Biblical Theology 3: Inaugurated Eschatology 3
According to Beale, eschatology is the chord that pulls all the doctrines of scripture together. Eschatology makes sense of all other teaching. The use of the phrase 'latter days' in the NT inside of Paul 1 Cor 10:11-These thing happened as an example on whom the ends of the ages have come' The end of the ages have come on the Corinthians Gal 4:4 'but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son..' Eschatology can refer to the past Jesus is THE son who has perfectly fulfilled what a son should be. Adam was God's son (end of Luke 3). Eph 1:10 'making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and on earth' To sum up means to rule and organise it- Jesus will manage humanity like no-one else God's household is in disorder and Christ will come back and put it in order Not just the futu...