God, Heaven, and Har Magedon

God, Heaven, and Har Magedon
Author: Meredith G. Kline
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2006-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1597524786

From the Author's Preface: It could be this octogerian's last book and there were several things I wanted to do. One was to provide a primer in covenant theology. Another was to make more accessible the gist of some of my previous biblio-theological studies and to do so in a form serviceable to a wider readership than most of my publications. The major move in this democratic direction was to enliven the analysis of the covenants by introducing the series of covenant administrations within the intriguing story line of Har Magedon, the mountain of God. Extending as it does from creation to consummation, the tale of Har Magedon readily accommodates the total history of the covenants . . . Moreover, quite apart from such considerations the current state of secularized and dispensational versions of Armageddon (fantastic fiction all) makes a review of the biblical Har Magedon motif timely. Though the covenants remain the theological foundation and heart of the matter, by its adoption as our narrative framework, Har Magedon becomes the dominant surface theme. As we track this theme through the Scriptures we discover a recurring pattern, an eschatological megastructure that appears in each of the typological world ages culminating respectively at mounts Ararat and Sinai/Zion and then once again, climactically, in the antitypical New Covenant age. This Har Magedon paradigm, which shapes our telling of the covenantal tale, consists in the following complex of elements: establishment of a kingdom covenant by the Lord of Har Magedon; a meritorious accomplishment by the covenant grantee, triumphant in the Har Magedon conflict; a common grace interim before the coming of the covenanted kingdom; an antichrist crisis; consummation of the Glory-Kingdom through a last judgement victory of the covenant Lord in a final battle of Har Magedon. If only in condensed, digest fashion the present work is thus a comprehensive biblio-theological survey of the kingdom of God from Eden to the New Jerusalem.

Kingdom Prologue

Kingdom Prologue
Author: Meredith G. Kline
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2006-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1597525642

As intimated by the subtitle, 'Genesis Foundations for a Covenantal Worldview', the immediate literary focus of this study is the book of Genesis and its account of the formative ages in the eschatological movement of the kingdom of God from creation to consummation. As also indicated by the subtitle, our biblical-theological commentary on Genesis is designed to uncover the foundations of God's covenantally administered kingdom with its major historical developments and its institutional structures and functions. In this way 'Kingdom Prologue' seeks to provide an introductory sketch of the overall shape of the biblical worldview and the character of biblical religion.

Glory In Our Midst

Glory In Our Midst
Author: Meredith G. Kline
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2001-03-01
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780970641816

Genesis: A New Commentary

Genesis: A New Commentary
Author: Meredith G. Kline
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2023-01-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496485084

Now available for the first time from renowned author, teacher and scholar Meredith G. Kline is a brief never-before-published commentary, Genesis: A New Commentary. This posthumously published commentary on Genesis was written just after the late scholar finished his magnum opus, Kingdom Prologue, and distills his mature views on the book of Genesis and, indeed, on Scripture as a whole. Following an introduction that addresses the canonical function, literary-thematic framework, theological story, and authorship of Genesis, Kline separates the text into 10 structural divisions, offering insightful interpretation of each. The commentary has been edited by Kline's grandson Jonathan G. Kline and contains a foreword by Michael S. Horton. Genesis: A New Commentary will appeal to students, pastors, and laypeople who, like so many in the Reformed community, have admired or been transformed by Kline's teaching and writings.

Covenant Lord and Cultic Boundary

Covenant Lord and Cultic Boundary
Author: Michael Beck
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2023-02-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666797162

The Reformed Two-Kingdom project has generated a great deal of literature. However, this literature is often characterized by inflamed rhetoric. Further, though it is standard fare to assume that Kline was the architect of the project, in reality, there has been very little scholarly examination of this point. In response, Kline's system is analyzed through the means of a dialectical discourse with three differing models within the Reformed tradition--the Theonomist, Perspectivalist, and Dooyeweerdian schools. Through this means, the study keeps away from surface-level polemics and instead directs readers to the critically important substructural level of current discussions. While clarifying some of the key differences between Kline and his interlocutors, often-overlooked points of nuance are also highlighted. These points are shown to be important in that they present the potential to lessen frustration and impasse in the ongoing dialogue.

Revelation Unsealed

Revelation Unsealed
Author: James L. Resseguie
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004111295

This is a narrative commentary on the Book of Revelation which provides fascinating new look at John's Apocalypse. The symbolic and theological significance of setting, rhetoric, point of view, character, and plot are throughly discussed in this volume.

Creator, Redeemer, Consummator

Creator, Redeemer, Consummator
Author: Howard Griffith
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1556355521

ÒOne of the most able Old Testament scholars of the twentieth century, Meredith Kline has done pathbreaking research and has opened new doors of understanding to the Scriptures. If you want to interpret the Bible accurately, you cannot afford to ignore the writings of Meredith Kline. ÒThis volume is an appropriate tribute to the distinguished career and scholarly contributions of Meredith Kline.Ó Luder Whitlock, former President Reformed Theological Seminary

By Oath Consigned

By Oath Consigned
Author: Meredith G. Kline
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 1968
Genre: Baptism
ISBN: 9780802816214

Revelation

Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0857861018

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.