Scripture text for Wednesday, May 19th, 2010: Revelation 4:1 – 7:17
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“This is an apocalyptic passage, through and through. Interestingly, there is wide appeal for this genre, especially when you consider apocalyptic films. Recent examples would include the Terminator series, I am Legend, and V is for Vendetta. I would speculate on at least the following two reasons for this. First, we like to know where we are going and so, we enjoy a film that seeks to capture that even if we know the odds of it happening as it does in any one film are very low. We like to at least think and imagine various ways the world might go. Second, we recognize that the world, the universe, is in fact much, much bigger than any one of us. These films confirm this recognition by portraying large numbers of people and their lives being completely overwhelmed by the events.