Unveiling the Beast and the Dragon: Reframing Revelation to Resist Modern Empires (Revelation Series)

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Delve into the true meaning behind the Beast, the Dragon, and the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation, and how understanding these symbols in their original context empowers the modern church to resist assimilation into the ways of empire. Mike Erre and Tim Stafford discuss the importance of interpreting these apocalyptic images through a first-century lens to uncover their relevance for today's believers.

Key Takeaways:

Reframing the Beast and the Dragon – Recognizing these symbols as representations of oppressive empires and corrupt power structures rather than individual figures.
The Mark of the Beast Explained – Unpacking the historical and cultural context of 666, the significance of marks on the forehead and hand, and what it means for modern Christians.
Resisting Assimilation – Identifying subtle ways the church may conform to societal norms that oppose the teachings of Jesus and how to actively resist these influences.
Corporate Spiritual Disciplines – Exploring how spiritual formation occurs within community practices and the importance of communal action over individualism.
Imaging God Through Action – Emphasizing the role of active participation in God's work and how being image-bearers involves engaging in actions that reflect God's character.

Resources Mentioned:

The Book of Revelation, Chapters 12 and 13
The Book of Daniel, Chapter 7
Previous Episodes on Thoughts and Prayers
Tim Gombis's Teachings
"The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, welcome in the Voxology podcast Mike Erie Tim Stafford
0:21.2	we're glad to be with you today
0:24.1	hello hello and hello
0:26.9	it is
0:28.5	it used to be your big call
0:29.7	your big catchphrase for this was hello internet
0:32.0	hello internet yeah these days
0:35.1	these days internet has a face and it's the face of our dear listeners who are really kind of amazing people.
0:45.7	And we get all sorts of great comments and feedback and questions from.
0:49.6	Timothy Stafford, this is your favorite time of year.
0:51.8	We are recording Friday, October 27th.
0:54.5	This is the night of your show, right? Your graveyard, your graveyard thing.
1:01.0	It is completely sold out. Well, of course. That's genius. Not for me. I'm not even on the flyer.
1:06.0	It's for the movie, but. Well, yeah, but you're playing, right? We'll pretend. Yeah yeah we'll pretend it's all for me and then
1:11.4	we're showing cocoa the movie cocoa in a cemetery yeah it should be pretty rad in the cemetery
1:16.9	we're going to open up playing songs to the little kids choir which is like five kids so choir
1:22.3	it can be yeah yeah whatever but and then there's some traditional as tech dancers there's sugar skull painting
1:29.5	there's a costume contest oh my goodness and then there's the movie in the in the cemetery on a
1:34.6	big blow-up screen dude should be fun this sounds so up your alley definitely not jesus wean
1:43.4	this is definitely Halloween so I don't know
1:47.2	depends I think today hypothetically I'm gonna put out the Midnight Mass episode
1:54.5	the conversation with Caitlin as like a rerun yeah I was just talking with
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