Sacred Roots Workshop

28 Sacred Roots Workshop: Retr ieving the Great Tradi t ion in the Contemporary Church

H. We herald the Good News of God’s reign ( evangelion ): we invite all to join us as we journey to the full manifestation of the Age to Come, Mark 1.14-15.

I. Here we cry Maranatha !: our lives are structured by the living hope of God's future and the consummation, Rev. 22.17-21.

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When Christ took his seat in the heavens, He proved conclusively that Satan’s devastation was complete, that he was utterly undone. Hell was thrown into total bankruptcy. Satan was not only stripped of his legal authority and dominion, but by an infinitely superior force he was stripped of his weapons also. But this is not all. When Jesus burst forth from that dark prison and “ascended up on high,” all believers were raised and seated together with Him “But God . . . brought us to life with Christ. . . . And in union with Christ Jesus he raised us up and enthroned us with him in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 2.4-6 NEB). ~ Billheimer, Destined for the Throne , p. 87

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VII. The Already/Not Yet Kingdom ( A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom [Appendix 13], Living in the Already/Not Yet Kingdom [see Appendix])

A. Through the Incarnation and the Passion of Christ, Satan was bound .

1. Jesus has triumphed over the devil, 1 John 3.8.

2. Jesus is crowned as Lord of all, Heb. 1.4; Phil. 2.5-11.

3. Satan is now judged, Luke 10.17-21.

4. Satan’s power has been severely curtailed, James 4.8.