The Importance of Rightly Dividing the word of Truth

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ChosenbyHim

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Chosen how can you be so blind??? The; MYSTERY BABYLON is called the MOTHER OF HARLOTS...... because she was at the time of these writings God's wife, which He, God, was fixing to have her Stoned to Death. Because She; the Mother of Harlots, that last generation of Old Covenant Israel was Whoring around with others while still using His, God's Name! And through Her lust and Pride rejected Her own SON, Messiah, Jesus!

This is why the term Mother of Harlots was chosen by the Holy Spirit.

So, you are the one who is taking God's Holy Scripture out of its proper context. Which is the prophetic time period of 30ad to 70ad, or the time of Jesus and the Early church. You've been taught to put no value in the Ending of One Covenant and the Beginning of another?? This has nothing to do with Rome or the Catholic Church?

The Earth many times in the Book of Revelation is speaking of the Covenant Land of Israel. Think back! The 7 day Covenant Creation in Adam! The Covenant Land of Israel! Not the Global Earth in the 21st Century!?

Mystery Babylon is the Roman Catholic church.

It is NOT Jerusalem!

Holy Jerusalem is called the Lamb's wife in Revelation 21:9.
 

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Good lord, what a thread. I just skimmed the last two pages. To see dispensations, to be dispensational or to approach the bible dispensationally through the study method of right division was no more invented by a man or men in recent history, than being saved by grace alone through faith alone etc that Martin Luther proclaimed (the five solas) when he nailed up the 95 these on the day of Reformation.

I enjoy this quote of Luther,"Let there be heresies, let them come as they may, as long as the gospel among us remain pure."

What I came to appreciate about dispensational persons is, they know the promises & assurances of God, they share the gospel for today in the simplicity of the truth about Christ's resurrection for our justification and sanctified position, our true identity. They preach Christ according to God's will, plan & purpose in this dispensation, "the dispensation of the grace of God" given by revelation to the apostle Paul, "to fulfil the word of God", study it out. Rms 12:2, 16:25
 
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New Jerusalem! Is called the Lamb's wife, Chosen. The Early Church of New Covenant Israel.
These were the the faithful of that last evil generation who rejected Him;
but to the unfaithful, whom Jesus cursed, and said upon them would come all the sins of Israel!
These are the Great Harlot, God's Wife!
Old Covenant Israel's (Jerusalem) was God's Wife; there is a difference.

The natural Holy City of God Jerusalem, with Holy Temple, Holy People,
and Holy Institution of High Priests are gone. They were made
obsolete in 70 ad, and she was made known as the mystery Babylon
The Great Harlot. God's Wife who He had stoned to death
for her harlotry against Him and His Lamb!
All of these a fore mentioned things are what the Bible was written about;
not about the Roman Catholic Church and people living in the 21st Century!?!?!?!?

I don't know where you get your lying info?
you have made the book of Revelation your own unholy playground;
and your sources come from Dispensationalism and its unholy playbook, and priesthood.

Your young and full of bravado! I know you believe your right, and I applaud that!
But you've taken the words and thoughts of wicked men, who have
wrongly interpreted God's prophetic Word. You use abundance of Scripture,
in flash responses to cover up the ignorance in this theology;
but you have no proof but your own word; my proof is in God's Word.
and my proof does not stray out of the last prophetic timeline of 4bc to 70ad.

But carry on in your delusion hopefully you will find a way out!
many blessings
 

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Babylon is exactly what it says it is. It is found in Old Persia.

There will rise, and is already rising...those who will pledge allegiance to this.
 

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Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

I will remember this when it comes time for me to study out prophecy. I have studied some things in other areas of thought. So, there is the verse that speaks of the kingdom of heaven being taken from them, (house of Moses, pharisees) and then also a verse, fear not little flock for it is the Father's good pleasure (Messianic house or church). That is why Christ spoke in parables, He said it is not for them to know the things which pretain to the kingdom of heaven. The last supper has been an interest of study for me, off & on almost two years now, that is why I ponder these verses. I am interested in the meaning of the communion & breaking of bread as it pretains to fellowship in the NT and early Acts. The body of Christ and discernment of who we are and the inheritances. I at least, will say my stance on the Lord's Supper is not with the religious denominations that gather around an altar.
 
