new testament apocalypse

What does the Lord's Prayer have to do with the New Heavens & New Earth?

"Thy kingdom come thy will be done. On Earth as it is in Heaven."

2. What do passages like Ephesians 1 and Colossians 1 suggest about the scope of Jesus' redemption? In other words, what else besides the forgiveness of sins did Jesus' death and resurrection accomplish?

Creation will be redeemed too

Compare cultural view of apocalypse to biblical idea

Cultural: mass destruction, chaos Biblical: revealing Jesus, hope

What does creation do? (cf. Ps. 19)

Declares God's glory, proclaims the work of his hands; circuits the earth...

2. Evaluate the theology of Left Behind in terms of the hotel vs home analogy. How does our eschatology affect the way that we live in the "here-and-now?" In other words, does it matter whether or not we treat this world like a hotel or a home?

Hotel means we're here for a short time and less motivated to invest in the earth. When we treat the earth like home, we approach the earth with a sense of ownership. We recognize the problems and care about the well-being of the earth and the environment.

Using hotel/home image, explain why one's eschatology matters for how we live life now

Hotel means we're here for a short time, we are less motivated to invest in the earth and fix problems. Home approach recognizes problems and has a sense of ownership of the earth, tell about Jesus, care about physical well being and environment, justice. It takes God to make all things new and restore.

Using concepts and terms from this unit, explain why the movie Left Behind gets the rapture wrong

How: "To meet"delegation meets emperor and ushers him back to city. We will meet Jesus to bring Jesus to this place. In movie, people disappear up to God. Who: Noah those left behind are righteous. In the movie, the Christians are taken up.

2. Be able to compare and contrast cultural (Hollywood) images of the apocalypse with a biblical understanding of the apocalypse.

In the Left Behind movie there was mass destruction and chaos. All the Christians were disappearing and being brought up to heaven. This is different from the biblical idea of apocalypse because in the Bible apocalypse means "to meet". The belief is that we will meet Jesus and usher him back to earth. Also, when the flood happened. The one's left were Noah and his family, the righteous ones. The movie Left Behind is different than the biblical idea of the apocalypse because the unbelievers were left behind. And the earth was destroyed.

3. What is the connection between apocalyptic literature and hope?

In the end, good will prevail

1. What is the purpose of apocalyptic literature?

It is a wake-up call, sharpen our awareness of God's presence

2. How is apocalyptic literature like "next-year" language?

It will be better in the future

1. According to Matthew 24, how does the Noah story shed light on Jesus' second coming? In the Noah story, who gets "left behind" and who gets "taken away?"

Noah and his family (the only good people) were left. In the second coming, all the bad and evil might be left behind.

2. Why does he think that eschatology matters for life right now?

So that we can line up with God's ways and plans.

Choose a major symbol from revelation and explain how a historicist and preterist would interpret this image

The Woman and the Dragon Historicist: Middle Ages pope trying to destroy the church; political struggles Preterist: Story of Jesus' birth. Herod is trying to kill Jesus just like the dragon. Futurist: the promise of Jesus returning during the last days during persecution times Idealist: Jesus verse Satan; good verse evil

1.What does the word 'apocalypse' mean (biblically)?

Uncovering of something that was hidden "revealing"

Explain the concept: "Creation implies its creator."

We can know God through his creation. It's a window into the mind of God.

Futurist:

details events of future; end times

Idealist:

good overcomes evil; symbolic

1. What does he mean by "life after life after death?"

heaven--all things become new. The earth and the transformation of our bodies

Preterist:

images and events are taking place during their time; 1st century setting

Historicist:

outlines history in advance; from 1st century until end of history

3. Be able to answer the three questions of apocalypse: "What does the term mean?" "Who or what is revealed?" and "To whom or for whom is apocalyptic literature especially given?"

revealing, revelation; Jesus Christ is revealed; written to those who are suffering/troubled/oppressed

Eschatology

the study of 'last things'

Rapture

to be taken away

To meet

to meet + escort someone into a city

Apocalypse

uncovering something that was hidden