But we need to reframe these old stories now that the apocalypse has, in fact, already arrived. I believe that our world is damaged by those who continue to use John s Revelation Letter as a prophesy of events to come, rather than as a past we already realize. To continue to use John s Revelations letter as a prophesy casts God as a raging monstrosity set upon the destruction of the world. To cast this letter as future instead of past means that most of our Earth is a hopeless cause. And if the Earth is a hopeless case, and our only hope for salvation from the apocalypse is a self-centered wish to be exempt from the world s suffering, there is no need for justice and compassion .
Truth becomes the flaming death of everyone but the true believers.
Blame and spewed rage have never changed a thing. Unfocused rage is only good for tearing at our souls, and finding blame in order to unload our anger has never healed a hurt and it has never made right a wrong. Blame just creates more suffering and more hurt. And, conversely, there is no good to come out of stifling our anger at injustice. Anger that is stuffed inside ourselves just makes us feel helpless and depressed.