We are in the season of Advent when we look forward, in a remembering kind of way, the first coming of Christ. But in the church tradition, we connect the first coming with the second coming. Now for those in NT studies, this means something very important to us: inaugurated eschatology. We are “in between” the times, the kingdom has come, but has not come completely. We have experienced the realization of hope yet we continue to hope. Redemption has happened, but there is more to come.
Meanderings, 3 December 2022
We are in the season of Advent when we look forward, in a remembering kind of way, the first coming of Christ. But in the church tradition, we connect the first coming with the second coming. Now for those in NT studies, this means something very important to us: inaugurated eschatology. We are “in between” the times, the kingdom has come, but has not come completely. We have experienced the realization of hope yet we continue to hope. Redemption has happened, but there is more to come.