1. God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11
Book of Nature
vs.
Book of Scripture
God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11
The Scheme of Redemption
The Manifold Wisdom of God
Acts 14:15-17
Romans 1:20
Psalm 19
Acts 17:22-29
Hebrews 11:6
God the Father: Planned it
Jesus the Son: Executed it
Holy Spirit the Comforter: Revealed it
Patriarchal
Mosaic
Christian
Genesis
Exodus
1 Samuel
Matthew D B R
Acts 2:21
Mt. 28:18-20
Mark 16:15,16
Rom. 1:16-17; 6:3-4; 6:17-18
2 Cor. 5:15-21
1 Cor. 15:1-5 1 3
12:1-4 19
25:8 8 1
20:18, 19
16:18; Acts 2:23-24
Rom. 1:4
Saul David Solomon
Promise to Abraham
Build Me a Sanctuary
Birth of Christ
SIN
Sinai
Nation of Israel
430 Years
Gal. 3:17
1500 Years
Luke 24:44 - Law Psalms Prophets
Gospel Acts 2
Kingdom Acts 2:41; Gal. 3:26-29
Church Col. 1:12-14; Acts 2:47
Rom. 8:1
Spiritual Sanctuary
Eph. 2:19-22; Col.
1:19-23; Col. 1:18;
Eph. 4:4; 5:23; Rev.
22:14
Seed of Promise Gen. 2:16-17; Rom. 3:23; 6:23; Isa. 59:2; Rev. 20:15; Gen. 3:15; 12:1-3; 22:18; Deut. 7:7-9; Matt. 1:1-17; Lk. 3:23-38
Law of Moses 1491 BC
Gal. 3:19, 24
Animal Sacrifices
Heb. 10:1-4
Kingdom at Hand
Gal. 4:4
Luke 19:10
Mt. 16:18
Mt. 4:17; 26:26-29
1 Jn. 3:5,8
United Kingdom: ~ BC
Divided Kingdom: ~930 BC
Assyrian captivity: 722 BC
Babylonian captivity: 605, 597, 586 BC
Eph. 1:9
Heb. 1:1
1 Pet. 1:10-12
Isa. 53
In any study, the subject matter must fit into God’s eternal purpose!
John Witt, 2003; Craig Thomas, 2013, 2018
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2. God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11 The Scheme of Redemption
Creation
Pre-flood
Great Flood
After-flood
Patriarchal
Bondage
God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11
The Scheme of Redemption
In the
Patriarchal Dispensation
Genesis Exodus 14
Creation
~ b.c.
Mt. Sinai 1491 b.c.
Genesis 1
1:26-27 2 3
3:15, 21
6 - 8
12:1-3
21:12
28:14
Red
Sea
Created (bara)
Made (asah)
Detailed Account
Fellowship with God
Noah & the Flood
Shem
Terah
SATAN
John 8:44
Jacob
Male
Female
Promise of Redemption
Call of Abraham
Isaac
Egyptian Bondage
SIN
Gen. 1:1; 2:3
Heb. 11:3
Gen. 1:26-27; 2:7
Psa. 19
Heb. 11:6
Rom. 1:20
Jn. 1:1-3
Col. 1:16-17
Acts 14:15-17
Acts 17:22-29
Man in Eden Gen. 2:8-9, 15
Command Gen. 2:16-17
Woman
Gen. 2:21-25
Home and Marriage
Mt. 19:4-6, 9
Gen. 3:4-6
Mt. 4:1-11 Jas. 1:12-16; Rom. 6:23
1 Jn. 2:15-16
1 Cor. 10:13
1st Promise Gen. 3:15
Seed of Woman
Luke 1:30-35
Gal. 4:4
1st Type of Redemption
Gen. 3:21; Lev. 17:11;
Heb. 9:22
Coats of skins
1st Type of Sacrifice
for Proper Covering
Jn. 1:29 Lamb
1 Jn. 2:2 Propitiation
Seth Gen. 4 W I C K E D N
E S S
430 Years (Gal. 3:17-18)
Promises: Gen. 12:1-3
1. Physical
a) Land
b) Nation
2. Spiritual
a) All families blessed
Genesis 22:18; Gal. 3:16, 26-29
Isaac: Gen. 21:12
Jacob: Gen. 28:13-15
Egyptian bondage: Gen. 41:57; 45:5-8
Judah
Gen. 49:10
Moses as Deliverer
Ex. 3:7-10; Deut. 18:15, 18-19
Acts 3:22-24
Mt. 17:1-5
Heb. 1:1-2
Sin is Rebellion and
