Jonathan Beale

It is a little bit of a frustrating experience. I think most of the people that are Christian around the table would have liked us to either pick one gospel or, you know, follow one gospel and then supplement with another. But Jordan is really adamant on going to the single gospel. And so, you know, I mean, in the end, what's important is we do get through the story of Jesus.

And, you know, we get through the major events and the major teaching of Jesus. But even at the table, if... I don't know if the camera picks it up, but sometimes we're bewildered because we don't know. We're like flipping through the Bible and we don't know where we are, you know.

And, you know, we get through the major events and the major teaching of Jesus. But even at the table, if... I don't know if the camera picks it up, but sometimes we're bewildered because we don't know. We're like flipping through the Bible and we don't know where we are, you know.

And so, yes, that's important to understand because even for the viewer, while you're watching it, you'll have a little bit of that experience yourself.

And so, yes, that's important to understand because even for the viewer, while you're watching it, you'll have a little bit of that experience yourself.

You have to show how bad the situation is, too, before the hero comes in. And that's one of the things that John the Baptist does. He says, you know, it's like the axe is at the root of the tree, folks. This is it. Things are dire. Everything, you know, you need to repent because the fire is coming, you know.

You have to show how bad the situation is, too, before the hero comes in. And that's one of the things that John the Baptist does. He says, you know, it's like the axe is at the root of the tree, folks. This is it. Things are dire. Everything, you know, you need to repent because the fire is coming, you know.

And so everything is in a very dire state, you know, before the main character comes into.

And so everything is in a very dire state, you know, before the main character comes into.

Well, so Elijah, so in the Elijah, in St. John story, there are many things that are going on. I think the best way to understand is that he's there to kind of end the world. So you imagine there's Christ is the new beginning, is a new world, new creation. And then he's there to end that world. And then a new beginning will come.

Well, so Elijah, so in the Elijah, in St. John story, there are many things that are going on. I think the best way to understand is that he's there to kind of end the world. So you imagine there's Christ is the new beginning, is a new world, new creation. And then he's there to end that world. And then a new beginning will come.

And, you know, in the story of Elijah, it's the crossing of the Jordan. That's where that happens, right? Elijah crosses the Jordan. Then he's taken up. You know, and then Elisha receives the spirit of Elijah. And that is also the crossing of the Red Sea. It's the crossing of the Jordan when they enter into Jericho.

And, you know, in the story of Elijah, it's the crossing of the Jordan. That's where that happens, right? Elijah crosses the Jordan. Then he's taken up. You know, and then Elisha receives the spirit of Elijah. And that is also the crossing of the Red Sea. It's the crossing of the Jordan when they enter into Jericho.

There's all these images of the crossing of the water that's going down, this undoing of the world. It's the flood itself. Enoch goes up before the flood. This undoing of the world before the new world is born. And so in St. John, you see that happening. You see it also in His Annunciation, which is that it's a recapitulation of all the women of the Old Testament, of the barren women.

There's all these images of the crossing of the water that's going down, this undoing of the world. It's the flood itself. Enoch goes up before the flood. This undoing of the world before the new world is born. And so in St. John, you see that happening. You see it also in His Annunciation, which is that it's a recapitulation of all the women of the Old Testament, of the barren women.

So you have these old women that haven't had children, right? This kind of fallen world that God has to nonetheless give grace to, so to perpetuate it, even though it's fallen and it's broken. That's the end of the world. And the Annunciation to Elizabeth, to Zachariah and Elizabeth and the Annunciation to Mary are like the end of the beginning. Mary is the virgin waters.

So you have these old women that haven't had children, right? This kind of fallen world that God has to nonetheless give grace to, so to perpetuate it, even though it's fallen and it's broken. That's the end of the world. And the Annunciation to Elizabeth, to Zachariah and Elizabeth and the Annunciation to Mary are like the end of the beginning. Mary is the virgin waters.

And the Spirit of God descends on her, like in Genesis 1, where the Spirit is above the waters. So you can see that it's all of this relationship between the baptism, between the birth, the Annunciation to Mary, the Annunciation to Elizabeth are showing the end of a world and the beginning of a new world that is happening.

And the Spirit of God descends on her, like in Genesis 1, where the Spirit is above the waters. So you can see that it's all of this relationship between the baptism, between the birth, the Annunciation to Mary, the Annunciation to Elizabeth are showing the end of a world and the beginning of a new world that is happening.

But he's also, I mean, John, like from a Christian interpretation, John is also telling people Jerusalem is going to be destroyed. Like he's saying, get ready. This is over. And so when Jesus, when Joshua crushes the Jordan this time, it's not Jericho that's going to be destroyed. It is Jerusalem that is going to be destroyed. Like the imagery is really prescient.