In our first study, we examined Romans 8:19, in the context of of the creation. The primary focus of the study is Paul's employ of the terms apokaradokia and apekdechomai. In this study, the focus moves more specifically to the subject of the end. There can be no doubt that the resurrection and the revealing of the sons of God are intertwined. "Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body." (Romans 8:23) When I first began studying Romans 8 and eschatology, I experienced a great deal of anxiety in ...