Please read the passage before reading the commentary. God has been remaking the universe to make it stand firm forever. It includes a new heaven and a new earth, but no sea. The sea tends to be chaotic, spewing forth … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The book of Exodus described the Israelites as dancing in the desert after they have escaped from the Egyptian army by crossing the Red Sea. John described the Book of Revelation as … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. How can a person indicate perfection, something squared, or an infinite number of something in the Bible? Such a person would probably do what we would do if we could not think … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. It takes about twenty heavily armored vehicles and over twenty-thousand dollars to take a president of the United States safely out to supper. It took only one death on only one cross to … Continued
-37 Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilia. Hermanas y Hermanos, Necesitan cerca de veinte vehículos muy blindados y más que veinte mil dólares para escoltar el Presidente de los Estados Unidos con seguridad a cenar a un … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. This passage is like a bridge between the first half and the second half of the Book od Revelation. It is the second section about scrolls. The first is chapter 5, 1-10, … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Are there dogs and other pets in heaven? Perhaps we should withhold judgment on the question until we consider that around God’s throne in heaven are living creatures that resemble a lion, … Continued
We begin a series of readings from the Book of Revelation. It is also known as the Apocalypse. Apocalypse is about decision, about the endtimes, about choice. If real life is like running for office, apocalypse is about voting: we … Continued
Please read the passage before the homily. Our reading is from a part of Mark’s gospel that we can call apocalyptic. The description of events is final, strong, and violent. The Judgment is black or white, with nothing in between. … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, Nuestra lectura de hoy es de una parte del evangelio según San Marcos que podemos llamar apocalíptica. Su descripción de los hechos es definitiva, fuerte, y violenta. El … Continued