Willful Disobedience
Consequences:
1. Shame Gen. 3:7
2. Fear Gen. 3:8
3. Cowardice Gen. 3:12-13
4. Curses Gen. 3:14-19
(Serpent, Woman, Man)
5. Separation and
Death Gen. 3:22-24
John Witt, 2003; Craig Thomas, 2013, 2018
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3. God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11 The Scheme of Redemption
Wanderings
Conquest
Judges
United Kingdom
Divided Kingdom
Assyrian Captivity
Judah Alone
Exile (Babylonian Captivity)
Post-Exile (return to Judah)
Silence (MalachiMatthew)
God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11
The Scheme of Redemption
in the
Mosaic Dispensation
Exodus John 21
Nation of Israel
Mt. Sinai 1491 BC
Joshua 21:43
1 Samuel 8
Isaiah 2:2-3
( B. C.)
Matthew 1
16:18 D B R
Land Promise Fulfilled: Josh. 21:43-45
United Kingdom
~1050 BC
Prophesied of Kingdom
Isa. 7:13-14
Isa. 9:6-7
Birth of Christ
Church
Prophesied
Law
~396 Years
120 Years
~925 Years
1500 Years
Law given: Ex. 20:1-17
Reason given: Gal. 3:19,24-25
To whom given: Deut. 5:2-3; 1 Kgs. 8:9,21; Neh. 9:13-14
Words of the covenant: Ex. 34:28 (Heb. 8:6-13; 10:9-10)
Blessings/cursings: Deut. 28
Duration: Gal. 3:19-25; Col 2:14; Eph. 2:15; Heb. 8:6-13; 9:16-17; 10:9-10
Levitical Priesthood: Ex. 28 & 29; Heb. 7:11-12
People numbered: Num. 1&2
Tabernacle: Ex. 25:8-9
Animal Sacrifices: Heb. 10:1-4
Gen. 12:1-3
Jer. 32:21-23
Ps. 105:9,10, 44
Neh. 9:5-8
Mt. 23:37-38
Judges 21:25
Give us a king: 1 Sam. 8:5-22
Saul: 1 Sam. 9, 10, 11
David: 1 Sam. 16; Mt. 22:42-45; Acts 2:30-31; 2 Sam. 7:12-17
House, Kingdom: Psa. 89:3-4; 132:11
Solomon: 1 Kgs. 1
Kingdom divided: 1 Kgs. 12
Assyrian captivity (Israel): 2 Kgs. 17:5-6
Babylonian captivity (Judah): 1 Kgs. 25 (rtn: 2 Chr. 36:20-21; Ezra 1)
Gal. 4:4
Kingdom at hand: Mk. 1:15; Lk. 2:1-2
Lk. 19:10
Mt. 5:17-18
Jn. 10:10
Eph. 1:9
Col. 1:19-20
Mt. 16:21
17:22-23
20:18-19
1 Jn.
3:5-8
Mt. 26:26-29
Heb. 12:28; Jn. 18:36, 37; 1 Tim. 6:15
Dan. 7:13-14
Hos. 3:5
Jer. 33:14-18
Ezek. 34:23ff; 37:24ff
Luke 24: Law Psalms Prophets
John Witt, 2003; Craig Thomas, 2013, 2018
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4. God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11
Ascension of Christ
Comforter to Apostles
Establishment of the
church (kingdom)
Law/word of Lord from Jerusalem
Gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria
and uttermost part of the earth
Gospel to the Gentiles
Repudiation of Judaizers
Paul’s Missionary Journeys
God’s Eternal Purpose, Eph. 3:11
The Scheme of Redemption
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Hear: Rom. 10:17; Jn. 6:44-45; Heb. 8:7-12
Believe: Heb. 11:6; Jn. 8:24; (‘obedient’ faith:
Rom. 1:5; 16:26; Jas. 2:14-26 (v. 19); Jn. 12:42;
Heb. 5:9)
Repent: Acts 2:38; 17:30
Confess: Mt. 10:32; Rom. 10:10; Acts 8:37
Baptism: Mk. 16:15, 16; Acts 2:38, 41, 47;
22:16; Gal. 3:26-29; 1 Pet. 3:21; Col. 2:12
Faithfulness: Jas. 2:14-26; Eph. 2:10; Gal. 5:6;
Col. 3:1-5; 1:21-23; 2 Pet. 1:5-11; 3:18; Rev.
