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“Unmasking empires in our midst…” — Gospel and Sermon for Sunday May 8, 2022
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Some of the most popular movies out there right now are the Marvel movies. While I haven’t seen Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, I understand it’s pretty wild. Fantastic scenes, people with incredible powers, magic, villains who dream of ultimate power.
Some Marvel cinematic adventures are even crazier — take the most recent series, Moon Knight, that includes wild creatures, gods, a powerful villain reigning judgment and destruction on people as they try to create an empire, and a main character with a split personality that made the viewers wonder what was real and what was not.
John’s revelation could easily be made into one of those movies. Apocalyptic writing has this type of feel to it. Revelation has deep symbolism, fantastic creatures, evil forces imposing destruction in pursuit of power, and good triumphing over evil.
Revelation is one of those books of Scripture that seems so utterly crazy and so it’s easy to dismiss and put aside. Yet, Revelation is so very important. Revelation is the inspiration for so much of our worship liturgy.
And it’s not surprising really when we take a moment to consider that, according to Michael Williamse, “Revelation is a series of seven scenes…
