One of my favorite writers on Revelation and all things eschatology is Greg Carey, who is a professor of NT at Lancaster Theological Seminary and Moravian Theological Seminary (in Pennsylvania for those who don’t know those schools).
Thank you, Scott! It’s nice to read a “Greg” who thinks along the lines of this Greg! If it walks. talks, and quacks like imperialism, it’s not where I place my faith. If it says it’s not imperialism, or that it’s a good imperialism, but nods, winks, and doesn’t share the Living Hope Jesus brought and shared, then I don’t believe a word of that imperialistic snake oil! Goodness to all!
Read this book on Revelation, because: Resist Trump's imperialism!
OK, skepticism and resistance towards political power is always good advice. Revelation 13 is an essential counterpoint to Romans 13. "Jesus is Lord!" is the first creed of the Church and the reason imperial Rome HAD to persecute Christians, despite its general policy of religious pluralism: The religion of Rome was Rome!
I guess I need to read this book. Sigh.
But frankly, if Trump is now your lens for reading the Bible, Scot, then you need to expand your reading. Trump has generally tended towards expanding free speech, religious liberty, resistance towards Chinese, Russian, and Islamist imperialism, and pressure on Europe and the UK to return to its roots in these matters.
Revelation describes a threat that combines both state and market, especially control of the means of exchange. Debanking, deplatforming, demonetization for political reasons—these affect the average American Christian's freedom to follow their conscience-under-Christ, far more than than silly schemes to buy Greenland. And Trump has been on the right side of those issues.
But fair's fair: Here's how I read "The Meaning of the Number 6"—ending with the famous mark.
To KAM: Respectfully I have a different view of the second sentence of your 4th paragraph, e.g. receiving retribution for free speech. Having said that, I do like better insight into how others think.
To Scot: I am interested in hearing more about this book. Of course I want to read it but frankly I am not reading even half of what I want to read. And that's on me.
Thank you, Scott! It’s nice to read a “Greg” who thinks along the lines of this Greg! If it walks. talks, and quacks like imperialism, it’s not where I place my faith. If it says it’s not imperialism, or that it’s a good imperialism, but nods, winks, and doesn’t share the Living Hope Jesus brought and shared, then I don’t believe a word of that imperialistic snake oil! Goodness to all!
Thank you Scott , sounds like a good book to be read.
Scot, thanks for sharing this brief excerpt. Another book I'll have to add to my TBR pile!
Read this book on Revelation, because: Resist Trump's imperialism!
OK, skepticism and resistance towards political power is always good advice. Revelation 13 is an essential counterpoint to Romans 13. "Jesus is Lord!" is the first creed of the Church and the reason imperial Rome HAD to persecute Christians, despite its general policy of religious pluralism: The religion of Rome was Rome!
I guess I need to read this book. Sigh.
But frankly, if Trump is now your lens for reading the Bible, Scot, then you need to expand your reading. Trump has generally tended towards expanding free speech, religious liberty, resistance towards Chinese, Russian, and Islamist imperialism, and pressure on Europe and the UK to return to its roots in these matters.
Revelation describes a threat that combines both state and market, especially control of the means of exchange. Debanking, deplatforming, demonetization for political reasons—these affect the average American Christian's freedom to follow their conscience-under-Christ, far more than than silly schemes to buy Greenland. And Trump has been on the right side of those issues.
But fair's fair: Here's how I read "The Meaning of the Number 6"—ending with the famous mark.
https://open.substack.com/pub/km678/p/the-meaning-of-the-number-6
Blast away.
To KAM: Respectfully I have a different view of the second sentence of your 4th paragraph, e.g. receiving retribution for free speech. Having said that, I do like better insight into how others think.
To Scot: I am interested in hearing more about this book. Of course I want to read it but frankly I am not reading even half of what I want to read. And that's on me.