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Isaiahbeganhisministryin750B.C.Over700hundredyearsbeforethebirthofChrist.Thisisaclearexampleofthepoeticbecomingtheprophetic.WhenartisatitsstrongestiswhenmarriedwiththeSpiritoftheLiving/WLW]\W_[\Z]MQV[XQZI\QWV

WrittenwordbecomesapowerfulprecursorforwhatGodwillbringaboutinthefuture.Soisprophecyforetelling

(seeingwhatwilltranspireinthefuture)?Orforthtelling(causingittohappen)?Iliketobelieveitisahealthymixofboth.Prophecylikepoetryisatasteofwhatistocome.

Aswereadthewordsofatalentedpoet,orcomposer.LikeDavid.Wearetransportedtoatimewhenthefull

versionofthegoodnessinthefutureismadeapparent.ThisisthewayGodhasalwaystaughtmetoexpectgoodthings.

WhenIwasabout11yearsold,Ivisitedafriendof

mineandspentthenightoverhishouse.Itwasaround20milesfrommyhomeIsharedwithmymother,Fatherand6othersiblings.Atthatageitmightaswellhavebeen1000milesawayformyworldwasrelativelysmall.Idecidedtogoonabikeridethroughhisneighborhoodandweavedaroundwell-trimmedlawnsoncleanavenuesandfoundmyselfinfrontofaschool.Istoppedandlookedattheschoolforalongtime,butIdidnotknowwhy.Twoyearslateraftermanymovesinstateandoutofstate,alsoacoupletwistsoffate.Ifoundmyselfattendingthatsameschool.Godgavemeaglimpseofmyfuturethenhetookmethere.Thisisthepropheticatwork,allthemorepowerfulwhenmirroredbytheaudacityofverse.Bebold,

writeapoem,andmakeupasong.Itmaygiveyouaglimpseorcatalyzemani-festationofyourdestiny..bam!

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthepoeticandprophetic?Orverseandvision,maybeformandfuture.Betteryet,howdoesartreallyaffectwhatrationalones

wouldcallreality.IwouldsayinmanywayslookingatthebiblethereareeerieZMNMZMVKM[\W+PZQ[\\PI\IZMN]TTTML\WI-:AXZWXPMKa\PI\

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be here now:

from Erica Henry

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beensaidinamilliondifferentways,spanningtimeandculturalgroups.Justafewversionsare:Noregrets.SpendtheLIa#aW]KIV\\ISMQ\_Q\PaW]+IZXM

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andhusbandagiftthatwillblowthemawayandthatsomehowwewillhaveamomentofserenebliss,celebratingthebirthofJesusasafamilyasweeatandrelaxtogether.Butthereisnoperfectgiftthatcanprovidethatmuchjoy,andthedayalwaysendsupanti-climactic.Theholidayusuallylivesonwithbeautyinmymemory,

butinthemoment,thereareusuallymanyunwantedgiftsawkwardlyunwrappedandacknowledgedanddisappointment

whenthelonged-forunwrappingisover(ifyouhavenotexperiencedthis,youmaynothavechildren).1WN\MVVLUa[MTNTW[\QVMV^aIJW]\[WUMWVM[TQNMWV.IKMJWWS

usuallysomeonewholivesfarawayinatropicalcountryandisdoingsomesortoffantasticallycreativeandgeneroushumanitarianwork.Myabilitytoletthesefeelingsofenvyandimaginingwhat-if,istrulyimpressive.NowIamnotgoingtospendanothermomentregrettingthetimeIspendbeingenvious,butI

willsaythatasamotherofyoungchildren,itisparticularlysad.Ispendmoments,minutes,evenhoursfantasizingaboutotherlivesandmemories,whenIcouldbeenjoyingthesemomentsnowwithmychildren.Theexperiencesofromanceandlove,evenparentallove,aresimilar.Wefantasizeaboutsharingoursoulwithsomeone,but

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persorexesandbadmoodsandthingswedonthaveincommon(e.g.sports,movies)andschedulesandfamilydynamicsarealltooreal.

