The question at the end of Part 1:
If God can reveal himself in this, one of the most hellish inventions of man, can he reveal himself in any situation?
I think, based on the story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 and many
similar stories, the answer is yes...and maybe the more darkness, the
more despair, the more likely it is that God will hear the cry of those
seeking love and peace.
And the questions at the end of Part 2:
How will He make His presence known? A miracle, a divinely ordained leader, a wild-eyed prophet?
How does He make His presence known?
Sometimes through the miraculous, and sometimes by a divinely ordained leader(s), and sometimes by a wild-eyed prophet. But ultimately in Christ, and after the resurrection/ascension...the body of Christ.
You, and me.