PART I : Providential Preparations For The Messiah
1 | The Mission of the Messiah | 1 |
Replacing Adam as God’s Sinless Son | ||
2 | The Cain-Abel Paradigm | 11 |
The Key to Understanding Providential History | ||
3 | Jesus: God or Man? | 18 |
Addressing Christological Confusion | ||
4 | Did Jesus Pre-Exist His Birth? | 30 |
The Role of Predestination in the Providence | ||
5 | Jesus Embodied the Mosaic Law | 36 |
The Transition From Servant to Son | ||
6 | The Tabernacle and Temple Foreshadowed the Messiah | 43 |
Establishing a Tradition of Obedience to Abel | ||
7 | Jesus Belongs to the Order of Melchizedek | 50 |
The Messiah is Both High Priest and King | ||
8 | Was Mary the Mother of God? | 57 |
Seeking a Sinless Woman to Replace Eve | ||
9 | Providential Women Risk all to Restore Eve | 65 |
An Old Testament History Leading to Mary | ||
10 | Jesus Inherited the Missions of Moses and David | 85 |
Combining the Roles of Priest and King | ||
11 | Combining the Roles of Priest and King | 95 |
Central and Supporting Providential Developments |
PART II: The Providence Betrayed In The Crucifixion
12 | Jesus’ Difficult Early Life | 110 |
His Family Failed to Support Him | ||
13 | The Sermon on the Mount | 126 |
Teaching the Way of Abel | ||
14 | Parables and Miracles to Open Minds and Hearts | 136 |
A Stubborn People Rejected Jesus’ Message | ||
15 | Jesus’ Mastery of the Spirit World | 142 |
Cain and Abel Spirits and Angels Influence Our Lives | ||
16 | Persecution by Israel’s Political Establishment | 152 |
Herod and Pilate had Jesus Tortured and Killed | ||
17 | Persecution by Israel’s Religious Establishment | 158 |
The Wise Men of the Temple Rejected Jesus | ||
18 | The Doubting Mind of John the Baptist | 166 |
The Crucial Mission of Elijah Went Unfulfilled | ||
19 | The Catastrophic Consequences of John’s Failure | 182 |
Moses and Elijah Confirm a Change in Jesus’ Mission | ||
20 | Betrayal By His Disciples | 192 |
Satan Invaded the Inner Circle of Jesus | ||
21 | The Tragic Death of Jesus on the Cross | 201 |
Cain-type Forces Conspired to Kill Christ |
PART III: Christians Inherit A Providential Mission From Jesus
22 | Consequences of the Crucifixion | 214 |
The Creation of an Otherworldly Kingdom | ||
23 | The Meaning of Salvation Through the Cross | 224 |
Why the Kingdom of Heaven Remains Elusive | ||
24 | Inheriting the Mission of Jesus | 238 |
The Path to Becoming One with Christ | ||
25 | Inheriting the Mission of Israel | 251 |
Christians Must Learn from the Israelites’ Mistakes | ||
26 | The Providence Unfolds Through Christianity | 258 |
Preparing for the Second Coming of Christ | ||
27 | Christianity as Global Abel | 271 |
The Challenge to Save a Cain-Dominated World | ||
28 | The Role of Christianity in Conflict and War | 283 |
The Importance of Discerning Cain from Abel | ||
29 | Christianity and Judaism | 301 |
Becoming An Abel-Type Younger Brother | ||
30 | Christianity and Islam | 308 |
Becoming An Abel-Type Older Brother | ||
31 | Christianity and Marxism | 323 |
Becoming a Resolute Abel to Defeat Cain | ||
32 | Christianity and Science | 348 |
Humanism Spurs Both Reformation and Renaissance | ||
33 | Thy Kingdom Come on Earth | 361 |
Culmination of the Divine Providence |