According to Jesus, the kingdom, while future in
its full consummation, is also immediately here, its doors wide open now to men of the kingdom's quality, and, far from being merely a future expectation, entrance into it is the crowning privilege of the present.
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus became the focal point for
the full consummation of that new age which they hoped very shortly to witness.
And if it is both, is
the full consummation of the Kingdom to be in the immediate future or at some indefinite time known only to God?
But it was a process, not a single event; and the process had already begun — its full realization was inevitable and only a matter of time, however long or short the interval before
the full consummation.
Not exact matches
If it is true that Jesus did not know the day or the hour of the kingdom's
consummation, that would be because in his
full assumption of our fallen state he has assumed the limits of human knowledge that go along with it.
As God reveals and prompts, builds and leads towards the
full knowledge of himself and the
consummation of all things, this is the work of the eternal Word who is coming in the flesh.
Obviously the final
consummation of all things in the
full glory of the promised New Age has never come to pass.
For many couples it is a
full, throbbing
consummation of sexual union, when time stands still and two lives are fused in shared ecstasy.
Sex is a metaphor for every transaction, and we watch as DiCaprio repeatedly acts out his
consummation of the deal in rooms
full of voyeuristic traders, while some poor schnook on the other end of the line happily gets the shaft.
Call it a ballet of the
consummation sublime, the idea that once achieved, the immediate disappointment and disgust for the act overwhelms the sexual release of the moment before — and watch Black Swan in a lovelorn double - feature with Jane Campion's Bright Star for the
full impact of Aronofsky's achievement here.
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full within one year from the date you make the loan, you will be required to reimburse to us any reasonable, bonafide third - party costs that were waived at
consummation and paid by us on your behalf.