A stunning insight into the implications of Jesus' physical resurrection (and therefore all Christians since Jesus is the 'first fruits' of the new creation) for Christians alive today. Wright masterfully unpacks biblical text in a user-friendly way, and points out how Christians need to put their hope not on a 'disembodied heaven when they die' but an 'embodied heaven here on earth' in fulfillment of the Lord's prayer ('your will be done on earth as it is in heaven'). He does not deny the existence of heaven, but instead suggests that people have misinterpreted it as a place 'up there' (the up and down dimension) rather than a place beyond a thin veil (outside of our space/time continuum) where Jesus is now Lord of all creation. Wright challenges the Christian to realise that the traditional understanding of heaven is not, nor should be the goal or aim of becoming a Christian. Instead, it is to live in the hope that Easter Sunday has given to this whole world...that Jesus is making all things new, and invites us to be a part of his resurrection story as a foretaste of things to come on this earth when we will receive our own physical resurrection bodies under the new heavens and the new earth...Read full review
If your mind and your faith to be stretched, this book will help refine and deepen your faith. Not for the fainthearted but it will help you root your beliefs about life after death, heaven and hell in what Scripture actually says and make your hope more sure.
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