The fastest way to become a Pharisee is to hate Pharisees. - Timothy Keller

Our hearts are groaning for the day when it will finally be said: 

"The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever!" (Revelation 11:15) 

-Joel Richardson

Each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire. 1 Corinthians 3:13 

There are 63 explicit references to the eschatological "day" of God in the New Testament. Rather than mitigating the Jewish apocalyptic tradition, the New Testament amplifies it. -John Harrigan

Days like these, everyone wants to go tribal. Choose their side of whatever line. But you, you bear witness of the Beautiful Alternative: the One who serves no side, but leads the armies of the LORD of Hosts. And then point everyone to Him. - Stephanie Quick

A very wise Bible teacher who I know frequently prays that the Lord would “remove everything that hinders love.” Similarly, the Lord is presently shattering every “inferior hope” helping us reclaim the ultimate hope: the return of Christ, and the establishment of His Kingdom. - Joel Richardson

“The gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God.” Acts 10:45–46 

You may or may not speak in tongues, but the measure of authenticity in either case is the magnifying (μεγαλυνόντων) of God. Acts 10:46 -John Piper

I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Phillipians 1:6 Eschatology drives discipleship. Without it the church meanders to and fro without direction and purpose. - John Harrigan

Pharisees repent of their wrongdoing, but they don't repent of the reasons for their right-doing which are just as bad. -Timothy Keller

There is a storm and it’s when King Jesus returns. He will come as a storm. It’ll be as the Day of the Whirlwind - Jeremiah 23:19-20, Amos 1:14 - Stuart Greaves

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him...

1 Peter 2:13 Seems the insubordinate spirit rampant today is due largely to the lack of apocalyptic hope in the coming "day of visitation" (v12).

-John Harrigan

“If Christ is not all to you, He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Savior of men. If He be something, He must be everything; and if He be not everything, He is nothing to you.” Charles Spurgeon

To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. 

 Revelation 2:7 

 Eschatological Eden is coming. This is how we overcome the world. Maranatha. -John Harrigan

I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.

Revelation 22:16

God covenanted with the Jews. He incarnated as a Jew. At the right hand of God a Jew presently sits. And the cosmos, centered in Jerusalem, will be eternally renewed by a Jew. Rejoice you Gentiles. -John Harrigan

Jesus called a former anti-Roman militant Zealot and a former tax-collecting Roman lackey into the 12; opposing ends of His socio-political milieu. 

They both died proclaiming the same gospel in the nations. 

-Gabe Cali

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

Revelation 12:11 Confidence in the blood and hope in the resurrection produces an overcoming spirit. Worldly power means nothing in the End.

-John Harrigan

But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:13 

Biblical hope can be summarized as eschatologically restored protology. 

Delegitimizing either one leads to hopelessness and temporal mediocrity. 

-John Harrigan

 My teaching on Paul's second missionary journey from Acts 15 - 18. Audio. Notes. Audio 2. 

Habiendo comenzado un nuevo año que seguramente será tan retador como el anterior, los invito a fijar sus corazones en pos de Dios y de su promesa de redención y vida eterna en la venida de Jesús. ¡Oremos sin cesar! - Henry Bruno

The overwhelming majority of NT prayers are for the Church. A redeemed people who see the glory of God, who know the love of Christ, who are filled with His power, and who have their hope set fully on His Day is the primary way His purposes are fulfilled in this present evil age. - Stephen Venable

"God esteems, remembers, and rewards a lifestyle of sustained devotion to Him, although the world calls it weak and foolish." —Mike Bickle

At the very heart of the early Christians view of reality, was a man who died for his enemies, praying for their forgiveness. Reflection on this could only lead to a radically different way of dealing with those who were different from them. - Timothy Keller

“Dream not that worldlings will admire you, or that the more holy and the more Christ-like you are, the more peaceably people will act towards you. They prized not the polished gem, how should they value the jewel in the rough?” -Charles Spurgeon

"God now commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” (Acts 17:30–31) 

Trust the plan. -Joel Richardson

Don’t be easy on yourself and hard on others, be hard on yourself and easy on others! Don’t give yourself the benefit of the doubt, give them the benefit of the doubt. Don’t be amazed how retarded they are spiritually, be amazed at how retarded you are. - Leonard Ravenhill

“Wide is the road that leads to destruction.”

