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John the Baptist,
the Forerunner
of Jesus
Why
didn’t Jesus set up his kingdom at his first advent? 
Jesus healing,
a foretaste
of his kingdom
on earth
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Walking
to Emmaus
Why
man’s redemption precedes
kingdom blessings.
Is the
kingdom
to be earthly?
or heavenly?
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Waiting
for
God's kingdom seemed absurd
to the worldly-wise.
Jesus taught that his kingdom was not of this world and would not be established until
after his suffering and death.
But zealot Jews rebelled against Rome, endeavoring to set up their kingdom prematurely.
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"The Kingdom
of God cometh not with observation"--Yet it would be everywhere present
and powerful.
The spiritual
kingdom
is being set up first
and will be
for a time
unrecognized.
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"There was a man of the
Pharisees, named Nicodemus,
a ruler
of the Jews:
The same
came to Jesus
by night, and
said unto him,
‘Rabbi, we know that
thou art from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God
be with him.’"
John 3:1,2
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Jesus healing
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"Begotten"
and "Born"
of the spirit
How can a man
be begotten
when he is old?
Repentance
is not the
new birth.
Spiritual begettal
precedes
spiritual birth.
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Elisha and his Servant
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What is
spirit begettal?
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Jesus taught
about an earthly
kingdom.
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The
kingdom
of God
has not yet
reigned on earth.
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Christ's earthly kingdom will reach the whole earth.
"He
said therefore,
‘A certain nobleman went into a far country
to receive
for himself
a kingdom
and to return.’"
Luke 19:12
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God’s
kingdom
is not yet set up
in glory and power.
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Parable of the Publican and Sinner
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Christians must be
overcomers
to sit with Jesus
in His Father's throne and reign
over the nations
of earth.
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Overcoming requires death in the Lord's service.
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Paul preached that
present suffering
would be followed
by future reigning.
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The Pope crowning Charlemagne
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The
true church has not yet reigned over the earth.
There
can be
no kingdom
without a king. |
"To
him that overcometh
will I grantto sit with mein my throne, even as I also overcame,and am set down with my Father
in his throne."
Rev. 3:21 |
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"Marvel not at this:
for the hour
is coming, in the which all that are
in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth;
"They that have done
good, unto the resurrection
of life; and they that have done
evil unto the resurrection
of judgment (Greek "krisis")." John 5:28, 29 |
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The kingdom work of Jesus
and the Church
Who
are the "Ancient Worthies"?
Abraham
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How
will the
two phases
of the kingdom
operate? |
When
mankind stands
holy
and righteous
at the end
of the 1,000 years,
the kingdom
will be returned
to God. |
The
earthly (human) and heavenly (spiritual) resurrection |
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"Beautiful
for situation,
the joy of the
whole earth,
is mount Zion,
on the sides of the north, the city of the great King."
Psalms 48:2 |
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The Church’s completion
must precede
Israel’s receiving
the promise. |
Israel’s prominence
in the earthly kingdom |
Tombs of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob
in Hebron |
Israel's promises
will be fulfilled
in Messiah's
earthly kingdom. |
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earthly seed and the heavenly seed of Abraham’s promise 
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The Law will
go forth from Zion,
and the Word
of the Lord
from Jerusalem. |
Jerusalem,
literal
and symbolic
Israel,
literal
and symbolic 
Samaria
"...plant them
upon their land..."
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Israel will be
a firstfruits
among the nations.
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"Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will
bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places;
and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the
manner thereof." Jeremiah 30:18
"And I will plant them upon their land,
and they shall not more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the
LORD thy God."
Amos 9:15
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"And it shall come to
pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in
the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow unto it.
And many people shall go and say, ‘Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the
LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob;
And he will teach us of his
ways,
and we will walk in his paths:
For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem..."
Isaiah
2:2, 3 |
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"In that day
shall this song
be sung in the
land of Judah;
We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. "Open ye the gates, that the
righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
"Thou wilt keep him
in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee."
Isaiah 26:1-3
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"Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord
hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem."
"Behold, I create Jerusalem a
rejoicing, and her people a joy."
"Rejoice ye with
Jerusalem and be glad with her,...that ye may be delighted with the abundance of her
glory; for saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory
of the Gentiles like a flowing stream."
"At that time they shall
call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall be gathered unto it."
"And many people shall
go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain [kingdom] of the Lord, to the house
of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for
out of Zion [the spiritual phase] shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem"
--the
earthly phase.
Isaiah 52:9; 65:18; 66:10-12;
Jeremiah 3:17; Isaiah 2:3
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The Law Covenant,
typical of the
New Covenant |
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God knew
Israel would reject the Messiah
and lose the chief blessing. |
Israel was temporarily
cast off from
God’s favor. |
"What then?
Israel hath not obtained
that which he seeketh for;
but the election hath obtained it,
and
the rest were blinded."
Romans 11:7
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Israel’s blindness will be removed
by the Deliverer.
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"Whereof the law
was our
school master
to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified to Christ."
Gal. 3:24 |
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"Who shall ascend
into the hill
of the LORD?"
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if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in
again. "For if
thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to
nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches,
be grafted into their own olive tree?"
Romans 11:23,24
"Brethren, that you may not be conceited with
yourselves, I wish you not to be ignorant of this secret, that hardness in some measure
has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles may come in [until
the full number selected from the Gentiles has been completed]. And then all
Israel will be saved, as it has been written,
"'The Deliverer [Christ, Head and
body] shall come out of Zion and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.' And
'This is the covenant with them from me, when I shall take away their sins.'
"In relation to the GLAD TIDINGS, indeed,
they are enemies on your account; but in regard to the election they are [still]
beloved on account of the fathers, because the gracious gifts and calling of God are not
things to be repented of.
"Besides, as you [Gentiles]
were once disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy by their disobedience; so also,
now, these have disobeyed so that they may obtain mercy through your mercy [at
the hands of the glorified Church].
"For God shut up together all, for
disobedience, that he might have mercy on all. [Compare Romans
5:17-19.]
O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God." Romans
11:25-33
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"Jacob." |
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Holyland Hotel Model of Jerusalem
One of the most detailed models of ancient city, this was designed by a team of
historians, archaeologists and builders to make the model painstakingly accurate. Made
from Jerusalem’s famed orange-pink stone, it portrays the city as it would have been
in Herodian times.
Tyropean Valley |
The Temple
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Herod's Three Towers
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The Most Holy,
in the sacred
precincts
of the Temple. |
Entire consecration to God
will be essential
in the earthly kingdom. 
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The iron rule
will grant no liberty
to do wrong.
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None will live
at the expense
of others.
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Laws
of righteousness
and equity
will
be firmly
enforced. |
Jehovah
will be king;
Christ will be his vicegerent. |
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Perfect man
will be capable
of obeying
God’s perfect law. |
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