THY KINGDOM HAS COME AND IS EVERLASTING

Hello all!

Today I want to briefly summerize the above studies by adding one more important factor, that may have been touched on in those studies, but I want to emphasis how crucial it is. And it is this:

Did Jesus, Himself, ever mention the Millennium Reign?

After Christ's death and resurrection He appeared to His disciples and spoke with them about 'of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God'.

Act 1:3 KJV "To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:"

Surely, if there was to be a future earthy kingdom where Christ would be reigning as King, He would have mentioned such to His followers! Before His ascension, and the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, Christ was asked, by his Disciples, about a future kingdom being ruled by Israel.

Act 1:6 KJV When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Act 1:7 KJV "And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power."

Act 1:8 KJV "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Notice here, that Jesus says nothing about Israel and the restoration of the Kingdom to Israel, but instead clearly emphasizes the sending of the Holy Spirit and what His disciples will do when this Spirit is come upon them. Right before these statements, He tells them to stay in Jerusalem, as that is where the Kingdom will begin as prophesied in the Old Testament, as covered in the studies above.

Act 1:4 KJV " And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me."

We can see that Jesus never discussed a future 1000 year time when the Kingdom would exist, nor did He answer the question of when the Kingdom would be restored to Israel. The only mention of this is in the Book of Matthew when He states to the Jewish leaders:

Mat 21:43 KJV "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."

It is also interesting to note that after Pentecost, the question was never asked again, or addressed in any way in the rest of the New Testament.

Jesus received His Kingdom after His resurrection and ascension, and prior to His Second Coming. In the following verses we see that His Kingdom was not thousands of years in the future, but would come shortly, and some would see the Son of Man inherit His Kingdom. This happened at the Cross and it was fulfilled in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. If, His kingdom was in the far distant future from the time Jesus is speaking, none of those men would be around to see it!

Mat 16:28 KJV "Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom".

Mar 9:1 KJV " And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power."

And Jesus also tells them that when He comes again, at His Second Coming, He will be coming in great power and glory because He is already King of King and Lord of Lords, ruling over the Kingdom He established on this earth at Pentecost. He is King, now, and always will be.


Mat 26:64 KJV "Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."


Rev 1:7 KJV "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. "


We can see this foretold in the Old Testament, when the Lord God is speaking to Nathan about David, and the Kingdom that will be set up coming from the seed of David.


1Ch 17:11 KJV "And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom."
1Ch 17:12 KJV "He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever."

What prayer did the Lord tell his disciples to pray before He went to the Cross?

Mat 6:9-13

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. ( 11) Give us this day our daily bread. (12) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
(13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."
Christ's disciples were to pray for the coming of the Kingdom, which was at hand, but had not come fully until after the Cross. After the Cross, Christ's Kingdom did come, in power and glory forever and ever!! His followers are His kings and priests here on earth, that carry forth His commands, through the power of the Holy Spirit, so they can be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Peter preached by the power of the Holy Spirit that God had fulfilled His promise to Israel in Acts 2:29-36:


Acts 2:29-36 KJV "Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. (30) Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (31) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. (32) This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. (33) Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. (34) For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, (35) Until I make thy foes thy footstool. (36) Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ."

Evidence of the exalted Christ was manifested by the outpouring of the promised Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.

Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith!

Heb 12:2 KJV "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."

The writer to the Hebrews wrote in the present tense that Jesus ‘is set down at the right hand of the throne of God’. The King was already reigning from His Heavenly Throne when this Epistle was written!

In the Book of Revelation Jesus, Himself, tells us who He is. He is already our King, and has the keys of hell and of death. His Kingdom did come and He is reigning.

Rev 1:18-19 KJV "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;"


What did Jeremiah the Prophet tells us about the throne of David?
Jer 22:30 KJV "Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah."

When the Kingdom of Judah lapsed into apostasy God finally removed the kings by sending Coniah, also called ‘Jeconiah’, into captivity in Babylon. God decreed ‘for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah’.

Jesus is a descendant of Jeconiah…Matthew 1:11-16 and the rightful heir to David’s throne, but He cannot reign on that throne in Judah according to Jeremiah's prophecy.

Neither the Old nor the New Testaments ever mention a thousand years reign of Christ on Earth.

The Reign of Christ has no end!

Isa 9:7 KJV "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

2Sa 7:13 KJV "He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever."

The Patriarchs

Heb 11:13-16 KJV "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city."

'strangers and pilgrims on the earth'

Abraham continued to dwell in tents and never built a permanent home in the land. They desired 'a better country, that is, a heavenly' home, or kingdom. Heaven is where we are headed next, not into another earthly kingdom. God has prepared for us the city of New Jerusalem. He will never reign from earthly Jerusalem, there is not one verse in the whole of the Bible that supports that.

