Known as Catherine the Great, this former German princess, came to power by deposing her husband, PeterIII. Her reign significantly changed the appearance of the Large Palace which henceforth became known as Catherine Palace. It was rebuilt with a new park and pavillions including the Cameron Gallery, Cold Bath, Agate Room. Alexander Palace was constructed.

Eldest son of Emperor Nicholas and Empress Fyordorovna. Activist, reformer, diplomat. Had 8 children including the future Emperor Alexander III. Was killed by bomb thrown into his carriage by Revolutionary terrorist.

"The Mad Monk" Russian peasant mystic from Siberia who had great influence in the Royal court of Nicholas II whose son's haemophiia seemed to respond to his "treatments". Tsaritsa Alexsandra relied heavily upon him for help with the heir apparent.in the Old Testament. As such, to rightly identify the two witnesses of Revelation 11, it is crucial to have the background music of the Old Testament coursing through our minds. We must neither attempt to draw exact parallels between the apocalyptic imagery and their Old Testament referents nor attempt to press the language system of Revelation into a literalistic labyrinth such that the two witnesses literally turn their mouths into blowtorches.

First, the two witnesses are a metaphorical reference to Moses and Elijah. Old Testament jurisprudence mandated at least two witnesses to convict of a crime (Deuteronomy 19:15), and in this case the two witnesses accuse Israel of apostacy. The imagery also harkens back to a familiar Old Testament passage in which Zechariah sees two
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