In the majestic conclusion to his chapter on the resurrection, John Calvin lifts our eyes beyond the renewal of the body to the true goal: eternal happiness in the fullness of God himself. In Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 (Sections 10–12), he describes the inexpressible glory that awaits the saints, urges sobriety in our speculations about heaven, affirms the special rewards laid up for each believer, and paints the fearful reality of divine judgment on the reprobate—whose torments are figured in fire, darkness, and the worm that does not die—so that we might press on through tribulation until God is all in all.

Today’s Readings

John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 (Sections 10-12)

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