Kingdom Establishment
Because of the existing anarchy on this earth Christ knew that before the Kingdom of God could be established there would be a consummation reached by way of the Cross. He declared that the kingdom can only be established by the way of the Cross. He declared that the instrument through which He would move towards the establishment of the Kingdom would be the Church. He declared that throughout the processes there would be a persistence of very definite and severe conflict. He declared that these processes would be completed by the crisis of His second advent, in order to the ultimate establishment of the Kingdom.
All this was taught by Christ at Caesarea-Philippi (Matt. 16) in answer to the confession of Peter. He said: first, the secret of the Church; secondly, the necessity of the Cross; thirdly, the certainty of a conflict; and finally, the certainty of the crisis of His own second advent.
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