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John 5:1-15, John 5:16-30

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... it will be a cause for amazement (vv. 20, 28) because God will accomplish these “greater works” through his Son, who is also Son of Man (v. 27). But if the God of creation is still at work in Jesus (v. 17), his power to bring consummation is already at work in Jesus (vv. 24, 25). In such miracles as the healing at Bethesda the long-expected resurrection to life comes to realization in advance. The “greater works” are yet future, but Jesus’ emphasis (indicated by the twice-repeated I tell you the ...

227. The Impending Departure II

John 16:5-16, John 16:17-33

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... of gladness, after the disciples have seen Jesus again. These statements, especially the invitation, ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete (v. 24b), are appropriate to the time of the church’s mission but inappropriate to the time of consummation, after Jesus’ Second Coming. They are commands that the author and his readers would naturally understand as directed to them, in their own time and situation (cf. 14:13–14; 15:7, 16). The completion of their joy corresponds to what Jesus ...

228. Paul's Chains Advance the Gospel

Philippians 1:12-30

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... of the hope of the ages, “that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God” (Rom. 8:21). Paul’s own eager expectation and hope are caught up into the prospect of that consummation; indeed, Paul knows that his ministry has a special part to play in speeding its arrival. Therefore he hopes and prays that I will in no way be ashamed. Christian hope and being put to shame are mutually exclusive (cf. Rom. 5:5). The only thing ...

229. Pressing on Toward the Goal

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... himself (“Interchange in Christ,” JTS n.s. 22 [1971], pp. 356, 357; and in Jesus und Paulus, ed. E. E. Ellis and E. Grässer, p. 155). When Paul says that “our citizenship is already (Gk. hyparchei) in heaven” and yet points forward to its consummation at the advent of Christ, he illustrates the interplay of realized and future eschatology in the NT; on this and other features of the present passage see A. T. Lincoln, Paradise Now and Not Yet, pp. 87–109. 3:21 The “body of our humiliation” (s ...

230. Hagar and Ishmael

Genesis 16:1-16

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... without children despite God’s reiterated promise of seed to Abram (ch. 15). Like most wives of prominent persons in ancient times, Sarai had a maidservant, Hagar, an Egyptian. The contrast between the two women is striking. Sarai was from the consummate lineage, free, brittle, aging, and barren. Hagar was a foreigner, a slave, resilient, young, and fertile (P. Trible, “The Other Woman: A Literary and Theological Study of the Hagar Narratives,” in Understanding the Word [ed. J. Butler, E. Conrad, and ...

231. Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

Genesis 29:15-30

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... at least a week. On the high day of the feast Laban brought his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob. So excited and so giddy from wine was Jacob that in the night shadows he did not discern that his bride was someone other than Rachel. He consummated the marriage. In the morning the young man who had advanced his way at the expense of his brother found himself jilted by a treacherous deception; his bride was Leah, not Rachel. Again the elder stood in the way of Jacob’s desires: in Canaan, Esau; in Haran ...

232. Jacob Flees from Laban

Genesis 31:1-21

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... . 122–23). Because Jacob did not pay any money as the bridal price for either of Laban’s daughters, his wives considered Jacob’s years of labor to have had a certain monetary value. They felt that their father was obligated to provide them a dowry, recognizing their status and consummating the marriage legally.

233. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

Ezekiel 26:1-21, Ezekiel 27:1-36, Ezekiel 28:1-19, Ezekiel 28:20-26

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... . After the introduction in verses 1–3a, the only prose in the chapter is an extended description of Tyre’s trade (vv. 12–25; see the discussion of these verses below). Ezekiel’s lament over Tyre is a poetic masterpiece, demonstrating again the prophet’s consummate literary skill. Like the parable of the foundling bride in Ezekiel 16, the lament is based on a single, extended metaphor. Here, the image is of Tyre as a ship. Ezekiel was probably not the first to conceive of Tyre in this way—after ...

234. Jesus as True King of Israel

Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:1-12

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Jeannine K. Brown

... 1–3), so also do other New Testament writers (e.g., Mark 1:1–3; Luke 3:4–6; 9:31 [Jesus’ “exodus”]). And yet some New Testament writers also envision the present Christian experience, in the time between the kingdom’s arrival and its consummation, as a time of continuing exile. So the letter of 1 Peter refers to its readers as “foreigners and exiles” (2:11; cf. 1:1, 17). Teaching the Text 1. Jesus the Messiah brings the restoration of Israel from exile. The pattern of exile and restoration ...

