Agnus dei: this Christian term symbolizes Christ who
sacrificed himself to expiate men’s sins. The image contains an element of totemism permeating the myth about Jesus Christ . in the
apocalypse , and also in some prayers and religious ceremonies, Jesus is proclaimed the “immaculate lamb” , and early Christian frescoes depict him as a shepherd carrying a lamb on his shoulders. (the good shepherd).
The apocalypse( revelation of St. john the divine): one of the books of the new testament traditionally attributed to St. Jojn the divine, author of the fourth gospel and three epistles. The Book of Revelation contains a series of visions and prophecies concerning the “end of the world”, the struggle between the Christ and the Antichrist, the day of judgement, the millennium of the kingdom in heaven. The Book is an important link in the chain of works of eschatological literature and the first book of the new testament as far as the dates are concerned. Basing what he said on the research of Franz Benary, Engels demonstrated that the book of revelation had been written in the year 68 or early in 69. It is not out of question that some parts of the book date from a later period than the bulk of the text, and in particular from the 90s of the first century, since Jesus Christ figures in those instead of the Lamb. The Book of Revelation represents the very earliest stage in the history of Christianity, when the main doctrines of the religion had not yet taken definite shape.
Catharsis : a phenomenon in the psychology of believers, consisting in a sense of bliss and relief, when they have recited prayers or performed other acts of good worship. Religious catharsis is the psychological antithesis of religious fear which can be counterbalanced or displaced by it. This phenomenon is a vivid manifestation of the illusory—compensatory function of religion, actively used in religious propaganda and worship of all denominations.