Restore the Kingdom
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So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Militaristic, Territorial, Theocratic, Earthly
Militaristic, Territorial, Theocratic, Earthly
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
4 Biblical Truths Showing the Kingdom Has Come
4 Biblical Truths Showing the Kingdom Has Come
1. The Bible teaches that the kingdom exists now, and has existed since A.D. 30
1. The Bible teaches that the kingdom exists now, and has existed since A.D. 30
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
2. The words “kingdom,” “Israel,” and “church” all refer to the same group of people
2. The words “kingdom,” “Israel,” and “church” all refer to the same group of people
The saved, Christians, the church of Christ, or spiritual Israel
Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.
And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Spiritual Israel is the church of Christ—that is, the kingdom.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
3. Jesus is Reigning Now in Heaven
3. Jesus is Reigning Now in Heaven
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
4. Jesus completed His work on Earth and, therefore, has no reason to return to the Earth to do any additional work
4. Jesus completed His work on Earth and, therefore, has no reason to return to the Earth to do any additional work
Dispensationalists say that Jesus came with the intention to be King, and to set up an earthly kingdom, but that the Jews unexpectedly rejected Him.
Dispensationalists say that Jesus came with the intention to be King, and to set up an earthly kingdom, but that the Jews unexpectedly rejected Him.
Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.
And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
Premillennialists also maintain that the modern nation of Israel is the recipient of various promises made in Scripture, and that it plays a prominent and continuing role in God’s scheme of things. This contention has had a profound impact upon U.S. foreign policy, and in the way people around the world—especially in the Middle East—perceive America. It must surely be a shock for many people to learn that the Bible depicts no such favored status. All people stand on level ground at the foot of the cross of Christ. God is no respecter of persons and makes no distinctions between people on the basis of ethnicity (Acts 10:34-35; Romans 2:11,28-29; Galatians 3:28). The promises that were made to physical Israel in the Old Testament were fulfilled long ago.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.