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Guest PostByKevin Merrell In Need of a Revelation About the Book of RevelationOncewe take the Book of Revelation seriously, what are we to make of the casserole of curious metaphors that populate it?Container or contents?In themovie, The Princess Bride, Wallace Shawn plays Vizzini, a self–importantlittle boss in a trio of bumbling outlaws. Mandy Pitinkin plays another of the

Guest Post

By
Kevin Merrell 

In Need of a Revelation About the Book of Revelation

Once
we take the Book of Revelation seriously, what are we to make
of the casserole of curious metaphors that populate it?

Container or contents?

In the
movie, The Princess Bride, Wallace Shawn plays Vizzini, a self–important
little boss in a trio of bumbling outlaws. Mandy Pitinkin plays another of the

The typical
reaction of church members when first exposed to Joseph Smith’s use of
cosmological imagery is one of disbelief. “You mean there is more to the gospel
of Jesus Christ than I have been taught?” is a typical reaction. This is mostly
due to the fact that their previous gospel education or belief system did not
include this aspect of gospel study. It was one of the first concepts lost

We may have
overlooked a significant promise given us by a prophet of God.
Moroni, writing his
own observations in the Book of Ether, had this to say to us, the members of
the modern church:


Come unto me, O ye house of Israel, and it shall be
made manifest unto you how great things the Father hath laid up for you, from
the foundation of the world; and it hath not come unto you, because of

Decoding the
Prophets’ Symbolism




You may have heard of the Bible Code. This is not about
that. In fact, the Bible Code, as portrayed in Christian and pop literature, is
a fallacy.




This essay is about a very real code, though it was never
meant to be such. It happened quite by accident. You are probably very aware of
it, though you’ve probably never thought of it as a code.




This is

Author's Note:This article was published on KSL.com in June, 2012. I thought readers of this blog would be interested in the relevance to pop culture and its influence on the motion picture industry.SALT LAKE CITY — It’s official, apparently. The movie “The Avengers” has broken all box office records, making it the all-time, most popular movie. Audiences are blown away by the action-packed

Author's Note:
This article was published on KSL.com in June, 2012. I thought readers of this blog would be interested in the relevance to pop culture and its influence on the motion picture industry.

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s official, apparently. The movie “The Avengers” has broken all box office records, making it the all-time, most popular movie. Audiences are blown away by the action-packed

We’ve reached a milestone in American history. Emotions are
running high. Liberals are elated; conservatives are disheartened.




This past election was a watershed moment in time. Everyone,
on both sides of the political spectrum, is in agreement about that, but for
very different reasons. Everything has changed.




Until recent decades, the majority of Americans stood
steadfastly for

Drought grips the country. Over half the
counties in the lower 48 have been declared disaster areas. Wildfires erupt
intermittently in forests and urban areas. Record temperatures in the heartland
ad to the misery index. Water flows in the Mississippi have dropped to record
low levels, restricting barge traffic and driving up transportation costs. The
price of food and other commodities are on