In around 800, Cynewulf wrote of the world to come, when the blessed shall enter everlasting life. Their new world will be their home forever, he tells us in his poem ‘Christ’, tranquil and free from sorrow, ruled by God himself, whom the blessed will worship among the angels of light.
Drawing on John’s Revelation, Cynewulf reminds us that the New Creation will be free from all pain and evil, that there will be no hunger or thirst, no ageing and no strife, just the endless enjoyment of gentle day and of the presence of God among those most dear to us.
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