2:10
in the
Christian Dispensation
Acts Revelation
Holy Spirit
“Comforter”
~AD 33 D B R
Pentecost
Acts 2:1-4
Acts 2:16ff
Rom. 1:16-17
1 Cor. 15:1-8
Rom. 1:3-4 E T R N I Y
Invitation of Jesus
What Christ Requires of Men
Consummation
Luke 19:10; Isa. 59:2
Rom. 3:23; 6:23
Mt. 11:28-30
40 days + 10
Luke 14:26-35; 9:23-25
What follows: Acts 1:10-11
Mt. 28:18-20
Mk. 16:15-16
Comforter: Jn. 14:26; 15:26; 16:8,13; Eph. 3:1-5; Jude 3 8
Kingdom comes with power: Dan. 2:44; 7:13-14; Mk. 9:1; Lk. 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 2:1-4, 41, 47; Col. 1:13
Kingdom/Church Established: Isa. 2:2-3; Dan. 2:44; 7:13-14; Mk. 9:1; Lk. 24:49; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4 (Jn. 16:13, 8); 2:30-36, 41, 47; Col. 1:12-23;
All spiritual blessings: Eph. 1:3; Rom. 8:1; 1 Jn. 3:5-9; Eph. 2:4-10
Spiritual sanctuary:
Eph. 2:19-22
Ex. 25:8
Heb. 8:2; 1 Cor.
6:19-20
Christ Offers:
1. Freedom from Guilt and Power of Sin: Jn. 8:31-36; Acts 2:37-38, 21; Rom. 6:1-7; 1 Cor. 10:13
2. A New Way of Life: Jn. 14:6
Mt. 7:13-14; 2 Cor. 5:17
3. Citizenship in Kingdom of God:
Phil. 3:20; Mt. 6:33; 1 Jn. 1:3; Lk.
17:20-21
4. Home Hereafter: Mt. 25:46;
Jn. 14:1-4; Rev. 21:3-4
5. Persecutions: Mt. 5:10-12; Rom.
5:3-5; Jas. 1:2-4
Now What?
Life:
Jn. 10:10; Heb. 6:1;
Phil. 3:13-14
1 Pet. 2:21-23
1 Jn. 2:3-6; Gal. 5:6; Eph. 2:10
1 Pet. 1:13-17; 2 Pet. 1:3-11;
2 Cor. 7:1
Worship:
Jn. 4:23-24
Prayer: Acts 2:42
Singing: Eph. 5:19
Lord’s Supper: Acts 20:7;
1 Cor. 11:23-29
Contribution: 1 Cor. 16:2
Preaching: Acts 20:7; 2:42
Jesus Returns
Heb. 9:27,28; 1 Jn. 3:2;
Phil. 3:20,21; 1 Thess. 4:16-17
Dead Raised
Jn. 5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15 (see v. 22)
Judgment: Reward
Acts: 17:30,31
2 Cor. 5:10
Rom. 14:12
Mt. 25: 31-46
Rev. 20:11-15
Passing of the Present AgeEternity
1 Cor. 15:22-26
2 Pet. 3:10-13
Rev. 21:1-5
Jn. 1:14, 18;
Lk. 2:11; 19:10
Mt. 5:17
16:21
17:22-23
20:18-19
26:26-29
Lk. 24:44-49
Gal. 4:4
Eph. 1:9
Gen. 3:15
Gen. 22:18
Mk. 10:45
1 Jn. 4:9-10
John Witt, 2003; Craig Thomas, 2013, 2018
Layout: Jonathan Compton & Craig Thomas