The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church

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"The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church" is a chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium* that explains how the Church on earth is oriented toward and mysteriously united with the Church in heaven in view of its final destiny.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of a conciliar document ⓘ
theological text ⓘ
affirms Christ reigns already in glory while the Church still journeys in history ⓘ
the Church is already holy but still in need of purification ⓘ
the Church on earth is mysteriously united with the Church in heaven ⓘ
the Church on earth is oriented toward its eschatological fulfillment ⓘ
the Church will reach perfection only in heavenly glory ⓘ
the dead in Christ remain united with the living members of the Church ⓘ
the definitive coming of the Kingdom of God at the end of time ⓘ
the eschatological tension between the ‘already’ and the ‘not yet’ of salvation ⓘ
the faithful on earth are in communion with the saints in heaven ⓘ
the hope of the resurrection and eternal life ⓘ
the unity of the pilgrim Church and the glorified Church in the one People of God ⓘ
authorityLevel dogmatic teaching of an ecumenical council ⓘ
concernedWith final consummation of the Church in glory ⓘ
heavenly Church ⓘ
pilgrim Church on earth ⓘ
union of the Church on earth with the Church in heaven ⓘ
emphasizes Christian hope in the final union with God ⓘ
the Church as sacrament of intimate union with God and of the unity of all humanity ⓘ
the dynamic, pilgrim character of the Church ⓘ
the solidarity of all members of the Church across death ⓘ
languageOfOriginal Latin ⓘ
locatedInDocument later chapters of Lumen Gentium ⓘ
partOf Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ⓘ
Lumen Gentium ⓘ
documents of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI ⓘ
Second Vatican Council ⓘ
promulgationDate 21 November 1964 ⓘ
relatedConcept People of God ⓘ
communion ecclesiology ⓘ
heavenly Jerusalem ⓘ
pilgrim people ⓘ
teaches suffering and persecution are part of the Church’s pilgrimage ⓘ
the Church follows Christ’s paschal path toward glory ⓘ
the Church will be perfected in glory when Christ returns ⓘ
the Church’s liturgy anticipates the heavenly liturgy ⓘ
the faithful are called to seek the things that are above ⓘ
the saints in heaven intercede for the Church on earth ⓘ
theologicalTheme communion of saints ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ
final destiny of the Church ⓘ
nature of the Church ⓘ
relationship between earthly Church and heavenly Church ⓘ
tradition Roman Catholic Church ⓘ

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Lumen Gentium → chapterTitle → The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church ⓘ
Lumen Gentium → chapterTitle → The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church ⓘ
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