Vampires and the Antichrist: Synonymous or Coincidence? [4]
论文作者:Apryle Gayle Thompson 论文属性:短文 essay登出时间:2007-10-13编辑:点击率:16951
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stenance. Though this trait is not as prevalent in depictions of the Antichrist, it does nonetheless surface. The Apocalypse of Elijah, for example, speaks of the Antichrist's pursuance of the virgin Tabitha saying, "...He will pursue her up to the regions of the sun set. He will suck her blood in the evening. And he will cast her upon the temple, and she will become a healing for the people. She will rise up at dawn..." (Wintermute 747). Likewise, a 1643 Thanksgiving sermon before the House of Commons repeatedly referred to the Antichrist beast, along with the Whore of Babylon, as having drunk the blood of the saints and prophets (Marshall 12, 20-27). This is further evidenced in Revelation 18:24 on the subject of the Babylonian Whore: "And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth." Moreover, the drinking of blood can also be seen as a perversion of the Christian communion:
在血的问题上,有一种最广泛的说法是吸血鬼们依靠血来作为他们最主要的食物以获取生存。不过在反基督者中,这种特性并不那么普遍,虽然表面上他们也吸血。例如,在小说《Apocalypse of Elijah》里,讲到反基督者对处女 Tabitha的追求时,写到,(译注,此段原文偶看不太懂......)"......他将追求她直到太阳落山,他将在傍晚吸食她的血液。他将会把她置于寺庙之顶。而她将具有疗治众人的能力。她会在拂晓时升起......" (Wintermute 747)。相似的,1643年感恩节在国会下议院前的一次布道上,反基督的野兽和巴比伦的淫妇一次又一次的被相提并论,因为他们饮过圣人们和先知们的血(Marshall 12, 20-27)。这进一步证明了启示录18:24里对巴比伦的淫妇的叙述:"先知和圣徒,并地上一切被杀之人的血,都在这城里看见了。"此外,饮血也可以看出是作为对基督教团体的颠覆:
...the bloodsucking—not only can one account for it in terms of the
history of sacrificial blood (see Agazzi 1977: 11-31) but one could also see it as a reversal of its Christianized version, the holy communion, which was depicted by late-medieval and early-modern mystics as a highly tangible bodily and material absorption of Christ's flesh and (more significantly) blood (Bynum 1982: 152;1987: 176). (Klaniczay 181)
......吸血——不仅仅象征了历史上的牺牲的血(see Agazzi 1977: 11-31),也象征了对神圣联盟的基督教版本的反动。神圣联盟被神秘主义者描绘为在中世纪晚期和现代早期,切实地吸收了基督的肉体和(更多的)血液的实体(Bynum 1982: 152;1987: 176)。(Klaniczay 181)
Another common trait of both vampires and the Antichrist is their banishment to the ground or earth. In a commentary on Revelation, one author explains chapter 11, verse 7 as "'the Antichrist coming out of the dark and deep recesses of the ground, to which the devil had been condemned'" (Bousset 152,153). Furthermore, the nickname ‘son of perdition' probably refers to his being from hell or a lower world of sorts (Bousset152). Vampires are likewise bound to the earth in that they must always return to it during the day in order to renew their strength and avoid the dangerous sunlight (Florescu, In Search153). In fact, the origin of the tombstone comes from the old practice of piling heavy stones on a new grave to prevent the corpse from rising and becoming a vampire (Wright 13). This use of stones to seal a tomb is reminiscent of Christ's own burial, though it could not contain Him.
吸血鬼和反基督者另外一个相同的显著特点是他们都是被放逐到地面的。在启示录的一条注解中,一个作者诠释第11章,第7篇为"‘反基督者从黑且深的地缝中走出,到那被魔鬼诅咒之地去'" (Bousset 152,153)。此外,他的"毁灭之子"的别号,也大概指的是他来自于地狱,或某个类似的地下世界(Bousset152)。类似的,吸血鬼在上升到地面之后,也不得不回到那个世界去补充力量,并躲避危险的阳光(Florescu, In Search153)。事实上,在最开始,墓碑的作用就在于给新的坟墓压上重的石头,以阻止尸体从墓中爬出,成为吸血鬼(Wright 13)。用这种用石头封印坟墓的方法来自于基督自己的葬礼,虽然这无法限制住基督自己。
Perhaps due to their demonic nature, both the vampire and the Antichrist are born of and rule in darkness. Satan himself has often been described as having fallen into darkness after his fallout with God:
也许因为吸血鬼和反基督者的恶魔本性,他们都生于黑暗,统治于黑暗。撒旦自己也经常被描述为被上帝击败后堕入黑暗的:
The fall of the Damned One began again
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