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I am standing at the door, knocking.

And if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat

with you and you with me.

Oh, my God.

John.

Write to the church in Ephesus that anyone who has an ear listen to what the

Spirit is saying.

I, Caesar, Augustus Titus Flavius Domitianus,

Lord of the Empire, do hereby proclaim

myself divine.

This is the dawn of a new day.

The whole universe will recall it as the day of new birth.

The advent of the reign of the god

Domitian.

Pretending to be a god when he is still alive. It's unheard of.

Quintus. My lord and god.

Christians continue to profane my honor and glory, especially those in Asia

Minor.

You assured me, General, that the last of the apostles was dead.

Yet his very name is still on their lips.

I am certain, my Lord, John is dead.

How know you?

You say dead.

But the myth lives on.

The god Domitian will not tolerate this.

You will give these Christians an ultimatum. They have 28 days to

publicly as their god.

Their only god.

Should they resist?

You.

Put them to death.

Know the situation.

One month's time.

We must betray our faith, proclaim Domitian as our God, or die.

What are we waiting for? Let's get out of here. Brothers, the Romans are out

there now, seizing every Christian they can find.

But no one is going to force me out.

I can't believe a Christian doesn't have the right to defend his own life.

Defend his life? What about the women and children?

What about the... The Lord is closer to us now than you think.

It's from John.

The Lord has returned to speak to us through his apostle, John.

John is still alive.

Every church has started to receive letters.

But we had to be sure they were truly from him. Why isn't he here?

Because he has to hide from our enemies.

Like we do more than we do. Don't you see that?

Irene, I wanted to tell you... I saw John once.

Did you know that?

I was only a girl at the time, but I remember it so clearly.

My mother went to listen to him and brought me along.

He came over to me.

To me.

And he took me in his arms.

And he kissed me on the cheek.

And he whispered something in my ear.

What did he say?

My child, you have the eyes of a doe.

Now look at me.

I run like a doe, carrying his letters to the brothers.

Do you remember the first time we met?

You couldn't believe that I love the same things you do. I'm afraid,

You? Everything is at stake now.

Our lives are about to change. They have to, or we will die, and nothing will

ever be the same.

I'm leaving Ephesus.

You're leaving?

Now?

Escaping is what you mean to say.

No.

I'll miss you, Valerius.

General!

At last!

What news do you bring to God to me? A spy, my lord.

I was just this minute arrived from Ephesus.

I raised him myself.

He's like a son to me.

A son who's a spy?

Well, speak!

Your Lord and God are ready to hear.

Bring him to me.

My Lord, their room is in Ephesus. It seems that John the Apostle is

still alive.

It appears that an old man by the name of Theophilus, another Christian, is in

touch with him.

Strange letters have been... Silence!

Legends, my lord, legends.

They take a while to die out.

It's to be expected.

Somebody pretending to be their apostle. This is your doing, General.

My supreme patience has run out.

I'm sending you to take over as governor of Ephesus.

Crush... the vermin who perpetuate these lies.

I want you. I implore you.

Eliminate every trace of this imposter.

On Quintus.

You will also cut off your spy's head.

But my lord.

If what he has spoken reveals itself to be.

Do you know where the old man is, at least?

He's a prisoner on the island of Patmos, which puts him under the jurisdiction

of Ephesus.

You'll have to get yourself arrested and sent off to Patmos.

No.

You raised me to be a soldier, to face my enemies in the battlefield, not to go

around lying to everyone all the time.

I turned you into one of the finest officers in the Empire, and I have no

intention of repeating myself.

You have your orders.

And if I refuse?

Refuse.

You can't refuse.

You can't even think about refusing.

You're obliged to me.

Look where you are today.

Your real parents weren't just slaves.

They were criminals, traitors to the Empire.

What were they?

Questions.

Were my parents questions?

I'm sorry.

But you're not free to choose.

You're a soldier.

We have to keep you alive for now.

Come on, scribes. Even you need to eat.

That's for you, Theophilus.

John, I'm afraid to even call you by name now.

Jesus saved us.

And he brought you, his last apostle, here into this pit.

Why?

Give me that ball.

This is enough for you, old man.

And consider it a gift.

For what little you get done at the mine.

earn yourself more enemies like that.

Is that a sin, Demetrius?

I wish I had your strength.

My strength?

My strength does not come from me.

It comes from the Lord.

Gaius, no one has seen John except Theophilus. Who is that?

