A few people have been offended by my use of "fairy tale" as the title for my commentary on Revelation. I'll offer here a brief explanation.
Fairy tales (like most popular movies) embody a deeply rooted human hunger for order and the ultimate triumph of justice and goodness. In fairy tales we read about conflict, bad guys, accidents, mistakes by the hero, unintended negative consequences . . . then we come to the end. At the end goodness triumphs, the maiden is united with her prince, justice is restored, all is right with the world. And they live happily ever after.
Revelation is the true account of God's plan to fulfill this ineradicable human hunger for the triumph of goodness. It is the divine truth that is pointed at by the human hunger. (Cf. C. S. Lewis notion that hunger itself is evidence of a reality that will satisfy that hunger.)
About Me
- John McLarty
- Pastor, Green Lake Church of Seventh-day Adventists, Seattle, WA. Husband and father of animal people, ergo farm handyman. You can contact me directly via gmail. My name with middle initial t, no spaces, should work.
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