Samuel Parkison – To Gaze upon God

Brent is joined by Samuel Parkison the author of a new IVP book ‘To Gaze upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition and Practice’. Today the doctrine of the beatific vision has been woefuly forgotten within the church and its theology. Samuel is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates.  He’s the author of several books.    (0:45) What is the beatific vision? (2:00) The biblical foundation for the beatific vision; (5:50) The beatific vision and theosis; (10:30) At what point do we receive the beatific vision? (13:30) Dante; (16:40) Jonathan Edwards; (21:30) How does the Lord Jesus experience the beatific vision? Links mentioned in this episode: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWTCDRKC?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz ivpress.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.