May 4, 2003
Throughout history, God’s kingdom has grown in the hearts of men and women. Unlike other kingdoms, this kingdom is focused on the cross of Christ, and it rises in the face of life’s ugliest realities. Even the ultimate enemy, death, cannot stand against Jesus’ victory. Far from acting as if all is well, we can hope in the future establishment of a kingdom that will take away the very real pain we experience in our fallen world.
22For jas in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then kat his coming lthose who belong to Christ. 24Then comes the end, when he delivers mthe kingdom to God the Father after destroying nevery rule and every authority and power. 25For he must reign ountil he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26The last enemy to be pdestroyed is death. 27For q“God3 has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28When rall things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that sGod may be all in all.
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