Table of Contents

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