About this episode

Tim Mackie explores the biblical concepts of heaven, hell, and renewed creation in the final episode of a lecture series.

Heaven & Hell E4 — Everything we learn in the Bible about heaven and hell comes from a series of complex, ancient images, and it’s easy to misunderstand them. What do images of eternal death and everlasting fire refer to in their original context? And what do images of new creation and resurrection actually mean? In this final episode of a four-part lecture series, Tim brings everything together. He explores Jesus’ teaching on God’s final justice, as well as the apostles’ hopes for a renewed creation, which closes out the grand story of the Bible. Tim gave this message at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wisc., on September 30, 2011.

People in this episode

Host: Tim Mackie

Topics covered

• heaven
• hell
• new creation
• resurrection
• God's justice
• Bible

Keywords

• heaven
• hell
• new creation
• resurrection
• Bible
• Tim Mackie
• Blackhawk Church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blackhawk Church

Places: Madison

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