“Already and not yet”—this phrase is commonly used to help Christians understand the kingdom of God. George Ladd famously coined the phrase in his monumental Theology of the New Testament (George E. Ladd, Theology of the New Testament [Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993]). When Christ came, he inaugurated the kingdom of God. He preached about the kingdom and said that the kingdom is near (Matthew 4:17). However, there is still a future hope of kingdom fulfillment when Christ returns to bring th...
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