Constructing Eschatology: Rethinking the Prophecy in Isaiah - Hardcover

by Nixon de Vera (Author), Mark R. Lindsay (Foreword by)

This work seeks to provide a critical analysis of the prophecies in the book of Isaiah that parallels the prophetic insights in the book of Revelation. The underlying question is, "To what extent has God foreordained things, especially before and during the final judgment?" The author thinks all that concerns God's majestic plan, i.e., to accomplish God's purpose for humanity, is covered in its entirety. God is highly active in foreordaining things, and whatever God foreordains shall be fulfilled in the end. Isaiah's conception of the interplay between the themes of punishment and healing is central to his eschatological trajectory. In this respect, theologically speaking, the total restoration of Israel signifies the restoration of all humankind. Such an eschatology might accommodate the notion of Christian Universalism.

Author Biography

Nixon de Vera is an Honorary Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Divinity at Melbourne, Australia. He is a Filipino theologian ordained in the Adventist tradition. He is the author of The Suffering of God in the Eternal Decree (2020).