Ouranticipationandperfectmemoriesareourspiritualperspective.Itishowourlivescouldbeviewedthroughthedivine.Butthestarkrealityofeachmomenthaspotentialforholinesstoo.Ifwecanlookattheworldaroundusasaconstant,all-too-realmiracleifwecanacceptthepainwiththepleasureatleastforthistimeweareputonearth,wecanmaintainastateofcontentment.Ifwecanletgoofourconcernsandourdesiretocontrolallcircumstances,wecanexperienceeachdayasasteadystreamofsingularlyeuphoricmomentsofepiphany.

ItmaysoundlikeIamtalkingaboutenlightenment,andperhapsIam.Justasveryfewpeoplehaveeversupposedlyreachedenlightenment,itwouldbenearlyimpossibletosuccessfullyliveeachmomentinitsownfullness.Butourcontentmentcangrowinasmuchasweareabletoshedourconcernsandwishesandregretsandletourselvesbepresent.Therearefewthingswecancontrolinlife.OnethingIhavelearnedisthateachdayIcanexpectsomethingunexpected,M^MV[PWKSQVO\WWKK]ZAW]\Z]TaVM^MZSVW__PI\_QTT

happennext.Ifwecanlearntoacceptthisideawithoutfear,

wecanexperiencefreedomfromoneoftheworstdistractionsworry.Therearemanythingsinlifethatwemustdo,whetherwelikethemornot.Thesearesomeoftheall-to-realaspectsoflifethatareoverlookedinmemory

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andanticipation.Wemustwashthedishes.Wemustbathe.Wemusteat.IfwecanTMIZV\WVLXTMI[]ZMIVLUMIVQVOQVM^MV\PM[MJI[M[\WNIK\Q^Q\QM[\PMUW[\

mundaneoftasks,wewillbebetterabletoexperienceamoresteadyjoyinsteadofalwayshuntingforthenexthigh.

Whatdoesthismeanforusasartists?Howcanwebecreativeifweletourselvesenjoythemundaneinsteadoffocusingonthebusinessofourcreativework?Firstof

all,wecanletthemundanebeinspirational.LetconversationswiththeneighborsthatcouldbeviewedasdistractionsinformourideasofhumanityandGodandteachustolovemorefully.Onlybylettingourselvesforgetourotherconcernsandbeinthemomentwithourneighbor,listeningandsharinglife,canwelovehimorher.WecanIT[WTM\JMQVO[\]KS_IQ\QVOI\\PMLWK\WZ[WNKMWZ\PMNZ][\ZI\QVO[\ZM[[WNOM\\QVOQVI

fenderbenderbeconsideredopportunitiesinwhichweareforcedtobestoppedinourtracksforcedoutofourowncontrolandintoanawarenessofthegreater,

beautifuluniverseofwhichweareapart.Wearegiventhechancetopracticegratefulnessinspiteofourselvesandremindedtopayattentiontoandlovethepeople

wearewith.Inordertocreateanything,wemustloveourmuse.Ifwearetobeinspired,wemustletgoofcontrolandyes,beinthemoment.Thismaymeangettingthedishesputawaysothatwecansitdownatthecanvas,oritmaymeandoingthedishesandfeedingourdreamssimultaneously.Lifelivedinawarenessandgratefulnessisgloriouslyfullofcreativeopportunity.Andworrymustalwaysbecastout.Worrydestroyscreativity.?MKIVVW\_WZZaIJW]\[]KKM[[WZNIQT]ZMWZVW\JMQVOIJTM\WVQ[PWZPMIZQVOVWWZ

disappointingourselvesorothersorGod.WorryistheoppositeoflivingintheUWUMV\7VKM_WZZaIVLNMIZIZMKI[\W]\_MPI^MZWWUQV[QLMWN][\WJMTTML_Q\P

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thesorrowsandshameofthebrokenworld,foronesuchasme.TheSpirit:theOnePW^MZQVOW^MZ\PM_I\MZ[\PM7VMNZWU_PWU_MKIVVM^MZMM\PMWVM_PW[\QZZML

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Onewhodwellsamongus.DuringthesummerImetTerry,myhusband,threechildren,andIwereintheproc-

essofmoving.Wehadrentedourhomeout,butwehadnotfoundanotherplacetolive.Wefeltnervousandunsureofwhatthefutureheld.Duringthattime,Terrytalkedaboutthegoodnessofbeingempty,becauseitmeanswearereadyandavailabletobeTTML



theworldarounduswitheyesunveiledandmindandsoulunfurled.Thisplanetandthepeopleonitarenotjustphysicalbe-ings.AsTerryoftenpointsout,inHebrewthereisno

wordforsupernaturalthenaturalandsupernatu-ralareoneandthesame.

