Mo Power - Mas Poder

Ladd’s View of Time Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

The Spirit : The pledge of the inheritance ( arrabon ) The Church : The foretaste ( aparche ) of the Kingdom “In Christ” : The rich life ( en Christos ) we share as citizens of the Kingdom

The Second Coming

Old Testament Manifestations of God’s Kingdom Reign

The Age to Come

Living in The Already and the Not Yet Kingdom (The Eschaton)

Eternity with God and Christ in the unending days of the Kingdom

Millennium

Parousia

The inauguration of the Kingdom

The Incarnation:

in Jesus of Nazareth

This Present Age

R1

R2

Internal enemy : The flesh ( sarx ) and the sin nature External enemy : The world ( kosmos ) the systems of greed, lust, and pride Infernal enemy : The devil ( kakos ) the animating spirit of falsehood and fear

Jewish View of Time

P R

This Present Age

The Age to Come

Mo' Power, Dr. Don L. Davis, p. 76

The Coming of Messiah The restoration of Israel The end of Gentile oppression The return of the earth to Edenic glory Universal knowledge of the Lord

P = Parousia R = Resurrection

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