@RichardBCleary@DrAlanKurschner Not yet. I'm doing the read-through at the moment. Hopefully sometime next week I will send it out to a few readers. Then to the publisher.
@Waldorfmanhaha I'm not sure what you mean re. Israel's mission. Also, I wouldn't say I'm hard on those who think Kingdom is the theme of the Bible. I simply disagree.
I'm not sure where you're going with all this.
@Waldorfmanhaha I'm unclear on your position on the two missions of the Gospel. The Gospel is presented as the message of salvation and hope. That's its purpose.
@Waldorfmanhaha I see Israel's role as God's special treasure through whom comes Christ and blessing to the world. The government finally rests on Christ's shoulders, who rules in justice and thereby proves man's waywardness in the Millennium. He does more than that but His rule has to be iron
@Waldorfmanhaha I guess what I'm saying is what I'm saying, which is not the same as what you're saying. I teach that Creation is the inescapable sphere of God's activity with man. Therefore, it is the arena of God's Project. I do not tie government to that theme.
@WilliamStruse Continuing, everlasting righteousness can be introduced without being universal (Isa. 9:7), so there is no conflict between goals 5 & 4.
I'm afraid I cannot grasp what you are arguing in the rest of your comment. Blessings on you and yours.
@WilliamStruse Hi William,
I confess I find it a little difficult to follow your reasoning. This could be completely my fault, however, what I can understand gives me pause. I see no ref to Deut 7:9 or its relevance. I don't think your quotations from Hebrews make better sense of Dan 9.
@Waldorfmanhaha Hi, I need a bit more detail. Scripture uses anthropomorphisms to show God's reactions to sinners in time. E.g., although God was fully aware of what, say, humanity was doing at Babel, He is recorded as reacting of what was happening.