Gavin Ortlund: What is the Beatific Vision and Why Does it Matter? Credo Conference 2026

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Gavin Ortlund discusses the significance of the Beatific Vision as the ultimate hope and happiness for Christians.

The apostle Paul said that the beatific vision is the Christian’s blessed hope, and the Great Tradition believed the Christian’s greatest happiness will be experienced when we one day see… Download Audio

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Host: Matthew Barrett

Guest: Gavin Ortlund

Topics covered

• Beatific Vision
• Christian hope
• Great Tradition
• Christian happiness
• spirituality

Keywords

• Beatific Vision
• Christianity
• spirituality
• Gavin Ortlund
• Credo Conference

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