“All things, among themselves, possess an order; and this order is the form that makes the universe like God”
Said by Beatrice at the very beginning of Paradise, I can’t think of a better line to explain the overarching thought of not only Paradise, but the entire Divine Comedy. As moderne evangelicals, we so rarely contemplate the order and structure presented to us. It calls to mind 1 Corinthians 14:33: “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--as in all the congregations of the Lord's people”. I don’t know how theologically accurate the idea of circles in heaven or hell is, but I found it incredibly interesting to view this highly structured view of God and the afterlife. Not only the creation of it presented by an intentional Maker, but the order reflecting his own perfectly ordered nature.
P.S. I commented on Kelli's
P.S. I commented on Kelli's
I really like what you're getting at. The whole physical universe is highly ordered and that order had to originate somewhere. God is obviously a very organized guy.
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