Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
Week 9: Chapter 12 — Epilogue: The Rest of the Story
Read Chapter 12 and the Epilogue of Through Gates of Splendor. Key Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11; 1 Corinthians 15:54-58.
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The story does not end on the Curaray River. Elliot's epilogue — expanded in the 1986 edition — reveals what happened when she and Rachel Saint went to live among the Huaorani, and what the Huaorani themselves came to believe. Let this final chapter redefine what you mean by 'victory.'
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.In the years following the deaths, Elisabeth Elliot and Rachel Saint (Nate's sister) actually went to live with the Huaorani people. What was the result of that astonishing decision? What does their willingness to go say about the nature of forgiveness?
2.Several of the very men who participated in the killing of the five missionaries later came to faith in Christ. How does that fact land on you? What does it tell you about the power and reach of the gospel?
3.Isaiah 55:11 says that God's word 'shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose.' How does the arc of this story — from martyrdom to a living Huaorani church — illustrate that promise? What does it demand of us to believe that promise before we see the fruit?
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