The whispers grew stronger, until at last, quite suddenly, eternity answered. This understanding of the universe as god is not new. Sep 27, 2012 god is the only stationary, selfcontained, and changeless being in the whole universe of universes, having no outside, no beyond, no past, and no future. The above passage instructs us in another of the divine virtues or adorable attributes called god s eternity. The holy city of god is adorned in a dazzling beauty and glory that defy description. In this view, one of these big bangs resulted in the universe we currently observe. But that does not offer a final explanation or a sufficient reason, and it cannot eliminate the ultimate contingency of the world. It starts at jesus triumphant return, covering the millennium civilization and what will happen there, and continues into the first and second resurrections into eternal life. Elohim, the archetype original pattern of the universe 2 elohim, the archetype original pattern of the universe 3 elohim, the archetype original pattern of the universe 4.
Eternity with god bible study on eternity in heaven. Jan 21, 2015 we observe very little that is consistent with god. This is an attribute of god which is true of him alone. Defining and describing this attribute is not an easy task. The final eternity, is the last of the universes of god quadrilogy. This is one of the foundational beliefs of christianity. So, does this mean that god is the god of all universes. The first part shows in detail how a wholly dollarbased data sheet was evolved. God involves contorted reasoning and a large amount of wilful ignorance to the suffering of life. A glimpse of eternity one mans encounter with life beyond death. Pannenberg, physics, and eschatology in creative mutual.
Eternity is of perpetual duration neither having beginning nor end. Bruce wayne transported by the phantom stranger to a universe with no krypton and no superheroes, the earthone batman prevents the murders of the earthfive versions of his parents and inspires this earths bruce wayne to grow up to become its batman. Thou thoughtest i was such an one as thyself, weak and mortal, but if we would think of god s eternity, when all our power ceases, he is king eternal, his crown flourishes for ever, he can make us happy or miserable for ever, this would make us have adoring thoughts of god. The doctrine of grace, torrance noted, is directly related to two of the primary divine attributes, gods holiness and his love. This novel which is the last of the universes of god quadrilogy, starts at jesus triumphant return, covering the millennium civilization and what will happen there, and the first and second resurrections into eternal life. The god of our salvation does not share this quality with us in any sense. His primary concern here is the extension of gods duration. The final eternity the universe of god quadrilogy by twe stephens captializes on stephens over 40 years experience in studying the bible. First think of god as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. I was deaf, but eternity whispered to me unceasingly.
Life, intelligence and multiverse zoltan galantai budapest university of technology and economics hungary perhaps ultimate questions are not questions at all. We operate on a finite level in time and space, god is infinite and eternal. Jan 24, 2014 your consciousness didnt just pop into existence due to some quantum fluctuations. In our preaching through the life of our lord we are in the sixteenth chapter of the third gospel. Outlook it seems unlikely that philosophical considerations alone can answer the question whether there was a beginning of the universe or not, and in what sense. The final eternity the universe of god quadrilogy at. William lane craig, god, time, and eternity article pdf available in international journal for philosophy of religion 532. Today, the earth is the stage, the theater of the universe, where the tragedy of sin is being revealed.
Eternity if described in human terms stretches backwards and forwards with no end. Stung by five box jellyfish while diving off the coast of. The universe is more deserving of our admiration because it is knowable reality. In the universes god the father is, in potential, the overcontroller of matter, mind, and spirit.
Since god is selfexistent, he is absolutely independent. No more than a corpuscle in your body or a germ at that. The eternity of god by bo bolding the eternal god is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Here, in discussing time and eternity, we must inevitably face the challenge that scienti. The urantia bookpaper 4 wikisource, the free online library. The creation of the universe the song of god almighty 4 open menu. Apr 08, 2016 is eternity something that we need to be afraid o.
