The Gospel of the Kingdom: The connection of the Old Testament and New Testament covenants

The Old Testament ends with Israel in exile because of their sin.  To a Jew, forgiveness of sin would mean the release from exile.  - Zechariah's Song The end of exile and the forgiveness of sins would be marked by God’s presence returning to His people.  The Gospel of the Kingdom connects the Old and New Testament.   The 5 parts of a kingdom are: a king, a rule, a people, a law, and a land.  A King   King Jesus leads a new exodus and ends exile.  The simple Gospel is that “Jesus is the resurrected saving king”.  McNight - Wright Conclusion: • Good news about the end of exile(forgiveness of sin) and return of the Jewish king (presence of God) and the Kingdom of God (King, rule, people, law and land) • We tend to break the gospel down to just it’s benefits for us (me centered- western presentation) where in reality the Gospel is simply Jesus is king (It’s about Him) and he is inviting you to participate in his kingdom.     We can’t unhitch the Old Testament and the story of Israel from the Gospel. Acts 2:14-39; 3:12-26; 4:8-12; 7:2-53; 10:34-43; 13:16-41; 14:15-17; 17:22-31.  The purpose of the Gospel is allegiance to Jesus the king in all the nations. • Read the book of Acts the gospel presentations there are all about Jesus being king We are invited to be part of the Kingdom story through faith!