Some Surprising Results of the Break.
The Surprised Jew: a clash of wills -- thousands of believing Jews -- the church displacing kingdom -- two-fold division of men formerly -- now three-fold -- church different in organization from kingdom -- the Baptist puzzled -- Jesus did not fill out Hebrew prophecy -- two characteristics, personal and official -- personal details fulfilled -- official not because of rejection -- out of situation grew four gospels -- Mark -- Matthew's the gap gospel -- Paul's audiences -- Luke's gospel -- these three tell of rejection mainly -- John's gospel -- the order of the gospels in canon.

The Surprised Church: God holds to His plan -- mixed ideas of kingdom and church -- a handy principle of interpretation -- one law consistently applied -- the church to fulfil its mission and go -- the kingdom simply retarded, yet to come -- the plan enriched -- sliding scale of fulfilment -- the King must come -- - even this in Hebrew picture, Zechariah 12:10. New Testament teaching. Peter, Acts 3:21. -- keeping truth in proportion -- the gospel of the kingdom -- Paul, 1 Thessalonians 1.10.2:19.3:13.4:13-18.5:10-23.2 Thessalonians 1:7-10.2:1-9.1 Corinthians 1:7, 8.3:13.5:5.15:23, 25, 51, 52.16:22.2 Corinthians 1:14.5:2-4. Romans 8:18, 19, 23.11:12-29.13:11, 12.16:20. Colossians 3:4. Ephesians 1:10, 14, 18.4:4, 30.5:27. Philippians 1:6, 10.2:16.3:20.4:5.1 Timothy 1:1 (note Paul's use of "hope" throughout).6:14. Titus 2:13.2 Timothy 1:12, 18.2:12.4:1, 8. -- The Book of Revelation -- the coming surprise. The Surprising Jew: greatest surprise -- for all -- the puzzle of history -- divinely preserved -- the keystone of the coming kingdom -- Jesus the spirit magnet for Jew and all.

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