Divine Energies: The Consuming Fire and the Beatific Vision

I argue that a comprehensive ontological assessment of the beatific vision suggests that an individual’s experience of God’s face is not merely dependent on a revelation of the divine energies, but that it requires a particular mode of reception on the part of the blessed individual grounded in the...

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Main Author:	A. G. Holdier
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Catholic University of Louvain 2018-12-01
Series:	TheoLogica
Subjects:	Heaven Hell Eschatology Faith Divine Energy
Online Access:	https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/theologica/article/view/2233

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spelling	doaj-64eaec79c6f1408ba9c3e38ca8cee4e32020-11-25T01:48:49ZdeuCatholic University of LouvainTheoLogica2593-02652018-12-012210.14428/thl.v2i2.2233Divine Energies: The Consuming Fire and the Beatific VisionA. G. Holdier0Colorado Technical University I argue that a comprehensive ontological assessment of the beatific vision suggests that an individual’s experience of God’s face is not merely dependent on a revelation of the divine energies, but that it requires a particular mode of reception on the part of the blessed individual grounded in the reality of their faith; lacking faith, what would otherwise be experienced as the blessed vision of God is instead received as a torturous punishment. Therefore, I contend that the beatific vision is one of two possible phenomena resultant from seeing God’s face; the other is more commonly labeled “hellfire.” Consequently, the often-assumed bifurcated landscape of the Afterlife (into a Heaven suffused with God’s presence and a Hell deprived of it) must be reassessed. https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/theologica/article/view/2233HeavenHellEschatologyFaithDivine Energy
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title	Divine Energies: The Consuming Fire and the Beatific Vision
title_short	Divine Energies: The Consuming Fire and the Beatific Vision
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description	I argue that a comprehensive ontological assessment of the beatific vision suggests that an individual’s experience of God’s face is not merely dependent on a revelation of the divine energies, but that it requires a particular mode of reception on the part of the blessed individual grounded in the reality of their faith; lacking faith, what would otherwise be experienced as the blessed vision of God is instead received as a torturous punishment. Therefore, I contend that the beatific vision is one of two possible phenomena resultant from seeing God’s face; the other is more commonly labeled “hellfire.” Consequently, the often-assumed bifurcated landscape of the Afterlife (into a Heaven suffused with God’s presence and a Hell deprived of it) must be reassessed.
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Divine Energies: The Consuming Fire and the Beatific Vision

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