However, I propose a modification to his five-act Theodrama — because the “mop up work” does not clearly differentiate other cosmic events that will occur. And even five is not a significant number in Scripture; at least, not as much as seven.
Seven is the symbol of perfection. After all, God is perfect, yes? The prologue of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, in the first sentence, “God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life.” Indeed, He formed existence itself in seven days. The number appears numerous times throughout Scripture and in Christian practice. For instance, there are seven sacraments in the Catholic Church to “give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian’s life of faith”; and there are seven corporal works of mercy (feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, give shelter to travelers, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead). ...
Therefore, I offer that there are seven acts to existence, the other two being The Last Judgment and Eternal Dwelling with God (or New Heaven and New Earth).
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