The Kingdom of God, Student Workbook, SW02

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2. Phase II - God as Divine Warrior fighting Israel itself

3. Phase III - God as Divine Warrior as Israel’s prophets see into the future and tell of the coming of Jehovah’s Servant, the One through whom God would restore all things under his reign and dominion

4. Phase IV - God as Divine Warrior in Jesus of Nazareth as the Conquering Lord

5. Phase V - God as Divine Warrior is anticipated by the Church who represents the Risen Lord as his agent of the Kingdom, and Jesus returns to earth and restores all things for his glory

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II. The Reign of God Has Been Inaugurated through God’s Abrahamic Covenant and God’s Promise.

A. God made a covenant with Abraham, from whose lineage God would manifest the Seed who would crush the serpent, Gen. 12.1-3.

1. God, the Divine Warrior, covenants with Abram to make him a great nation.

a. He would be blessed.

b. His name would be great.

c. Those blessing Abram would be blessed.