God, real or not, does not care enough to make its existent evident and is indistinguishable from fiction. Sep 08, 2007 this is a video showing the illogical conclusion of the claim that god is in eternity and does more than merely exist. Michalski maintains that many of nietzsches main ideasincluding his views on love, morality beyond good and evil, the will to power, overcoming, the suprahuman or the overman, as it is infamously referred to, the death of god, and the myth of the eternal returntake on new meaning and significance when viewed through the prism of eternity. Gokus story of being deceived into the ultimate angel mutation. Eternity of god stephen charnock in this section on the eternity of god, charnock develops a thorough outline of his subject. When the bible talks about in the beginning it refers to the beginning of the things god created, i. Torrance 19232003 published in 1997 a brief but brilliant book titled worship, community and the triune god of grace.
The first is god as the ground or origin of all things, the last is god as the final end or goal of all things, that into which the world of created things ultimately returns. One particularly controversial point made by eriugena was that god was nothing, in that god could not fall into any earthly classification. I never change i am the first and the last i am one i am mans builder of faith thru the ages i am ruler of both the night and the day. The song of god almighty a subjectwise poetic rendering of the bhagavadgita by swami krishnananda.
We as human beings live in time and space, it is linear. Elohim, the archetype original pattern of the universe 1. If the universe exists for eternity, will my consciousness. Click download or read online button to eternal humans and the finite gods book pdf for free now. Eternity and time contents introduction 1 eternity and time must be distinguished 2 distinction between eternity and time is illustrated 3 gods eternal purpose is executed in time 4 the eternal god adapted man for time 5 man in time has eternity in his heart 6 the certainty of eternity and the uncertainty of time are contrasted. We are limited in power, human in nature, incomplete in will, finite in attributes, relative in wisdom, and potentially absolute in reality. He is the sovereign, eternal, immortal, invisible, and only true god. You are there for the white throne judgment, the lake of fire and the final destruction of evil. So lets jump right in and discuss some of these ideas. As children of god our top priority is to spend eternity in heaven. The urantia book paper 12 the universe of universes 12.
God is unlimited in power, divine in nature, final in will, infinite in attributes, eternal in wisdom, and absolute in reality. Paper 12 the universe of universes urantia book urantia. We are apt to have mean, irreverent thoughts of him. Pdf the end of eternity download full pdf book download. Eternity and time contents introduction 1 eternity and time must be distinguished 2 distinction between eternity and time is illustrated 3 god s eternal purpose is executed in time 4 the eternal god adapted man for time 5 man in time has eternity in his heart 6 the certainty of eternity and the uncertainty of time are contrasted.
In typically puritan style he concludes the treatise with a section on the use of the doctrine, which is as valuable as the. The eternality of god refers to his timeless nature. Download pdf eternal humans and the finite gods free online. The universes of god quadrilogy showcases the never talked about the final eternity. All of these scriptures represent eternity for god, eternity for the sinful, and eternity for. There are twelve in total and every two universes whose designations add up to are twin universes. Eternity understanding eternity from gods perspective. Each universe is governed by a supreme kai and god of destruction, who act to balance creation and destruction. In theological categories, eternity is treated as an attribute of god s essential nature. Roger scruton abstract hypothetical existence of other universes gives an opportunity not only to extend the scope of physics, but the scope of biology, seti, and meti as well. If god is not eternal, then eternal life is not his to give to anyone.
It ends at the third and final universe of god the this novel which is the last of the universes of god quadrilogy, starts at jesus triumphant return, covering the millennium civilization and what will happen there, and the first and second. God is purposive energy creative spirit and absolute will, and these are selfexistent and universal. He has written a collection of didactic novels that could be compared to milton, using fiction to glorify god. This is a video showing the illogical conclusion of the claim that god is in eternity and does more than merely exist. Eternal humans and the finite gods download eternal humans and the finite gods ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. There were a multitude of factors at play, most of which began millions and billions of years ago. These understandings are at the very core of many ancient religions such as the egyptian religion, mayan religion, hinduism, gnosticism, paganism, and various tribal religions across the face of the planet.
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