As God has ordained the death of every human being in this age before the day of judgment, so also did he ordain the death of his Son for the forgiveness of sins before the Jewish apocalyptic consummation of salvation. In contrast to the various Gentile theologies championed throughout the history of the church, this twofold cruciform-apocalyptic emphasis seems to be the real thrust of the apostolic witness (cf. Rom. 5:9; 8:17; 2 Cor. 4:17; Phil. 3:9–11; 2 Thess. 1:5–10; 1 Peter 1:4–7; 4:13; Rev. 6:10–11)  - John P. Harrigan, the Gospel of Christ Crucified, p.91