{"product_id":"let-earth-receive-her-king-jeff-doles-9780982353653","title":"Let Earth Receive Her King: Advent, Christmas and the Kingdom of God","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas is about the birth of a King - and the coming of a kingdom!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvent is a time of waiting and preparation. \u003ci\u003eAdvent\u003c\/i\u003e comes from the Latin word \u003ci\u003eadventus\u003c\/i\u003e, which means \"coming.\" In ancient Rome, the \u003ci\u003eadventus\u003c\/i\u003e was a ceremony in honor of the emperor, welcoming him into the city. The Christian season of Advent is a time of watching and welcoming that focuses on the coming of Jesus, God's Anointed King, into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At Christmas, we celebrate the \u003ci\u003efirst\u003c\/i\u003e coming of King Jesus, when He established the kingdom of God. But we also keep an eye toward the \u003ci\u003esecond\u003c\/i\u003e coming, when He will return once again and the kingdom of God will fill all the earth. In the meantime, we live between the comings as the kingdom of God increases and multiplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLet Earth Receive Her King\u003c\/i\u003e, we will explore some of the ancient promises God made to Abraham, David and the Old Testament prophets. We will also consider how the hope of Israel and the salvation of the world began to be realized two thousand years ago as we look at the Christmas story in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and taste of the rich meaning of the Incarnation in the Gospel of John and the letters of Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Let us together prepare our hearts and increase our expectation about what God has done at Christmas, is doing now in this present time and will do next in the world through His kingdom - and His King, Jesus the Messiah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Doles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0982353650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982353653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walking Barefoot Ministries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.26d","brand":"Jeff Doles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579627225343,"sku":"9780982353653","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0bd5a09-3691-415d-a0fc-862ce763de43.jpg?v=1763875511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/let-earth-receive-her-king-jeff-doles-9780982353653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}