Bart Byl on Ecclesiastes 1.

Series: Christ in the Old Testament

Someone observed that if you’re depressed you should read Ecclesiastes. You’ll still be depressed, but now you’ll be depressed biblically. The author of Ecclesiastes tears away the pretensions and illusions that shield us from facing the absurdity of life. His one great certainty is that we’re all going to die — this little vapour of life, this wisp of air, is going to dissipate. We Christians are not exempted from experience of futility, frustration, and death — but we are children of the Resurrection.

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