The Aristarcus Project · A biblical inquiry
Living
in Hope
The Kingdom, Resurrection, and
the Future God Promised
“The future is secure because it has already begun in Jesus Christ.”
Jesus announced that the kingdom of God had drawn near. Yet for many Christians, the joy of finding that kingdom remains difficult to recognize.
Living in Hope follows the kingdom through Israel’s Scriptures, the ministry of Jesus, the cross, and the resurrection. It asks how the earliest followers of Jesus understood the promises of restoration—and what it means that the promised future has already begun in the risen Christ.
The book examines the principal millennial positions without allowing disputed chronology to overshadow the larger biblical hope: Christ reigns, the dead will be raised, evil will be judged, and creation will be renewed.
Because the King is present, His kingdom is present.
Because the King will return, its fullness remains ahead.
The path of inquiry
From Israel’s ancient hope to life beneath the present reign of Christ.
- 01The Christian Hope Is Resurrection
- 02New Creation as the Goal of Redemption
- 03The Kingdom of God: Already and Not Yet
- 04Understanding Revelation 20: The Thousand Years and the Reign of Christ
- 05Premillennialism: The Hope of Christ’s Future Earthly Reign
- 06Amillennialism: The Present Reign of Christ
- 07Postmillennialism: The Triumph of the Gospel in History
- 08Isaiah 65: Between Millennium and New Creation
- 09Toward a Biblical Synthesis
- 10Living in Hope
Questions before conclusions.
The Aristarcus Project is a personal journey of inquiry into Scripture. Drawing upon the rich tradition of biblical scholarship and aided by modern research tools, it explores questions arising from the biblical text and follows them wherever the evidence leads.
Its purpose is not to defend a particular theological system, but to engage thoughtfully with Scripture, the history of interpretation, and the larger story of God’s dealings with His people.
The name is drawn from Aristarcus, a companion of Paul who appears quietly at several points in the New Testament. In a similar way, the project is less concerned with the author than with the questions being explored.
Careful study need not diminish faith.
The King has come.
The King reigns.
The King will come again.