We live in “this evil age” there is coming the Day of the Lord which closes this age and inaugurates the age to come. This understanding, that history is moving toward a cataclysmic end and a confrontation between the brokenness of humanity and the righteousness of God gives
CLARITY to the things that are important in this age and the things that are meaningless.
CERTAINTY and endurance to our hearts because the God of Israel who is faithful and true has clearly defined where the future is going.
COMMITMENT to proclaim this message that we are to lay down all striving to attain in this age and live by the Spirit for the age to come.
The restoration we long for, to see a gathering “like in the Book of Acts” is tied to our coming to the same understanding that they had. The signs given by the Holy Spirit attest to the age to come.
Hebrews 6:4,5 “For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age
to come, ”
Romans 8:18-25 “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, [n]in hope 21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 And not only that, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, the redemption of our body. 24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.”
The signs like taking a little taste of the turkey before the Thanksgiving meal give us the grace to persevere in this evil age. So the outpouring of the Spirit results in temporary changes in this age that point to the eternal changes that are to come. God raised Jesus to point to the hope of the resurrection in the age to come.
The Messiah is waiting for the day chosen by God when all His enemies will be defeated. That day will come, this is the good news.
There are 3 feasts of the Lord left in this Jewish narrative. Trumpets, judgment and tabernacles. Trumpets to announce the end of this age and the Day of the Lord. Judgment = the Day of the Lord. Tabernacles = God dwelling with man.
One book, one story.
(Grateful for the Apocalyptic Gospel podcast)
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