What is the Beatific Vision?

The beatific vision is the ultimate creaturely experience, when we see God in heaven. Few doctrines are as universal throughout church history and yet as misunderstood and neglected today as the beatific vision. Here I offer four clarifications for what this doctrine means. This video draws broadly from my article “Will We See God’s Essence? A Defense of a Thomistic Account of the Beatific Vision,” Scottish Journal of Theology, forthcoming.


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00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - The Beatific Vision is Biblical
05:07 - The Beatific Vision is Not Bodily Vision
07:01 - The Beatific Vision is of the Divine Essence
13:48 - The Beatific Vision is Ultimate Happiness
16:25 - Conclusion