Kingdom Now | Normative Interpretation |
1. Death of Yeshua (Jesus) | 1. Death of Yeshua (Jesus) |
2. Resurrection of Yeshua (Jesus) | 2. Resurrection of Yeshua (Jesus) |
3. Impartation of Holy Spirit | 3. Impartation of Holy Spirit |
4. Kingdom established | 4. Great Commission |
5. Church works to establish God Kingdom on earth so Yeshua may return to rule. | 5. Church preaches the gospel to all nations |
6. Kingdom is established on earth, Yeshua can now return | 6. Church is taken out of the world which is about to be judged |
7. Yeshua (Jesus) Returns | 7. Anti-Christ is revealed |
8. Messiah rules on earth | 8. Tribulation |
9. Eternity | 9. Yeshua returns to earth with the Church and rescues Israel |
10. ??? | 10. Millenial Kingdom established by Yeshua |
The further away from biblical authority the church moved, the more vulnerable it was to the... conclusions of the higher critics that there could be no “once for all” revelation, they opted for the Hegelian concept of salvation .. seen as ... raising up [a kingdom]... as a redemptive principle for humanity - Richard Terrell - Resurrecting the Third Reich