At The Lord's Second Coming He has on His thigh a banner proclaiming who He is. He is our King, and has been since the Cross. How can we ever doubt that He fulfilled His mission, and completed the promises and plans of His Father? Christ is the anointed King and is sitting upon the throne of David in the heavenly realm.


Rev 19:16 KJV "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

I pray we all see this as Truth. The time is short and we must realize that we are in His Kingdom, and we have Him as our King, and He can spread the Gospel through us, even in the worse of times. He would not take us out of His Kingdom when we are needed most. We must love Him more than our own lives!! He will never leave us or forsake us, but He will use us, to His Glory.

JESUS IS ALL AND EVERYTHING!!

Patti C.

Hi Patti....

Just a small correction comment on your article, just in case this one point becomes a contention in the right of Jesus Christ to rule on the throne of David.

You said:

What did Jeremiah the Prophet tells us about the throne of David?
Jer 22:30 KJV "Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah."

When the Kingdom of Judah lapsed into apostasy God finally removed the kings by sending Coniah, also called ‘Jeconiah’, into captivity in Babylon. God decreed ‘for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah’.

Jesus is a descendant of Jeconiah…Matthew 1:11-16 and the rightful heir to David’s throne, but He cannot reign on that throne in Judah according to Jeremiah's prophecy.


If you read the prophecy correctly along with the lineage in Matthew chapter 1, it all falls into place. The prophecy of Jeconiah, whom God cursed and changed his name to "Coniah" does not in any way affect the rule of Jesus Christ on the throne with Judah ruling.

If you notice, Mt.1:16 says:

"And Jacob began JOSEPH the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."

Nobody from the "seed" of Jeconiah/Coniah can ever rule on the throne of David. But JOSEPH was the HUSBAND of Mary, and Joseph's "seed" was never involved with the birth of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the curse of Coniah has nothing to do with Jesus Christ as King over Judah because Jesus is the Son of God, not Joseph.


Good link explaining the line of David through NATHAN, not through Jeconiah:


http://www.rforh.com/uncategorized/the-blood-curse-of-jeconiah/


Piece of link article:

Mary was Jesus’ only human parent. It was through her ancestry that Jesus had a birthright in the bloodline of the Tribe of Judah, the line from which all kings of Judah came. The genealogy of Jesus through Mary is not through Solomon, but through Nathan (the second surviving son of King David). Jeconiah was not an ancestor of Mary’s and therefore the blood curse is not upon Jesus’ ancestral line through His mother.


Arlene

THANK YOU SO MUCH ARLENE!

I totally misunderstood that about the seed line of David!! I did not look deeply enough into that before writing those statements. Your insight is once again keen and profound, and I am so glad that you pointed that out!! I do not want to cloud the truth with anymore half truths. I apologize to anyone who has read this study, as I only want to express what is written in His Holy Word.

How exciting it is to learn something new. Great study Arlene, thanks for including it here. This way, you have greatly aided me in correcting the error. Thanks also for having my back, you are a blessing!

I am glad your computer is back up. I have been having a quiet day of reflection, no new promptings about what to study, so taking the time to read other people's studies and letters, and catch up with my duties at work and home.

So very grateful for you!!

Patti C.

Hey, Patti!

Don't apologize to anyone for that study!! It's one of the BEST I've read in a very long time....except I wanted to correct that one small thing. It's just something I learned a few years back when I did a study on Nathan....and I found out about the TWO lines from King David. One was cursed, and one was the line through which Jesus was born. If I hadn't done that study, I wouldn't have known, either.

God has blessed me with a kinda "photographic memory"....if I see something in print, I remember it. School was very easy for me because of this. I have never appreciated it before I began studying the Bible.

For instance, knowing what Ham did in Genesis is told to us in Leviticus:

Genesis 9:22..."And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. (vs.23) And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and COVERED THE NAKEDNESS OF THEIR FATHER, and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness."

And if you compare it to this one in Leviticus:

Leviticus 18:8..."The nakedness of they father's wife shalt thou not uncover: IT IS THY FATHER'S NAKEDNESS."

Then, you can see that it was Noah's wife that Ham messed with...not Noah. And that's probably why Canaan was cursed. He was probably the incestuous result of Ham's sin.

Yet, I used to hear stories in church, or read in books, that Ham "committed sodomy" on Noah...or "castrated him"...or whatever they could think up that week to answer questions on Ham. But they never connected it with Leviticus 18:8, which explains it pretty well to me!!

As I see it, Noah got drunk and passed out, leaving his wife unprotected from the advances of Ham. And when a child was produced from that rape (unless Mrs. Noah consented, and it doesn't say which it was), Noah cursed that child...Canaan. That makes a lot more sense than those other opinions. It's called COMMON SENSE (and letting the Bible interpret the Bible).

Arlene

The Lord put it on my heart to bump this post up....with all that is coming to pass, from all directions, we must keep His love in our hearts at all costs.

JESUS IS ALL AND EVERYTHING!!

Patti C.