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Lead:

In one sense we “get” what apocalyptic is, but in another sense, we don’t.

Intro:

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Hey all, welcome to day 35 of the recording-from-the-road roadshow! Just going to keep it simple today, but be sure to catch up on both parts of The Bible Project’s video explanation for the book of Ezekiel (below).

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Bible segment (read along with The Bible Project):

Passage: Ezekiel 9-12
Translation: HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 86
Words: ~2512

Apologetics/reflections segment:

As a religious, political movement, apocalyptic encompassed several groups with differing viewpoints concerning the coming kingdom. The perspective on the kingdom determined whether the group became actively involved in seeking to overthrow the foreign rulers and restore Jewish self-rule or whether the group was content to escape to the fringes of civilization to wait for God to act and bring in His kingdom.
The following ideas are common to the apocalyptic thought world that produced the literature and the religious/political movements:
1. The present world order is so evil that God will act to destroy it.
2. God’s people must exercise wisdom in obeying God, following His revealed will, and living ethically and ritually pure lives.
3. God has provided revelations, usually through complex visions filled with symbols, to His chosen leaders.
4. The visions often describe the course of history from a significant moment of the past, through a series of earthly rulers and kingdoms, to the moment of God’s intervention to establish His kingdom.
5. A strong contrast is drawn between the stupidity and evil nature of present rulers and the wisdom and intelligence of the heroes of God’s oppressed people.
6. Angels and demonic creatures play significant roles.
7. Universal resurrection leading to eternal hope or eternal punishment awaits individuals.(1)

Wisdom segment:

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Sorry, today’s a little light because I’m on the road. Love you!

-R

Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.

Sources and resources:

(1) David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 435.

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