Apostolic doctrine taken to visionary heights

I've been saying there's no book I can learn from now, but I've just re-noticed the Kline books (God, Heaven and Har Magedon and Kingdom Prologue). If you already understand Federal Theology, these books are 'step beyond' while still being orthodox. They are like #5 Man level in the realm of Reformation era biblical doctrine.

It is revolutionary for instance to realize the presence of heaven all around you, invisible. To get that frame of reference all the time your thoughts, words, and deeds change.

Kline also sparks higher emotional insights and understanding. And it's foundationally biblical.

One is this: his explication of 'pilgrim politics' (a section from his GHHM) makes you see what is going on today in the world. The people of God are called on to exercise pilgrim politics with the people of the devil surrounding us. The devil and the people he influences *know this* hence their rhetoric and demands. If they sense a Bush, for instance, is going over the line, in the context of the 'rules' laid down by God in His plan of redemption, they scream bloody murder and accuse and accuse and stamp their feet. But it's all ridiculous because Bush could incinerate them all if he - we - wanted to. It's all drama. And they lose in the end, but sin is irrational to the core.

So the sign: "Hands off Saddam!!" being carried in a protest in San Francisco is part of this Devil-inspired demand to stay within the rules. "Iraq is the devil's domain!! It's against the rules of the game for you to mess with it!!"

The Israelites were in the same 'pilgrim politics' phase in Canaan. They were called on to deal with the people of darkness surrounding them with diplomacy, etc. This example needs more context (read the book!).

But this is a higher-emotion type thing to 'see.' To be able to see the spiritual reality behind phenomena going on around you. To have the ultimate big context that is the plan of redemption from one pole of eternity to the other is what you get from Kline's book, which is apostolic doctrine taken to visionary heights.

I repeat, though, that the foundation is Classical Covenant - Federal - Theology. The Bible itself.