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This post is about the second half of the Interpreter chapter in Pilgrim’s Progress (see previous posts). In it, the interpreter shows Christian another vision. This vision is of a man in a cage, weeping. He is called Despair. He represents the one who used to follow God and thought himself a believer, but has…
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The next part of Christian’s journey brings him to the house of the Interpreter. He comes to the Interpreter’s house and is welcomed in. The Interpreter, a wise man who looks kindly upon Christian, shows him many things. Every time, after watching a scene unfold, Christian asks what the meaning is. The Interpreter explains the…
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Welcome back to our weekly reading of Pilgrim’s Progress!! Today we’re going to take a look to see what happens after Christian’s encounter with Legality Hill. “Continue on the way,” Evangelist had told Christian. “Keep going until you reach the gate, where there are words written on it: ‘Knock, and the door will be opened’.”…
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Over the next few posts, I’ll be reading and reviewing Pilgrim’s Progress. At the beginning of the book, John Bunyan composes a poem that is essentially an apology to those who he might be offending by writing the Pilgrim’s Progress. There’s nine different sections, and took me about ten minutes to read. Let’s get into…