He's the one John gave the letters to. The one who passed the letters on to

Ionicus, my brother, who travels there with supplies for the prison.

Where is this Theopolis?

He's a prisoner in the mines on Patmos. All I know is that he's a very old man.

I see.

John is not only alive, he speaks with a prisoner on an inaccessible island.

Listen to me. The letters are too important.

Irene, convince your brother to take you to Patmos.

I want you to speak to Theopolis yourself.

Only you can...

your name your kingdom come give us each day

our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive everyone

who is indebted to us and lead us not into temptation

Amen

Tell me more about Jesus and how he died.

Blood was running from his hands, his feet, and his side.

And his breathing so suffered.

Before Jesus died, he opened his eyes and looked at her and said, Mother,

do not cry.

And then, and then, he said to her,

Mother, this is your son.

What you see, write on a book and send it to the churches of ancient.

and omega, the first and the last, and he that lives. I was dead, but

now I am alive forevermore and have power over death and hell.

Write the things I will show you.

They are messages for all churches.

Come, I will show you things which must be hereafter.

They entered the door of heaven.

There were 24 old men dressed in white robes with golden crowns on

their heads and four living beings.

Bless the Lord.

Fire and heat.

Thank you.

Bless the Lord.

For you created all things.

There was a sea of glass, like crystal.

Behold. the throne that was set in heaven and on the throne there was a

that was written on back and front and was sealed with seven seals.

Seven seals.

Yes.

To guard the story of man. The past. The present.

The end.

The truth.

Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?

Who can reveal the true meaning of the things God has prepared?

No one in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the earth can open the scroll.

Someone must break the seal.

It is our only hope.

Our only hope.

I saw heaven and the secret of all things protected in God's

hands.

There are ten of them.

First five inside for registration.

Don't you understand, Irene?

Maybe I'm helping some friends of mine to escape, but I don't want to risk

anyone's life.

Be careful. Ionicus, please.

Not a word when we land on Patmos.

I'll do the talking.

They already know you came to help with supplies, so you don't have to explain

anything.

How can I get to Theophilus, brother?

Demetrius will introduce you to him.

After all the letters he's given me for your Christians, we've become old

acquaintances.

There it is.

Atmos.

Ionicus, is the mind as bad as they say?

It's my idea of hell.

Next.

Remain.

Valerius.

From Ephesus.

If you need another scribe, I can also read and write.

Christian.

We're not the ones who decide.

You know what you've come here for.

You ready?

Bring them through.

And here's Theophilus.

Since you're new at this, let me show you the warehouse right away.

Come with me.

Irene, come with me.

This is what you asked me for.

This is from John.

Guard it with your life.

When can I speak with Theophilus? Well, I don't think... He's the only one who

knows where John is hiding. I have to convince John to come to us. And if the

Romans find him, you know what that would mean. He's the only one who can

us. What's going on in here? Hey!

Hurry up, sister.

We have to get back to Ephesus before dark.

I believe there's something very important for all of us. It's written on

scroll, son.

Visions.

Tell them to our brothers who are hiding in their houses.

Tell them to our brothers in the Roman prisons.

If John doesn't come here, if he doesn't show us that he's alive, will

they find the courage to keep their faith?

We must wait until...

His letters show us God's will.

The Romans won't wait.

I see you've already made yourself at home, General. There's no time for

formalities, Corvus.

The situation here has slipped out of control.

I'm talking about Christians and the lies they spread.

You've done nothing to stop them.

What lies are you referring to? That the apostle called John is still alive.

That one.

Yes, they'll be saying that for a hundred years now.

You know, these Christians, they love old wives' tales.

But the Emperor doesn't.

You are removed from your responsibilities as governor.

I am in charge in Ephesus, starting now.

This hardly comes as a surprise, General.

There's something you can do for me while you settle your affairs before

departure.

Stay out of my sight.

I see.

Well, if that is all, Governor, I shall be on balance.

One more thing.

Have any more prisoners been taken to the island of Patmos?

More Christians?

There's hardly room for another one.

And they accuse me of being lenient.

We shall make plenty of space when the ultimatum expires.

We?

We won't do anything at all. I will, if I so decide.

You won't take a single initiative, is that clear?

Get down in the mines and help the others.

Did you get an answer from Ionica? Did we get the boat? Look, we have another

man over our heads, which means they're going to kill us.

Just see to it that we have the boat. The tongue doesn't go with a wiggle of

emphasis. We're just as anxious to get out of here as the rest of you.

