Of Blood and Bride

May 10th, 2016 by Charles Cameron

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. [Revelation 21.1-4]

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Bear this double call of “blood” and “bride” on the emotions in mind, utilizing whichever of the above examples strikes the deepest chord in you to confirm their trance-like appeal, as you consider this message from Bin Laden‘s son, Hamzah, issued just a day or two ago:

Thomas Joscelyn posted a breakdown of the message content at Long Wars Journal yesterday:

  • Osama bin Laden’s son says jihad in Syria key to ‘liberate Palestine’

    • I trust this post of mine will add to our understanding of the emotional force on which Bin Laden’s son is appealing.

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    1. Grurray:

      May 10th, 2016 at 11:33 pm

      Here’s one to add the “bride and blood” canon
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      When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
      Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
      Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
      And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?
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      https://youtu.be/OhG25DnZoog
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      From the cleansing redemption to a down payment on war, the blood metaphor covers a lot of territory.

    2. Charles Cameron:

      May 11th, 2016 at 12:28 am

      Yes.
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      Although I might prefer to phrase it this way: “From a down payment on war, to the cleansing redemption, the blood metaphor covers a lot of territory.” : )

    3. amspirnational:

      May 11th, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      Yes, but as far as not sowing divisions that assist Israel, does all Muslims include Shias, Alawites and Hezbollah, and Sunni Syrian Baathists, as they have attacked Israel more in the past ten years than has AQ? Not all salafis are takfiris, but not sure how this relates to freeing Palestine.