An Eschatology of Divine Norms
In the Great Scheme of Things . . .
It is normal to be healthy, abnormal to be sick, injured, or in pain.
It is normal to be happy, abnormal to be sorrowful or depressed.
It is normal to be holy, abnormal to be bound and twisted by sin.
It was normal for Adam and Eve to be healthy, happy, and holy in the Garden of Eden.
For the moment it is normal for some people, in some measure, some of the time, to be some of these things in the mixed-up world bequeathed to us by the first Adam when he fell, but also by the last (and greater) Adam, now that he has died and risen from the dead.
One day soon it will be normal for all people to be all of these things, in full measure, all of the time, in the perfect world bequeathed to us (who believe) by the last Adam at his return in glory.
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Amen! A glorious assurance!