Wide.

Open.

Very easily accessible.

Loads of people walking on it. -Stephanie Quick

How good was God’s creation in the beginning? Good enough that He has promised to restore it once more and keep it for all eternity. O how far we have fallen from Eden, but how near we are to its’ redemption and restoration. - Justin Thomas

And I know that this man was caught up into paradise... and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. 2 Corinthians 12:3-4 

Pauls "revelations and visions" (v.1) drove him all the more toward the day of Christ. Why? Because paradise is soon coming down. Maranatha -John Harrigan

“Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:21

Saved from the destruction of “the great and magnificent day of the Lord.” (v. 20) “Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.” 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Feel the deserved danger. Call! Be saved. -John Piper

See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. Isaiah 65:17 

Looking forward to the grinding mortality of this age becoming a distant and fading memory. - John Harrigan

“And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets” (Zechariah 8:5). 

The prophetic vision of ultimacy is not robed choirs up in the clouds but, among other glories, kids playing tag in the streets. Heaven will be human. And I can’t wait. -Ray Ortlund

 

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him... 1 Peter 2:13 

Seems the insubordinate spirit rampant today is due largely to the lack of apocalyptic hope in the coming "day of visitation" (v12) Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest (John. 18:36) Jesus’ kingdom is not FROM (Gk. Genitive suggests source or origin, not ownership) this world. 

If we imagine that His kingdom comes from here, then we will fight. -Bill Scofield

 

Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:6 From TJ Sewob

The incarnation means he became like us. 

The resurrection means we’ll become like him. -Dan DeWitt

The cross is not the symbol through which the Church should conquer the world. It is not the symbol we place upon our shields and swords. Rather it is the example, the model, and the pattern for how we should live. Further it is a prophecy of what our corporate future holds. - Joel Richardson

Once you make up your mind that, by the grace of God, sin isn’t having any more dominion over you, that besetting sin — take it to the cross, get it nailed there; and day by day draw the supply of grace and victory — then it’s possible to have victory. - Leonard Ravenhill

The foundation to growing in a life of prayer is realizing that you are already joined to Him. You’re not trying “get somewhere.” You are on a journey of waking up to where you already are. - Corey Russell

My teaching on what is the gospel. Audio. Notes. Audio 2. 

Consider how precious a soul must be, when both God and the devil are after it. — Spurgeon

“Until you see the cross as that which is done by you, you will never appreciate that it is done for you.” — John Stott

God is not in covenant with America, but He is in covenant with Israel, and with those who believe in the sacrifice of His Son. - Bob Sorge

 My teaching on Psalm 22. Notes. Audio. Audio 2. 

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forever. 

From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised. 

The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. 

Who is like the LORD our God, who is enthroned on high

Psalm 113:3-5

If we lived and moved and had our being in the light of the Judgment Seat, it would change us, curb our lips, it would change our lifestyle, it would altar our values. We don’t live there! Why should the world believe what we say, when we don’t believe what God has said? -Leonard Ravenhill

Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. John 6:15 

Jesus wasn't opposed to the kingship, just the means of installation. 

The kingdom comes by means of angels and fire, not fallen men. 

-John Harrigan

“Let grace come and this world pass away. Hosanna to the God of David. If anyone is holy let him come; if he is not, let him repent. Maranatha. Amen.” —The Didache

In Luke 6:20-36 today

Hard to miss how paralyzing the thought of being poor, hungry, weeping, being hated, insulted, and scorned is for many Western disciples of Jesus right now.

We need to come back to the Rabbi and sit at his feet again.

-Bill Scofield

Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs Romans 15:8 

Jewish eschatology confirmed. 

Not reinterpreted, realized, reimagined, revoked, rescinded, repealed, abrogated, annulled, actualized....... -John Harrigan

Jesus: “I have the keys of Death and Hades.” (Revelation 1:18)

He shuts and none can open. He opens and none can shut. (Revelation 3:7) -John Piper

The reason I love the study of messianic prophecy, it’s not for its apologetic value, rather in these prophetic promises are the purest expression of the story of our redemption that has been in God‘s mind and heart from the beginning. - Joel Richardson