<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This essay examines the funeral sermon given by the Baptist theologian Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) for his friend and deacon Beeby Wallis in 1792 as a vantage-point from which to pursue reflection on Fuller’s concept of heaven and the beatific vision. The sermon has two main themes: the rest and rewards of those who die in Christ. The essay examines how Fuller interprets both of these phrases and then, looking at the rest of Fuller’s corpus, notes that ultimately God himself is the believer’s reward.</p></abstract>

This essay examines the funeral sermon given by the Baptist theologian Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) for his friend and deacon Beeby Wallis in 1792 as a vantage-point from which to pursue reflection on Fuller’s concept of heaven and the beatific vision. The sermon has two main themes: the rest and rewards of those who die in Christ. The essay examines how Fuller interprets both of these phrases and then, looking at the rest of Fuller’s corpus, notes that ultimately God himself is the believer’s reward.

’Blessed are the Dead Which Die in the Lord’: Andrew Fuller on the Beatific Vision

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This essay examines the funeral sermon given by the Baptist theologian Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) for his friend and deacon Beeby Wallis in 1792 as a...

’Blessed are the Dead Which Die in the Lord’: Andrew Fuller on the Beatific Vision

Published Online: Jun 26, 2019

Page range: 41 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2019-0016

Keywords
blessedness, beatific vision, Andrew Fuller, rest, rewards, Beeby Wallis

© 2019 Michael A. G. Haykin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

’Blessed are the Dead Which Die in the Lord’: Andrew Fuller on the Beatific Vision

Published Online: Jun 26, 2019

Page range: 41 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2019-0016

Keywordsblessedness, beatific vision, Andrew Fuller, rest, rewards, Beeby Wallis

© 2019 Michael A. G. Haykin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
blessedness, beatific vision, Andrew Fuller, rest, rewards, Beeby Wallis