Coming of the Kingdom of God (Luke 17:20-37)
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- Coming of the Kingdom of God (Luke 17:20-37)
- Pharisees
- Believed in the afterlife
- Palestinian religious leaders
- Could not have had this conversation with the Sadducees
- Realised Eschatology
- "in the midst of you"
- Morris: Present in the Person & ministry of Jesus (option d)
- Wright: Present, but no public (has to be sought)
- Waiting for you to 'sign on'/your help
- Henry: People were looking forward, but it was already there!
- The Kingdom is spiritual, not temporal!
- Not one great nation, but make all nations great!
- Henry: Wherever the Word is, Christ is - wherever Christ is, the Kingdom is
- Suffering
- Conzelmann: Kingdom will come in the future, after Jesus' resurrection
- Morris: Son of Man's coming will be obvious, but the resurrection must occur first
- Wright: 'Days of the Son of Man' are post-resurrection
- Destruction of the oppressor
- Henry: Destruction of the Jewish nation
- The Messiah must suffer before his reign!
- Focus (Noah/Lot warnings)
- Henry: Despite both Noah & Lot giving out warnings, their followers still did not listen!
- Morris: People will be condemned for not focusing on God, rather than for sin!
- "overtaken in the destruction they might have avoided"
- The Kingdom/Word will be open to those who realise what they must do to survive, not to those who 'deserve it' (Jews)
- 'Whole-hearted devotion to Jesus'
- Like Lot's wife, if you look back, you will 'die'
- Wright: 'Taken' ones are in danger (vultures = eagles = Romans) Belongings cannot be thought of - have to run!
- Pharisees
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