The Sublime Yet Dark Apocalypse

Analogy★★

The sublimestbook of the Bible,but,withal,thedarkestand most difficult. With its plaguesandits earthquakes,with itswoesand its vials, in startling con. trastto thebland gloriesof theGospel and Epistles,the Apocalypse showsthat it was not without reason that its author was named beforehand a “ son of thunder.”

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The point

A brief commentary describing the Book of Revelation as both sublime and dark, contrasting it with the Gospels and Epistles, and referencing John's nickname 'son of thunder'.

Scripture
Audience
Adults
Tone
Sobering · Reverent
To tell aloud
under a minute · 41 words

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