Our final week of Public Theology focused on ideas both of our own individual end and the end of time. Here are our findings:
Scripture
redemption through Christ and with Christ
redeemed from sin and this earthly life
a New Heaven and a New Earth (Rev 21:1-3)
the Kingdom of God will come
eternal life
no more tears, no more pain
no more death
lion lies down with the lamb
All will come to my holy mountain (Isaiah 65:24-25)
much of Revelations, Daniel and the apocalyptic parts of the Gospels
Christ/God will judge
Jesus is with us always
Evil is destroyed
God's promise to Noah to never flood the world again
bodily resurrection
Tradition
judgement Day: Jesus comes back
bad to hell, Good to heaven VS everyone/all creation is redeemed
just one denomination/religion gets saved
literal reading of apocalyptic passages
"Left Behind" series
bodily resurrection
justice will finally be had
we'll have a specific review of our life
Pearly Gates
Peter holds the key
angels, harps, clouds, golden streets
oneness with God
Dante and other art of Judgement, afterlife
Kingdom of God on earth
Utopian societies attempt to live it now, communes
all sins are forgiven
now AND not yet
Reason/Experience
the closest I came was participating in a Christian/Muslim dialogue--
different people were open and accepting and working together. That's my hope.
understanding
an afterlife
reincarnation?
we'll see again the people we love
union with God
no matter where you turn or look, God is there
a permanent unitive experience--God and all become one
I'll be at one with all of creation and the universe
I simply don't know what it will be like
it might be that all evil will be erased--that ALL will be saved and redeemed
the miracle is at the end WE are able to forgive.
the end of fear
God wins
we'll get to learn why bad things happened
we are in the midst of the redemption--it began with the crucifixion and continues
I hope for a higher consciousness that unites us--a new awareness and living into that truth now
I struggle with how to deal with physics and faith
I am certain it's going to be OK.
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