eschatology

The word eschatology refers to the study of the 'last things' - traditionally death, judgment, heaven, and hell. What do we need to say about these things in an emerging church context?

Jesus will return

Posted 29 September, 2004 - 16:00 by mertfaruk

i would like to share an important issue with you… Firstly, I find it a little interesting when I see Muslims who have never read Quran in their lifes… Quran is our guide, we act according to it. Something I would like to share with you is Jesus’s second coming. As you know this is also a sign of the Last Day. A very knowledged book about this important subject: http://www.harunyahya.com/books/faith/secondcoming/secondcoming.php

Is Israel done and dusted?

Posted 20 July, 2004 - 20:46 by jonhallewell

I just had a conversation with an old (85 years) theolgian from my church (Bretheren background) - he’s grasped some of the emerging church conversation with some energy. He asked me what the view of Israel future was - restoration? “There’s too much stuff that links it (Israel) to Christ’s return” is what he said. Do we see all the ‘Israel escatology’ as descriptive of or as being fulfilled in Christ’s first coming? Is the geographical Israel of any significance now? For example he mentioned the ground on the Mount of Olives being split in two when He comes ( I think Zachariah 14:4) Does anyo

In memoriam

Posted 17 May, 2004 - 23:34 by Andrew

My father died last night, peacefully in his sleep following a stroke. God had allowed us to be with him as a family in the afternoon though he had been barely conscious of our presence. ‘I’ll see you tomorrow, Dad.’ ‘OK.’

Death is a novelty to me. It is quite extraordinary to think that even that lingering residue of life he had when we last saw him has now gone. His death was not unexpected, and we were not close. The involuntary spasms of grief have passed, like the shocks of an earthquake in the night, and apart from a few minor after-tremors all is now quiet. But the memory of him hangs vividly in the air, and I can understand why people believe they can contact the spirits of the dead.

Relativism in End Times theology

Posted 27 April, 2004 - 23:00 by Eddielee

It seems to me through many investigations into the myriad views of the end times, that a relativistic hermeneutic is quite common and acceptable. For example, the first 3 chapters of Revelation consist of epistles to different churches. Some theologians say that these churches are not really churches, but symbolize church ages, such that 7 different ages will occur before the end.

Another example is that within the Olivet discourse, when Jesus refers to the sun being blackened and the moon not shining its light and the stars falling from the sky, that these events are figurative. The sun blackening, in prophetic language, is the sin of Jacob for rejecting the messiah. The sign of the Son of Man coming in the sky is the flags of the Roman invaders of Jerusalem.

NT Wright: Jesus takes on the Temple

Posted 7 January, 2004 - 04:41 by justinbaeder
The Challenge of Jesus, by N.T. WrightOne of the major themes that is emerging in N.T. Wright’s The Challenge of Jesus is the idea that Jesus sought to take on the role of the temple in Jewish life. This was the reason he claimed to be able to forgive sins, spoke of his body as the temple, and overturned the tables in the temple.

Transmillennialism™

Posted 2 January, 2004 - 11:38 by Andrew

Paul Seburn referred in another post to the ‘transmillennial’ view on New Testament eschatology. I thought it might be worth examining this separately. There’s a lot of material on the two sites I looked at (www.presence.tv and www.transmillennial.com), but I have limited my superficial comments to one introductory essay. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has strong views on the subject. Oh, and while we’re wondering exactly what happened to the future, a happy new year to everyone!

Bishop abolishes heaven and the soul

Posted 1 October, 2003 - 14:46 by Andrew

I’m sorry if I’m banging on too much about Tom Wright at the moment – but I thought it worth drawing attention to an article in The Times today: Durham’s new Bishop abolishes Heaven and the soul. The bishopric of Durham has a longstanding association with theological controversy (most notoriously David Jenkins) but it makes a change for someone described as ‘the country’s leading evangelical theologian’ to put the cat among the traditionalist pigeons.

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