John is still in the throne room, weeping bitterly at one point because their is a scroll to be opened and no one worthy to open it--until, of course, Jesus enters. No surprise there. (Read it here.) During all the activity around the scroll, the elders are still celebrating...still praising. The story of the great cosmic battle between good and evil is yet to come, but celebration of the reality of the outcome still happen.
We read Psalms of deliverance and thanksgiving for deliverance in the same way. There is much celebration of the "end" when God's power is finally in charge--even in the "durings" when we can't see it like we want.
Frankly, all the apocalyptic readings this morning have me in the exact same boat. I just need to celebrate through it. The end will come...
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