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E. What Christus Victor signifies in the assembly of believers

1. The Shekinah has reappeared in the midst of the Church, which now is the dwelling place of God as his temple, Eph. 2.19-22. 2. The people ( ecclesia ) of the living God congregates here: Christ’s own from every kindred, people, nation, tribe, status, and culture, 1 Pet. 2.8-9.

3. God’s Sabbath rest is enjoyed and celebrated here, freedom, wholeness, and the justice of God, Heb. 4.3-10.

4. The Year of Jubilee has come: forgiveness, renewal, and restitution, Col. 1.13; Matt. 6.33; Eph. 1.3; 2 Pet. 1.3-4.

5. Light has shined upon the Gentiles , who now are fellow heirs of the eternal splendor to come, Col. 1.27; Rom. 16.25-27; Eph. 3.3-5.

6. The Spirit of the living God indwells us ( arrabon ): God lives here and walks among us here, 2 Cor. 1.20.

7. We taste the powers of the Age to Come : Satan is bound in our midst, the Curse has been broken here, deliverance is experienced in Jesus’ name, Gal. 3.10-14. 8. We experience the shalom of God’s eternal kingdom : the freedom, wholeness, and justice of the new order are present among us, and visibly displayed to the world through our good works, Matt. 5.14-16; Rom. 5.1; Eph. 2.13-22. 9. We herald the Good News of God’s reign ( evanggelion ): we invite all to join us as we journey to the full manifestation of the Age to Come, Mark 1.14-15. 10. 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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