WhichleadsustothebookWN:M^MTI\QWV

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Unveiling.InGreek,theTIVO]IOM\PM:M^MTI\QWV

ofJohnwaswritten,thewordsallmean

thesamething,butinrecentdecades,withmovieslikeApoca-lypseNowandAThiefintheNight--from

oppositeendsoftheculturalspectrumbut

withsimilarconnota-tionsoftheimplicationsoftheendtimes--ourassociations,consciousandunconscious,with

theapocalypsearefrightfulandgruesome.Andifwe

wereraisedintheChristianparticularly-^IVOMTQKIT

subculture,thesevaguebutemotionallyvividimagesofwhatisto

comearepartofourearliestmemoriesandmostinternalnotionsabouttheworld.IntheUnitedStatesandotherpartsoftheindustrializedWest,

_PMZM\PM-^IVOMTQKITProtestantandCatholicsubculturesdominate,theseideaspermeatethecultureatlarge,religiousandsecularalike.In2011,yetanotherendtimesbook,TheLeftovers,

chroniclingthe

religiouslylinkedsuddendepartureofalargeportionofsociety,waspublishedbyanuber-famous

secularwriter, TomPerotta,andwent ontobecomeanaward-winning bestseller.TerryHoggs Z[\JWWSoddyearsinthe creating,unapologetically contradictsalloftheindoctrination thatwehavebeenfedsincewewere toddlers

suroundingthe bookof:M^MTI\QWV AccordingtoTerry,thereare threemainprincipleswemustrememberwhenweread(orarereadtofrom,asitwasoriginallyQV\MVLML\WJM[PIZML\PMTI[\JWWSWN\PM*QJTM"\PMJWWSWN:M^MTI\QWVQ[UMIV\\W

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intendedtobeanunveilingofan,betteryetthe,ultimaterealitythetruesupernaturalworldinwhichwelivethatismorebeautifulandterrifyingthanwhat_MKW]TLP]UIVTaQUIOQVM#IVL\PMJWWSWN:M^MTI\QWVQ[XZWXPM\QKQV\PI\Q\Q[

Godspeakingtohumanityandtoeachofusindividuallyprophecyisthemindof

God,howGodseesthingsnotasafuturisticforetellingofwhatistocome.Terryexplains,JohnsdescriptionofheavenisactuallytherebirthofimagesthatIZMKWUQVO\WN]TTTUMV\[W\PI\_MKIVPI^MITIVO]IOM\WIZ\QK]TI\M\PMQV^Q[QJTM

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TestamentMoreover,IfyouseeyourselfaspartofthebrideofChrist,thenwhatyouseeisacitythatispeople.ThenewJerusalemisactuallyaperfecthumancommunity.DanielpraysthreetimesadaywithhiswindowopentowardsJerusa-lemtheonlythingthatcankeepapersonsaneinthemidstofthislife.Onceyougetthesensethatthecityisthebrideofthechurchreadyformarriagethecityisallthegoodinteractionpure-heartedinteractionofgenuineintegrity.Terrybelievesthat,TheapocalypseofJesusisintendedtotakeusintothecloudofQVVQ\MUa[\MZa\WZMQV\ZWL]KM][M`Q[\MV\QITTa\W\PMZMIT/WLJaOQ^QVO][ITIVO]IOM

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notanattempttodoatheologicalexegesis,butanattempttodrawusintoameditativeengagementsothatwecanexperiencethatspacethattheapocalypticisintendedtoKZMI\M0MPWXM[\PI\\PMJWWS_QTTTMIL][\WM`XMZQMVKM:M^MTI\QWVI[IJTM[[QVOIVL

encouragement,andwewillstarttoseetheworldaspreternatural.Furthermore,theindividualwhoreadsthebookforothersisasurrogateJohn,whoisI[]ZZWOI\M2M[][:MILQVO\PMJWWSITW]L_QTTIK\]ITTaITTW_\PMZMILMZ\WJM\PM^WQKM

oftheLord.AsdisciplesofJesus,weareprovidedanopportunitytositwiththeMasterwhenthebookisreadpersontoperson.


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