Category: Revelation 9
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Hitting Bottom
We have all seen this before either in ourselves or in others: A vice or addiction grips a person’s life but he refuses to acknowledge that there’s a problem, never mind to seek help. Invariably, this evil consumes him, ravages him and ruins just about everything in his life.
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War
Amid the political and social unrest of the Vietnam War, singer Edwin Starr recorded a song which asked the question: “War! What is it good for?” The answer he returned was an emphatic “Absolutely nothing!” He then explained, “Oh war, I despise ’cause it means destruction of innocent lives.” Few…
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The Nature of Evil
What do we make of such horrifying imagery? How should we process such a disturbing scene? The Lord could not have portrayed evil any more vividly than he has above. While this is only a symbolic representation of evil, it’s horrifying nonetheless.
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The Weight That Evil Cannot Bear: Itself
I have seen entire New England forests defoliated by a plague of gypsy moth caterpillars. I have witnessed the devastation of swarming grasshoppers on Oklahoma farmland. In both instances the damage was immeasurable. Those calamities stirred feelings of helplessness, anger and disgust within me, …
A Revelation Invitation 