Our Lady the Gate of Dawn | Woman of the Apocalypse Rev 12:1 | Theotokos Gold Floral Texture Design | Orthodox Christian Art PosterAnd there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. Revelation 12: 1 The focus of this great sign is a woman, who is the Most Holy Theotokos, the mother of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The sign is an image of the First Coming of Christ, but, simultaneously, within the same image there is another aspect, one with an eschatological dimension, which is that of

"You are not numbered among those who practice evil deeds

and to cut off the head of the Great Martyr Panteleimon

- Tito Colliander

if but a little

help me with our holy Lady

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon

and they loved not their lives unto the death

The Lord warns us all: be ready each minute

and He shall rise up from below the horizon

But he said: Nay

taking the form of a bondservant

may the sight of the company of heaven be in my eyes