There is one other phrase that is important from our text for today. Even though the first earth and the first heaven have passed away, the scene continues very much as a this-worldly scene. This is due in part to the fact that the other world can be spoken of only in language and images that derive from this world. Interpretations , p. 220. If so, you know what this struggle is.
Some emotions seem impervious to logic, resistant to right.
It's different when a thing is personal. And Oklahoma City is. McVeigh killed 168 people, but he wounded us all. And that raises a question for people like me, people who hate the death penalty, but hate McVeigh more. No, but you do.