Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 2-1-2023: Schindler’s List & The Tribulation

The Nazi takeover of post-Weimar Germany in the 1930s and into the 1940s that resulted in World War 2 revealed three significant aspects of the nature of mankind:Show more

1. There are those who are purely evil and will lead society into committing great atrocities
2. Many people will go along to get along; they may or may not see the wickedness being perpetrated, but they won’t oppose an evil regime
3. A few will resist and buck the system, often placing themselves in harm’s way, yet acting for the good of others even to their own detriment

The 1983 book by Thomas Keneally and subsequent 1993 movie Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg exposes these characteristics of humanity in a dramatic way. Both works follow German industrialist Oskar Schindler as he observes what the National Socialists, led by Adolf Hitler, do to the Jewish people and his response to that. Having just finished reading the book, I’ll refer to that for my comments today.

In a prior Prophecy Update, I mentioned an article by Leo Hohmann titled Lovers of Truth and Lovers of Lies: Seeing new lessons for today in Mel Gibson’s iconic portrayal of ‘The Patriot’ for how Hohmann classified people. Leo mentioned that in the face of adversity, about 97% of the population doesn’t act, whether from ignorance or apathy. Only about 3% of the people in dire situations do take action, perhaps either from principle or having been awakened in some manner. We pretty much see this in looking at what happened in the past through the lens of a book like Schindler’s List.

I think it’s possible that what is recounted in the book, which expounds on the history of this previous era, may be a foreshadowing of what is to come in the upcoming Tribulation. As a result, we’ll examine what Schindler did and how that same type of response may play out in times to come.

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Schindlers-List-Thomas-Keneally-ebook/dp/B00C4GJ8WY/

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Please note that the transcript is available on my website blog under the post with the same title.