Dramatic Narrative with a Liturgical Purpose No one can read Revelation without sensing that it tells a story, even if that story does not have a merely linear progression.14 There are major and minor characters, there is conflict and resolution, there is even a plot. Some have even likened Revelation to an ancient drama, complete with Greek choruses that burst into (liturgical) song, providing commentary on, as well as respite from, the dramatic action. We get the sense
