Revelations

Even as a thriller, the TV show Revelations falls far short of the Book | Gene Edward Veith

Christians accustomed to fighting among themselves over end-times prophecy are not going to approve of the eschatology in Revelations (NBC, Wednesdays, 9:00 ET).

And yet, this six-part supernatural thriller presents Christians as good, Satanists as bad. God is real and Jesus is His Son. A Bible-spouting woman derided by some as a “religious fundamentalist” is the heroine. The first episode hinges on her efforts to keep alive a “vegetative” young woman on life support—in Florida, no less—against those who want to pull the plug.

Such a Christian moral and symbolic framework has become so rare in today’s culture that it is refreshing to see it in a TV drama. And that framework, as the classic writers knew, makes possible some genuinely good stories.

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April 23, 2005, Vol. 20, No. 16

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