![]() Anagogical:įrom the anagogical perspective, Elijah provides us with one of the first great foreshadowings of the eschatological apocalypse. The Zealots held up Elijah on Mount Carmel as their example to follow. In 70 AD the Zealots finally provoked Rome, and the First Jewish-Roman War ended with the sacking of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. They carried out terrorist acts intending to provoke a Roman response and thereby force God’s hand to raise up a militarist Messiah. The Zealots longed for a pure Judea and Jerusalem freed from Roman occupation. In the time of Jesus, there was a Jewish group called the Zealots. This is what Jesus speaks out directly against in the Sermon on the Mount and particularly in Matthew 5:38-48 where Jesus tells us that to be perfect we must forgo retaliation and pray for those who persecute us. Here we have a devout follower of God, who in his zeal for God and thirst for revenge, murders those who worship a different god. ![]() ![]() The literal/historical reading of this story should cause us great concern. As you read through the story think about how this story is relevant today and in your spiritual journey. This week we are reading about the Contest on Mount Carmel between Elijah and the 450 prophets of Baal. Rowan – “Ponder These Things: Praying with Icons of the Virgin” Vermilye, Alan – “The Carols of Christmas”.Soren, Pastor Tim – “Everywhere You Look”.Higgs, Liz Curtis – “Bad Girls of the Bible”.Curry, Bishop Michael – “Crazy Christians”.Richard – “The Gospel According to Johnny Cash” Parables of Kingdom, Grace, Judgment – Robert F.Jonah – A Difficult Story of God’s Mercy.
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