The Final Challenge

The Final Challenge
John 12.44-50

One of the oldest clichés in the movie business is the final showdown between the arch-opponents. The hero and the villain have been plotting against one another all through the story. Their allies and helpers have struggled and fought. There have been gains and losses on both sides. But finally, when the audience knows the movie must be nearly over, the other battles and skirmishes fall away and the two central characters face each other for the first time.

We know the story so well, whether it’s in the old cowboyand- Indian tales, the space fantasies or the endless cycles of cops-and-robbers movies. There comes a moment when the issue is clear. One side or the other. Good versus evil. We know how it ought to end, but we’re never sure how it’s going to get there...

Taken from John for Everyone Part 2 – by Tom Wright