Comments on: N. T. Wright – “Heaven is important, but not the end of the world.” http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2008/04/22/n-t-wright-heaven-is-important-but-not-the-end-of-the-world/ Thoughts on life, art, and religion Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Wilson http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2008/04/22/n-t-wright-heaven-is-important-but-not-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8328 Pete Wilson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:46:11 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=189#comment-8328 Hey Stephen. It was great to get to hang with you last night. I was blown away by N.T. Wright. Thanks for letting my tag along and experience it. Look forward to getting to know you better. Love the blog. You're a gifted writer. Hey Stephen. It was great to get to hang with you last night. I was blown away by N.T. Wright. Thanks for letting my tag along and experience it. Look forward to getting to know you better. Love the blog. You’re a gifted writer.

]]> By: Steven Carr http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2008/04/22/n-t-wright-heaven-is-important-but-not-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8321 Steven Carr Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:27:44 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=189#comment-8321 I was impressed by the explanations that NT Wright gives in his book. Wright is especially good on explaining the metaphors in Hebrews 1 :- In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. The heavens and earth will be rolled up and discarded, in the way that clothes are changed. The old clothes that have perished are thrown away, and replaced with new clothes. The old clothes are rolled up and thrown away. As I said, Wright is very good on explaining this 'clothing' metaphor, which many people up to now have failed to understand. I was impressed by the explanations that NT Wright gives in his book.

Wright is especially good on explaining the metaphors in Hebrews 1 :-

In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.

The heavens and earth will be rolled up and discarded, in the way that clothes are changed.

The old clothes that have perished are thrown away, and replaced with new clothes.

The old clothes are rolled up and thrown away.

As I said, Wright is very good on explaining this ‘clothing’ metaphor, which many people up to now have failed to understand.

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