What place does judgment have in the story of God’s new creation? Is judgment something Christians should fear? Or is it part of God putting the world right?

In this episode of The J.John & Tom Wright Podcast, J.John and Tom explore the biblical theme of judgment through the lens of resurrection, renewal, and God’s ultimate “homecoming”. Drawing on themes from Tom's new book 'God’s Homecoming', they discuss how final judgment fits within God’s plan to restore heaven and earth together.

The conversation tackles difficult and deeply personal questions: What does it mean to store up rewards in heaven? Will our lives and actions really be examined by God? What did Jesus mean in the Sermon on the Mount when he warned about calling someone a fool? And what happens to marriage and relationships in the new creation?

Along the way, J.John and Tom reflect on two searching questions that sit at the heart of the Christian faith: 'What did you do with Jesus?' and 'What did you do with your life?'

What will happen when Jesus returns? What does the Bible really teach about resurrection, judgment, and the rapture?

In this episode of The J.John & Tom Wright Podcast, J.John and Tom Wright tackle some of the most debated questions surrounding the end times. Together they explore what Christians can genuinely say about heaven, life after death, the return of Christ, and the future resurrection promised in the New Testament.

They unpack Paul’s statement that “the dead in Christ will rise first”, examine where modern rapture theology came from, and ask whether popular end-times teaching has sometimes distorted the biblical picture. The conversation also addresses the sobering question of what happens to those who reject the love of Jesus, as well as the ways apocalyptic speculation can fuel unhealthy ideology, fear, and even forms of idolatrous nationalism.

Above all, this episode is about hope, clarity, and readiness: Jesus will return, and the Church is called not to panic or speculation, but to faithful living in the present.

What happens when we die? Is heaven the final destination, or is there something even greater ahead? In this episode of The J.John & Tom Wright Podcast, J.John and Tom Wright explore the Christian hope of life after death and the promise of the new heavens and new earth. Together they unpack Jesus’ words to the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with me in paradise”, and ask what the Bible really means by paradise. They also discuss what Christians mean when they talk about the “soul”, what happens between death and resurrection, and why the ultimate aim of God’s plan is not escape from earth, but the union of heaven and earth in a renewed creation. Along the way, they examine how different Christian traditions, including the Catholic understanding of purgatory, have approached these questions through the centuries. A thoughtful and hope-filled conversation about death, resurrection, and the future God has promised.