DaVinci Code and The End of Days

Well, I sat down tonight to watch 2 hours of NBC. Hour number 1: An in-depth exploration of ``The DaVinci Code'' to separate fact from fiction. Hour number 2: Revelations Episode 1. I was expecting the worse for the DaVinci Code, but it was surprisingly good. Not great, but good. It was informative and fairly balanced. I think it presented the book and the phenomenon that has followed in a realistic way. What does that mean? For me, it means that it placed it properly along side such classics as Chariots of the Gods and Crop Circles: Signs of Contact. In other words it's a hoax that sounds cool to people searching for some meaning in this life. Many people will spend more time examining this ridiculous hoax than they will reading and studying the Bible or books about the Bible. Which brings us to Hour number 2. Revelatons is a mini-series produced by NBC and starring Bill Pullman of Independence Day fame. It, as the title suggests, gives us a look at the "end of days." In Christian theology, this is when Jesus returns to clean up. If you haven't been paying attention, the book series called "Left Behind" which sold zillions of copies and now has 12 or more titles has spawned a new market of End Times entertainment. Some of you may be saying, "Wait, what about Steven King and The Stand?" I, for one, thought that was a very good mini-series. Well, this new mini-series, Revelations is obviously just jumping on the band wagon. I find it hard to complain about Christian stuff that makes it to the screen, but you know, well...the production values were good, the acting was good, well...it's just not sound Christian doctrine. Not every Christian agrees with each other on many things, especially End Times, but there are some basics. We might call it "the pale of orthodoxy." Some things are within this and some things are outside of it. That Jesus was married and had a daughter is outside; that women were close and important to Jesus and the early church is inside. So, they have Jesus coming back as a baby in the movie. I don't know; why not stick to the basics? Anyway, one more thing: Kids in Sunday School are taught that it's The Book of "Revelation" not "Revelations" with an "s" on the end. What, did the writers come from the south-side or something?

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