We have been taught to fear the apocalypse. Death. Chaos. Destruction. Judgement. It's enough to bring on the nightmares (and change many people into God-fearing hypocrites). Recently, it has been brought to my attention that we have it all wrong!
A quick look at a dictionary definition will display the fear-based definition for apocalypse. Webster's defines it as "a great disaster; a sudden and very bad event which causes fear, loss or destruction." Is it any wonder the word has become a catalyst for fear-based Christians and the dark imaginations of Hollywood writers?
The interesting thing is, if you do a little deeper search, you will find out something very intriguing about the word apocalypse. The definition has been changed over time!!! If you go back to the Greek origins of the word, something amazing happens. Apo means "un". The root word calypse comes from the Greek word kaluptein, which means to cover!!! In other words, the original meaning for the word apocalypse was to un-cover!!! To reveal!!! Sort of takes the fear away, doesn't it?
The prophets have predicted the coming apocalypse for hundreds if not thousands of years. In our minds we hesitate to bring it on because of our fear-based understanding. We choose to accept the status quo rather than explore how things could change for the better because we fear the potential for something worse!!!
What if we have been taught to fear the coming apocalypse because it means the end of power for those who rule from the darkness? What if apocalypse truly means a revealing of truth?
For all our lives we have been taught to fear the apocalypse. In once sense, the definition we have been given is true. It should be feared by all those who have an interest in maintaining the lies and the secrecy to maintain their hold on power.
It is time to let their lies be laid to rest. We're ready to for the light of truth! Bring on the Apocalypse!!!
~CSE
A quick look at a dictionary definition will display the fear-based definition for apocalypse. Webster's defines it as "a great disaster; a sudden and very bad event which causes fear, loss or destruction." Is it any wonder the word has become a catalyst for fear-based Christians and the dark imaginations of Hollywood writers?
The interesting thing is, if you do a little deeper search, you will find out something very intriguing about the word apocalypse. The definition has been changed over time!!! If you go back to the Greek origins of the word, something amazing happens. Apo means "un". The root word calypse comes from the Greek word kaluptein, which means to cover!!! In other words, the original meaning for the word apocalypse was to un-cover!!! To reveal!!! Sort of takes the fear away, doesn't it?
The prophets have predicted the coming apocalypse for hundreds if not thousands of years. In our minds we hesitate to bring it on because of our fear-based understanding. We choose to accept the status quo rather than explore how things could change for the better because we fear the potential for something worse!!!
What if we have been taught to fear the coming apocalypse because it means the end of power for those who rule from the darkness? What if apocalypse truly means a revealing of truth?
For all our lives we have been taught to fear the apocalypse. In once sense, the definition we have been given is true. It should be feared by all those who have an interest in maintaining the lies and the secrecy to maintain their hold on power.
It is time to let their lies be laid to rest. We're ready to for the light of truth! Bring on the Apocalypse!!!
~CSE
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