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New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology | J Richard Middleton

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In recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven; instead, it is full-bodied participation in a new heaven and a new earth brought into fullness through the coming of God's kingdom. Drawing on the full sweep of the biblical narrative, J. Richard Middleton unpacks key Old Testament and New Testament texts to make a case for the new earth as the appropriate Christian hope. He suggests its ethical and ecclesial implications, exploring the difference a holistic eschatology can make for living in a broken world.

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New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology | J Richard Middleton

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A solid scriptural outlay of what the what age to come means. If you are looking for a disembodied souls in Heaven then this is not what God is doing in the world. God‘s salvation extends to the entire creation not just people. 2 Peter 3:13 describes the eschatological hope:
“But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” Our future is a physical AND REDEEMED one!