This article investigates the events associated in Scripture with the coming of Christ. It therefore also deals with eschatological terms such as parousia, revelation, and the day of the Lord. Further, references are also made to the time of the end, rule, authority, and power.
The author discusses the office of Christ, focusing upon his title as the Messiah. The author explores whether there was any difference between the use of the title in the Old and the New Testaments. The title is found in the Old Testament to be concentrated in the priesthood and kingly offices.
In Chapter 1 Vos puts forward his understanding of biblical theology as a theological discipline. He emphasizes the historical character of biblical revelation. The Bible was for Vos far from a series of isolated proof texts; it was for him an organism with a rich diversity that gives unanimous expression to its message of redemption.
