Theological Term of the Week: Beatific Vision
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 2:30AM 
- From scripture::
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. (1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV)
Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2 ESV)
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8 ESV)
- From the Westminster Larger Catechism :
Q. 90. What shall be done to the righteous at the day of judgment?
A. At the day of judgment, the righteous, being caught up to Christ in the clouds, shall be set on his right hand, and there openly acknowledged and acquitted, shall join with him in the judging of reprobate angels and men, and shall be received into heaven, where they shall be fully and forever freed from all sin and misery; filled with inconceivable joys, made perfectly holy and happy both in body and soul, in the company of innumerable saints and holy angels, but especially in the immediate vision and fruition of God the Father, of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, to all eternity. And this is the perfect and full communion which the members of the invisible church shall enjoy with Christ in glory, at the resurrection and day of judgment.
Learn more:
- Got Questions: What is the beatific vision?
- Sinclair Ferguson: What is the beatific vision?
- David Mathis: We Will See His Face: What Is the Beatific Vision?
- Samuel Parkison: What Is the Beatific Vision?
- Liam Goligher: The Beatific Vision (video)
Related terms:
1 What is the beatific vision? at Got Questions.
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