1. Paul says he would inherit the entire world, not merely a little plot of land between Egypt and Syria. This is what God is after in the Messiah: All people and the entire Earth.
  2. During the last days, among the faithful, the resurrected Jesus is present in self-donation to assure the baptized that we ourselves are already participating in the new creation through Holy Baptism.
  3. You are part of a new type of humanity, let loose into the world through the life, death, and resurrection of King Jesus.
  4. The Transfiguration means no one must wait in uncertainty and darkness for the morning star to (re)appear.
  5. Whatever conclusions one may have regarding the earth and redemption, they must be understood as a consequence of the ongoing work and reality of the incarnate Son of God.

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