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In The Last Things Donald G. Bloesch takes up difficult and sometimes controversial themes such as the coming of the kingdom of God, the return of Jesus Christ, the life hereafter, the millennial hope, the final judgment, hell, heaven, purgatory and paradise. Wrestling with biblical texts that often take metaphorical form, Bloesch avoids rationalistic reductionism as well as timid agnosticism....

final stage of history. The final revelation of Christ is portrayed in terms of an apocalyptic intervention into history. Premillennialists tend to be pessimistic. They see the church losing influence in the final days of history. They also envision two resurrections: the resurrection of the saints at the inauguration of the millennium and then the resurrection of the wicked unto judgment at the end of the golden age that constitutes the millennium. Premillennialists are known for their stress on
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