The Kingdom of God

[Alan Gross]

• Chapter XII, pp. 113-136.
  • Ezekiel's Temple; Waters Flowing from the House; Where Did the Spirit Descend at Pentecost? pp. 113-114.
  • Is It the Plan of a Temple for the Millennium? pp. 114-117.
  • The Vision, pp. 117-118.
  • The Purpose of the Vision, pp. 118-120.
  • Was the Pattern Shown to Ezekiel Followed? pp. 121-122.
  • Where Did the Spirit Descend at Pentecost? pp. 122-123.
  • The Temple the Place, p. 124.
  • "Continually in the Temple," pp. 125-127.
  • The Day of Pentecost, pp. 127-129.
  • The Service of the Feast of Pentecost, pp. 129-132.
  • The Source of the Living Waters, pp. 132-133.
  • "Go Speak in the Temple All the Words of This Life," p. 134.
  • Living Waters Flowing from the House of God, pp. 134-135.
  • A Great Difference, pp. 135-136.

• Chapter XIII, pp. 137-153.
  • What the N. T. Teaches as to Future Mercy for the Jews, pp. 137-148.
  • The Figure of the Olive Tree, pp. 148-150.
  • Until the Fulness of the Gentiles Be Come In, pp. 150-153.

• Chapter XIV, pp. 154-168.
  • "The Hope of the Gospel." Christ's Personal Teaching, pp. 154-155.
  • Another Hope, pp. 155-156.
  • Not in the New Testament, pp. 156-157.
  • No Second Chance, pp. 157-160.
  • The Personal Teaching of Christ, pp. 160-168.

• Chapter XV, pp. 169-183.
  • Other N. T. Passages on the Future of Israel, p. 169.
  • The Teaching of Paul, pp. 169-176.
  • The Disciples' Question in Acts I, pp. 176-180.
  • As to the "Tribulation Saints", pp. 180-183.

• Chapter XVI, pp. 184-196.
  • Where Is the Promise of His Coming? pp. 184-186.
  • The Promise of His Coming, pp. 186-196.

• Chapter XVII, pp. 197-211.
  • "The Election Hath Obtained It," pp. 197-198.
  • To Whom Pertain the Promises, pp. 198-199.
  • "The Promises," pp. 199-205.
  • Hath God Cast Away His People? pp. 205-206.
  • The Kingdom of God, pp. 206-208.
  • The Word of Faith Which We Preach, pp. 208-211.

• Chapter XVIII, pp. 212-230.
  • Building Again the Tabernacle of David, pp. 212-214.
  • "After This," pp. 215-216.
  • The Tabernacle of David, pp. 216-218.
  • As Living Stones, pp. 218-220.
  • An Habitation of God, p. 220.
  • Other Details of the Passage, pp. 220-222.
  • George Smith on the Tabernacle of David, pp. 222-229.
  • Calvin's Comment on Micah 4:6, pp. 229-230.

con't

 

[Alan Gross]

• Chapter XIX, pp. 231-240.
  • "Shall Israel Be Restored as a Nation?" pp. 231-235.
  • Ezekiel's Testimony, pp. 235-236.
  • Isaiah's Testimony, pp. 236-237.
  • The New Testament Scriptures, pp. 237-240.

• Chapter XX, pp. 241-261.
  • Concerning the Millennium, pp. 241-243.
  • Help from the Relativity Theory, pp. 243-244.
  • Dr. Stafford's Study of the Kingdom, pp. 244-246.
  • The Second Death and the First Resurrection, pp. 247-251.
  • Living and Reigning with Christ, pp. 251-252.
  • The Testimony of Paul, pp. 252-257.
  • Satan Bound and Loosed, pp. 257-261.

 

[tyndale1946]

Oh yeah, Brother Glen, back to the kingdom;

I consider this book a modern classic.

He does such a good job on so many areas of Eschatology, I read it four times by just checking it out of the library (and writing into it scripture corrections, etc.) before I could afford it.

Here is the whole thing, by permission, in .pdf!!!
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/davis/The High King of Heaven - Dean Davis.pdf

This way you can get the links to this contents page, below the introduction, and just bounce around to different subjects he covers if you want.

These audios of it have always been a blessing to me, too: (from his "Eschatological Laboratory") High King of Heaven Seminar: 5 Part MP3 Seminar

This is his introduction:

"For the last 150 years the evangelical world has been embroiled in a Great Debate about eschatology, about the true biblical picture of God's ultimate purpose for the universe, life, and man.

"Much of the debate swirls around the Kingdom of God: What is its true nature?

"In how many stages does it enter history?

"How shall we interpret the Old Testament prophecies of the Kingdom-literally (in terms of Israel) or figuratively (in terms of the Church*)?

"There is also controversy about the Consummation: Will our world get better and better, or worse and worse?

"Will Christ return once, twice, or even three times?

"When He does return, will it be before the millennium or after?

"How many resurrections should we expect?

"How many judgments?

"What will the universe be like when God finally creates the new heavens and the new earth?

"This book was written in the conviction that the High King of heaven has given his people certain master keys by which they may know the answers to these questions, and so be fully prepared for the awesome consummation of all things.

