The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

10 Significant Sleeps in the Bible



  1. Creative sleep. Adam sleeps while God forms Eve
  2. Revelatory sleep. Abraham falls into a deep sleep when God reveals Israel's future.
  3. Heavenly sleep. Jacob sleeps at Bethel and sees a staircase between heaven and earth.
  4. Sinful sleep. Samson who is lulled to sleep by Delilah and then loses his strength.
  5. Ignorant sleep. Saul who sleeps while David steals his spear and water jug.
  6. Rebellious sleep. Jonah who sleeps on the way to Tarshish.
  7. God fearing sleep. Daniel who is in a deep sleep when God reveals certain things to him.
  8. Sorrowful sleep. John, James and Peter who sleep in Gethsemane in their Saviour's hour of need.
  9. Complacent sleep. Peter who sleeps the night before he is due to die.
  10. Tired sleep. Eutychus who sleeps when Paul preaches on and on.
4,6,8 - in these cases the sleep was sinful

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