Kenneth L. Gentry Jr — God's Law Made Easy

Here Jesus is speaking of his sending forth his messengers to trumpet the gospel of salvation. The fall of the old covenant economy is the sign that the gospel of God's saving grace is spreading to all the world, overflo…

Church history begins with his legal victory at the cross-resurrection-ascension, continues progressively as he subdues all of his other enemies, and ends finally at the eschatological resurrection, which conquers the fi…

So then, the end of history is contingent: it will come whenever it may be that Christ delivers up the kingdom to his Father.[41] But this will not occur until 'after He has destroyed all dominion, authority and power' (…

In Romans 11 Paul speaks of Christianity's future glory: the Jewish failure will eventually bring 'riches for the world' (Rom 11:12), resulting in 'the reconciling of the world' (Rom 11:15), leading to 'the fulness of th…

Christ's coming not only establishes the kingdom but initiates its growth to victory through time: it dynamically grows like a mustard seed to a great plant dominating the garden (Matt 13:31–32). Its growth is secured by…

In the New Testament the Lord Jesus Christ appears in order to fulfill the Old Testament hope of the Messiah. He presents himself as the king who has come to establish his kingdom in anticipation of his universal rule.