Its main theme is the persecution of the early church by the Roman Empire (Rev. 17:1-2, 15-18), because Christians would not worship idols or the Roman Emperor (Rev. 1:9; 2:10, 13; 6:9-11; 7:9, 13-14; 9:20-21; 12:17; 13:5-6, 15-17; 14:9-13; 16:2, 5-6; 17:6; 18:24; 19:2, 20; 20:4).
Dagiti bambanag a katupag ti nagkauna a tabernakulo a nausar iti panagdaydayaw iti Dios—a pakairamanan ti lakasa ti tulag, simmarming a baybay, (palanggana a pagbugguan), dagiti pagsilawan, daton nga insienso, ken ti altar a pagidatonan.—Exodo 25:10, 17, 18; 40:24-32; Apocalipsis 4:5, 6; 5:8; 8:3; 11:19.