{"id":609,"date":"2009-11-17T12:35:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T17:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=609"},"modified":"2009-11-17T12:35:09","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T17:35:09","slug":"november-18-25-2009-the-end-is-coming-hang-on-folks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/november-18-25-2009-the-end-is-coming-hang-on-folks\/","title":{"rendered":"November 18-25, 2009 &#8211; The end is coming&#8230; hang on, folks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by <em>Pastor Jay Gamelin<\/em><br \/>\nJay is pastor of Jacob\u2019s Porch, an ELCA Campus Mission to The Ohio State University<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Warm-up Question:<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Do you worry about the end of the world? If so, what&#8217;s your worry? If not, why not?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"bomb-blast_PART2_180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2009\/11\/bomb-blast_PART2_180.jpg\" alt=\"bomb-blast_PART2_180\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" \/>On November 13, movie theaters across the country premiered the film \u201c2012\u201d to fill the eyeballs of theater goers and pockets of the producers.\u00a0 A big budget eye-candy movie brings to public consciousness the prediction by ancient calendars (or we should say calendar) that the world will come to an end on December 21 or 23 of 2012. Discovered in the Tabasco region of Mexico, the Olmec or Mayan calendar is based on cycles of 5,125 years, the current period to end in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Most serious scholars give very little credence to the theory, but this has not stopped a burgeoning business based on the 2012 legend. The numbers of books offering proof, theories, research, and even survival guides has exploded.\u00a0Blogs are now offering proof and advice as well as others critiquing the theories. Some preachers are beginning to preach apocalyptic message and are asking parishioners to prepare for Jesus&#8217; second coming.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that the end of the world sells and we all have our theories as to what makes the world end. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apocalypse\">Apocalypse<\/a>\u00a0and post-apocalypse films have always been a popular theme in movie theaters this year. Terminator 4 followed the story of John Connor into an apocalypse by mutant robots. The Road, a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, follows a man and his son through a post-nuclear holocaust world and is soon to be a motion picture released this winter. Zombieland is a comedy following road-trippers through an apocalyptic world of zombies.<\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t been since 1999 and the Y2K worry that we have seen such hype over the purported end of the world. Or 1973 before that. Or 1911. Or 1844. Or 1266\u2026 or\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Discussion Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you think there is validity to the claim that the end comes in 2012? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you think people are so interested in the end of the world? What fascinates us about this subject?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think it is possible to predict the end of the world? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>What, if anything, do you think is most likely to create an end of the world scenario? What is not likely, in your opinion, to do this?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Scripture Texts (NRSV) for Sunday, November 22, 2009.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/\">oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year B at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Growing-In-Faith\/Worship\/Lectionary.aspx\">Lectionary Readings<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\"><strong>Agnus Day<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=123742523\">Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=123742554\">Psalm 93 (2)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=123742587\">Revelation 1:4b-8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=123742612\">John 18:33-37<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Gospel Reflection<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It seems there is always someone predicting the end of the world. If it isn\u2019t cataclysmic ice storms suddenly freezing New York then it is a giant meteor\u00a0flattening New York, or an infectious disease infecting New York, or a giant bomb blowing up in New York. The point is, stay out of New York. (Just kidding!)<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, what people like to deal in is fear. And what is more powerful\u00a0for creating and stirring up\u00a0fear than the unknown? It is just like us that we want to have the very date pinned down when the world goes to heck in a handbasket. We want to sell books about it, show movies about it, read about it, convince others about it. Seriously, if the end of the world is coming, why are they selling a survival guide for $49? What are you going to do with the money?<\/p>\n<p>It feels good to be able to stand on a street\u00a0corner and shout,\u00a0\u201cthe end is near!\u201d and be so sure that all the signs point to biblical codes and secret texts that tell a special truth that others are not aware of. We just want to know.<\/p>\n<p>Many have trusted these prophecies in the past. Over and over again, prognosticators have combed through the Bible and seen the signs in the stars and the current political climate and determined that the time of the end of the world has come. It happened throughout the first 4 centuries of Christianity. It happened after the fall of the Roman Empire. It happened when the year 1000 hit. It happened during the Crusades. It happened in 1844 when William Miller proposed he knew the end of the world, was wrong, and people formed a church about it anyway called the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church\">Seventh Day Adventists<\/a>. (<em>Note:<\/em> <em>Today\u2019s Adventists do not believe this, it is just a part of their history.