Dean S. Gilliland – författare

Announcing the Kingdom provides a comprehensive survey of the biblical foundation of mission. It investigates the development of the kingdom of God theme in the Old Testament, describing what the concept tells us about God's mission in creation, the flood, and the covenant with Abraham. It then describes God's mission through the nation of Israel during the exodus, at Mt. Sinai, and through the kings of Israel. The book then examines God's mission as Israel is sent into exile and the stage is set for the Messiah's coming.Finally, the book considers the fulfillment of the kingdom of God through Jesus Christ and the church. It examines Jesus' parables and ministry, his proclamation of God's kingdom among the nations, and the work of the Holy Spirit through the church.Announcing the Kingdom is the product of Arthur Glasser's more than thirty years of teaching and has been used by thousands of students at Fuller Theological Seminary. Now revised by Glasser's colleagues, this study provides mission workers and students with a new understanding of their calling and its biblical foundation.

En esta obra maestra, basada en toda una vida de reflexion biblica en cuanto a las misiones globales, Arthur Glasser nos presenta una vision de la unidad de toda la historia. Examina los temas del Rey y del reino de Dios tal como aparecen a lo largo de la Biblia. Nos muestra que toda la Escritura apunta al hecho que Dios es un Dios misionero y que el pueblo de Dios, la iglesia, debe ser un pueblo misionero. Nos muestra que la mision esta en el centro del gran plan de Dios, no solo de redencion sino tambien de creacion. . . . Nos recuerda que la mision de Dios incluye no solo la salvacion de individuos y la redencion de la iglesia, sino tambien el restablecimiento del reino de Dios de rectitud, de paz y de justicia. . . .Glasser nos llama a recuperar la vision de la mision que corre por toda la Biblia y tomar eso como la base para la motivacion y los metodos que usamos en nuestro alcance misionero. --Tomado del "e;Prologo"e; por Paul Hiebert