07/28/2019
Revelation 20
Chris Breslin
“There are two angels with a (hu)man—one of righteousness, and the other of iniquity.” -Shepherd of Hermas
“Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves…” -Book of Common Prayer
“Allowing our lives to be determined by what we are against, and by the fear and anger that accompanies it, defeats what God might be doing in the conflict itself.” -David Fitch, The Church of Us. vs. Them
“The definitive defeat of Satan implies that even though chaos is irrepressible it is less powerful, less real than creative order.” -Adela Yarbro Collins
“To clasp hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” -Karl Barth
“And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.” -John Donne
Scripture:
Evil is Alive and Well (Jakob Dylan)
Behold the Lamb collage artwork by Chris Breslin (2019)
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Death Be Not Proud by Donne/Assad
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed by Montgomery/McCracken
Psalm 126 by Wardell
The Kingdom is Yours by Common Hymnal
Jesus, What a Beautiful Name by Riches
Wood and Nails by Watts/Wardell/Cunningham
Doxology
Revelation Reading:
The Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology) by Richard Bauckham
Can I Get a Witness?: Reading Revelation through African American Culture by Brian Blount
The Book of Revelation: Justice and Judgment by Elisabeth Shüssler Fiorenza
Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation by Michael Gorman
Apocalypse and Allegiance: Worship, Politics, and Devotion in the Book of Revelation by J. Nelson Kraybill
Picturing the Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in the Arts over Two Millennia by Natasha & Anthony O’Hear
Revelation (Brazos Commentary) by Joseph Mangina
Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination by Eugene Peterson
From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective ed. David Rhoads
