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Angelic Destroyers and Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
Ezekiel 9 After showing his prophet the abominations being committed in Jerusalem and temple, the LORD pronounces his apocalyptic judgment. With a loud voice he summons his angelic executioners. Six are armed for slaughter; the seventh clothed in linen, with … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Robert Jenson
Tagged apocalypse, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, death, divine wrath, God, Jerusalem, life, paganism, ritual impurity
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Parousia and the Glorification of the Cosmos
“But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Pet 3:13). When Christ returns in glory, all will be made new. The cosmos will be transfigured, transformed, transmuted, redeemed, renewed, … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, Dumitru Staniloae, parousia, return of Christ, Sergius Bulgakov, transfiguration
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Parousia as Fulfillment of Pentecost
Just as we may speak of the eternal Son emptying himself of his glory in the Incarnation, hiding himself, as it were, in the flesh of the man Jesus, so we may speak of an analogous movement of the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, eschatology, Holy Spirit, new creation, parousia, Pentecost, return of Christ, Sergius Bulgakov
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The Parousia of the Incarnate Son
The return of the Incarnate Christ in glory inaugurates the apocalyptic transfiguration of the universe. This “return” does not imply that our Lord ceased to be present to the world after his exaltation. The words of Jesus stand: I am … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, eschatology, Jesus Christ, parousia, Sergius Bulgakov
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The End is Nigh … Eventually
On this point science and the Bible agree (sort’ve): the history of the present universe will come to conclusion. Whether the universe continues to expand indefinitely, ultimately approaching the temperature of absolute zero (big freeze), or at some point begins … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, eschatology, new creation, Sergius Bulgakov
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Sergius Bulgakov: The Glory of the Resurrection
When the Lord Jesus Christ returns in glory, he will return in the body that was crucified under Pontius Pilate and raised from death by the heavenly Father on Easter morning—the same body in which he appeared to his disciples, … Continue reading
Sergius Bulgakov: Parousia and the Glorification of Creation
“But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Pet 3:13). When Christ returns in glory, the cosmos will be transfigured, transformed, transmuted, redeemed, renewed, sanctified, sophianized, glorified, deified. These … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, deification, glory, parousia, return of Christ, Sergius Bulgakov, theosis, transfiguration
Sergius Bulgakov: The Parousia of the Holy Spirit
Just as we may speak of the eternal Son emptying himself of his glory in the Incarnation, hiding himself, as it were, in the flesh of the man Jesus of Nazareth, so we also may speak of an analogous movement … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocalypse, Holy Spirit, parousia, return of Christ, second coming, Sergius Bulgakov
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