American Historical Ephemera & Photography

143 x 54 in. cotton banner with stenciled and hand-painted text and illustrations (some splitting, areas of verso rebacked with tape). 

A monumental banner featuring the Revelation of Jesus told through "chapters" alongside the timeline of the Israelites. The Rapture is illustrated in the first third with "The Elders in Heaven and the Heavenly Saints" raised to heaven. Follows is the various signs and symbols of the Apocalypse concluding with the threat of "the Beast and False Prophets" and the path to the "Lake of Fire." 

Church Revival Banners of the Early 20th Century
The late 19th and early 20th centuries continued the Third Great Awakening and saw the emergence of new Christian movements, such as Pentecostalism, Holiness denominations, and Fundamentalism, alongside a renewed vigor for tent revivals, evangelism, and global missionary work. Traditional denominations experienced challenges, and in some cases schisms, in part due to the response of traditional and fundamental beliefs to theological liberalism and cultural modernism. The hand-painted and printed banners offered as Lots 616-621 reflect the religious fervor and passionate beliefs fomenting in this period of change.