Flipping back through Scotty Smith’s excellent book: The Reign of Grace: Delights and Demands of God’s Love. If you missed this the first time around, I’d highly recommend you pick it up now:
About consummation, shalom, and the reign of grace:
God’s peace — through the triumphant reign of grace — progressively dethrones and dismantles the paralyzing dominion of sin and death! Remember, in speaking of Jesus, Isaiah said, ‘Of the increase of his government and peace [shalom] there will be no end’ (Isaiah 9:7). Jesus’ peaceful kingdom is increasing incrementally and will be so until the consummation of the fullness of his kingdom. Purpose to be aware of where you are in the journey to perfected shalom. The more clearly you understand the basic movements of the gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15), the better.” Scotty Smith, The Reign of Grace
