Easter Egg, the hidden figure of Elijah in the life of Jesus
In film, “easter-eggs” are little recognitions of other stories which directors subtly sprinkle into their own work. Through our study of Mark’s gospel, we heard frequent references – easter-eggs you might say – to Elijah, the bold and still human prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel during its spiral into dissolution.
Follow: Learning from Mark about Jesus’ Most Misunderstood Command
Of all the commands Jesus spoke, perhaps the most misunderstood was the call to follow Him. The misunderstanding stemmed from a similar misunderstanding of who he was, what he was coming to do, and what following him would, and would not, require. For the next several months we will ask the simple question: what does it mean to follow Jesus? We begin by ruling out one thing it simply cannot mean: please, don’t admire Him.
We are looking at the stories; the parables, of Jesus. Stories in between; in between the beginning of his kingdom and its fulfillment. All his stories grip or confound. All point to the One Story he’s out to tell.
