Q&R: “The Day of Vengeance” – Bradley Jersak

Question: I have a question concerning Jesus' statement in the synagogue in Luke 4:19, where he stops short of finishing the verse cited from Isaiah 61:2, which ends "and the day of vengeance of God." Many use this to proclaim a ‘Dispensationalist’ form of eschatology in which Jesus came the first time in love but will return with blood and destruction on his mind. How do you see this? Response: A very good question indeed! Let's review in some detail: Jesus launched his Galilean ministry with a prophetic mission statement from Luke 4:18-19: 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,     because he has ...