Verbal changes are also used to mark the presence or the proximity of the kingdom of God. This eschatological age is marked both by temporal reference and by spatial reference, lending urgency and a progressive nature to understanding the present time. Again, this is part of the interpretation of the NT that Jesus, as the high-point of salvation-history, is the one who brings about the new age. The prophetic passages concerning the Day of the Lord, for example, are reconfigured to refer to the future in Christ, which is evident before the eyes of those at the time.
More to say tomorrow with some detailed examples.
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