REFORMATION BIBLE COLLEGE FINAL PAPER FROM EDEN TO THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLICAL THEOLOGY BY THOMAS BOOHER SANFORD, FLORIDA DECEMBER, 2011 From Eden to the New Jerusalem encapsulates the scope of God’s purpose for creation. Alexander lays out the “meta-story” of Scripture, showing us the purpose of the earth’s existence and human life, which are intricately connected. Starting from the end of Revelation, we unfold God’s plan for humanity, and seeing the big picture, we are better able to enjoy, recognize, and participate in the detailed plans of God for man. In the preface Alexander says that the life to come will be more similar to life now than many think, and the final chapters of Revelation enable us to peer into the main themes of the biblical meta-story. [1] These last chapters of Revelation give insight into the new heavens and new earth. In the end, God once again comes to dwell with hum
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