What do the New Testament Book of Revelation, Northwest BachFest, Albrecht Dürer, Olivier Messiaen and wine have in common? They all came together on February 25 at Barrister Winery when Zuill Bailey, Artistic Director of Northwest BachFest and three phenomenal musicians performed Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
The paradigm of the apocalypse that we bring to our interpretation can vary so much that any two discussants might be talking about two very different possible events with different causes, purposes, and outcomes.
When I have seen any argument relying on a literalistic interpretation of the Bible that ignores the last 400 years of enlightenment and scientific scholarship, I might have, out of my bitterness, overreacted.
Over the past 150 years, Seventh-day Adventists have built one of Christianity’s most inventive and prosperous churches – while praying for the world to end as soon as possible.
A small band of believers has mushroomed to more than 17 million baptized members, including 1.2 million in the U.S.