Worship as Resistance: Reimagining the Throne Room of Revelation 4 (Revelation Series)

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🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Mike Erre and Tim Stafford delve into Revelation 4, exploring how the throne room scene redefines worship as an act of political resistance against oppressive systems. By unpacking the rich Old Testament connections and the subversive use of imperial imagery, they challenge modern perceptions of worship and invite listeners to see it as a radical declaration of allegiance to God's kingdom.

Key Takeaways:

The Throne Room Imagery – Understanding how Revelation 4 draws from Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Daniel to present a powerful counter-narrative to Roman imperial propaganda.
Worship as Political Act – Exploring worship not just as musical expression but as a life orientation that challenges existing power structures and injustices.
Subversive Use of Imperial Language – How John's use of terms like "throne" and "lord and god" directly confronts the titles claimed by Caesar, presenting Jesus as the true sovereign.
The Role of the Church – Recognizing the church as a transnational and transethnic community that embodies the political reality of God's kingdom through worship.

Resources Mentioned:

Ezekiel 1 – Vision of the four living creatures and the throne.
Isaiah 6 – The seraphim proclaiming "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty."
Daniel 7 – Imagery of the Ancient of Days and the Son of Man.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Illustration of acknowledging the true king.

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Voxology podcast, Tim Stafford, Mike Erie,
0:10.1	two middle-aged white dudes offering thoughts, opinions, attempts at being humorous,
0:19.1	and for some reason, many of you tune in.
0:23.7	And those of you who are not tuning in know who you are,
0:28.2	even though you don't know what you're missing.
0:31.6	Existentially know who you are somewhere out there.
0:33.6	That's right. You know, there's something missing.
0:36.4	There's a hole in your heart
0:37.7	a god shape and yes exactly a revelation shaped hole if you will Timothy um good morning
0:46.0	at least when we're recording how are you it's labor day and we're laboring that's right
0:51.0	yeah people are actually this is a this is almost as live as the podcast can get.
0:57.4	Yes.
0:58.0	Tim was great because it takes a bunch of work to turn this sucker around, believe it or not.
1:03.1	And I was moving houses last week.
1:08.3	And so, and then I, and then we, a day after we moved, I went up to visit my son in
1:12.9	Ohio. So, and I got back yesterday. So it has been a whirlwind, a dervish, a whirling dervish.
1:19.9	And so Tim was great. We, this is like, this will come out when? Tomorrow?
1:26.2	And a couple hours. No, I no I'm gonna this is the same day
1:28.9	I'm aiming for it dude you are you are ridiculous what happens would you think
1:34.4	shana for me for you know she's not doing anything it's a labor day jk yeah
1:41.0	laboring with the kids. Is she neighboring?
1:45.2	Awesome. Laboring.
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