The Kingdom of God Has Come

July 8th, 2014 | Victorious Eschatology | No Comment  
The Kingdom of God Has Come In an age of "enlightenment" such as that in which we live we yet find that many have difficulty understanding the presence and fulfillment of the kingdom of God. A few simple texts are suggested for a dialogue on the topic by those who see the kingdom as yet to be fulfilled. Others have chosen a dual fulfillment of the kingdom ascribing texts which connect the arrival of the kingdom with the second coming of Christ as referring to heaven, 2 Pet 1:11; Matt. 25:31, 34. It is because of the points revealed in the video that ...
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2 Timothy Commentary and the Second Coming of Chri...

March 25th, 2014 | Victorious Eschatology | No Comment  
2 Timothy Commentary and Christ's ComingThis is not a  2nd Timothy commentary as the nature of commentaries go, but are comments on a few details about the Pauline Pastoral epistle in relation to remarks which recently appeared in the Huffington Post on the dating of the books of the New Testament. A new book by Marcus Borg, Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, proposed a chronological order of the New Testament. Not only does his chronology radically change the dates of N.T. books, he also denies some of the Pauline letters were written by Paul. He posits the pastoral epistles ...
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What is Victorious Eschatology?

June 4th, 2010 | Victorious Eschatology | 5 Comments  
What is Victorious Eschatology? Great question. Victorious eschatology characterizes what the eschatological goal was all about. It was about gaining or achieving victory, never to be defeated again. It is about the complete dominion over the enemies of God so that a Christian can live with the blessed assurance and confidence of their walk in Christ today. They need not fear those enemies. Let's consider them, but first let's discuss defeated eschatology. Victorious Eschatology Defeated Eschatology When I speak of the defeated eschatological paradigm, I speak of the views that regard  the Sin, the Law, the Satan and the death as yet being ...
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