The Book of Revelation: Make Christianity Weird Again
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We’ve considered the possible ‘re-enchanting’ of society and shift in the zeitgeist towards the supernatural and mysterious in previous episodes, and also looked at whether the church has neglected the reality of spiritual evil and demonic forces. But what the about the positive, hope-filled side of the immaterial realm – should we be trying to lean into that too? In this episode we think through a few parts of the book of Revelation, much neglected or even misunderstood in modern evangelicalism, and what we can learn from the glimpses of heaven John was given in his vision. Because the book is not just about the end times, but what is going on right now – in all its kaleidoscopic, baffling, dazzling weirdness – in the throne-room of the Almighty, and our prayer has always been that what happens in heaven would come to pass here on earth too…
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Released on 15 Apr 2026
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