We have been stumbling in the darkness after being banished from Eden. Paradise in many people minds is about going to heaven after one dies. But God offers paradise on earth in the here and now. The beauty of God's creation surrounds us with lyrical rhythms of the Spirit of God. There is a kind of heavenly dance happening on earth and you are invited to the dance.
When one starts dancing with the Spirit, everything begins to spiral in a different direction. What was uninteresting now is engaging and what once captured our attention does not even get a passing glance anymore. Reading the Bible is not even the same. People may have caught a connection between the "Son of Man" title that Jesus grabs hold of but miss the deeper dimensions of the whole background of Daniel's use of numbers pregnant with hidden meaning as well as one in exile.
We have become so accustomed to captivity that many of us do not even know we are prisoners anymore. But the prophet Daniel is not just a book connected to Jesus and Mark's Gospel but also to the book of Revelation with all its hidden symbols and mystery. The Song of Solomon breaks forth in songs in each of these books as they all in one great musical orchestra play deep echoes of moving from exile back to Eden or paradise now.
Daniel, Revelation, Mark, and the Song of Solomon are four books with a rich tapestry and deep dimensions. The multiplicity reveals the singular path and face of Christ. The path may be hidden but deep within the framework and structures of these books they overlap and are there. The very structure of these books and the movements ordered by the Spirit can only be seen when one joins God in the heavenly dance that ends with a great wedding feast for all.
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