08-20-2026 PART 1: Living Between the Now and the Later

Section 1

Revelation 12 presents a powerful declaration that salvation, strength, God’s kingdom, and the authority of Christ have come. Dr. Dave explains this through an essential biblical principle: there is a “now” and there is a “later.” Jesus consistently taught that the kingdom of God had already arrived among His people, calling them to repent and surrender to His rule. Wherever God reigns as King, His kingdom is present. Believers therefore experience its reality today while simultaneously anticipating its complete manifestation when everything is ultimately brought under His perfect authority.

Section 2

Right now, Christians experience genuine evidence of God’s kingdom through answered prayer, provision, healing, spiritual freedom, guidance, and transformed lives. When someone repents, yields to Jesus, and opens his or her heart to the Lord, God’s kingdom takes hold within that life. Yet something even greater remains ahead. Dr. Dave emphasizes that salvation is both a present reality and a future hope, just as Jesus came once and will come again. Scripture therefore calls people to respond today without hardening their hearts while looking expectantly toward the fullness of what God has promised.

Section 3

Rather than becoming divided over exactly how every end-times event will unfold, believers should remain anchored to the certainty that Jesus is coming again. Dr. Dave explains that different eschatological perspectives may disagree about how events will manifest, but the central Christian truth remains unchanged: Christ will return. Jesus frequently revealed things beforehand so His followers could recognize and understand them when they occurred. The same principle appears throughout everyday Christian experience, when confusing trials eventually make greater sense afterward. God’s kingdom is working now, its fullness is still coming, and believers can confidently live between those realities with faith and hope.