Second thoughts about the Second Coming: understanding the end times, our future, and Christian hope
Second Thoughts about the Second Coming helps readers clarify what they believe about the second coming of Jesus and the afterlife-the full and final fulfillment of God's promises. Allen and Cornwall review the many ways these things have been interpreted from the Bible through history to the p...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Louisville, KY
Presbyterian Publishing
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Allen, Ronald J., 1949-, Second thoughts about the Second Coming : understanding the end times, our future, and Christian hope] (2024) (Hultberg, Alan D.)
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Parousia (motif)
/ Eschatology
/ History
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Electronic books
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| Summary: | Second Thoughts about the Second Coming helps readers clarify what they believe about the second coming of Jesus and the afterlife-the full and final fulfillment of God's promises. Allen and Cornwall review the many ways these things have been interpreted from the Bible through history to the present and assist readers identify viewpoints that they find meaningful. Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Section One: "I Wish We'd All Been Ready": Voices from the Bible -- 1. The Old Testament -- 2. The New Testament -- Section Two: "But I Thought the Church Had Always Believed . . .": Voices from the History of the Church -- 3. A Path toward Universal Restoration: The Eastern Christian Church -- 4. Settling In for the Long Haul: Views of the Second Coming in the Christian West -- 5. Still Here after All These Years: Views of the Second Coming in the Reformation and Beyond -- Section Three: "Are We Going to Be 'Left Behind'?" The Millennial Voices -- 6. Premillennialism: Jesus Is Coming Soon -- 7. Postmillennialism: Jesus Will Return after We Get Things Right -- 8. Amillennialism: Jesus Is Already Here in the Church -- Section Four: "How Do We Make Sense of the Second Coming Today?" Contemporary Voices -- 9. Separating the Core from the Container: Demythologizing the Second Coming -- 10. The Presence of the Future: The Theology of Hope -- 11. Creating a Just World Now and in the Future: Liberation Theology -- 12. Open-Ended Futures: Open Theism and Process Theology -- 13. Continuing the Path toward Universal Restoration: Contemporary Eastern Orthodoxy and the Second Coming -- Section Five: "Will the Real Afterlife Please Stand Up?" Voices on the Life after Death -- 14. The Afterlife in the Old Testament -- 15. The Resurrection of the Dead in the New Heaven and New Earth -- 16. The Soul Goes to Heaven -- 17. Soul and Body Separated at Death but Reunited and Transformed in Heaven -- 18. Spiritual Journey toward Union with God -- 19. Afterlife as Consciousness in the Consciousness of God -- 20. The End of Consciousness -- Concluding Thoughts -- Study Guide -- Glossary -- Notes -- For Further Reading -- Scripture Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (129 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1646983068 |