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Babylon is exactly what it says it is. It is found in Old Persia.

There will rise, and is already rising...those who will pledge allegiance to this.
Babylon in God's Word, is exactly what it was meant to be stone. This is where God's people spent at least 70 years of captivity after the Temple Solomon was destroyed. Though many returned to Jerusalem they brought that captivity with them and rejected their God and His Lamb. Mystery Babylon the Great Whore! Your right Babylon is where Babylon is! God did not write this Word for those in Babylon proper, but to His own who brought the captivity of Babylon back to Jerusalem with them; God also imply's through His Prophet of the Scroll of Revelation, that they never truly left Sodom, or Egypt, the place where the Lord was crucified.
 

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Jerusalem is divided and the fighting is over who will rule the whole of it. It is Gods city on earth.
 

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I just had the thought, just going to post... Rms 1:1, Scripture uses the word "Separated". Paul says," Separated from my mother's womb, as one born out of due time." Then, there is the verse that says,"

I am just going to think on this and look at some things in my bible later. Hmm.

This is why I like conversation between Christians, dispensational or otherwise. We must examine ourselves and why we think/believe the things we do, but not according to the wisdom of men ie written or spoken, but according to the bible and letting the words on the page say what they mean & mean what they say.
 

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I just had the thought, just going to post... Rms 1:1, Scripture uses the word "Separated". Paul says," Separated from my mother's womb, as one born out of due time." Then, there is the verse that says,"

I am just going to think on this and look at some things in my bible later. Hmm.

This is why I like conversation between Christians, dispensational or otherwise. We must examine ourselves and why we think/believe the things we do, but not according to the wisdom of men ie written or spoken, but according to the bible and letting the words on the page say what they mean & mean what they say.

lol,there's the peculiar part of trying to break it down systematically,,,things like "what book did the magicians and wise men of Egypt quote when they said the Hebrews had a prophecy about one coming to deliver(Moses who had not wrote the first 5 books yet),,,or Jude when he states "Michael when contending with the devil over the body of Moses",,,we have no book that records the contention between Michael and the devil,,,or "Melchizedek,without mother or father,beginning of days nor end",,what book is this quoted from in Hebrews?,,,,

i do believe in the bible,but dispensation and the captive thinking of "if it's not then we cannot",,,is disproved by the text within,,,,
 

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lol,there's the peculiar part of trying to break it down systematically,,,

i do believe in the bible,but dispensation and the captive thinking of "if it's not then we cannot",,,is disproved by the text within,,,,
Thanks for your view, but I stand and rest here, "And God said."

Not giving heed to fables but, " bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"

I am really, primarily, focused on the gospel of the grace of God and my establishment in my personal study, but I have thoughts outside of this, yes- I just try not to give myself to the thoughts and stay the course of edification.
 
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But they are always connected to a great earthquake...

the first resurection hapens at the great earthquake when God says
it is done

see, Jesus told caiphas (and all the really really evil people who killed lots of christians) will have a spedial resurection so that they can see Jesus come in the couds and so they can pass out with fear.

then things happen and things happen and things happen and fiannlyy Jesus comes and wakes the dead that is all the dead raised at once
 

ChosenbyHim

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the same gospel, dude.
it went to the jews first, just as promised, then to the gentiles.
it's only transitional in that it began with the jews (Christ; in Israel; Pentecost; in Jerusalem).
the same gospel was always intended to go to the whole world, not excluding jews, not excluding gentiles; not making a distinction.

Zone, the Gospel today is not Acts 2:38.

The Gospel today is 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.

