Todd and Tyler return to the Book of Revelation, this time moving into the visions in chapters 4 and 5. The throne, the 24 elders, the 4 living creatures, the scroll with 7 seals, the Lion of Judah who is also a Lamb, and the new song. We also begin to look at the opening of the seals in chapter 6 but mostly leave the 4 horsemen waiting in the wings until next time.
Todd and Tyler talk about the Book of Revelation. Or is it Revelations? Revelationses perhaps? We talk about the genre of apocalyptic literature and the vivid imagery taken from Exodus, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. The apocalyptic and supernatural worldview. The letters of John to the Seven churches. And the value of the book for spiritual insight as an “unveiling” of Christ’s mission and identity. In this first part we get through chapters 1-3. Later chapters will be taken up in future episodes.
Todd and Rick talk about Garak, one of the most fascinating characters from Stark Trek: Deep Space Nine. At the end of the occupation of Bajor all Cardassians abandon their former station Terok Nor, now Deep Space Nine. Almost all. One Cardassian remains, a gregarious and mysterious tailor named Garak. No one really knows what he is up to. And with Garak there’s never only one story but several contradictory stories. In fact, there was so much that we decided to split our discussion into to two parts. In Part 1 we begin a deep dive into the many stories of Garak, all of them true… especially the lies!
Todd and Tyler talk about the Song of Songs. The unusual presence of love poetry in Bible. The history of allegorical interpretation with examples from Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Bernard of Clairvaux. How passion can be enflamed for God.
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