Nicene Creed Question

[Tighty_Whitey]

I have a question about a particular part of the Nicene Creed. I find that when I say this during Mass that I don’t know what part of it means specifically near the end when it provides:

“… and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead…”

What exactly am I supposed to believe that I am looking forward too? The thought of the final coming actually frightens me. I doubt that I’d be prepared and as a procrastinator at heart, I want to put everything off including the end of time.

Any help would be appreciated.

Peace, g.

 

[PaulinePresbytr]

I have a question about a particular part of the Nicene Creed. I find that when I say this during Mass that I don’t know what part of it means specifically near the end when it provides:

“… and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead…”

What exactly am I supposed to believe that I am looking forward too? The thought of the final coming actually frightens me. I doubt that I’d be prepared and as a procrastinator at heart, I want to put everything off including the end of time.

Any help would be appreciated.

Peace, g.

It means that we look forward to the time of Christs coming that sin will finally be destroyed. Do not fear the end of this world (which I cannot see happening any time soon) for it is the hour in which sin shall be destroyed.

 

[GEddie]

I have a question about a particular part of the Nicene Creed. I find that when I say this during Mass that I don’t know what part of it means specifically near the end when it provides:

“… and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead…”

What exactly am I supposed to believe that I am looking forward too? The thought of the final coming actually frightens me. I doubt that I’d be prepared and as a procrastinator at heart, I want to put everything off including the end of time.

Any help would be appreciated.

Peace, g.

Me, I LOOONG for that day!

Because only on that day can life everlasting begin! In fact, those still breathing on that day, as per Saint Paul, will not even have to die!

What is there to fear in that day? If you do not live until that time, you will still face death, and that is going to be a hideous and frightening experience in any case. If you are not prepared for the Day, you would not be prepared for death, either.

I want to see our LORD!!! But WITHOUT my eyes rolled back in death!

Shalom, ICXC NIKA

 

[IrishRush]

Me, I LOOONG for that day!

Because only on that day can life everlasting begin! In fact, those still breathing on that day, as per Saint Paul, will not even have to die!

What is there to fear in that day? If you do not live until that time, you will still face death, and that is going to be a hideous and frightening experience in any case. If you are not prepared for the Day, you would not be prepared for death, either.

I want to see our LORD!!! But WITHOUT my eyes rolled back in death!

Shalom, ICXC NIKA

I’m sure you mean this to be comforting, but somehow it kinda comes across differently. It’s all about semantics, right?

 

[GEddie]

I’m sure you mean this to be comforting, but somehow it kinda comes across differently. It’s all about semantics, right?

I apologize if I came across roughly. That was not my intention; my point was simply that there is no terror associated with “The Day” that we do not already face in human death.

To me, there is nothing comforting or poetic in human death. It is hideous. Therefore, “The Day” could be no worse, and potentially, infinitely better.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Schism_hater]

I apologize if I came across roughly. That was not my intention; my point was simply that there is no terror associated with “The Day” that we do not already face in human death.

To me, there is nothing comforting or poetic in human death. It is hideous. Therefore, “The Day” could be no worse, and potentially, infinitely better.

ICXC NIKA

When Christ died, he sanctified death, in a sense, as he did everything else. I’m sure the process of death is traumatic, but with Christian hope it is bearable. Our task (my task) is to prepare as best we can for That Day by learning to live by faith and hope in our earthly lives. How we handle life will, to a large extent, determine how we will handle death.

 

[Glacies]

I have a question about a particular part of the Nicene Creed. I find that when I say this during Mass that I don’t know what part of it means specifically near the end when it provides:

“… and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead…”

What exactly am I supposed to believe that I am looking forward too? The thought of the final coming actually frightens me. I doubt that I’d be prepared and as a procrastinator at heart, I want to put everything off including the end of time.

Any help would be appreciated.

Peace, g.

The Latin version reads* “Et expecto resurruectionem mortuorum”* where “expecto” stands for “I expect” or “I wait for”. According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori we should desire ardently to be in Heaven with God and there is a special pain in Purgatory for those who had only small longing for it.