And yes Zone, there is a Distinction between Israel (the Jews), Christians (the Church of God), and Gentiles.

But in regards to salvation: when a Jew or Gentile gets saved today, there is no distinction, for they all become a Christian at their conversion. They all become a member of the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-13, 27) and (Gal. 3:28).




unbelieving jews are considered as gentiles to The Lord (uncircumcised).
why can't you understand this?

Zone, an unbelieving Jew today is lost. They need the Gospel just as the Gentile needs the Gospel.


so if you just stay with the above in blue, you have it.
there is no other dispensation.


There are two dispensations coming after this one. (The time of Jacob's trouble and the Millennial Kingdom).


the King & Messiah came,

Jesus came to this Earth as the Sacrificial Lamb. He also fulfilled His first role in the office of Prophet while He was on this Earth. Right now in this present age, the Lord Jesus Christ is fulfilling His second office as Priest. He is making intercession for us up in the third heaven.


And when He comes back at His Second Advent, and judges the Nations, He will then set up His Millennial Kingdom where He will then fulfill His third office as King. Where He will rule the Nations with a rod of Iron and reign over the kingdoms of this world during the 1,000 years in His Millennial Kingdom.



the promises were fulfilled,

Which promises? Could you be more specific?


the Great Harlot was punished,

The Great Harlot has not been punished yet.

The Great Harlot will be punished during the time of Jacob's trouble though. Read Revelation 18.



the Covenant Curses were poured out.

Again, could you be more specific? What specific curses are you talking about?
 

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CHOSEN:

how do you evangelize the Jewish people?

It's simple. Give them the Gospel. Let them know that keeping the ten commandments cannot save them. They need to place their faith and trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ and His blood atonement that He offered on the Cross of Calvary.


do you explain to them that they have 2 options?

according to your belief system i ask:

- is the Jew who is part of The Body of Christ (Church) in this Dispensation better off being of the spiritual people?

A Jew who is a part of the Body of Christ is a Christian. He is a new creature (2 Cor. 5:17 & Gal. 6:15).


- is it better for a Jew to convert to Christ now, and receive a distinct set of promised spiritual blessings; given a spiritual birth; get a spiritual kingdom (one from which the rest of his brethren in the nation were excluded)?

- or is it better for him to remain among God's physical people?

One thing you need to understand Zone is that Salvation today is individual. The plan of salvation is the same for both Gentiles and Jews.


- since you say The Jew was and is promised a physical kingdom in a physical land; The Jew is promised a physical inheritance; physical blessings...why would he not remain with his own kind and receive the promises he was given?

The Jews were and are promised a physical land and a physical kingdom. Remember the Abrahamic Covenant with its Land Grant?


If a Jew would read and simply believe the New Testament, what would happen is that he would soon realize that if he does not get saved, then he will miss the Rapture and will have to go through 7 years of God's wrath on the Earth in the time of Jacob's trouble.

What the main issue is Zone, is that most orthodox Jews today do not fear God. They do not read nor believe the New Testament. Hence, that is the blindness that is happened in part unto them.


The New Testament contains the prophecy of the Great Tribulation that will come upon the Earth. Now of course a Jew can see from reading Jeremiah 30 that the time of Jacob's trouble is coming, but because they reject the New Testament, they therefore reject the Gospel.




Romans 11:28

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.



as well, how do you evangelize Gentiles?

That's simple. I give them the Gospel. I tell them to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and they shall be saved.


They have to come to God in repentance, meaning they come to Him as a sinner in meekness and humility and not in their self righteousness and pride. And they come to Him in faith and place their whole trust and faith in the Sacrifice and finished work which Jesus Christ accomplished on the Cross. They simply place their faith and trust in Jesus Christ and know that it is only His precious blood and righteousness that will get them into Heaven.



- is it better for a Gentile to convert to Judaism (instead of the heavenly body) now; and receive a physical kingdom in a physical land; physical inheritance; physical blessings?

