back into Rev

This week we’re going to jump back into the book of Revelation.  Last time we looked at the fact that John introduced us to this completely new and revolutionary image: a powerless little lamb that has been slain…yet it’s still standing.  And the ironic thing about this is that this tiny little powerless lamb that has been slaughtered is the only thing in heaven and on earth that is ’strong’ enough to open the seals of the scroll that has been presented.  So we talked about where power comes from, and that the way of Empire is always “power over”…but the Way of Jesus is through something we called “power under,” a subversive and non-violent sort of strength.  And we talked about how we have to hold onto this image that John has set before us, of this slain lamb.  If we’re going to survive the rest of the journey through this book and what John is trying to say to these seven churches in Asia Minor, we can’t lost sight of this image and what it means.

So this week we’ll be looking at chapter 6 and the actual breaking of the seals.  Take some time this week to read through this chapter, specifically verses 1-8 that talk about four horsemen.  This is what we’re going to be focusing on this week.