AD 70

The Kingdom of God, the New Covenant, the New Jerusalem, Mount Zion, and the New Heaven and New Earth are closely connected in Scripture, but do they all mean the same thing? By examining Hebrews 12, Galatians 4, Isaiah 65, and Revelation 21, we discover how each reveals a distinct aspect of God’s fulfilled redemptive plan through Jesus Christ. These are not promises awaiting a future fulfillment, but covenantal realities established through Christ.

Is the kingdom of God a place we go after death, or a present reality we inherit through faith in Jesus Christ? Scripture reveals that the kingdom was being received during the first-century transition from the Old Covenant to the New. When Paul declared that flesh and blood could not inherit the kingdom, was he speaking of physical death or covenantal inheritance? Discover how natural ancestry, the Mosaic Law, and the works of the flesh relate to God’s promise, and why righteousness through faith, not human behavior or religious heritage, establishes our inheritance in Christ.

Enemies would come against Jerusalem. They would surround her. They would construct a fortification around her. The inhabitants would be shut in on every side.

When most Christians read Revelation 12, they immediately picture a supernatural fallen angel named Satan fighting another supernatural angel named Michael somewhere beyond the visible universe.

The book of Revelation is overflowing with signs, symbols, and apocalyptic imagery. Most of these writings are not meant to be taken literally.

The expectation of a third temple comes largely from dispensationalism. This is the belief that God temporarily paused His dealings with Israel, established the Church, and will someday return to Israel’s Old Covenant system.

When most people hear the words “the last days,” their minds immediately jump to our generation. Wars. Earthquakes. Political turmoil. Moral decline. Israel. Technology. A coming Antichrist. A rebuilt temple. The end of the world.

When Jesus warned His disciples about Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, He was describing a catastrophe that would engulf far more than the city walls of Jerusalem.

When Paul wrote to the Thessalonians, he was writing during the era historians call the Pax Romana, the Roman Peace.

When most Christians hear the phrase “the Day of the Lord,” their minds immediately go thousands of years beyond the New Testament into our future.

The year AD 70 marks a significant turning point in biblical prophecy and its interpretation.