Eschatology notes continues

Rapture - Theory of people going to heaven and others staying. Ignatius - can be deceived by own ego. Marcel - Theology of Hope, related to Philosophy. John Macquarie (Western) 1. Individual vs cosmic/social (will overlap). 2. This worldly reality vs other worldly. Buddhist enlightenment - world does not end until all human suffering is over. 3. Evolutionary vs Revolutionary - compared to seed turning into great tree. Reign of God so contradictory it is going to be like a revolutionary. 4. Present vs Future Eschatology - End still lies ahead. Past - future/(Heaven - Earth). Part of our eschatology reality as Christians is we will never be completely home in this existence. But, at the same time, may have had moments. Eschatology is not just myth - grace is part of the creative - flight from authenticity - good - evil. God’s grace is victory over evil. Reality we are living now. Each of these poles has eschatology reality in the Christian life. The very cross is a tension. The struggle for authenticity is within me. Eschatology humanity is within me. Eschatology humanity is part of our reality. to be continued.