Jesus talks about the kingdom (Luke 21:29-33)

  Ancient Greek philosophers believed that history followed a cyclic pattern. In other words, they believed that history repeated itself. Every 3,000 years of so some great disaster wiped out the world. After the disaster, human history began all over again, repeating itself.

Christians believe just the opposite. They believe history follows a linear pattern.

In other words, history moves in a straight line. It has a definite direction, a definite goal.

History’s goal is the final coming of God’s kingdom, which Jesus set in motion but left to us to complete.

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