Gospel

By David Maas
{GOOD NEWS}

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  1. For All Nations - (The gospel of the kingdom announced by Jesus is a message of life for men and women of every nation) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Rescuing us from Wrath - (Already, Jesus is rescuing his people from the coming wrath that will befall the unrighteous when he arrives) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Rescued from this Evil Age - {PDF Copy} - (Paul anchored all that God has done in the past Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which inaugurated the messianic age)
  4. The Sign of the End - {PDF Copy} - (According to Jesus. the end will not come until this gospel of the kingdom of God is proclaimed to all nations)

{THE SPIRIT}
  1. The Feast Fulfilled - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized - Acts 2:1-4) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Pentecost and the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, the age of fulfillment) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Signs on the Earth - (The prophecy in the book of Joel sets the tone for Acts, including the signs and wonders that accompany the gospel) - {PDF Copy}
  4. New Covenant - New Creation - (The promises to Abraham find their fulfillment in the New Covenant in Jesus and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Abraham and the New Covenant - (With the ascension of Jesus, the gift of the Spirit arrived with blessings for all believers – The promise of Abraham) - {PDF Copy}
  6. In the Last Days - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, just as prophesied by the prophet Joel) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Final Harvest - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized and inaugurated the final harvest of the earth) - {PDF Copy}

{NEW CREATION}
  1. Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  2. New Heavens and Earth - (The arrival of Jesus in glory will usher in the Day of the Lord, the final judgment, and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The City of Abraham - (New Jerusalem is populated in fulfillment of the promise to Abraham to “bless all nations” in the Promised Land) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Redemption of the Nations - (The nations and the kings of the earth are found in the city of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Lamb) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Redemption of our Body - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation since both are integral to the promised redemption) - {PDF Copy}

{THE RESURRECTION}
  1. Christianity's Forgotten Hope - (Central to the hope of the apostolic church was the bodily resurrection of the dead at the end of the age when Jesus returns) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Redemption or Abandonment? - (At the heart of Christian salvation is the future resurrection at Christ’s return and the arrival of the new creation) - {PDF Copy}
  3. New Covenant - New Creation - (The promises to Abraham find their fulfillment in the New Covenant in Jesus and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Final Events - (In presenting his arguments for the resurrection, Paul lays out several events that occur prior to  the arrival of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Death of Death - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy - Death) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Redemption of our Body - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation since both are integral to the promised redemption) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Sorrow Not - Resurrection Hope - (Foundational to the hope of the church is the bodily resurrection of believers that will take place when Jesus arrives from heaven) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Completion in the Resurrection - (Paul expresses his goal of going on to perfection, a process that will culminate in our physical resurrection when Jesus arrives) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Who is the Beginning - (To the Colossians, Paul emphasized the exalted position of Jesus that he has held since his death and resurrection – Colossians 1:18-19) - {PDF Copy}
  10. Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  11. Meeting Jesus - (Paul reassures the Thessalonians regarding the participation of dead saints in the arrival of Jesus from heaven) - {PDF Copy}
  12. His Parousia - (The arrival of Jesus in glory will mean the resurrection of the dead, the commencement of the New Creation, and the final judgment) - {PDF Copy}



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