The New Testament View of Eschatology

Question 1

What is the quote from Mark 1:15 and how does this link to inaugurated eschatology?

Answer 1

‘The Kingdom of God has come near.’

The Kingdom is here but it has not been fully realised

Question 2

What is the quote from Mark 4:31-32 and how does this link to inaugurated eschatology?

Answer 2

‘It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants.’
The Kingdom of God sown by Jesus and has been growing on earth and so initially is not fully realised.

Question 3

What is the quote from Paul, written in 1 Corinthians 15:23 and how did he he see this as an eschatological event?

Answer 3

‘Christ was the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to life when he returns.’
Suggests that at the end of the world, like Christ, Christians will be raised from the dead. - life after death