A New heaven and a new earth : Reclaiming biblical eschatology

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.... Full description

Main Author: Middleton, J. Richard.
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2014
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100 |a Middleton, J. Richard. 
245 1 0 |a A New heaven and a new earth :  |b Reclaiming biblical eschatology  |h [electronic resource] 
260 |a Grand Rapids, Michigan :  |b Baker Academic,  |c 2014. 
300 |a eBook 
500 |a Includes Index and Bibliographical References 
520 |a 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. 
650 |a ESCHATOLOGY. 
650 |a HEAVEN - CHRISTIANITY. 
650 |a EARTH (PLANET). 
650 |a FORECASTING. 
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