"In it, pastor and author Dean Davis seeks to place those keys in our hands, so that we may behold afresh the simplicity and glory of our Blessed Hope, and thereby resolve, once and for all, the Great End Time Debate."

*I take the fish and leave the bones, so just to remind you that I don't see it in the Bible, he sees a universal 'church' of some sort in the Bible, along with many others in recent history (since, there emerged a new theory of the 'church' - the UNIVERSAL, INVISIBLE SPIRITUAL THEORY, born of the Reformation movement; - WHY AND WHEN THE THEORY STARTED.)


Contents Prologue and Acknowledgments Introduction:

The Blessed Hope in These Last Days
Part 1: Issues and Options in Biblical Eschatology
1. What is Biblical Eschatology?
2. Issues in Biblical Eschatology
3. Options in Biblical Eschatology
4. He has the Keys! Part

2: Understanding the Kingdom of God
5. The Good News of the Kingdom
6. The Beginning and the Kingdom
7. The Covenant and the Kingdom
8. The OT Promise of the Kingdom
9. The Coming of the Kingdom
10. Salvation History: A Journey to the Kingdom
11. These are the Keys!

Part 3: Understanding Old Testament Kingdom Prophecy
12. The Nature and Stages of the Kingdom in Old Testament Prophecy
13. New Testament Principles for Interpreting OT Kingdom Prophecy
14. NT Examples of Interpreting OT Kingdom Prophecy
15. OT Kingdom Prophecies Considered: Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah
16. OT Kingdom Prophecies Considered: Ezekiel
17. OT Kingdom Prophecies Considered: Daniel
18. OT Kingdom Prophecies Considered: Zechariah

Part 4: Understanding the Millennium
19. The Revelation: Purpose and Literary Genre
20. The Revelation: Structure and Key Symbols
21. Revelation
20: The Meaning of the Millennium

Part 5: Understanding the Consummation
22. The Design, Structure, and Unity of the Consummation
23. Crucial NT Texts Pertaining to the Consummation (1)
24. Crucial NT Texts Pertaining to the Consummation (2)
25. The Consummation: A Biblical Scenario

Epilogue: Amillennialism: An Eschatology for These Last Days

Appendix 1: A Critique of Historic Premillennialism
Appendix 2: A Critique of Postmillennialism
Appendix 3: A Critique of Dispensational Premillennialism
Appendix 4: A Critique of Preterism
Appendix 5: Is the Modern State of Israel a Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecy? Appendix 6: Old Testament Kingdom Prophecies Listed
Appendix 7: Old Testament Kingdom Prophecies Cited in the New Testament
Appendix 8: New Testament Texts Touching on the Parousia/Consummation
Appendix 9: Biblical Prophecies of the Last Battle
Appendix 10: The Creeds of Christendom on the Consummation

Endnotes
Subject Index
Scripture Index
Select Bibliography

Thanks for that Allan... But that reminds me of a story, thru the grapevine a new farmer moved into the area and word got around that he had live stock... So another farmer being neighborly decided to help out, so he got some other famers together and they loaded up a truck with over 30 bales of hay, drove up to his farm and knocked on the door... The farmer came to the door and said what's this?... The other farmer said we came to feed your live stock... The surprised farmer with a puzzled look on his face said... What live stock?... I only have one cow!

Alan I'm not a prolific reader as some... 817 pages... And a seminar to boot... And more... I may browse through it given the time... I'm 77 and time is running out... Just so you know!... Brother Glen

 

[Alan Gross]

What live stock?... I only have one cow!

"All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male." Exodus 34:19.

Some of these guys aim at being super real nice in the way they handle their view on The End Times, when referring to and giving a critique of those that would be in opposition to them.

That is commendable.

They regard people who consider the Bible as God's Word to be treated with kid gloves, so as to not be too offensive, since the pool of those who don't even consider the Bible God's Word is already sooo large.

I believe they have a position from which to convincingly say, 'prove it up', etc., in so many instances where it seems some schemes of The End Times are comparatively light and insubstantial, upon close observation.

Me, I just say, 'Here, stick this 817-page book in your pipe and smoke it'..... I guess. My bad.

 

[tyndale1946]

"All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male." Exodus 34:19.

That is certainly true the LORD does have multitude of children ( I'm not being selfish) but the only one your concerned with is you... Brother Glen

 

[Silverhair]

There are actually two things that the Bible tells us God cannot do.
He cannot lie (Titus 1:2) and He cannot deny Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).
To abandon His sovereignty somehow would seem to me to be lying to His creation and also denying Himself.

I agree, but I find that a number on here do not actually believe that God is sovereign. They strangely say that God is absolutely totally sovereign and then deny His sovereignty by saying He could not allow man to have a true free will. Strange logic but there it is.

 

[tyndale1946]

I agree, but I find that a number on here do not actually believe that God is sovereign. They strangely say that God is absolutely totally sovereign and then deny His sovereignty by saying He could not allow man to have a true free will. Strange logic but there it is.

I agree God is Sovereign and man does have free-will but as far as man ever going to be with God THAT WILL has been given to another, if not then, what the Apostle Paul said is wrong... Brother Glen

Galatians 2: 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

God's logic but there it is!

 

[MrW]

Does any Christian believe righteousness comes by the law?