“We’re all dead and just hoping that we come back to life when we get into the world again.” The book “Fallen Angels” by Walter Dean Myers is the tale of a young man named Richard Perry to Vietnam. Perry is just a young man and so are many of his fellow soldiers. Throughout the story they all face many of the same feelings. Feelings of fear, comradeship, and losing a close friend.…
Chapter I introduces us to Edna (the protagonist) and Leonce Pontellier (her husband), the couple who live on Grand Isle (main setting) and are one of the main focuses of the book, Robert Lebrun (a young Frenchman who is attached to Edna), and some minor characters, like Madame Lebrun (Robert’s mother). Chapter II has Edna and Robert talking and expanding their character while Leonce is away at a hotel. Chapter III has Leonce returning home to Edna, criticizing her for acting unlike a common Creole mother, which leaves her crying on the porch due to feeling “oppressed” by her husband, which shows how she wants to be independent, and Leonce leaves the next day. Chapter IV expands Leonce’s character while also explaining how society thinks of regular…
When it comes to the millennial reign of Christ in Revelation chapter 20 the many different perspectives and viewpoints based on the timing of what this event is. “What is the purpose of the millennial kingdom? For one thing, it will be the fulfillment of God 's promises to Israel and to Christ (Ps 2; Luke 1:30-33). Our Lord reaffirmed them to His own Apostles (Luke 22:29-30). This kingdom will be a worldwide display of Christ 's glory, when all nature will be set free from the bondage of sin (Romans 8:19-22). It will be the answer to the prayers of the saints, "My kingdom come!"”…
The article offers the author's insights regarding the "Book of Revelation," by Saint John the Baptist. The author states that the book interprets a powerful affirmation of the insistence of Dei Verbum that God speaks in sacred scripture through men in human fashion. He mentions that the book is not a pure apocalypse and it seems to create an intertextuality which opens text to multiple interpretations. He relates that the book is a significant…
There has been great confusion on eschatology, or the theological study of future events, since the early church. The millennium, or the 1000 years, in Revelation 20:1-6 has not escaped this confusion. To develop the understanding of the topics under discussion in this paper, the main passage under consideration reads as follows in the New King James Version (NKJV):…
I really enjoyed “The Revelation” by Anil John; it was a fantastic, fast-paced read that I found perfect for a fruitless summer day. The story begins with a young Indian boy named Dhruv having a fascination with American cinema especially movies of the Extra Terrestrial genre. Dhruv begins having dreams of aliens and visitations which he ultimately then shares with his father. After some convincing, Dhruv persuades his father to go on a length road trip in pursuit of the truth of Alien existence. While out on the road Dhruv’s father travels to many rural towns and takes in the people and customs associated with them. By the end of his journey, Dhruv’s father finds the spiritual enlightenment he was in search of and shares it with his son.…
Revelation 20: 1-6 is the one passage of the Bible that directly speaks of the Millennium, which means a thousand years and refers to the reign of Christ. The interpretations of this scripture vary and can be expressed from three different prospectives, which include the views of premillennialism, postmillennialism and millennialism. The scripture, as documented in the King James Version of the New Testaments states:…
Pain is a harsh reminder that one is still very much connected to the collective rapture called existence; a belonging which often resonates radially as it does its utmost best to alert one that to continue with the chosen action, to continue along the chosen path, is not without harsh yet definitely quantifiable inauspicious consequences. It was this pervasion of ecstasy, one which she had rejected sometime in the past, that finally forced her to open her eyes, and which saved her from permanent oblivion of her last, true self.…
The Rapture of the church is not to be confused with the Second Coming of Jesus. Let's review real quickly here the viewpoint of a Pre-Tribulation rapture. The Second Coming will be when Jesus returns to the Earth to defeat the antichrist, and to establish the Millennial Kingdom. The Second Coming of Jesus will occur after the Great Tribulation, as seen in Revelation chapters 6-9. The Second Coming is for the removal of the unbelievers, and it will be visible to everyone, unlike the Rapture, which will be secret, and instantaneous. Several end time events have to take place before the Second Coming occurs. Biblical prophecies serve to remind us to always be spiritually ready. At the Rapture, believers will meet Jesus in the air, and there…
In today’s modern times, the term “apocalypse” has come to mean a plethora of things to many different people. However, historically speaking, apocalypse has a much more defined and spiritual connotation that has been well documented throughout literary records. In the article, “Apocalypse: An Overview,” author John J. Collins provides a detailed review of the historical definitions and significance of apocalyptic text in modern day religions. According to the Apocalypse of John, or Book of Revelations (New Testament), the genre known as apocalypse refers to “mysterious revelations that are mediated or explained by a supernatural figure, usually an angel….that disclose a world of supernatural powers…and include the judgment of the dead.”…
“Yes, I’m sure of it. Instead of ascending to heaven, he wants us to take shelter underground, and survive the end of days. He wants us to bear witness to his power, and prepare the world for the return of Christ when we rise up from the cider mill bunker to reclaim God’s kingdom.”…
Helmut Richard Niebuhr was born on September 3rd, 1893 in Wright City, MO. His father, Gustav Niebuhr was a German immigrant and a Protestant minister. His mother, Lydia, was born in the United States. Niebuhr was the youngest of five children, three of whom would become distinguished in theology. Niebuhr graduated from Elmhurst College in 1912, Eden Theological Seminary in 1915, and Washington University in 1917 where he got his master of arts degree.…
Shirley C. Guthrie clearly explains the doctrine of special revelation in his book “Christian Doctrine” . Guthrie states that “Christians may differ in their answer to the question how and whether we can find God” but all Christians agree that we “know that God exist because he found us” (54). “God has revealed God’s most innermost self by speaking and acting in the world in a special way.”(54). This special revelation occurs in three distingue ways. God also revealed Himself in the person of Jesus. God has revealed Himself to the world is by communicating with us through the bible. We can also see God in the history.…
I want to do my short paper on The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and compare this story with the spirit of industrialization. I was going to support this idea based on nature of the soul and relate that to Kurtz by showing that nature of the soul is that involving irrational and rational components , irrational being needs and, instincts or wants but can be controlled by reason. The other part is rational, or cognitive, to think or remember. In the story Kurtz and even Marlow are compelled by the irrational and rational components in the nature of the soul thus relating to the spirit of industrialization in which there was a strive for new knowledge, to think of new ways to do things and make them easier but also in an irrational way in that a lot of the companies at the time showed that their wants came before anything else. For instance people would work 12 hour days and this would include children and would not have a required break or even restrooms, it was all a matter of producing the most stuff at the smallest price no matter the consequences. In the Heart of Darkness Kurtz tried to collect the most ivory he could even if it meant taking it from others. I think that Conrad tries to show this greed in representing Kurtz as this man who started out good and was driven mad by the irrational impulses in his mind that drove him to be the what he was during the story, in a way Conrad shows us if we continue in a direction that Kurtz is going in comparison to the industrialization period which before the reforms was a terrible place to live in; we will all end up like him and that stresses the need for change for the better in which I think that Kurtz finally realizes when his rational impulse kicks in and he shouts "The Horror!, The Horror!" (Conrad).…
Often it is heard that the Bible is a made up of stories and others say that the Bible lacks scientific knowledge. The Bible has a purpose, and that purpose is to teach salvation, and not science. The Bible is aimed as a spiritual inspiration. We are asked the following question.…