Category Archives: Eschatology
“The re-creating power of Christ” by Herman Bavinck
“All that is true, honorable, just, pure, pleasing, and commendable in the whole of creation, in heaven and on earth, is gathered up in the future city of God– renewed, re-created, boosted to its highest glory. The substance of the … Continue reading
“Do you love the Lord’s appearing?” by George E. Ladd
“Here is the motive of our mission: the final victory awaits the completion of our task. ‘And then the end will come.’ There is no other verse in the Word of God which says, ‘And then the end will come.’ … Continue reading
“The story is not over yet” by Thomas Schreiner
“The story is not over yet. Believers still await the consummation. They await the new creation, the completion of the new exodus, and the final fulfillment of the new covenant. Jesus will come again and transform the universe. There is … Continue reading
“Christ will come again!” by Sam Storms
“Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again! This simple liturgical refrain reminds us of the profoundly important truth that eschatology is deeply and inextricably grounded in the gospel. The twofold past tense ‘has died’ and ‘has risen’ is the basis … Continue reading
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“What the Hebrew prophets call shalom” by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
“The prophets dreamed of a new age in which human crookedness would be straightened out, rough places made plain. The foolish would be made wise, and the wise, humble. They dreamed of a time when the deserts would flower, the … Continue reading
“O, hear the music of God’s future” by Christopher J. H. Wright
“Mission means inviting all the peoples of the earth to hear the music of God’s future and dance to it today.” –Christopher J. H. Wright, The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006), … Continue reading
“We do not know the play” by C.S. Lewis
“The doctrine of the Second Coming teaches us that we do not and cannot know when the world drama will end. The curtain may be rung down at any moment: say, before you have finished reading this paragraph. This seems … Continue reading
