<p>7:10 <em>Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne</em>- See on Jn. 20:28. Revelation is full of allusion to Roman imperial court scenes and rituals. In its first century application, it was an appeal for Christians to not convert to the imperial cult, even at the risk of persecution and death. In its latter day reference, Revelation may well be found to be full of reference to and parody of the culture and structure of the entity which dominates the land in the last days. In the first century, the Caesar declared himself as the &lsquo;saviour&rsquo;. The Roman emperors often gathered people from all nations and languages within the empire, who stood before his throne and cried &lsquo;Victory&rsquo; or &lsquo;Salvation&rsquo; to the Caesar. This was seen as legitimizing the Caesar as chosen and approved by the entire empire. Radical Islam loves to use the cry of &lsquo;Victory&rsquo; and to talk of how each town they overrun has been liberated or saved. They also love to claim that they have support from worldwide and not simply from Arab Moslems. The crowd of believers here parodies their claims by giving the true international worship to the true God rather than the false one.&nbsp;</p>