The Prophet Isaiah has a vision (2:1-5) that is compelling millennia later - humanity streaming to the house of God, where they learn and are transformed into agents of peace.
This vision is so compelling that it brings into immediate contrast the world in which we live, where there is a constant stream of violence. What do we make of this disparity, this chasm between vision and reality?
Some Christians develop a way of understanding where Jesus becomes much like an alien who takes us away from the bad place of earth and puts us in the good place of heaven. But this vision from Isaiah suggests that God isn't in the business of getting people out of earth, but renewing it through Jesus, in the power of the Spirit. As Christians, we celebrate that love has come in Jesus, but we acknowledge that love must return to finish the work.
A reflection on how the Bible points toward the renewal of all things instead of the escape of people...and what this might mean for us this Advent, as we prepare for the coming of Christ.
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