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“I believe that the time is ripe for contemporary Christians to engage in serious reflection on the shape of our eschatology. This eschatology must be grounded firmly in the entire biblical story, beginning with God’s original intent for earthly flourishing and culminating in God’s redemptive purpose of restoring earthly life to what it was meant to be—a purpose accomplished through Christ. We especially need to grapple with the robust ethical implications of this biblical eschatology, exploring how a holistic vision of the future can motivate and ground compassionate yet bold redemptive living in God’s world.”
― J. Richard Middleton, A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology

“If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“I care more about the people in books than the people I see every day.”
― Jo Walton, Among Others

“The important point here is that the idea of “heaven” as the eternal hope of the righteous has no structural place in the story. It is simply irrelevant and extraneous to the plot. Heaven was never part of God’s purposes for humanity in the beginning of the story and has no intrinsic role as the final destiny of human salvation.”
― J. Richard Middleton, A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology