Date

12-7-2023

Department

Rawlings School of Divinity

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Chair

Gerald Knoblet

Keywords

Cosmic Conflict, Spiritual Warfare, Covenants, God's Administration, Seed of the Woman, Armor of God

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Abstract

This dissertation examines the cosmic conflict that God declared in Genesis 3:15 in the Garden of Eden, and that will not come to fruition until the final judgment articulated in Revelation 20. This raging spiritual warfare can be seen through the lens of the covenants God made with Israel and the administration of God’s purposes through His people. Through God’s sovereign hand over Israel, His providence and grace can be seen throughout the whole of Holy Scriptures. The unfolding spiritual conflict to prevent the “seed of the woman” can be clandestinely observed in the outworking of God’s relationship with His creation, thus revealing His design, purpose, and His plan for humanity, all climaxing with the birth, death, and resurrection of the “seed of the woman,” the New Covenant, and God’s way for humanity’s salvation. From a contemporary perspective, Ephesians 6:10-18 articulates that God’s people are set free through the Blood of Christ Jesus, however, one must live with the oneness which is in Christ Jesus by putting on the armor of God.

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