Ask NT Wright Anything #225 Will animals go to heaven? Are NDEs real? Is there 'free will' in heaven? (replay)
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Jul 11, 2024 Explore questions about the afterlife, including free will in heaven, near-death experiences, and the possibility of reuniting with loved ones and pets. Dive into discussions about the new creation, the relationship between heaven and earth, and the interplay of physics, free will, love, and sin in the renewed world. Delve into the credibility of near-death experiences, philosophical perspectives on evil, and the potential existence of animals in heaven.
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Heaven and Earth
- The Bible focuses on God uniting heaven and earth, not people going to heaven.
- The concept of a soul going to heaven is Platonic, not biblical.
Resurrection and Matter
- Our bodies constantly change, like a waterfall's curve: continuous form, discontinuous matter.
- God can reconstitute us in the resurrection, regardless of our atoms' dispersal.
The Resurrected Body
- Christ's resurrection body exemplifies the transformed, physical nature of the future self.
- The resurrection appearances show Jesus as both recognizable and changed.