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Chronological Bible Overview Session Four - The mission accomplished (NT - Jesus, the Spirit & the New CreaAon)

Track 1: Understanding and explaining the Mission of God

Three final stages: Three key events / comings

• The Present Kingdom –

Coming (1st) of Christ (Incarna3on)

• The Proclaimed Kingdom -

Coming of the Spirit (Pentecost)

• The Perfected Kingdom -

Coming (2nd) of Christ (Parousia)

The Kingdom has come!

• “The Kingdom of heaven has come near” (MaT 3:2)
• “The Kingdom of heaven has come near” (MaT 4:17)
• “If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the

Kingdom of God has come to you!” (Luke 11:20).

• The King has come… so the Kingdom is here!

The Present Kingdom

God's people – Jesus, the true Israel

• Groups: Ma> 1:1-17

– Which part of the OT story does each sec3on of the genealogy relate to? – In the Bible '7' is oJen a number of fulfilment or comple3on so what is the point of v17?

The Present Kingdom

Jesus and the story of Israel:

• Virgin Birth - 1:22&3 – fulfilling Isa 7
• Birth in Bethlehem - 2:4-6 – fulfilling Micah 5
• Escape to Egypt - 2:14&15 – fulfilling Hos 11
• Slaughter of innocents - 2:16-18 – fulfilling

Jeremiah 31

• Childhood in Nazareth - 2:23. – fulfilling

something!

• BapAsm – fulfilling Psa 2:7, Gen 22:2, Isa 42:1
• TemptaAon in desert – fulfilling Deuteronomy!

The Present Kingdom

• God's people

– Jesus, the true Israel

• In the place of his presence

– Jesus the new temple (John 1:14, 2:21 & 4:24)

• Receiving his covenant blessing

– Jesus the obedient Son (MaT 3:17, MaT 26:42)

Receiving his covenant blessing…

• The blessing of sins forgiven

(the cross / atonement)

• The blessing of righteousness given

(jus3fica3on)

• The blessing of victory over our enemies

(resurrec3on)

• Blessing for all the naAons

(Gal 3:13-14)

• Every spiritual blessing in Christ (Eph 1:3-14)

‘D-Day’ – the decisive baTle

‘VE Day’ – the final victory

Three final stages: Three key events / comings

• Present Kingdom – decisive ba=le

Coming (1st) of Christ

• Proclaimed Kingdom – world mission

Coming of the Spirit

• Perfected Kingdom – final victory

Coming (2nd) of Christ

The Proclaimed Kingdom – the Spirit has come!

• John 14-16 – the Promise of the Spirit
• Acts 1:4-11 – the lead up to Pentecost

Discussion

Look at the following passages to see how

• ur major themes are impacted by the

coming of the Spirit.

• God's people – Acts 11:4-18; Gal 4:4-7
• In the place of his presence (temple) – 1 Cor

3;16-17; Eph 2:17-22 – 'far away' = gen3les and 'near' = Jews.

• Receiving his covenant blessing – Rom 7:1-6

(esp 6); Gal 5:16-26

The Proclaimed Kingdom – the Spirit has come!

• God’s people – alive in the Holy Spirit

(Acts 11:4-18; Gal 4:4-7)

• In the place of God’s presence – the temple of

the Holy Spirit (Eph 2:17-22; 1 Cor 3:16f)

• Blessed with his covenant blessing to be a

blessing – blessed, transformed and empowered to be a blessing by the Holy Spirit (Rom 7:1-6, Gal 5:16-26 cf Jer 31 and Ezk 36)

The Perfected Kingdom – the King is coming again!

• Phil 1:23 - going to heaven when we die
• Phil 3:20-21 - the resurrecAon of our bodies

when Jesus comes again

• 2 Peter 3:11-13 – (see Isa 65:17ff) the New

CreaAon

Interlude: the Millennium (see Rev 20)

• Pre-millenialism

– Second coming before the millennium

• Post-millenialism

– Second coming aker the millennium

• Amillenilaism

– The millennium is figuraAve – the age of the church / the age of the Spirit

The Perfected Kingdom – the King is coming again!

Romans 8:18-20

Boeing 767

Parallels

Boeing 767

• Impressive machine
• But needs a proper pilot
• Pilot must be in

communicaAon with air traffic control

• Otherwise a dangerous

machine Planet earth

• Created ‘very good’
• But needs a wise ruler
• Ruler must bear God’s

image and depend upon him

• Otherwise the earth

may turn and destroy them

The Perfected Kingdom – the King is coming again!

Rev 21:1-5 – the New CreaPon

• New heavens and new earth (1)
• New Jerusalem (2)
• ExplanaAon: everything made new (3-5)

– God at home among his people (3) – God in eternal covenant relaAonship with them (3) – God comforts them (4a) – No more suffering (4b)

• The glory of the naAons gathered in (22-5)

The Perfected Kingdom – the King is coming again!

Rev 22:1-5 – the Garden City

• River of life
• Tree of life
• Healing – the removal of the curse

– No estrangement (3b) – InAmate fellowship with God (4a) – God’s image perfectly restored (4b) – No darkness (5)

The Perfected Kingdom – the King is coming again!

• God's people

– new community

• In the place of his presence

– new creaAon

• Eternally blessed and blessing creaAon

– new security

God’s great story: the story of the kingdom

• Finding our place within it…

Passing it on…

Referring to the ‘Bible at a glance’ hand out, use what you have learned to explain the three stages in which the NT describes the three dimensions of our ‘3D Grid reference system” reaching their goal:

– The coming of Jesus – The coming of the Spirit – The (second) coming of Jesus.