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Eschatology: Eden & the Millennium

From the moment that Adam sinned in time, salvation would be mediated through covenants, all of which were inaugurated in time. Those same covenants are now the record of history, and yet some of us are persuaded that their fullest expression is yet to come. The Lord Jesus is the seed, subject, and fulfillment of those covenants, but some of them find their complete expression in the Millennium.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Genesis
- Genesis 2:4-25

A Mountain Sanctuary

Eden & Canaan typified a heavenly tabernacle

The heavenly order, then, eventually arrives upon the earth. It is a treasure city, perched upon a high mountain. It is the fountain of a river. The LORD and the Lamb are its temple. A throne is there; the Tree of Life is there (Revelation 22:1-10; 22:1-5). Egypt was its counterfeit; Eden was its prophecy.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Exodus
- Exodus 1:1-22

When History Serves Prophecy

The Exodus & Eschatology

This is why it is never sufficient to speak of Egypt in the shallowest aspects of its typology, as if its contrast to Israel were merely ethical. If the distinction between Egypt and Canaan were confined to the realm of ethics and culture, Egypt could have sufficed as the resting place of the Hebrews. That scenario would only require the overthrow of Pharaoh and the ascent of Moses to the throne in his stead.

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