In this episode, Aldo Leon challenges the common view that the New Testament church is in a state of perpetual wandering and exile, like Israel in the wilderness or Babylon. He argues that this view is based on a misinterpretation of the biblical motifs of sojourner and exile, and that it ignores the promises of God to restore and renew his people and his creation. He also explains how this view leads to pessimism and passivity in the church, and how it contradicts the hope and mission of the gospel.

Some of the topics and questions he addresses are:

• What does it mean to be a sojourner and an exile in the Bible?
• How does the Old Testament prophesy the reversal of exile and the restoration of Eden in the new covenant?
• How does Jesus fulfill the role of the true sojourner and exile who brings us back to God?
• How does the New Testament use the language of sojourner and exile to describe the ethical and eschatological identity of the church?
• How does the book of Revelation depict the final consummation of God's kingdom on earth?
• How should we live as sojourners and exiles in light of our inheritance and mission in Christ?

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