1 Pentecost as a Kingdom Event Acts 1-2 Session 1#nwzc17

2 Pentecost as a kingdom eventAfter his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (1:6-8). He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God (28:23). He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ (28:31). No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people” (2:17). #nwzc17

3 The series The kingdom of God: the mission and message of JesusYour personal Pentecost: experiencing kingdom power The church as kingdom/Pentecostal community Our calling: the mission of the kingdom Empowered ministry: demonstrating the kingdom #nwzc17

4 The kingdom of God The mission and message of Jesus#nwzc17

5 The message and mission of JesusAfter John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!“ (Mark 1:14-15). Announced and demonstrated everywhere Explained in parables #nwzc17

6 What did this mean? This, then, is how you should pray:‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’ (Matthew 6:9-10). #nwzc17

7 the kingdom of God is at hand.’The story of Israel ‘The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand.’ Both the ‘time’ and the ‘kingdom’ assumes the whole history of Israel and its growing Messianic expectation. #nwzc17

8 Three Windows: A Growing VisionThe Exodus Event The Davidic Monarchy The Prophetic Promise #nwzc17

9 The archetypal kingdom eventThe Exodus The archetypal kingdom event #nwzc17

10 The Kingdom Confession The Revelation of the Divine NameThe Song of the Sea Military Warfare Spiritual Warfare The Revelation of the Divine Name #nwzc17

11 The Plagues: Spiritual Warfare1 Blood Ha’pi – Nile god 2 Frogs Heqt – Fertility god 3 Gnats - Flies Geb – Vegetation god; Khepfi – Insects god 4 Boils Thoth (Imhotep) – god of medicine 5 Livestock Apis/Mnevis – bull; Hathor – cow; Khnum - ram 6 Hail Nut – god of the sky 7 Locusts Anubis – god of fields 8 Sun Re – sun god 9 Firstborn Pharoah – divine, firstborn begotten by Re #nwzc17

12 Yahweh: Judging the godsFor I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.  Exodus 12:12 The Song of the Sea The Kingdom Confession #nwzc17

13 The golden age: The model messianic reignThe Davidic Monarchy The golden age: The model messianic reign #nwzc17

14 The messianic kingdom Loss and exile #nwzc17The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy. And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life. Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal, ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl. For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace (shalom) on all sides. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree. 1 Kings 4:20-25 Loss and exile #nwzc17

15 The New Promise: God Will Come AgainHabakkuk The past repeated Isaiah & Daniel The past eclipsed The Day of the Lord Prophetic language The latter days Eschatology The last days That day #nwzc17

16 John the baptist introduces JesusThe inbreaking of the kingdom #nwzc17

17 Three key words 1. Immediately or ‘at once’ 2. Authority TeachingSummons Over demons Over sin Over death Over nature 3. Mystery #nwzc17

18 The Mystery of the KingdomWill come in the future Has come – is now present Is ‘near’ or ‘at hand’ Has been delayed #nwzc17

19 The “already” and the “not yet” Inaugurated eschatologyAge to Come M&M R P This age The End The “already” and the “not yet” Inaugurated eschatology #nwzc17