The Beatific Vision: Featured Articles

The beatific vision is not a doctrine that must be deduced from scripture by good and necessary consequence. For the beatific vision is expressly set down in scripture. Paul calls the beatific vision the church’s blessed hope. John says God’s children shall be like him because they shall see him as he is. And Jesus himself calls the pure in heart blessed because they will see God. However, Protestants have let other traditions claim the beatific vision as their own, as if it is a doctrine antithetical to the evangelical faith. In this issue of Credo Magazine, the contributors lay claim to the beatific vision, not only demonstrating its biblical and theological credibility but showcasing its rich history from the Great Tradition to the Reformed faith itself. Far from a suspicious doctrine, the beatific vision is natural to the task of theology, pastoral care in the Christian life, and the telos of church’s happiness in the eschaton.

Featured Articles:

A Sideways Glance at the Beatific Vision

Exploring the Network of Christian Doctrine in Light of the Beatific Vision

BY ANDREW DAVISON

God Himself in His Very Substance

The Reformed Reception of the Beatific Vision: Zwingli, Calvin, and the Westminster Standards

BY CARL MOSSER

Reckoning with the Vision of God

How God’s Immediate Presence Changes Everything

BY ADONIS VIDU

The Sight of Love

Biblical and Theological Reflections on the Beatific Vision

BY KYLE STROBEL

A Biblical Vision

A Brief Case for the Beatific Vision’s Biblical Warrant

BY SAMUEL G. PARKISON

Beholding the Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ

John Owen’s Christological Account of the Beatific Vision

BY SUZANNE MCDONALD

What Is Required to See God?

The Beatific Vision and the Ordo Salutis

BY HARRISON PERKINS

Christians Need to See God

7 People to Pastor with the Beatific Vision

BY TIM WILSON