Progressive dispensationalists deny that the earthly millennial kingdom has already begun, despite their view that Jesus is on the Davidic throne now
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This is a result of seeing a diversity of meaning in the words “Davidic throne” and the word “kingdom.” Progressive dispensationalists argue that classical dispensationalism tends to view the kingdom in an exclusively futuristic, material way, even when that meaning may not be the “clear and plain” reading of the text. The New Testament presents Jesus’ present position and activity as a fulfillment of promises of the Davidic covenant. This [view] has been necessary because earlier forms of dispensationalism tended to deny it. They were concerned to underscore the future fulfillment of the political and earthly aspects of the Davidic promise as that promise interfaces with the political and earthly promises of other covenants. We need to note that the New Testament does indicate that the political aspects of Jesus’ Davidic kingship will be fulfilled in the future. But earlier dispensationalists tended to miss the fact that in biblical theology, the Davidic nature of Christ’s present activity guarantees the fulfillment of all of the Davidic promise in the future, including the national and political dimensions of that promise.58 Saucy shares the belief that Jesus fulfilled the promise of a Davidic King. Based on the phrase “the right hand of God” in Psalm 110:1 and Peter’s interpretation of it in Acts 2:33 Saucy says the Davidic throne is this “symbol of authority.”59 However, he cautions, “We must be careful not to read more into this inauguration [of Jesus as the Davidic king at His first coming] than what is actually said. . . . The fact that Christ has this position of kingly authority in heaven, therefore, in no way denies that he will have this same position when he returns to establish his kingdom on earth.”60 This alludes to the reason for progressive dispensational theology’s shift in interpretation.
This does not seem much different from much of what we are posting
you do not believe this.
This is a result of seeing a diversity of meaning in the words “Davidic throne” and the word “kingdom.” Progressive dispensationalists argue that classical dispensationalism tends to view the kingdom in an exclusively futuristic, material way, even when that meaning may not be the “clear and plain” reading of the text. The New Testament presents Jesus’ present position and activity as a fulfillment of promises of the Davidic covenant. This [view] has been necessary because earlier forms of dispensationalism tended to deny it. They were concerned to underscore the future fulfillment of the political and earthly aspects of the Davidic promise as that promise interfaces with the political and earthly promises of other covenants. We need to note that the New Testament does indicate that the political aspects of Jesus’ Davidic kingship will be fulfilled in the future. But earlier dispensationalists tended to miss the fact that in biblical theology, the Davidic nature of Christ’s present activity guarantees the fulfillment of all of the Davidic promise in the future, including the national and political dimensions of that promise.58 Saucy shares the belief that Jesus fulfilled the promise of a Davidic King. Based on the phrase “the right hand of God” in Psalm 110:1 and Peter’s interpretation of it in Acts 2:33 Saucy says the Davidic throne is this “symbol of authority.”59 However, he cautions, “We must be careful not to read more into this inauguration [of Jesus as the Davidic king at His first coming] than what is actually said. . . . The fact that Christ has this position of kingly authority in heaven, therefore, in no way denies that he will have this same position when he returns to establish his kingdom on earth.”60 This alludes to the reason for progressive dispensational theology’s shift in interpretation.
This does not seem much different from much of what we are posting
