thought about the reality of earlier events. Second, His coming changes the world. Death is conquered and tears are wiped away (Rev 21:4). Again “future history” actualizes theology. With that, the ending of the story matches the biblical writers’ paradigm throughout the entire storyline. From this discussion, we can make two major observations. First, the biblical writers were consistent in their approach to history. They viewed it as the grounds for and the actualization of theology. In our survey
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