Was the Announcement of the Fall of Jerusalem the Gospel of the Kingdom? Answering Objection #4 – All things Were fulfilled at the Cross When Jesus Said “It is finished”– John 19:30 — #11 I have and do affirm that the time of the fall of Jerusalem was the time when “all things written” were fulfilled. God’s eschatological and soteriological…
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Was the Announcement of the Fall of Jerusalem Truly, “The Gospel of the Kingdom”? #10
Was the Announcement of the Fall of Jerusalem Truly “The Gospel of the Kingdom? #11 Answering Objection #4 – All things Were fulfilled at the Cross When Jesus Said “It is finished”– John 19:30 I have and do affirm that the time of the fall of Jerusalem was the time when “all things written” were fulfilled. God’s eschatological and…
Was the Announcement of the Fall of Jerusalem Truly “The Gospel of the Kingdom”? #9
The Fall of Jerusalem Was the Time of the Fulfillment of All Things– #9- This Was the Gospel of the Kingdom! Answering Objection #2– Only Prophecies of Vengeance on Jerusalem were Fulfilled. Be sure to read the previous article on this as well. In our examination of Jesus’ statement that the announcement of the impending fall of Jerusalem was “the…
The Coming of the Lord “in Like Manner” – Final Installment- #4
THE COMING OF THE LORD “IN LIKE MANNER” A Study of Acts 1:9-11 Part 4- Final Installment In the three previous articles, #1, #2, #3, we clearly established that the ascension of Jesus did not point to or emphasize the return of a 5’5” Jewish man in his flesh and blood body, but to the glorious return of the…
The Coming of the Lord In Like Manner – #3- Guest Article by Dan Dery
THE COMING OF THE LORD “IN LIKE MANNER” A Study of Acts 1:9-11 Part 3 In the previous article (part 2) we demonstrated that the focus and emphasis of the ascension of Jesus in Acts 1:9-11 was not on his physical body, but rather, it was the glory-cloud in which he was received into heaven, symbolizing his arrival into…
This Jesus Shall Come In Like Manner -#2- Guest Article by Dan Dery
THIS JESUS SHALL COME “IN LIKE MANNER” #2 A Study of Acts 1:9-11 Be sure to read the first installment in this four part series by Dan Dery. Having already refuted the common futurist interpretation of in “just the same way” (hos tropos), and having therefore demonstrated what Acts 1:9-11 does not teach, we will now begin to explore…
This Jesus Shall Come In Like Manner #1 – Guest Article by Dan Dery
This Jesus Shall Come In Like Manner – Acts 1:9-11 — Guest Article by Dan Dery Part 1 Dan Dery, author of the excellent book, The Transition Between Two Covenants, has written a four part series on the promise of the angel in Acts 1, “This Jesus shall come in like manner, as you have seen him go.” I am…
Was the Fall of Jerusalem the “Good News of the Kingdom”? #6
Was the Fall of Jerusalem the Good News of the Kingdom? #6 In my last installment I shared with you that no matter what else we might think of the Olivet Discourse, one thing is certain. Jesus linked the eschatological gathering (the good news of the kingdom) to that catastrophic end. He said that at his coming in that event,…
Was the Destruction of Jerusalem the Good News of the Kingdom? #5
Was the Destruction of Jerusalem The “Good News of the Kingdom” How Was that Good News? The End of Israel’s Covenant Age was to be the time of her “Re-Gathering / Restoration” which was the resurrection. One thing that is undeniable from the Olivet Discourse and Jesus’ prediction of the coming end of the age is that at that time,…
Was the Fall of Jerusalem “Good News”? #4
Was the Fall of Jerusalem “Good News”? #4 How could Jesus describe the coming fall of Jerusalem as “this gospel of the kingdom”? That was going to be – and was – horrific! And yet, when one considers that event in light of the OT prophecies of the New Creation, it becomes increasingly evident why and how Jesus could describe…