Zone, a Gentile needs to believe the Gospel so they can be saved. If they do not, they die and go to Hell.

Judaism cannot save them. It is the blood of Jesus Christ that saves them.



and lastly, will the two ever become ONE?

Are you referring to the Jew and Gentile?


If you are Zone, they become one when they trust in Jesus Christ. When a Jew or Gentile gets saved, he is sealed by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13) and is baptized into the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-13). Also, when a Jew or Gentile gets saved, they become a Christian. Again, today, God does not make a distinction between a saved Jew and a saved Gentile. They are both one in the Body of Christ (Gal. 3:28 & Col. 3:11).


Ephesians 2:11-18

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11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12 that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:13 but now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18 for through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.


 
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Jesus came to this Earth as the Sacrificial Lamb. He also fulfilled His first role in the office of Prophet while He was on this Earth. Right now in this present age, the Lord Jesus Christ is fulfilling His second office as Priest. He is making intercession for us up in the third heaven.


And when He comes back at His Second Advent, and judges the Nations, He will then set up His Millennial Kingdom where He will then fulfill His third office as King. Where He will rule the Nations with a rod of Iron and reign over the kingdoms of this world during the 1,000 years in His Millennial Kingdom.
Jesus' priesthood parallel His kingship; like Melchizedek He has a combined office as king and priest, so if He isn't presently king He isn’t priest either which implies that there is no redemption in Him. So what is your choice? Is Jesus presently ruling as king and priest or not?

Notice that the following passages say He will rule while being priest...
Zechariah 6:12-13
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Psalm 110:1-4
1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

And Jesus is already on the throne by the right hand of God crowned with glory...

Acts 2:29-33
29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre 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.

Therefore, Jesus was to fulfil all three offices (prophet, priest, and king) when He first came and He did and holds them forever.

 

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Jesus' priesthood parallel His kingship; like Melchizedek He has a combined office as king and priest, so if He isn't presently king He isn’t priest either which implies that there is no redemption in Him. So what is your choice? Is Jesus presently ruling as king and priest or not?


Starfield, you are still failing to rightly divide between the three offices. At the First Advent, Jesus fulfilled His First Office of Prophet. Presently in the Church Age, Jesus Christ is fulfilling His Second Office as Priest. And at the Second Advent, Jesus Christ comes back to the Earth to Judge the Nations and to set up His Millennial Kingdom. And there He will fulfill His Third Office as King.


He comes back as the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS in Revelation 19:16.


The Lord Jesus Christ is in Heaven seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us (Rom. 8:34). He is waiting until His enemies be made His footstool ( Heb. 10:13).




Notice that the following passages say He will rule while being priest...
Zechariah 6:12-13
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.


Amen. Absolutely.



Psalm 110:1-4
1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

And Jesus is already on the throne by the right hand of God crowned with glory...

Acts 2:29-33
29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre 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.

Therefore, Jesus was to fulfil all three offices (prophet, priest, and king) when He first came and He did and holds them forever.


Our Lord Jesus Christ will fulfill His Third Office as King at His Second Advent and during His Millennial Kingdom and in Eternity.


And while the Lord Jesus Christ is reigning now in Heaven, we also need to keep in mind that there is an ultimate culmination to His Reign that is waiting to be fulfilled. And that ultimate culmination will be fulfilled and will take place at the Second Advent and during His Reign on Earth where He will sit upon the Davidic throne in the city of Jerusalem during His Millennial Kingdom.
 
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Our Lord Jesus Christ will fulfill His Third Office as King at His Second Advent and during His Millennial Kingdom and in Eternity.
That is incorrect. Christ was Zion's King at His triumphant entry into Jerusalem thus fulfilled Zechariah 9:9-10:
Matthew 21:1-9
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.


