dispensationalist pre. also claims that 144,000 converted Jews will finish the gospel commission during the 7-yr trib. this is the best way to cut the nerve of Christian mission that I can imagine.
Wonderful thoughts on premillennialism. I share much of the same view. As a hopeful premillennialism, I've found Richard Mouw's book "When the king's come marching in" extremely helpful in that exercise of hope. He makes nice connections in the book of Isaiah to propose that our cultural production will some how face continuity in the New Jerusalem. So, even though we believe that the world is coming to an end, the fruits of our hands are seeds for eternity even though they may face an interruption here.
That sounds really, really good and intriguing, Andre! I'll check it out. It reminds me of interactions I've had with NT Wright on the topic. He also talks about how our work now somehow carries into eternity, but it's been unclear to me how exactly that plays out - and my interactions with him haven't clarified that for me. But it's all very interesting. I think, historically, Seventh-day Adventists would say that our characters are what we bring into eternity - though it seems like there may be other things as well. I'm intrigued.
dispensationalist pre. also claims that 144,000 converted Jews will finish the gospel commission during the 7-yr trib. this is the best way to cut the nerve of Christian mission that I can imagine.
Wonderful thoughts on premillennialism. I share much of the same view. As a hopeful premillennialism, I've found Richard Mouw's book "When the king's come marching in" extremely helpful in that exercise of hope. He makes nice connections in the book of Isaiah to propose that our cultural production will some how face continuity in the New Jerusalem. So, even though we believe that the world is coming to an end, the fruits of our hands are seeds for eternity even though they may face an interruption here.
That sounds really, really good and intriguing, Andre! I'll check it out. It reminds me of interactions I've had with NT Wright on the topic. He also talks about how our work now somehow carries into eternity, but it's been unclear to me how exactly that plays out - and my interactions with him haven't clarified that for me. But it's all very interesting. I think, historically, Seventh-day Adventists would say that our characters are what we bring into eternity - though it seems like there may be other things as well. I'm intrigued.