<\/em>) It happened during World War 1, World War 2, during the Oil Crisis, during Y2K, and now 2012. We love to fear what we do not know, and thus we try our best to know and predict the future so that we are not caught off guard.<\/p>\n<p>Usually when we read the books of Daniel and Revelation, we instantly turn on our freak-out meter. Both describe crazy animals and demons and destruction and wars. They talk about signs and seasons and desolating sacrileges and numbers and beasts. These \u201capocalyptic\u201d texts, as they are called (add that to your SAT vocabulary), seem to be about pointing to perfectly knowable and predictable signs that become a road map\u00a0for our understanding. But is this really what they are about? Is God that easy to understand?<\/p>\n<p>The texts this week seem to be about establishing Jesus as a king. Both point to Jesus as our heavenly ruler, a king who is in charge. And again in John, Jesus continues this prediction with an unusual tete-a-tete with Pilate about kingdoms and rulers. The story here is about establishing who Jesus is and where his authority comes from&#8230; and this is good news!<\/p>\n<p>Instead of focusing\u00a0on trying to decipher the mystical meanings of all the stories in Revelation and Daniel, it is good to focus on the end results &#8212;\u00a0the good news.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what is described, in the end Jesus is king and God is victor. What is described, whether as a historical prediction or a beautiful allegory, is not a thing to be feared but a thing to wonder about and expect and rejoice in. The whole story God shows us from Genesis to Revelation is that God was there in the beginning loving us, God was there throughout history loving us, God sent a Son &#8212; Jesus &#8212; to show how loved we are, and God will come again to love us still.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t need to fear the end, whatever or wherever or whenever that may be. We instead can rejoice that our king is Jesus, a Jesus who loved us while we were yet sinners, who redeemed us not when we deserved but solely out of love and grace, and who is resurrected so that we may live to love and serve God and the world freely.<\/p>\n<p>As the angels said when the disciples saw the tomb rolled away, \u201cfear not\u201d, for this is good news.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Activity Suggestion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Surviving the Second Coming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(<em>Note:\u00a0 This activity is to be done in fun and jest. While it is not my intention to be irreligious, in an effort to shift our hearts and minds from fear of our Lord\u2019s coming to joy, we can allow a hint of fun and laughter to dispel what could be a very scary subject. I invite you to let your hair down, or loosen the tie, or perhaps both, and have fun with this activity.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>As a group, work together on a \u201c<em><strong>Surviving the Second Coming of Christ Manual<\/strong><\/em>\u201d. Some things to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the necessary items you want with you at all times, in case Jesus should suddenly pop up? (suggestions: Bibles with every verse underlined to prove you read it, a piece of the true cross, a &#8220;Jesus is my homeboy tee&#8221;, any indulgences previously purchased, and a corroborating receipt, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>What sort of r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and documents do you need to prove your worthiness? (suggestions: baptismal photos and certificates, confirmation certificates, number of times in church attendance documentation, any extracurricular activities within the church &#8212; remember, softball doesn\u2019t count&#8230; etc.)<\/li>\n<li>What are some important steps to consider in preparation? (suggestions: get a letter of recommendation from a pastor or a high ranking official like a bishop or the head usher or Mel Gibson, destroy all copies of any CD from America Idol Alumni so that \u201cwe have no other idols\u201d, keep an autotuner ready so that when you sing with the heavenly hosts you\u2019ll be in pitch, research angel wing care, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Process:<\/strong>\u00a0 Think of all the pictures we have in our heads already about what things \u201care supposed to look like.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where do these images come from?<\/li>\n<li>Where do these thoughts come from?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some\u00a0images and thoughts are based in scripture, others in legend or fiction. But to be sure, if we can imagine what it will be like, it is likely that description probably still comes up short. No matter what we say or do, it is God who justifies us and makes us whole. So no matter what we do to \u201cprepare\u201d, in the end none of it matters to the incomparable love and redemption of Jesus. This is not just good news, it\u2019s great news! Thanks for having fun!<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Closing Prayer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>God, thank you for loving us to the end. Help us to let go of our fear and anxiety and learn to watch and wait with joy. Your kingdom come! Amen.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Pastor Jay Gamelin Jay is pastor of Jacob\u2019s Porch, an ELCA Campus Mission to The Ohio State University Warm-up Question:\u00a0 Do you worry about the end of the world? If so, what&#8217;s your worry? If not, why not? 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