Track 1: Understanding and explaining the Mission of God Chronological Bible Overview Session Four - The mission accomplished (NT - Jesus, the Spirit & the New CreaAon)
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 our 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 Planet earth • Impressive machine • Created ‘very good’ • But needs a proper pilot • But needs a wise ruler • Pilot must be in • Ruler must bear God’s communicaAon with air image and depend upon traffic control him • Otherwise a dangerous • Otherwise the earth machine 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.
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