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Thy
Kingdom
Come
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Tracing God’s
Kingdom Program
and
Covenant Promises
Throughout History
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J. Dwight Pentecost
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Thy Kingdom Come by J. Dwight Pentecost
Copyright © 1995 by J. Dwight Pentecost
Published by Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Inc., P. O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version, © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
Cover artwork: Image Club/Photogear
Cover design: Alan G. Hartman
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pentecost, J. Dwight.
Thy kingdom come/J. Dwight Pentecost.
p. cm.
Originally published: Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1990.
1. Kingdom of God—Biblical teaching. 2. Bible—History of Biblical events. 3. History (Theology)—Biblical teaching. 4. Covenants (Theology). I. Title.
BT94.P386 1995 231.7’2—dc20 95-16507
CIP
ISBN 0-8254-3450-5
To
“the Blessed and only Potentate,
the King of kings,
and
Lord of lords”
who by His promise,
“I will come again,”
brought HOPE
and to
my grandchildren
Kara Jane
and
John Lawrence
who, by their coming,
brought JOY
this book is dedicated
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Contents
Introduction: The Kingdom of the God of Heaven
Chapter 1: The Kingdom of God in Prehistory
Chapter 2: The Kingdom of God Established on Earth
Chapter 3: The Administration of the Kingdom through the Law of Conscience
Chapter 4: The Administration of the Kingdom through Human Government
Chapter 5: The Kingdom Program Developed through Abraham
Chapter 6: The Kingdom Program through the Patriarchs
Chapter 7: The Abrahamic Covenant: The Foundation of Israel’s History
Chapter 8: The Abrahamic Covenant and the Mosaic Law
Chapter 9: The Palestinian Covenant
Chapter 10: Understanding Israel’s History in Light of the Palestinian Covenant
Chapter 11: The Kingdom under Joshua and the Judges
Chapter 12: Transition through Samuel
Chapter 13: The Davidic Covenant
Chapter 14: The Decline of the Monarchy
Chapter 15: The New Covenant
Chapter 16: The Kingdom and the Prophets
Chapter 17: The Kingdom in the Gospels: Introduction of the Promised Seed
Chapter 18: The Kingdom Offered—and Rejected
Chapter 19: A New Form of the Kingdom Predicted
Chapter 20: The Doctrine of the Kingdom in the Parables
Chapter 21: The Kingdom and Israel’s Future
Chapter 22: The Kingdom and the Apostles
Chapter 23: The Kingdom in the Epistles
Chapter 24: The Administration of God’s Kingdom in the Present
Chapter 25: The Kingdom in the Book of Revelation
Chart: The Eternal Kingdom of God
Appendix: The Kingdom Program in the Prophetic Books in Light of the Biblical Covenants