Christ’s resurrection is the first-fruits of a cosmic harvest: the pattern and pledge of our own resurrection and the renewal of the cosmos. Death Seems So Final Death seems so final. It is the spectre that hovers over all human hopes, aspirations and dreams. In our time-bound existence, it threatens […]
cosmic redemption
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The focus of Easter and Eucharistic messages is predominantly what we human beings get out of Christ’s suffering, death and resurrection. A close reading of Scripture, however, quickly reveals that those events have cosmic implications and applications. The Cross: A Cosmic Event Humanity undoubtedly needs redemption, but is that all […]
In the eighth chapter of his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul paints one of the most vivid and sweeping pictures of cosmic redemption in all of scripture. He describes a creation that is not a passive, disposable backdrop for human salvation, but an active participant in the grand […]
The biblical concept of “new heavens and a new earth” offers a profound vision of cosmic renewal that serves as a cornerstone of Christian eschatology (the study of end times). This concept is primarily detailed in the prophetic books of Isaiah and Revelation and speaks not to the abandonment of […]