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The Table Church is a multiracial, LGBTQI+ Affirming, Jesus-centered congregation in Washington, DC. Our vision is to embody a more beautiful gospel that announces collective liberation and the renewal of all things.
The Four Horsemen and Finding Hope in Apocalyptic Times
The Table Church DC
33 minutes
1 month ago
The Four Horsemen and Finding Hope in Apocalyptic Times
What does it mean to witness suffering without becoming bitter or indifferent? Can you stare directly at systemic injustice and still believe in life?
Using Assata Shakur's poem "Affirmation" and readings from Revelation 6-8, this sermon reframes ancient apocalyptic literature as a survival guide for communities under oppression. The Four Horsemen aren't about end-times predictions—they're about naming the root causes of violence, inequality, and death that plague us today. Through Indigenous interpretations of judgment as restorative rather than punitive, and examples from movements for justice, it offers a framework for maintaining hope while doing the hard work of resistance. Because hopeful witnesses don't ignore the riders of death—they call them out while planting seeds anyway.
The Table Church DC
The Table Church is a multiracial, LGBTQI+ Affirming, Jesus-centered congregation in Washington, DC. Our vision is to embody a more beautiful gospel that announces collective liberation and the renewal of all things.
