Revelation 18 and the GAE: A Word of Hope

It can be easy to despair over the future. John's Apocalypse brings us a word of hope, pulling back the curtain to show us the grand spiritual war going on behind the veil.

We in the west carry around within us and our culture a number of very powerful myths. We have a positive vision of the values of enlightenment liberalism, of human freedom, the rule of law, democracy, human rights, natural rights, the power of science and technology, market capitalism, free speech, religious freedom, even the right to bear arms and mor…