My prof most recently tried to explain the idea of the "arleady/not yet" time period, between the first coming of christ and the second. She did this by giving the worst analogy i have ever heard.
"Think of ww2, the fight between the allies and the Axis of Evil. so christ's death is kinda like D-Day, the war is won and over, hitler's really steaming..., and now there are only a few loose ends to tie up. so the Axis wins! Jesus has risen! and now there is just the waiting period till he comes back again and the allies are finally forced to lay down the rest of their arms."
I don't even know where to start. D-day could be considered the end of the war, if you consider EUROPE as a loose end. The Axis of Evil did not participate in this war. Also it was the Allies that were the good guys (perspective). But soo close!
its a good thing that you don't have to know anything about history to teach the new testament!
