attempts.
