The movie, The Hiding Place...
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The movie, The Hiding Place, depicts events during the Nazi occupation of
Holland during WWII. Jeannette Clift plays Corrie ten Boom. Corrie, her sister, Betsie,
and their elderly father care for and hide Jews. They're discovered and most of the family
pay with their lives.
After Betsie's death, the actress Jeannette Clift, playing Corrie, is released from the Nazi work camp, Ravensbruck. The next scene is an old lady speaking with a Dutch accent. You go into the house with her and realize she's Corrie ten Boom herself. Because she promised Betsie she would, she tells about God's love for us even in the deepest darkness.
In the presence of the real Corrie, we experience that the movie is true. When the Holy Spirit enlightens the eyes of our hearts, we see that the biblical message isn't about the past. It touches us at this moment with the living presence of Jesus.
After Betsie's death, the actress Jeannette Clift, playing Corrie, is released from the Nazi work camp, Ravensbruck. The next scene is an old lady speaking with a Dutch accent. You go into the house with her and realize she's Corrie ten Boom herself. Because she promised Betsie she would, she tells about God's love for us even in the deepest darkness.
In the presence of the real Corrie, we experience that the movie is true. When the Holy Spirit enlightens the eyes of our hearts, we see that the biblical message isn't about the past. It touches us at this moment with the living presence of Jesus.