235. Jesus Begins His Ministry to Israel

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22

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Jeannine K. Brown

... on the imminent reign of God. Quote: N. T. Wright, addressing how we might live in light of the arrival of God’s kingdom in Jesus, writes the following: The church, the followers of Jesus Christ, live in the bright interval between Easter and the final great consummation. Let’s make no mistake either way. The reason the early Christians were so joyful was because they knew themselves to be living not so much in the last days, though that was true too, as in the first days—the opening days of God’s ...

236. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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Jeannine K. Brown

... the kingdom here (10:7), are not called to teach until the final commissioning scene of Matthew (29:18–20), where they will be called to teach the nations “to obey everything” that Jesus has commanded them. For Matthew, it is not until Jesus, as consummate teacher, has finished teaching his disciples that they are ready to teach others. 10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person. The import of 10:9–15 is to guide the Twelve in their mission to rely upon the ...

237. Jesus as Isaianic Messiah and Wisdom Embodied

Matthew 11:1-19

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Jeannine K. Brown

... “one who is to come” is prompted by what he has heard Jesus is doing. The phrase “the deeds of the Messiah” forms an inclusio with “[wisdom’s] deeds” (erga) in 11:19 and suggests a wisdom Christology. Jesus has already been identified as the consummate teacher and fulfillment of the Torah (chaps. 5–7, esp. 5:17–48). Matthew now extends his Christology to identify Jesus as the embodiment of Wisdom (see comments on 11:28–30). 11:3 Are you the one who is to come? The characterization of ...

238. Jesus Is Anointed and Celebrates the Passover with His Disciples

Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:6-13, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 26:17-30

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Jeannine K. Brown

... missional death. Christian Liturgy: Alexander Schmemann describes the Lord’s Supper (Eucharist) as a kind of entry into a fourth dimension. By doing so, he intimates the way this celebration of the church points ahead to the newness of salvation and the final consummation of the kingdom. The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the Church into the dimension of the Kingdom. . . . Our entrance into the presence of Christ is an entrance into a fourth ...

239. The Resurrected Jesus Is Vindicated by God and Given All Authority

Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 28:11-15, Matthew 28:16-20

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Jeannine K. Brown

... . Teaching constitutes a central aspect of discipling, as understood in a Jewish context in which disciples would study and learn under a teacher or leader.[4] Teaching has also been an important aspect of Matthew’s Christology; Jesus is portrayed as the consummate teacher (e.g., 7:28–29). in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. This trinitarian baptism formula is clearly rooted in a monotheistic sensibility. The reference to “the name” (to onoma) is singular followed ...

240. Jesus Proclaims Judgment on the Temple and the Nation

Mark 13:1-31

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Grant R. Osborne

... .” The “clouds” picture the Shekinah glory of God that went before Israel (Exod. 13:21–22; 14:24), now picturing Jesus returning as the Shekinah to gather his people. The “great power and glory” are taken from Daniel 7:14, so this event will consummate the power and glory of God. 13:27 he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds. With overtones of divinity (in the Old Testament only God controlled the angels), Jesus now sends out his harvesters. The passages just noted ...

241. The Passover as Eucharist: Jesus’s Body and Blood Given for Us

Mark 14:27-31

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Grant R. Osborne

... Yahweh).4Jesus is also saying that he will never again drink wine on this earth, showing his “resolute will” to accept his Father’s will: his vicarious death was “irrevocable.”5 drink it new in the kingdom of God. This fourth cup was the cup of consummation, and the point is that God’s plan will not be finished until Christ returns and “the kingdom of my Father” has arrived in fullness. The “drink it new” anticipates the messianic banquet in Revelation 19:6–8 (cf. Isa. 25:6–9; 1 En ...

242. The Birth of God’s Son Announced

Luke 1:26-38

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R.T. France

... beyond Solomon to the ultimate messianic “son of David.” 1:34 How will this be? This question makes sense only if Mary understands that the promise is of an immediate pregnancy rather than one to follow in the normal way after the marriage is consummated. In that case Mary, like Zechariah, understandably finds the angel’s message hard to credit. But unlike Zechariah, she does not ask for a sign, and when the angel has explained the divine purpose, she shows no reluctance in accepting it (1:38). The ...

