Waiting in the Dark
Why Revelation belongs in Advent
Advent is the Church’s annual reminder that hope was born into a frightened, unstable world, which may be why the Book of Revelation feels closer to this season than we expect.
If you start writing regularly about the Bible, you’ll quickly notice something: people love to ask about the Book of Revelation.
They have questions, big ones. We all do.
So here’s a short reflection on Revelation. Not a scholarly deep-dive, but a gentle unpacking of what might actually be going on.
Let’s start with two words: future and violence.