| No. |
Earthly Ministry
(Four Gospels and Early Acts) |
Heavenly Ministry
(Paul's Epistles and Mid-Acts) |
1 |
King of Israel (John 1:49) |
Head of the body (Colossians 1:18) |
| 2 |
Declaration: The Law and the Prophets [coming wrath] (Matthew 5:17-18) |
Declaration: Grace and Peace (Philippians 1:2) |
| 3 |
Gave Himself a ransom for the sins of His people (Matthew 20:28, Luke 1:68,77) |
Gave Himself a ransom for the sins of the world (1 Timothy 2:5,6) |
| 4 |
Seated at the right hand of the Father until His enemies are made His footstool (Acts 2:34-36) |
Seated at the right hand of the Father in a position of exaltaion over all things to the church (Ephesians 1:20-23) |
| 5 |
Called 12 Apostles on the earth (Matthew 4:18-22, 10:1-5) |
Called one Apostle (Paul) from heaven (Acts 9:1-4, 26:13,19) |
| 6 |
Christ commands the 12 Apostles to confine their ministry to Israel (Matthew 10:5-6) |
Christ appoints Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles (Romans 11:13) |
| 7 |
Instructs the 12 to carry out the Great Commission (Mark 16:14-18) |
Instructs us to carry out the Commission of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-19) |
| 8 |
Gospel of the Kingdom proclaimed (Mark 1:14-15) |
Gospel of the grace of God proclaimed (Acts 20:24) |
| 9 |
Terms of salvation: Repent, believe on His name, submit to water baptism (Mark 1:15, 16:16, John 3:16, 20:31) |
Terms of salvation: Believe Christ died for your sins, was buried and rose again (Acts 16:31, I Corinthians 15:1-4) |
| 10 |
Earthly hope and calling (Matthew 5:5) |
Heavenly hope and calling (Colossians 1:5) |
| 11 |
Christ's visible return to the earth (Matthew 24:29-30, Acts 1:10-12) |
Christ's invisible return in heaven (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) |
| 12 |
Eternal reign from the New Jerusalem on the New Earth (Revelation 21) |
Eternal reign with Christ from the New Heavens (Ephesians 1:10, 2:6-7) |
