Star Trek and the Book of Revelation
The cover story of the May 4, 2009 edition of Newsweek, “To Boldly Go…How ‘Star Trek’ Taught Us to Dream Big” has a fascinating article entitled “We’re All Trekkies Now.” I confess to you that I did not see the TV series when it first aired. I was too busy as a college student. A few years later when Star Trek went into syndication, I saw it on late night TV because Marilyn worked the 11-7 shift, and I stayed up all night studying and took a break by watching Captain Kirk and the gang explore the universe. I have never seen the other TV series associated with Star Trek and only three of four of the theatrical films.
But I do know the catchphrases and the characters.
“Beam me up,” “Warp factor 10,” “Set phasers on stun,” and Dr. McCoy’s perpetual declaration, “He’s dead, Jim.” One of the favorites is uttered by the chief engineer Scott: “I canna’ change the laws of physics, Cap’n!” And most could pick out in a lineup Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Uhura, Montgomery (Scotty) Scott, Dr. Leonard (Bones) McCoy), nurse Christine Chapel, and even Klingon Commander Kor.
And many Christians know those phrases and people better than they do God’s Word and the catchphrases and the characters that are found in Revelation in particular. Such a shame!
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