Click on this image to go to my shop and order a print of this cartoon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>The German theologian Karl Barth believed that the second coming was a parousia\u2026 a revelation of what already is but that we are blind to. He believed that it will be like the pulling back of the veil to reveal what already is true.<\/p>\n
What I take Barth to mean is that the second coming is a metaphor for humanity to finally see the connectivity in all things, the unity of all things, the All in the all.<\/p>\n
Our unity with all races. Our unity with all sexualities. Our unity with all genders. Our unity with all people. Our unity with all things.<\/p>\n
The ancient cry, \u201cmaranatha\u201d (Come, Lord Jesus)\u2026 even if we don\u2019t subscribe to a Christian theology\u2026 we can cry today: \u201cWe want to see and live the unity of all things. Now!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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