Christ our Hope Anglican Church Valparaiso

“Keep watch, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” What does it mean to be ready, stay awake, and keep watch? Jesus invokes images of spirituality, lovers, and oil, showing us ways to prepare for the coming of His kingdom.

We’ve come to associate the idea of “apocalypse” with “disaster” or “the end”, but the word apocalypse actually means uncovering. And apocalyptic literature is a genre that’s means to uncover what is hidden — sometimes about the future, yes, and sometimes about the past, too, but primarily apocalyptic literature is about the hidden realities of the present.