The Kingdom Falls
Chapter 17

Why Do Horror Films Love Cemeteries, Ghosts, and Zombies?

"there was a noise (in the valley of dry bones), a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.  I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them,  . . . and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army."    Ezekiel 37:4-10 (NIV)

The human mind can conceive of nothing except in reference to God's Truth!
 
The horror flicks simply build on something we all know deep down within. . . . that cemeteries are not the end of the story. Every culture everywhere in all of human history has constructed a belief  in life beyond the grave. The horror flicks simply twist and horriblize what each of us “knows”.  

While Hollywood plays on our fears, God plays on our hopes, dreams and godly imagination. One day, Ezekiel sees, Israel will be bodily resurrected and along with her, the entire planet. The dry bones of this gray life will be resurrected into a new creation of vivid color, concrete reality, and the consummate freedom of perfected obedience. (I stole that really cool last phrase from CS Lewis) 

When you look at a cemetery and think “is this how it all ends”, think again . . .not of zombies, but of the new creation. Ezekiel saw it and what he saw has compelled believers for more than 2 millenia. 

Prayer

"Lord, I believe. Make this my life today full  by preparing me for the next one. In Jesus’ holy name.    Amen”