Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: MYSTERY BABYLON
As in science, secular historians tend to ignore and trash Biblical accounts, even though archaeological finds frequently embarrass them and prove them wrong. Today I'm aiming more at some implications of secular accounts of history, and going beyond history I'm looking at the border between mythology and actual realities of the past. Listening to two … Continue reading Babylon, The Bible and the BBC
In the seventeenth chapter of Revelation John is shocked to his core at the sight of a woman riding a dragon or "beast". She is named, "Mystery Babylon, mother of Harlots", and the horror of her appearance easily matches her title. The beast has seven heads and ten horns. As I've noted in previous parts of this series, the beast's seven heads represent kingdoms or empires in chronological order, and as a rule in Scripture they're epitomised by specific kings who defined those kingdoms or are icons of them.
Should we as Christians forget our differences with those of other faiths? Should we all get together in one big love-feast; compromise; build bridges; accept other beliefs and new ways of thinking?
There's a relationship between these names: a common thread relevant to our times and the world we all live in... An EU Council poster. Note the caption: "MANY TONGUES, ONE VOICE" Since President Obama pushed open the floodgates for immigrants into the US, erasing the legal/illegal distinction, and instructing border security to "stand down" and … Continue reading BABYLON, BRUSSELS, EUROPA AND UTOPIA
No, dear reader, I haven't mis-spelled a word in my title, I'm just rather partial to puns... Do you ever wish you could read a book or watch a movie in which nothing goes wrong, where nobody gets hurt and there are no problems to solve? I've discussed with my sons the fact that works … Continue reading THE END OF AN IRE
