The Return of the Kingdom

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In The Return of the Kingdom, Stephen G. Dempster discusses a biblical theology of God’s reign.

Dempster begins by declaring the return of the kingdom as the return of the life that existed in the garden. This book offers the most comprehensive and insightful look at the Fall that I have read.

Kingdom and Covenant

It leaves you not only with hope for the return of the kingdom, but also with an awareness of the blessings that come with it. The people’s love for God and God’s love for the people become the highest commitment. It is here that true life will be experienced in relational covenant.

I was moved to read that the return of the kingdom comes despite suffering. The stories of Jacob, Joseph, and Judah show this truth: the kingdom will return triumphant. Even as our earthly kings failed, and the prophets spoke to people with hard hearts, we can remain optimistic about the future.

Christ’s Rule and Reign

As Jesus sheds light on the true nature and reality of the kingdom, we see it expand through the Acts of the Apostles and the rise of the Church. We see a community that thrives in the midst of a sinful and decaying culture.

By the time the book reaches Revelation, we are eager to see the culmination and fruition of Christ’s rule and reign—not only in the kingdom, but in the lives of the people.


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