Unbelievable Special with NT Wright: Christianity Is NOT About Going to Heaven When You Die

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• CR

  @crystalpalace4641 · 3 days ago

  Praise the Lord my brothers!

• JO

  @JoeBerean · 13 days ago

  As a Preterist and a Unitarian, I find I share a LOT in common with Dr. Wright.

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• DE

  @debbielondon1809 · 2 weeks ago

  Refreshing, indeed.<br>The Lord&apos;s Prayer makes so much more sense viewed this way.

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  @FrostWight · 2 weeks ago

  I’m honestly amazed we’re still talking about this as if it’s new. But the going to heaven thinking has become so deeply ingrained that even when you point to all the Bible passages that contradict it, the belief somehow remains intact.<br><br>Thank you, NT Wright, for fighting this fight for nearly your whole career

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  @user-ho4sb7ug4m · 2 weeks ago

  This was so helpful. Thankful for those who put this together. How our world ends to hear this message of hope. Thankyou. May God richly and abundantly &nbsp;bless you and those who hear this.

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  @ActionDefeatsAnxiety · 2 weeks ago

  Amazing teaching...thanks as always.

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• MS

  @MsHelloCookie · 2 weeks ago

  Excellent teaching. Blessings ✝

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• MA

  @Mark3ABE · 2 weeks ago

  Good Heavens!

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• AL

  @AlbertaRanch · 2 weeks ago

  Amen

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• LI

  @lionsonthepath · 2 weeks ago

  (1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭2‬) “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

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  @really4794 · 2 weeks ago

  The Word reflects a perfect amalgamation from the beginning to the end.<br><br>The Chiasmus within The Word reflects a literary structure where ideas are presented and then repeated in reverse order (A-B-B-A). It is a hallmark of biblical Hebrew poetry and is used to emphasize a central point or to show a transition.<br>Here are three distinct examples of chiastic patterns—one from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and one that connects the two.<br><br>1. The Noahic Covenant (Old Testament)<br>One of the most famous &quot;macro-chiasms&quot; in the Bible is the story of the Flood in Genesis 6–9. This structure highlights God&apos;s &quot;turning point&quot; at the center of the narrative.<br><br>A: Noah and his sons (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=370">6:10</a>)<br>B: All flesh destroyed (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=373">6:13</a>)<br>C: Command to build the ark (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=374">6:14</a>-16)<br>D: Seven days waiting for the flood (7:4-10)<br>E: The Flood rises (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=437">7:17</a>-24)<br><br>CENTER: &quot;God remembered Noah&quot; (8:1)<br><br>E&apos;: The Flood recedes (8:2-5)<br>D&apos;: Seven days waiting for the water to drop (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=490">8:10</a>-12)<br>C&apos;: Command to leave the ark (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=495">8:15</a>-17)<br>B&apos;: All flesh never again destroyed (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=551">9:11</a>)<br>A&apos;: Noah and his sons (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw3AeG79ps&amp;t=558">9:18</a>-19)<br><br>Insight: The structure places the phrase &quot;God remembered Noah&quot; at the exact center, showing that the turning point of the disaster was God’s faithfulness.<br><br>2. The Sabbath Healing (New Testament)<br>In Mark 2:27, Jesus uses a simple, poetic chiasm to correct the Pharisees&apos; view of the Law.<br><br>A: The Sabbath<br><br>B: was made for man,<br>B&apos;: and not man<br><br>A&apos;: for the Sabbath.<br><br>Insight: This structure (A-B-B-A) creates a &quot;mirror&quot; effect that highlights the hierarchy of the relationship—man is the priority, not the ritual.<br><br>3. The &quot;First and Last&quot; Connection (OT and NT)<br>The Bible as a whole is often viewed as a &quot;Great Chiasm&quot; between the first chapters of Genesis and the final chapters of Revelation. This demonstrates the restoration of what was lost.<br><br>Genesis (The Beginning) Pattern Point Revelation (The End)<br><br>A: Creation of Heaven and Earth (Gen 1:1) Origins vs. Finality<br>A&apos;: New Heaven and New Earth (Rev 21:1)<br><br>B: Marriage of Adam and Eve (Gen 2) The Union <br>B&apos;: Marriage of Christ and Church (Rev 19)<br><br>C: Curse enters the earth (Gen 3:14-17) The Fall vs. Restoration <br>C&apos;: There shall be no more curse (Rev 22:3)<br><br>D: Death enters human history (Gen 3:19) Mortality <br>D&apos;: There shall be no more death (Rev 21:4)<br><br>Insight: This pattern shows that the New Testament isn&apos;t just a sequel, but a resolution. The chiasm closes the loop opened in the Old Testament.<br><br>Bonus: A Symmetrical Equation<br>In biblical studies, these structures are often mapped out like an equation to check for symmetry. For example, the structure of Psalm 124: Where the central &quot;D&quot; is &quot;Our help is in the name of the Lord.<br><br>❗️💛❤️‍🔥🧡‼️<br><br>Yeshua O&apos; Yehoshua of Nazareth, who art Jesus Christ, He art God manifested in the flesh, He art with us as is our Heavenly Father may today be a blessed day.‼️💛❤️‍🔥🧡‼️<br><br>FYI, for everyone, this is a devotional that has grown in my heart for our Lord over my life, God bless my friend.❤

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  @DenisQuintero-hr3kb · 13 days ago

  Excelente, creo que así debió expresarse Hans Urs Von Balthasar.....