Today I'm participating in the Choose Your Own Apocalypse Blogfest hosted by Shannon, of The Warrior Muse, and Chuck at Apocalypse Now . Click on either link to find more participants and blogfest details.
The Fun Side of the Apocalypse:
My favorite movie genres are time travel, musicals. and apocalyptic doom and destruction. The way I figure, if you can't escape the apocalypse by traveling to a safer place in time you can always sing and dance your way into oblivion.
But, yeah, give me those films like On The Beach, 2012, Knowing, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, or The Road. Make it bleak, dismal, and devastating and all the better if they add in some killer special effects. Destroy everything and kill everyone. All in fictional fun of course.
If any shred of civilization does survive then make it crumbling and chaotic. The Road Warrior and Living Dead series are some good examples. Dystopian is cool. Rampant nuttiness is exciting. Radioactive mutants are always welcome.
The manner and means don't matter that much. Nuclear destruction works for me. I'll also settle for disease, natural disasters, or aliens. Whatever creates havoc and makes a total mess of things is a story device that will hold my attention.
But these are the products of imagination turned loose for escapist entertainment.
Here's What I Really Believe
As a follower of Jesus Christ and a believer of the Holy Bible, I think the real answers about the Apocalypse can be found in the pages of that book. The walking dead, unleashed demons, plagues, and natural disasters are all right there. It's where a lot of our fiction gets its inspiration in the first place.
What we often refer to as apocalypse is a misnomer. Apocalypse actually refers to a disclosure or revealing of knowledge, hence the Book of Revelations, where much of biblical information about the end of the world can be found. The rock group R.E.M. gives a better description with their song title "End of the World As We Know It". According to the Bible, the world will not end, but it will change. Check it out. It's a fascinating story.
The story goes far beyond Revelations. There is much more prophecy revealed throughout the Bible--too much for me to go into here. The Mayans or anyone else don't have anything to compare with the prophecy of the Bible. And as we look at history and the events of our age it becomes more clear that the pieces are falling into place for the endgame.
You may say that people have been preaching the Bible-based end of the world for centuries and it hasn't come yet. That's true, but more than ever before the clues are making more sense. The end is drawing near from all indications I can see based on Bible prophecy. It's up to you to do the research if you don't believe me. One blog post isn't going to simplify the story to make it easy to digest.
I can't tell you when it's going to happen, but it is going to happen. There are some glorious things going to happen for some and terrible things for others. It depends on which side you choose and what decisions you make. No one knows when the Day of the Lord is coming except for the Lord himself. Now is the time to make ready for that day.
I know the scoffers are out there. There are the quiet unbelievers as well. Please don't hold what I've said against me. Today I am only the messenger delivering my version of what I believe about the Apocalypse. We all have a choice to make and I've made mine. If you are not yet familiar with the prophecies of the Bible, I hope that you will at least look with an open mind at the evidence that is available to you.
I'll leave you with the closing lines from the great 1961 film The Day the Earth Caught Fire:
So Man has sown the wind - and reaped the whirlwind. Perhaps in the next few hours, there will be no remembrance of the past, and no hope for the future that might have been. All the works of Man will be consumed in the great fire out of which he was created. But perhaps at the heart of the burning light into which he has thrust his world, there is a heart that cares more for him, than he has ever cared for himself. And if there is a future for Man - insensitive as he is, proud and defiant in his pursuit of power - let him resolve to live it lovingly; for he knows well how to do so. Then he may say once more: Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.
Do you think these movie lines could have been influenced by the Bible? Can you think of any literary works or films that have been strongly influenced by the Bible? What is your vision of the end of the world?
My favorite movie genres are time travel, musicals. and apocalyptic doom and destruction. The way I figure, if you can't escape the apocalypse by traveling to a safer place in time you can always sing and dance your way into oblivion.
But, yeah, give me those films like On The Beach, 2012, Knowing, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, or The Road. Make it bleak, dismal, and devastating and all the better if they add in some killer special effects. Destroy everything and kill everyone. All in fictional fun of course.
If any shred of civilization does survive then make it crumbling and chaotic. The Road Warrior and Living Dead series are some good examples. Dystopian is cool. Rampant nuttiness is exciting. Radioactive mutants are always welcome.
The manner and means don't matter that much. Nuclear destruction works for me. I'll also settle for disease, natural disasters, or aliens. Whatever creates havoc and makes a total mess of things is a story device that will hold my attention.
But these are the products of imagination turned loose for escapist entertainment.
Here's What I Really Believe
As a follower of Jesus Christ and a believer of the Holy Bible, I think the real answers about the Apocalypse can be found in the pages of that book. The walking dead, unleashed demons, plagues, and natural disasters are all right there. It's where a lot of our fiction gets its inspiration in the first place.
What we often refer to as apocalypse is a misnomer. Apocalypse actually refers to a disclosure or revealing of knowledge, hence the Book of Revelations, where much of biblical information about the end of the world can be found. The rock group R.E.M. gives a better description with their song title "End of the World As We Know It". According to the Bible, the world will not end, but it will change. Check it out. It's a fascinating story.
The story goes far beyond Revelations. There is much more prophecy revealed throughout the Bible--too much for me to go into here. The Mayans or anyone else don't have anything to compare with the prophecy of the Bible. And as we look at history and the events of our age it becomes more clear that the pieces are falling into place for the endgame.
You may say that people have been preaching the Bible-based end of the world for centuries and it hasn't come yet. That's true, but more than ever before the clues are making more sense. The end is drawing near from all indications I can see based on Bible prophecy. It's up to you to do the research if you don't believe me. One blog post isn't going to simplify the story to make it easy to digest.
I can't tell you when it's going to happen, but it is going to happen. There are some glorious things going to happen for some and terrible things for others. It depends on which side you choose and what decisions you make. No one knows when the Day of the Lord is coming except for the Lord himself. Now is the time to make ready for that day.
I know the scoffers are out there. There are the quiet unbelievers as well. Please don't hold what I've said against me. Today I am only the messenger delivering my version of what I believe about the Apocalypse. We all have a choice to make and I've made mine. If you are not yet familiar with the prophecies of the Bible, I hope that you will at least look with an open mind at the evidence that is available to you.
I'll leave you with the closing lines from the great 1961 film The Day the Earth Caught Fire:
So Man has sown the wind - and reaped the whirlwind. Perhaps in the next few hours, there will be no remembrance of the past, and no hope for the future that might have been. All the works of Man will be consumed in the great fire out of which he was created. But perhaps at the heart of the burning light into which he has thrust his world, there is a heart that cares more for him, than he has ever cared for himself. And if there is a future for Man - insensitive as he is, proud and defiant in his pursuit of power - let him resolve to live it lovingly; for he knows well how to do so. Then he may say once more: Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.
Do you think these movie lines could have been influenced by the Bible? Can you think of any literary works or films that have been strongly influenced by the Bible? What is your vision of the end of the world?
