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Jesus binds
the strong man Mt. 12:29; Lk. 10:18; 22:31; Rev. 12:9; 20:2 |
Jesus tells folks in Hades what He is doing - Lk. 23:43; Acts 2:27, 31; 1 Pet. 3:18; 4:6;
Jn. 5:25; Eph. 4:8-10 |
Jesus appears to his disciples over 40 days to tell them what He is doing - building the
Church |
Christ in heaven beginning millennial reign with his martyrs & raised saints 1 Cor.
15:25; Rev. 6, 7, 20 |
Christ reigns & gosp. Preached; Satan to be crushed soon - Rom. 16:20; Transition
Period (millenium) |
Satan Released for a Little Time near the end of the millennium - The Great Tribulation -
Mat. 24:21; Zealots prep. for the war |
Wrath poured out on Fleshly Israel - 1 Thes. 1:10; Saints present with Christ to judge
their enemies & be rewarded. |
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Adam lost
access to two things: Life (justification/
immortality) & Fellowship
with God in His presence |
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Those who
believed began receiving the right to inherit eternal life, but did not have
that life in the presence of God yet. It was still a promise, a down-payment
through the Spirit. Martyrs during the Transition Period went to the outer
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Jesus
goes to Hades (the strong man's house) and preaches to the righteous being held
captive there. Thief on cross promised to be in paradise (Hades) with Christ on
that very day. John 5, 11 Jesus goes to Hades and announced His intention to
redeem them.
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Christ is
the firstfruit of resurrection - First Resur. Rev. 20; Cf. Dan. 12:2. Made
alive in the Spirit - 1 Pet. 3:18. Jesus came out of Hades. Death couldn’t hold
Him there Others were raised as firstfruits at the time of Christ's resurrection
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Lk.
19:11-27 Dan. 7:12f Eph. 4:8-10 Jesus ascends & took captivity captive.
Saints martyred during the transition period went to outer courts of heaven.
cf. Phil. 1:23; 2 Cor. 5:6-8; They lived & reigned. Rev. 6, 7, 20 Rest of
dead not released from Hades until AD 70. |
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The
Life-giving Spirit of Christ was poured out as a seal, pledge, earnest or
down-payment of their full inheritance. cf. 2 Cor. 5:5; They had life in a
provisional sense - waiting for the consummation - but in the Holy of Holies
until after AD 70. |
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Satan
loosed to deceive Jews into war and to launch attack on the church - like a
roaring lion - Rev. 20:7; 1 Pet. 5:8; 2 Thess. 2:9. The Great Tribulation - 1
Pet. 4:17; James and "some of his companions" arrested (acc. To
Josephus); John sent to Patmos. |
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Christ's
Return to raise the rest of dead & rapture the living (Rev. 20:5, 11; 1
Cor. 15:23' 1 Thes. 4:14ff) and judge His enemies. Death & Hades done away
with. More temple typology fulfilled by High Priest's "second
appearance" with clouds - Rev. 1:7 & 1 Thes. 4:17 |
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Presence of
God restored. Not only did they have eternal Life, but that life is now once
again in God's Holy of Holies presence. Healing of the nations begins (Rev.
21,22) "All in all" - 1 Cor. 15:24f. Temple Typology completely
fulfilled. |
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