Gospels: The Kingdom of God

Question 1

The ____ theme of Jesus’ teaching is the announcement of the _____ of the Kingdom of God.

Answer 1

central, arrival

Question 2

there are _ _ references to this concept in the gospels. (Hint: number)

Answer 2

53 references!!

Examples:
Mk 1:14-15 ‘... IS AT HAND’
• Mk 4:11 ‘THE SECRET ... ’
• Mk 9:47 ‘ENTER ... ’
• Mk 10:15 ‘DOES NOT RECEIVE ... ’
• Mk 10:23 ‘BELONGS TO ... ’
• Lk 6:20 ‘FOR YOURS IS ..’

Question 3

‘The Kingdom of God is an earthly manifestation of the God’s sovereign, universal _____.’

Answer 3

Reign

Question 4

this kingdom includes both a ______/______ dimension as well as a ______/_______ dimension

Answer 4

this kingdom includes both a SPIRITUAL/ETERNAL dimension as well as a PHYSICAL/TEMPORAL dimension

• the right or authority to rule, and
  the. realm of the rule

Question 5

God’s Kingdom is _______.

and God’s Kingdom is _______.

Answer 5

God’s Kingdom is TIMELESS.

and God’s Kingdom is UNIVERSAL.

Question 6

The Kingdom on Earth (before the fall):

___ creation is seen as being
God’s kingdom

Humankind is created in God’s
_____

‘let them have _______’ - Gen. 1:26

Answer 6

ALL creation is seen as being
God’s kingdom

Humankind is created in God’s IMAGE

‘let them have DOMINION’ - Gen. 1:26

Question 7

The Kingdom on Earth (great authority shift in Genesis 3):

Adam and Eve _______ their dominion and freedom to the serpent.

Answer 7

Adam and Eve SURRENDER their dominion and freedom to the serpent.

Question 8

The Kingdom on Earth (God’s great and glorious plan):

God does not totally abandon His creation but _______ to redeem all creation.

The promise/prophecy is _______.

Answer 8

God does not totally abandon His creation but PURPOSED to redeem all creation

The promise/prophecy is CONSISTENT.

Question 9

The Kingdom on Earth (Jesus and the return of the Kingdom):

______ and _______ the reintroduction of God’s rule/reign.

Answer 9

DECLARES and DEMONSTRATES the reintroduction of God’s rule/reign. (as proof of His truthfulness)

Question 10

The NT Eschatalogical View: ‘ALREADY - NOT YET’

The hermeneutical ___ to much of the New Testament, and especially the preaching and teaching of Jesus, is to be found in this kind of “______.”

Answer 10

The hermeneutical KEY to much of the New Testament, and especially the preaching and teaching of Jesus, is to be found in this kind of “TENSION.”

Question 11

‘ALREADY - NOT YET’

The kingdom of God did come, but not in its _____. We can walk in the Kingdom of God today and enjoy its life, its truth and its authority, yet we still walk in this world which is diametrically ______ to the Kingdom.

Answer 11

The kingdom of God did come, but not in its ENTIRETY. We can walk in the Kingdom of God today and enjoy its life, its truth and its authority, yet we still walk in this world which is diametrically OPPOSITE to the Kingdom.

Question 12

‘ALREADY - NOT YET’

There is still a _____ promise regarding the Kingdom of God that has not yet come to pass and will not until Jesus ____ again

Answer 12

There is still a FUTURE promise regarding the Kingdom of God that has not yet come to pass and will not until Jesus RETURNS again

Question 13

‘ALREADY - NOT YET’

Thus we live in ‘the time between.’ There is an ______ of the age to come and this present age.

Answer 13

Thus we live in ‘the time between.’ There is an _____ of the age to come, and this present age.