But we still have to convince the office.

We're not moving without him.

Be ready, because I won't wait for anyone when the time comes.

Hey!

Where does it go?

Stick your nose where it doesn't belong.

And you end up losing it.

You die in here, bit by bit.

I've been here for a while.

Do you know everybody here?

More or less.

Must be hard at your age.

For you and the other one.

Theophilus, right?

He's about the only human being you'll find around here. Hey!

You haven't done a lick of work all day.

And now you're wasting his time, too.

Now!

Get up if you want to earn your fiddle.

I said get up. Get up now or you'll be sorry for it.

Don't ever touch that old man again. God! God!

God!

You'll see what's in store for you.

And don't say you didn't deserve it.

You were a Christian.

You should know.

Why not? I said I'm going to die in this home.

You are afraid to be in a cage.

Because you have known the value of liberty.

No.

I thought I was free.

But I'm a slave.

I'll always be a slave.

Your servitude.

depend on Rome.

No Roman can ever free you.

What do you know about me?

Your chains are in your heart.

You drag them around with you wherever you go.

You must free yourself.

That's enough.

Who are you?

Why do you lie to your brothers?

You write the letters.

John is dead!

am the last of your apostles alive.

Yet you keep me here as if it were my tomb.

Lord, you revealed your truth to me.

Truth that can free us all.

Yet you hold me here.

For every liberty is denied.

Did you not call me to lead my brothers to your kingdom?

Yet why do they think that I have abandoned them?

They are lost, Lord, forgive them.

They are only human.

And I am only human.

Give us all.

Oh, God,

lift this shadow from my heart.

Make me worthy of your call.

Make me worthy of you.

Make me worthy of the light.

Do not weep.

Look, the Messiah has triumphed.

And so he will open the scroll and its seven seals.

Once more.

Here is the power of the risen Christ.

The rider who wins over death.

Take away peace from us.

Who was that?

It was war.

He's the one who sets people killing each other. How can he have such power?

So they know where the paths of hate lead.

A crust of bread for a worker's wages.

To spread hunger and misery throughout the world. And injustice, the fruits of

selfishness.

What is his power?

The most terrifying power there is.

The power of death.

To remind the world that only in God there is life.

So that man may turn to him again and praise him.

Who can stop all of this?

Only the love of him who gave his life for us.

Death will not have the last word.

And whosoever lives in love lives in God,

and God in him.

If we bear all pain and suffering with faith and love, we will find true joy in

the Lord.

We've decided to leave Ephesus before it's too late.

May God protect us all.

Come on.

What does apostle mean, Father?

It means that John is a very special person.

Like an angel?

No. He's a person like you and me.

It's his life that is special.

Jesus chose John when he was still a boy. And John was Jesus' favorite

He never left Jesus' side.

Even when he was on the cross.

And all the others had fled because they were afraid.

I wouldn't be afraid to stay by Jesus' side.

I know.

Irene.

Go back to Patmos.

Find Theophilus.

Find John.

the supplies.

The officials have left the list of supplies in the back.

He's not well today.

What happened to Valerius?

Come with me.

I'll watch out for the guards.

Valerius tried to defend another prisoner.

They put him in isolation for four days.

Oh, my God.

John's had another vision?

Yes. And he gave this to you in person?

No.

He... Pass it on to Theophilus. How does he do it?

I have to see John.

He has to come to us. I told you that.

How does Theophilus do it? Tell me.

It's through a friend.

A guard, I think. Guard?

Yes.

He's a convert.

He comes from Laodicea and... Ionica's told me the guards are all from Rome.

It's not a guard.

There's no one.

No one at all.

You two invented it all to keep his name alive.

But John is dead. No.

John is alive.

He's as alive as you and me.

Then explain to me how we...

Good job.

You still have the eyes of a doe.

found you.

We need you so badly.

You are the only witness to the resurrection of our Lord.

They will listen to you.

You will save us. Oh, no.

Don't cry, my child.

Don't cry.

Only the Lord can save us.

But now he wants me here.

To deny my own name and testify to his?

If you stay here, you will be killed.

Listen, there's a plan to escape.

Come with us.

Tell our brothers and sisters what God wants from us.

There is no other way.

We cannot escape from the will of the Lord.

But I will continue to send you his messages until the final mystery is

revealed.

Please, please, share my secret.

Guess what we need.

