Pearl Diver

Revelation 1:17-18

An episode of the Asbury Church podcast, hosted by Senior Pastor Andrew Forrest, titled "Pearl Diver" was published on January 22, 2023 and runs 36 minutes.

January 22, 2023 ·36m · Asbury Church

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Summary

I have a “plan" to defeat the pornographers and the fentanyl dealers, to empty out the family law courts and the prisons, to fill up the churches and the seminaries.(I’m serious.)It all starts with the way Jesus describes himself to John before the vision of the Revelation begins.This aspect of Jesus’s identity is fundamental to our faith and at the same time often forgotten about (or at least overlooked) in the modern church.To the early church, on the contrary, it was central.To paraphrase C.S. Lewis:We need to remember Jesus as the Pearl Diver.

Episode Description

I have a “plan" to defeat the pornographers and the fentanyl dealers, to empty out the family law courts and the prisons, to fill up the churches and the seminaries.

(I’m serious.)

It all starts with the way Jesus describes himself to John before the vision of the Revelation begins.

This aspect of Jesus’s identity is fundamental to our faith and at the same time often forgotten about (or at least overlooked) in the modern church.

To the early church, on the contrary, it was central.

To paraphrase C.S. Lewis:

We need to remember Jesus as the Pearl Diver.