tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post753405201829549679..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: Christmas according to the Book of RevelationMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-33970733937235705942010-12-23T19:31:06.773-06:002010-12-23T19:31:06.773-06:00soundtrack to your QT production would have to be ...soundtrack to your QT production would have to be done by guns n roses... queue "welcome to the jungle" ... :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072760947598008909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-81451034829276007402010-12-20T13:28:53.522-06:002010-12-20T13:28:53.522-06:00powerful. and yet there is a strong eschatological...powerful. and yet there is a strong eschatological element in John. the woman described can hardly be contained to the person of Mary. the context itself is highly suggestive of the events of the end of the age.odolamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258060596170969787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-26210668080538389122010-12-20T11:45:44.579-06:002010-12-20T11:45:44.579-06:00And, of course, QT would go totally gonzo, Kurosaw...And, of course, QT would go totally gonzo, Kurosawa-style, with Herod's slaughter of the infants.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876769321454257622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-85218610481991480622010-12-18T20:51:55.930-06:002010-12-18T20:51:55.930-06:00I made a dragon nativity scene picture for when I ...I made a dragon nativity scene picture for when I preached this passage a couple of years ago. <a href="http://st-eutychus.com/2009/have-yourself-a-very-wooden-christmas/" rel="nofollow">It's bad. But you're welcome to flog it</a>.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317381886477652487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-21483960166564230672010-12-18T19:36:56.201-06:002010-12-18T19:36:56.201-06:00The redemption of Israel, awaiting for the most pa...The redemption of Israel, awaiting for the most part outside of the old Covenant in the diaspora, rejected by the Jewish authorities, but received by the Messiah in His tour of Galilee, and by His reception of the Greek emissaries.. the 12 stars, this should also be a theme in the movie version, with threats of civil war as recorded at the Feeding of the 5000 in John etc.<br /><br />peace<br />Nazaroomr.scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295661257329405324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-49301918043745136532010-12-18T14:39:12.903-06:002010-12-18T14:39:12.903-06:00You should get a bunch of red dragons for people t...You should get a bunch of red dragons for people to add to their nativity sets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412247474926594732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-61823858196632230882010-12-18T12:27:05.819-06:002010-12-18T12:27:05.819-06:00I really like your message! There is, indeed, a pl...I really like your message! There is, indeed, a place for the nativity story, but as it is done in contemporary story-telling, it is white-washed. It is made "nice," and palatable to modern secular bias. The bias of which I speak is of course, reducing Christmas to: family, public niceties, and consumer patriotism. <br /><br />The vision of the nativity must contain the vision of Apocalypse too. Very good, indeed.By Jarrod Longbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230149291476756153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-11878780187507983142010-12-18T08:30:33.197-06:002010-12-18T08:30:33.197-06:00Love it! And there are in fact "stars" ...Love it! And there are in fact "stars" mentioned in Rev. 12...though a third of them are taken up in the cosmic battle by that Dragon and his tail. This will definitely be a powerful and thoughtful text for preaching! I may have to "borrow" the idea for Christmas....thanks Mike! :-)Rick Wadholm Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16071320669354835388noreply@blogger.com