We have the boat. It's for tonight.

Where's the map?

Hold on.

We still have to convince the operatives.

I'm not going to run from here.

Give me the map.

I don't want to see you die.

I'm going to need you now.

Look, those other Christians don't have any brains. When they take you back to

the cell tonight, get your hands on the map they're hiding.

Why do you tend him?

He'll soon cut your throat.

You stubborn fool!

Take

this

old man and put him in the cage!

Let the other one go.

It is claimed that in

Laodicea they speak of no one but John, the immortal.

Hence, by decree of Domitian, divine emperor of Rome, said province shall be

purged by fire.

Not a single blade of grass.

He left standing.

He can't blot out an entire land.

An ultimatum one day, a decree the next.

This is sheer madness.

What do I tell the emperor?

Tell him that his orders will be carried out.

Thank you.

Attack every Christian village in the area.

Kill all the Christians.

That order is from the Emperor Domitian himself.

And I want them carried out.

longer be spent.

Be patient a little longer until the number of your brothers is complete.

Now share my victory over death.

Come on, old man.

develop them to think they'd catch me unprepared.

You can go back to your friends now.

If anyone else attempts to escape, I'll have to sacrifice others along with him.

As it is, the ultimatum in a couple of days.

And we will be forced to kill every one of you who still refuses to give up

your Christian God.

Give me your blessing and prepare me for

death.

I am not afraid anymore.

May the Lord forgive me for my sin.

Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.

Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

The wicked will not stand firm at the judgment, nor sinners in the gathering

the upright.

The path of the wicked is doomed, sharp, blown around by the wind.

Who are these people?

Where have they come from?

They have been saved.

These are the people who have been through a great trial.

They have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb.

They will never hunger or thirst again because the Lamb will be their shepherd

and guide them to the springs of life.

And God will wipe away all tears.

You, come here.

If you stay here, it means death.

I have to stay here.

Please, come with us.

The Lord has spoken to me.

The seventh seal.

Perhaps it is my life for the Romans to take. John, God doesn't want you to die

now.

He's freeing us. That's right. We've got to hurry. Yes, we are in your hands.

Save us.

Thank you.

I beg you in the name of Jesus.

Thanks, Joan.

Stop.

Stay where you are.

There are fewer guards on that side and I've removed the sentries from the gate.

Now move.

I'm not going to make it anyhow.

I'll delay them.

Please.

It's your only chance.

We'll meet you there. Valerius is right. No, we should stay together.

I'm not leaving, John.

Yes, you are. This time you listen to me, sister.

Let's go.

Let her do what her heart commands. Let him get away!

Hurry, they're almost here.

I thought you had no more voice left for me.

Salvation has been won by our God and all authority for his Christ.

For all evil has been defeated forevermore.

They're here.

Do not be afraid

of the truth.

If you don't want to remain a slave,

from Ephesus, Quintus Maximus, to unmask the real enemies of the empire.

And I order you to arrest him in the name of the emperor... Seize him!

If you do so, you will answer to Quintus personally. Look!

Ships flying the imperial colors.

What has been going on here?

Who are they?

These are the prisoners that tried to escape.

One of them claims he knows you.

If they have to die, I choose to die along with them.

I am a Christian.

The son of Christians.

I will accept your sentence under the laws of Rome.

Remove their chains.

What?

They must die. It's the order of the emperor.

Domitian has been assassinated.

Nerva is the emperor now.

He has declared an amnesty for all prisoners.

And an end to the persecution of Christians and Jews.

Remove their chains.

free man now.

And your father admires your courage, son.

Now you know the truth.

I lied to you.

I didn't understand.

I didn't understand myself.

But now my eyes are open.

Jesus told me once that God forgives the most those who love

the most.

Always loved you, Valerius.

It's over.

You're free to go, old man.

My name?

God will always win, friends.

His victory over evil is the root of our faith.

The words of Jesus come true before our eyes every day and

will continue to come true to the end of time.

Blessed is he who obeys his commandment to love one another

and make a better world.

By the grace of the Lord Jesus.

And then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, come down out

of heaven from God, prepared as a bride for her husband.

Here God lives with human beings and he will make his home among them.

They will be his people.

And he will be their God.

God with them.

And he will wipe away the tears from their eyes.

And there will be no more death.

No more mourning or sadness or pain.

The world of the past is gone.

The spirit and the bride say, come.

Let all who are thirsty come, and all who want it may

have the water of life, and have it free.