Nightline: Bishop Tom Wright (Life after "Life-after-death")

(Just reading the comments, I realize posting this video was akin to trolling. Ha ha, keep it up guys.)

Departing from traditional Christianity, North England based Bishop Tom Wright explains that heaven is important but it's not our final destination, saying "If you want to say that when someone dies they go to heaven, fine. But that's only a temporary holding pattern that is life after death. And what I'm much more interested in, or the New Testament is much more interested in, is what I've called life after life after death."

From the clip from Nightline:
"Believers and unbelievers have strong views about what happens when you die. For centuries, Christians have believed that their destiny after death is heaven: a spiritual place where they -- along with a myriad of angels, -- sing praises to God for eternity. But is it possible that Christians may have gotten that part of their faith badly wrong?"

Can be read or seen at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaithMatters/Story?id=4330823&page=1

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[munso089]

I see where your coming from, there is a reason I left the catholic church. But you should seriously read some of this guys stuff, he is the most down to earth theologian i've read, he has a lot of love for people it's pretty cool to see in a bishop for a change. Just a thought.

[postfacial]

Wright is Right. Read his books for some sophisticated scholarship.

[TheAnthonyrivera]

WE WILL FINED OUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE SO FOR NOW ENJOY YOUR LIFE

[BIBLEisMARKofBEAST]

The spirit is life and the ones that Christ accepts to live in His eternal kingdom will have new bodies to live in on the new earth.

But in the meantime we must be born again of the Holy Spirit.

The letter kills but the spirit gives life.

[AchillesShield]

What Wright is saying is not that radical - he's just pointing out latent truths which most Christians know but few understand entirely. Most Christians recognise that God will re-create the earth but fail to put 2 and 2 together - this means heaven is not our final destination. I was raised on the "Left Behind" myth but even I knew that God will create a 'new heaven and a new earth' and make it our home. I just failed to connect all the dots. What Wright is saying is perfectly orthodox.

[mcdinkity]

@deanrps to me it sounds like your having some mental health issues if i were you id chill out a bit and stop believing the crap you read on the internet

[deanrps]

@deanrps pt 2 after the deaths in my life i was a young boy i started obeseeing wanting to know my brother dad& nephew is ok i had such crippeling anxiety& panic attacks i started questioning my kids fate& everyone i love praying there not headed for eternal torture seriously i started taking xanax then opiates like morphine&heroin to funtion it is ca crippeling withdraw with not fear but terror, i was taught that john 3;16 sys shalt not perish wich means the 2nd death u are no more i have sined

[deanrps]

@mcdinkity Ok this is going to be a 2 part message& question not only for u but anyone on here that has an answer i know some just say its shit,but experiences I had made me what i am I am above i q im and artist thati dont buy into everything traditional im seeing prophecy fulfilled today learning of the nwo illuminati bloodline the origans of the star children the rothchilds the bankers and alex jones teachings id suguest looking it up,I had 3 close family members die earley now pt 2

[SuperRenata23]

what an asshole !

[jamaicanification]

@mcdinkity Dont bother reading the god delusion or god is not great cause there pretty boring and make your head explode with driveling non sense

[95TurboSol]

@postfacial

A little hard to digest sometimes but very excellent work indeed. I am working through "the new testament and the people of God" right now, great book, a bit of a slow beginning but it gets really deep quick.

[flash91214]

Death is the last enemy, taste and see that the Lord is good..