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Category Archives: Afterlife, The
The Afterlife, Lesson 4, Theories About Where the Saved Are After They Die
Lesson 4, focusing on where the saved are between their deaths and the return of Jesus. Download from Lesson 4. Right click and select “Save Link As” to download. (If you left click, it will stream.) Or stream:
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The Afterlife: Lesson 3, focused on Isa 65-66 and 2 Cor 5:17 (June 26, 2016)
I was out last week under the weather, and so this is class 3. We started in Isaiah and went from there to 2 Cor 5:17 and a few other passages. Here’s the downloadable mp3: June 26, 2016 Class 3 … Continue reading
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The Afterlife: Lesson 2, focused on Rom 8 and Rev 21-22 (June 12, 2016)
Class 2 of this summer’s Sunday Bible classes: the coming freedom of the Creation from futility and a look ahead to the end of Revelation. Download: June 12, 2016 Class on Rom 8 and Rev 21-22 Right click and select “Save … Continue reading
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The Afterlife: Lesson 1, focused on 1 Corinthians 15 (June 5, 2016)
Finally, I’m well enough and my church has been kind enough to give me a Sunday morning class to teach. I call it “The Afterlife: Heaven and Hell and Points in Between.” Some students have asked me to record and … Continue reading
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Scot McKnight on Heaven
From Scot McKnight as the Jesus Creed blog: Top Ten Ideas about Heaven. This based on McKnight’s new book The Heaven Promise — which I’ve not yet read but certainly will. But I’ve gotten this far: In the theocentric heaven, the … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.6: Separation from God
Now, many a theologian has argued that hell is separation from God, and I think that’s part of the punishment. Maybe all. Speaking of the damned, Paul writes, (2Th 1:9-10 ESV) 9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.5: Gehenna
Jesus and James refer to the fate of the damned as gehenna, usually translated “hell.” The word is entirely absent from Paul and the other NT writers, who prefer to speak in terms of the damned being destroyed. There is no … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.1B: Everlasting, eternal, unquenchable fire
Monty asked about the meaning of “everlasting fire” in the comments. My answer was pretty long and I thought worth posting as a post — because it’s a good question that deserves a thorough answer. Monty, Unquenchable fire “Everlasting fire” … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.4: The Second Death
The Revelation speaks of the damned suffering a “second death.” (Rev 2:11 ESV) 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.3: Plato and Phaedo
Edward Fudge points out that the question of immortality was a favorite of Greek philosophers. The seminal work on the subject was Plato’s Phaedo, a dialogue on the question that was well-known among First Century Hellenistic people. Plato presents a … Continue reading
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