Wow. What an amazing time. Saturday night we wrestled with the convoluted and contradictory teachings about the spiritual world in the film "Constantine." We discovered the origins of the main character, John Constantine, and how he was developed by four different creators; half of whom are involved in the practice of the occult. We followed changes to the character as the comic was adapted to film, and how the throughline of the movie got diluted because there were too many writers and producers involved in the script.
"Constantine" is about a man with the gift of spiritual sight. A former attempted suicide, he works tirelessly but selfishly to deport demons in our world back to hell in hopes to gain entrance into heaven for all his good works. He meets a female police officer investigating the mystery surrounding her twin sister's apparant suicide. On their journey they encounter "half-breed" demons and angels, and cross over to both heaven and hell. They work together to stop a demonic plot of world domination, eventually facing off with satan himself.
We talked about the true nature of celestial beings, and how the devil is constantly and erroneously portrayed in TV and movies to be as powerful as God. We got a true history lesson of the spirit realm from Revelation 12:7-12 which starts out with one of the most fascinating lines in the Bible, "And there was war in heaven." We also unpacked scriptures regarding who we are in Christ and the authority we have in Him over the enemy. Finally, we highlighted the powerful weapon of prayer to thwart the schemes of the devil, and God's amazing power to act on behalf of his children.
We ended with a focused time of prayer for Alan Moore, Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, Akiva Goldsman, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Francis Lawrence. We continue to praise God for the victory He has already given us in Christ, and the hope of our future in heaven.
Mark your calendars! It looks like our meetings will be on the first Saturday of every month. So come on out to the Church Office and join us for next month's meeting of THE DECODER RING!
1 comment:
What a great meeting. The Decoder Ring just gets better and better! Excellent film research and well reasoned insights all presented with love and respect. I look forward to the next one!
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