{"id":924,"date":"2019-05-05T23:13:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T22:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=924"},"modified":"2019-05-05T23:13:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T22:13:19","slug":"the-kingdom-of-god-is-at-hand-mark-115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=924","title":{"rendered":"The Kingdom of God is at Hand Mark 1:15"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the course notes for a lecture on the Synoptic Gospels.<\/p>\n

5\tThe Kingdom of God<\/p>\n

5.1\tThe Central Message of Jesus Mark 1:14-18
\nAfter John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. \u201cThe time has come,\u201d he said. \u201cThe kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!\u201d Mark 1:14-15
\nJohn the Baptist announced that the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 3:2). Jesus takes this message forward. The Synoptic Gospels contain 76 different kingdom sayings, or 103, including the parallels:<\/p>\n

5.2\tJewish Expectations
\nAlthough the phrase \u201ckingdom of God\u201d is rare in OT, the idea that God is King, Creator, Sovereign and reigning on high is everywhere declared and assumed.
\nThe Kingdom is God\u2019s awaited eschatological (end-time) rule; beginning with Israel, then universal; bringing an end to all evil. OT promises Isaiah 24:1-23; 52:1-10; Zechariah 14:9-20, Daniel 2:44. Promises to the exiles yet to be fulfilled giving the idea that Israel was still in exile. Prophecies concerning the Day or the Year of the Lord. \u2018Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?\u2019 (Acts 1:6)
\nIn the Inter-Testamental Period of Judaism (ITP) God\u2019s kingdom is a hoped-for time of blessing: e.g. Assumption of Moses 10:1, Qumran
\nThe Kaddish: Jewish daily prayer, begins: \u201cMagnified and hallowed be his great name in the world \u2026 And may He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and in your days \u2026 quickly and soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

5.3\tThe Kingly Rule of God
\nThe Gospels use three terms to express the idea of the kingdom of God: h\u0113 basileia tou theou (\u201cthe kingdom of God\u201d), h\u0113 basileia t\u014dn ouran\u014dn (\u201cthe kingdom of [the] Heaven[s]\u201d) and the absolute h\u0113 basileia (\u201cthe kingdom\u201d). The primary meaning of the Hebrew male\u1e35\u00fb\u1e6d (with synonyms), Aramaic malk\u00fb and Greek basileia is abstract and dynamic, that is, \u201csovereignty\u201d or \u201croyal rule.\u201d
\nIn Jesus\u2019s teaching the Kingdom of God is \u201cthe awaited manifestation of God\u2019s perfect reign\u201d \u2013 a \u201ctensive symbol\u201d (Perrin) or banner phrase for \u201cGod\u2019s end-time rule\u201d. The \u201ckingdom of heaven\u201d is just a reverential circumlocution for a Jew to avoid using the name of God. There is NO difference in meaning between the two terms \u201ckingdom of God\u201d and \u201ckingdom of heaven\u201d.<\/p>\n

5.4\tHistory of Understanding of \u201cThe Kingdom of God\u201d \u2013 is it already or not yet?
\n5.4.1\tConsistent eschatology \u2013 all in the future
\n5.4.2\tRealised Eschatology – God\u2019s reign has already come in Jesus\u2019s ministry.
\n5.4.3\tInaugurated Eschatology Kingdom is both present and future
\nThe Kingdom is breaking in. God\u2019s kingly rule has begun in Jesus\u2019s ministry, more will come through Jesus\u2019s cross and resurrection, the kingdom will finally come at Jesus\u2019s return, At the moment old and new age are side by side and we are living life in the overlap.
\nJesus ———————-I————————————— NEW AGE
\nOLD AGE ————I———————- Day of the Lord<\/p>\n

5.5\tThe Kingdom in the Teaching of Jesus \u2013 see Unit 6.
\n5.6\tThe Kingdom in Action \u2013 Unconditional Welcome and Table Fellowship \u2013 see Unit 9.
\n5.7\tThe Kingdom in Action \u2013 Forgiveness of Sins Mark 2:1-12, Matthew 1:21
\n5.8\tThe Kingdom in Action \u2013 Miracles
\n5.8.1\tThe function of miracles Matthew 12:38-42
\n5.8.2\tHealing
\n5.8.3\tNature miracles
\n5.8.4\tThe Beelzebub Controversy and Plundering the Strong Man Matthew 12:24-29
\n\u201cBut if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.\u201d (Matthew 12:28)
\n5.8.5\tHealing and Deliverance today
\n5.9\tThe Kingdom and the Church
\n“Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom, and what arrived was the Church” (A. Loisy 1902)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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