243. Two Testing Questions

Luke 20:27-40, Luke 20:20-26

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R.T. France

... least in theory. The imaginary story of a woman’s seven marriages may be loosely based on a story from the apocryphal book of Tobit, where a woman, Sarah, marries seven husbands in turn but each is killed by a demon before the marriage is consummated (Tob. 3:7–8; 6:14–15). Sarah eventually marries Tobias, son of Tobit, who survives the wedding night through prayer and by repelling the demon with the help of the angel Raphael (Tob. 8:1–18). Interpretive Insights 20:20 they sent spies. In context ...

244. The Risen Jesus Revealed

Luke 24:13-35

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R.T. France

... . They should have known this, because it was already clear in the Old Testament prophets, as 24:27 will explain (and as he has already taught in 18:31–33). enter his glory? Jesus’s resurrection is the first stage of this “entry,” which will be consummated in his ascension to heaven in 24:51. Luke has used “glory” to speak not only of the transfiguration of Jesus during his earthly life (9:31–32) but also of the future exercise of Jesus’s messianic authority in 9:26; 21:27. Compare the use ...

245. Adam, the Law, and the Curse of the Covenant

Romans 5:12-21

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C. Marvin Pate

... which has brought justification and life to those who believe in him. Many commentators correctly point out that “justification” is the present possession of the believer (the “already” aspect), while “life” is the eternal life that awaits the eschatological consummation (the “not yet” aspect). 5:19 many will be made righteous. Ancient Judaism harbored the illusion that obeying the Torah would make one righteous, and Paul counters that the mere attempt to obey the Torah makes one a sinner ...

246. Witnesses of the New Covenant

Romans 12:1-8

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C. Marvin Pate

... gifts are eschatological in nature and, in particular, are stamped by the “already but not yet” dialectic. The gifts are a sign that the eschaton has already dawned, but they should be exercised in love, which is itself eternal and therefore belongs to the consummation of the age to come. (f) A glance at the lists of spiritual gifts in the three key texts above reveals that they do not disclose all the spiritual gifts available to the body of Christ. The lists both differ and overlap. Interpretive ...

247. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

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C. Marvin Pate

... the new people of God (Acts 2:33–36; 3:13); (3) the Holy Spirit is the sign of the presence of the eschaton as well as the proof that Jesus currently reigns in heaven in power and glory (Acts 2:33); (4) the messianic age will shortly reach its consummation in the return of Christ (Acts 3:21); (5) an invitation is always extended for people to receive Christ and the life of the age to come (Acts. 2:38–39).5 Paul no doubt knew and concurred with these components, but, as we will see, he added one more ...

248. Being Wronged versus Claiming One’s Right

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

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Preben Vang

... resolution to the world around us. Teach that the process is for issues of sin, not simple differences of perspective or opinion; we are not meant to waste one another’s time and energy debating preferences. Point out Jesus’s consummate wisdom in commanding us to use a form of confrontation that begins discreetly and directly without room for gossip, dragging others in prematurely and enflaming misunderstandings. It then escalates incrementally, involving witnesses and the church only if repentance is ...

249. Greeting, Doxology, and Confession

Revelation 1:4-8

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J. Scott Duvall

... . 3. Jesus Christ will come again! While Revelation is not only about the return of Christ, it is certainly about his return. As God intervened through the first coming of Christ to offer salvation, so he will intervene through Christ’s second coming to consummate salvation. He will judge and destroy evil, resurrect his people, and transform creation so that he can live among his people forever. Illustrating the Text The God who is in control is also the God who is with us. Bible: Refer to the story of ...

250. Message to Philadelphia

Revelation 3:7-13

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J. Scott Duvall

... , and (2) they lived in a region prone to earthquakes. Never again would they need to leave their place of worship (due to persecution) or their place of residence (due to earthquakes) and live outside the city. They are promised permanent citizenship in God’s consummated kingdom. The theme of the heavenly temple is developed most fully in Revelation 21:1–22:5, where God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple (21:22), and a new name represents lasting security (22:4). I will write on them the name of ...

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