"Jesus' resurrection was a private vindication of who He was and what He did, but no one saw it take place, and Jesus only appeared to a few disciples. The destruction of the enemy city, Jerusalem, was His public vindication. Fulfilling Jesus' prophecies, it confirmed Him as a true Prophet, and as the last and greatest Prophet. It was the proof that He had indeed ascended to heaven and become King of kings and Lord of lords. Thus, the destruction of the Old Creation is of incalculable importance to Biblical theology. It was not some mere mopping-up operation, but was the great public historical vindication of Jesus by the Father. Those who fail to see this fact generally discount the importance of the destruction of Jerusalem, and thus fail to see why it occupies so much attention in the Gospels, and also fail to see that it is the major concern of the book of Revelation. We might just as well call Revelation 'The Vindication of Jesus Christ'."
--J. Jordan, The Vindication of Jesus Christ, 11.
7 comments:
Are you really sure that you want to endorse this author's take on "the destruction of the Old Creation" as happening in the 1st century?
Hey Jack, due to time constraints, I don't do much writing on this blog anymore, but mostly share quotes from what I am reading. I doubt I fully endorse anything I put up here!
Just food for thought.
Understood. I am relieved now, rather than worried! :-)
Hey Blake, I saw Jay Adams' quote on preterism below saying that it is most likely the letter was for contemporaries rather than the future. Why not both? If you have any time I'd highly recommend checking out the "Protestant interpretation" of Daniel and Revelation--i.e. historicism.
No worries Jack, but the new creation has come in Christ (2 Cor 5.17, Gal 6.15)!
Hey Kevin,
Good to hear from you bro. Hope all is well your way. I have looked into the Historicist position and think its a bit of a stretch - and it focuses almost exclusively on Western European history. The church in the East gets left out. I also think it distorts the time indicators and robs the churches in the 1st century of its relevance and encouragement.
Obviously much more could be said!
Peace,
bw
Hey Blake. Yea at first I thought the same thing about the East and West thing, and still take it into account although I think there could possibly be reasons for it. What really has me considering historicm the most is Rev 17. I would like to read up more on partial preterism from a historical theological perspective though. If you write a book I'll buy it...
Ha! Don't wait for me to write one!
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