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KNOW YOUR BIBLE BETTER
THE
CHART
OF THE
BIBLE’S PROGRESSIVE REVELATION OF GOD’S KINGDOM AMONG
MANKIND
This chart should be used in conjunction with the Summary Notes - click here to see it.
If you would like to print off-screen to provide a chart for personal use or copies for a group, please free to do so BUT this is not the page from which to do it, as it will print to 2-and-a-quarter A4 pages. Two special print-off-screen pages have been provided at Kingdom Chart for Print Page 1 and Kingdom Chart for Print Page 2. Click on the titles to go there.
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GOD'S
PEOPLE |
UNDER
GOD'S RULE |
IN
GOD'S PLACE |
GOD’S
BLESSINGS |
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1. THE KINGDOM PATTERN ESTABLISHED - EDEN |
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Adam and Eve
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God's Spoken Word – Gen.2:16 ‘And the Lord God commanded the man ..’: |
Eden
Gen.2:8-14 |
No
death, God's immediate presence Gen.3:8a |
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2. THE KINGDOM PATTERN REJECTED - THE FALL - Mankind refused to be ruled by God: Gen. 3:1-7 (3:1 ‘Did God say ..?’ , 3:3a ‘but God did say..’ 3:4 'You will not surely die,') |
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Adam and Eve and descendants
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Condemned/rejected
Gen.3:23 |
Eden closed Gen.3:24 |
Withdrawn > Death Gen.3:22 |
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BUT GOD SHOWED PROVIDENTIAL GRACE >
by providing clothing for Adam and Eve
(‘The LORD made garments for Adam and his wife Eve and clothed them’
Gen.3:21, by giving Cain protection even after he had murdered
Abel (the ‘mark’ Gen.4:13-15) But mankind becomes more and more wicked and God grieved that he had ever made mankind Gen.6:5-7.
In his Grace God chooses Noah and his family to save by means of the
Ark: mankind begins again under God's blessing.
Preservation
of Noah and family = salvation act |
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Gen.6:9 |
Word/covenant Gen.6:18 |
The
Ark Flood=judgement Ark=salvation |
Gen.9:15 |
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5.
Mankind’s
corporate rebellion – the building of the Tower of Babel Gen.11:4 |
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THE KINGDOM PROMISED - ABRAHAM:
Call of Abraham = salvation act |
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Promised
nation Gen.12:1-3
and 17:1-8
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Covenant
Gen.12:2
and 15:6 |
Canaan:
‘Promised
Land’ Gen.12:7 |
Promised Gen.15:4,5 |
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7.
THE KINGDOM FORESHADOWED
- MOSES
Exodus = salvation act
(Passover)
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JOSHUA (= Jesus) leads them into the promised land. |
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Redeemed
Israel Ex.6:6-8; Deut.7:7-9 |
Sinai covenant/Law Deut.10:12,13
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Promised Land Deut.1:8: Josh.1:6-9 |
Tabernacle/Law
Deut.4:6-8 |
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8. THE KINGDOM EXEMPLIFIED - DAVID AND SOLOMON Killing of Goliath = Salvation Act |
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David the shepherd King: the champion of Israel >> Jesus
the shepherd King: our champion (John 10:11, 18:37): Israel like
Eden |
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Sinai covenant/Law |
Land
at rest 1
Kings 4:25: 1 Chron.16:8-36 |
Temple/Law/King:
Promise of a dynasty
2
Sam.7:18-24 |
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9.
THE KINGDOM FORETOLD - THE
PROPHETS
Return from Exile = salvation act
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Faithful
remnant
Is.11:10,11 |
New
covenant in the heart Jer.31:31-34 |
Restored
land/Zion Is.51:11 |
Promise
of new king; everlasting kingdom; new heaven and earth Ez.37:21b-28;
Is.65:17ff: 66:22,23 |
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GOD'S PERSON GOD'S RULE PERFECTED GOD IN PERSON GOD'S FULLEST BLESSING
10. THE KINGDOM AT HAND - JESUS (the) CHRIST - KING, SON OF DAVID
His birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension = salvation act |
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11. THE KINGDOM IN THE 'LAST DAYS' Heb.1:2 '.. in these last days [God] has spoken to us by his Son..': Heb.12:20 '..we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.' The church is not the Kingdom, the Kingdom is much bigger than the church, but the church is the earthly community of the Kingdom: it witnesses to the Kingdom: is the instrument of the Kingdom; and proclaims the Kingdom. |
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Believers of all nations John 12:32, Eph.3:6 |
Holy Spirit and Bible John 16:13,2 Tim.3:16
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“In
Christ” John
15:5, Eph.4:15,Phil.3:9b
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Justified by faith Rom.3:23,24 Eternal
Life John
6:40
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| 12. THE KINGDOM CONSUMMATED Christ’s Return = final salvation act | |||
| All Christians - including believing Jews: Rev.5:9,10 |
Direct Rev.21:22
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New heaven and new earth: Rev.11:15, 2 Pet.3:13 |
No death, Christ's immediate presence Rev.21:3,4
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"... to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ" Eph.1:10 |
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With acknowledgements to "Gospel and Kingdom" and "According to Plan" by Graeme Goldsworthy (both published by Lancer Books NSW, Australia [ISBN 0-85892-338-6] and Paternoster Press, Exeter, UK [ISBN 0-85364-218-4])
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