1. He Is Still Coming
A.B. Simpson used to say, “The Coming One is even now coming.”
That sentence holds the entire hope of the gospel. Christ came once to redeem, He comes now through His Spirit to renew, and He will come again to reign. Each coming is part of the same story—the faithfulness of God unfolding through history.
2. The Real Meaning of “Historic”
When we call our hope historic premillennialism, we are not clinging to a chart or a number. “Historic” means covenantal: the same God who began His work in Abraham is finishing it through Christ and His people. History is not something to escape—it is the very place where redemption ripens.
When we call our hope historic premillennialism, we are not clinging to a chart or a number. “Historic” means covenantal: the same God who began His work in Abraham is finishing it through Christ and His people. History is not something to escape—it is the very place where redemption ripens.
3. Not Geography—Genealogy
Simpson believed Israel’s restoration was not about reclaiming land but about awakening hearts. The true restoration of Israel is the re-flowering of the covenant—the faith of Abraham alive again in both Jew and Gentile and all nations of the earth.
God is not collecting borders; He is gathering sons and daughters. The olive tree of Romans 11 grows as we share the same sap of faith, nourished by the same root.
4. Mission and the Coming King
Every time we share the gospel, feed the hungry, forgive an enemy, or send a missionary, we are bringing back the King. The Spirit and the Bride do not just wait—they say, “Come.” We hasten His return not by calculation, but by cooperation.
5. Until He Comes
To live in the hope of His coming is to live awake—working, loving, forgiving, believing. The future is not far away; it is pressing in from within.
To live in the hope of His coming is to live awake—working, loving, forgiving, believing. The future is not far away; it is pressing in from within.
The Coming One is even now coming.
Come, Lord Jesus.
