Progressive dispensationalists teach that the kingdom is both present and future. Robert Saucy writes that they present a mediating position between non-dispensationalism and traditional dispensationalism. Darrell Bock sets forth the duality of kingdom inauguration and kingdom fulfillment: The kingdom theme reveals the stages of there is the inauguration with Jesus’ rule….First, Jesus’ the initial phase, one can speak of the the or the invisible coming….In “already,” “sneak preview,” rule of new covenant is inaugurated, but not totally consummated. “kingdom Jesus”….The Jesus’ rule from right hand initially yet decisively fulfills promises made to who believe now God’s David….Those are a picture of what will appear in greater form in the is a sneak preview of consummation….[The church] what is to church is the current phase of the and mission is to be come….The kingdom…The church’s call a light and point the way to God both in its message and in the caring activity of its daily life…Confusion about the identity of the kingdom, its subjects, and its nature leads to confusion about the mission church’s and the second stage, the promise moves to stage program of mandate…In ultimate consummation….two kingdom-covenant fulfillment. David L. Turner describes the kingdom in terms of three phases: preliminary and “a anticipatory stage brought to earth by the first coming of Christ [a bronze age], an intermediate silver age brought to earth at coming, and an ultimate, golden age, consummated Christ’s second when all opposition to rule has who now believe are earthly colony of God’s ceased.” Those “an the coming heavenly city, the new Jerusalem.” Craig Blaising portrays in a chart the kingdom view of progressive dispensationalism: NOT YET VIEWS A form of premillennialism is dispensationalism. Like historic/covenant premillennialists, it holds that Christ will return to earth to reign over a millennial kingdom. It also teaches that Christ will return at a time of tribulation. However, unlike historic/covenant premillennialists, many dispensationalists hold to a pretribulational rapture of the church. The following chart exhibits some of the elements of dispensational premillennialism:
Progressive dispensationalists teach that the kingdom is both present and future. Robert Saucy writes that they present a mediating position between non-dispensationalism and traditional dispensationalism. Darrell Bock sets forth the duality of kingdom inauguration and kingdom fulfillment: The kingdom theme reveals the stages of Jesus’ rule….First, there is the inauguration with Jesus’ coming….In the initial phase, one can speak of the “already,” the “sneak preview,” or the invisible “kingdom rule of Jesus”….The new covenant is inaugurated, but not totally consummated. Jesus’ rule from God’s right hand initially yet decisively fulfills promises made to David….Those who believe now are a picture of what will appear in greater form in the consummation….[The church] is a sneak preview of what is to come….The church is the current phase of the kingdom…The church’s call and mission is to be a light and point the way to God both in its message and in the caring activity of its daily life…Confusion about the identity of the kingdom, its subjects, and its nature leads to confusion about the church’s mission and mandate…In the second stage, the promise moves to ultimate consummation….two stage program of kingdom-covenant fulfillment. David L. Turner describes the kingdom in terms of three phases: “a preliminary and anticipatory stage brought to earth by the first coming of Christ [a bronze age], an intermediate silver age brought to earth at Christ’s second coming, and an ultimate, golden age, consummated when all opposition to God’s rule has ceased.” Those who now believe are “an earthly colony of the coming heavenly city, the new Jerusalem.” Craig Blaising portrays in a chart the kingdom view of progressive dispensationalism: NOT YET VIEWS A form of premillennialism is dispensationalism. Like historic/covenant premillennialists, it holds that Christ will return to earth to reign over a millennial kingdom. It also teaches that Christ will return at a time of tribulation. However, unlike historic/covenant premillennialists, many dispensationalists hold to a pretribulational rapture of the church. The following chart exhibits some of the elements of dispensational premillennialism: