I remain convinced that Storms needs to tone down the rhetoric against premillennialism (all of which I agree with) for the sake of the book's readability. That said, Kingdom Come is an outstanding piece of work that will get addressed often.
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Eschatology 101: Prophetic Language in Leviticus 18:24-30 (Part 2)
Today's passage might be a let down because it does not contain the type of language that we normally associate with "apocalypse language". That is partially because we don't understand what language type the prophets use in Scripture. And it is partially because even casual symbolism in the Old Testament can be dragged forward into the New Testament for prophetic purposes.
That really is the crux question of many doctrinal differences between denominations. In particular Baptists tend to prefer the New Testament say something explicitly. But what revelation gives us the slightest idea that this should be the standard working model of God's revelation? Likewise, opponents of theonomy tend to stress the change in the New Covenant. Of course there are changes. But does that automatically entail that God's standard of moral law has changed? Well answers vary but Mr Gentry makes a strong argument that only theonomy retains a whole and intact Scripture.
4. The Church and State are Distinct in the Old Testament.
This statement is huge. I mean really, really huge. Many confusions in my initial encounters with theonomy stemmed from this. Many people struggle to understand this and communicate it faithfully. Often portrayals of theonomy will exclude this important truth.
