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Insights:
There
is a significant use of the cross as a symbol in Clint
Eastwood's Thriller, "Mystic River". In the opening scenes, the camera focuses in on a small
cross on a man's ring. Another large, intricate cross appears in the concluding scenes; this time
on a man's back. These cross images are symbolic of the Movie's theme: Something small
(the events of one day long ago) has grown into something large and complex.
What
is interesting is why the cross - the symbol of salvation, redemption,
and reconciliation - would be chosen to be the symbol for a
seed of evil that becomes a web of death. There can be
only one answer. The spirit of the antichrist (I John
4:2-3) always seeks to destroy and pervert the meaning of
the cross of Jesus Christ. Where the greatest evil
occurs, you will find a distorted cross; be it a burning one
(Klu Klux Klan), a hooked one (the Nazi Swastika), or the
crosses in this Movie.
Scripture:
Romans
6:23
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