Discuss: Gaffin: "The basic duality of the eschatological fulfillment taught in Scripture."

The basic duality taught in Scripture of the eschatological coming and fulfillment of Christ's life is that it was and is one event with two parts. Christ entering the world and entering into redemptive history was the fulfillment of the promise made to Adam and Abraham. Jesus would come to take the punishment of sin for Adam's transgression, passive obedience and to be perfect and make righteous the people of Abraham, active obedience. This is one event in history; however, has a two part implication in what has already been procured, bought and paid for a the Cross, death, resurrection, ascension and Pentecost for the church and the covenant people in the past and present. But there is also a not yet or a still greater fulfillment of these promises to Adam and Abraham to come at the judgment and glorification of the Body of Christ, in the second coming. The covenant community possesses in reality the first fruits of Christ at present, and yet still looks toward the future, the duality, of the fulfilled covenant promises and blessings to come that the inner man may experience now, but then the outer man will experience in fullness (2 Cor 4: 16-18).