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>From: Paul Arveson[SMTP:arveson@oasys.dt.navy.mil]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 1997 6:25 PM
>To: asa@calvin.edu
>Subject: eschatology
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>Geoff Bagley wrote:
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>In some ways it is asking a similar question as to when did hominids become
>human but looking at where we are going rather than from where we have
>come. Obviously, eschatology has something to say to this, but some I meet
>with and hear, would deny God and Jesus intervening in the sense of the
>traditionally held views of the second coming, etc.
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>In terms of integrating faith with science, there have been vast amounts
>written on origins, but very little on eschatology. The current Big Bang
>scenario has a physical origin at about 10^10 years ago, but also predicts
>a continuation into the future of over 10^100 years, depending somewhat on
>the curvature of spacetime. This implies that at present the universe is
>VERY YOUNG, less than one ten billionth of its eventual age. What does
>theology have to say about the rest of this time period? I don't know of
>many who even want to speculate about matching this up with Christian
>eschatology as described in the Revelation. Any takers?
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> Paul Arveson, Code 724, Signatures Directorate, NSWC
> arveson@oasys.dt.navy.mil bridges@his.com
> (301) 227-3831 (W) (301) 816-9459 (H) (301) 227-4511 (FAX)
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