This verse refutes premillennalism. It shows that Christ already has a spiritual kingdom which believers are part of:
Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:


Like I said before, if Jesus isn't presently the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, He isn't the High Priest either. You can't have one without the other. I maintain that He is presently both King of Kings and Lord of Lords and High Priest.


And that ultimate culmination will be fulfilled and will take place at the Second Advent and during His Reign on Earth where He will sit upon the Davidic throne in the city of Jerusalem during His Millennial Kingdom.
Jesus will not return to sit on David's literal throne in earthly Jerusalem for 1,000 years rather He will return for the final judgment of the world (Matthew 25:31-46). The Davidic throne is eternal in heaven, and Christ is already there. God raised Him up from the dead then He ascended to occupy the throne (Acts 2:30-32).
 
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“Handling the word of the truth aright” involves more than explaining Scriptural truths accurately. We should be careful that we do not use the Bible to intimidate people. Though we can use the Scriptures to defend the truth, as Jesus did when he was tempted by the Devil, the Bible is not a club with which to browbeat . (Deut. 6:16; 8:3; 10:20; Matt. 4:4, 7, 10) We should heed the apostle Peter’s admonition: “Sanctify the Christ as Lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of you a reason for the hope in you, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect.”—1 Pet. 3:15.
When handled properly scriptural truth can overturn “strongly entrenched things,” that is, expose false doctrines, harmful practices, and philosophies that reflect imperfect human wisdom. We can use the Bible to cut away any ideas that are “raised up against the knowledge of God.” The teachings of the Bible can be used to help others bring their thinking in line with the truth. Thereby they can come to know “the truth” that can “set them free”.(John 8:32)
 

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That is incorrect. Christ was Zion's King at His triumphant entry into Jerusalem thus fulfilled Zechariah 9:9-10:
Matthew 21:1-9
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.



Well yes; Jesus Christ was indeed Zion's King at His entry into Jerusalem and yes He did fulfill the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 at His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Verse 10 though of Zechariah 9 is awaiting fulfillment. It will be fulfilled in the Millennial Kingdom.

And still though; the Lord Jesus Christ will ultimately fulfill His Third Office as King during the Millennial Kingdom on Earth and also in Eternity in New Jerusalem.


This verse refutes premillennalism. It shows that Christ already has a spiritual kingdom which believers are part of:
Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:




Well yes I understand that we as born again believers receive a spiritual kingdom and that spiritual kingdom is the kingdom of God:


Romans 14:17 KJV
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.


Luke 17:20-21 KJV
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: [21] Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.


Again though Starfield, what is being discussed here is the physical, literal, Messianic, Jewish, Davidic Kingdom that will be in Jerusalem ( the city of the Great King) during the 1,000 year literal reign of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Again, you need to understand the distinction between Israel and the Church.




Like I said before, if Jesus isn't presently the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, He isn't the High Priest either. You can't have one without the other. I maintain that He is presently both King of Kings and Lord of Lords and High Priest.

Well Starfield, I think I see where you are coming from here. I also believe that right now as we speak that Jesus Christ our Lord is KING of Kings and LORD of Lords.

But what I understand is that presently, the main office that our Lord Jesus Christ is working in and fulfilling today is the office of Priest. There will come a time when our KING of Kings will come back to this Earth where His Reign will be ultimately consumated and where He will officially fulfill His Third Ministry and Office as King.




Jesus will not return to sit on David's literal throne in earthly Jerusalem for 1,000 years



Yes He will starfield. The Bible clearly teaches a physical, literal, earthly, Messianic Reign in Jerusalem for 1,000 years.



Revelation 20:1-6 KJV
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. [2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, [3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. [4] And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. [5] But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. [6] Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.


The Bible teaches a literal thousand year Reign on this Earth by the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore I accept and believe it. Jesus Christ will rule and reign on this Earth. I suggest that you start believing what the Bible clearly says and teachers starfield and to reject the heresy of Amillennialism.



rather He will return for the final judgment of the world (Matthew 25:31-46). The Davidic throne is eternal in heaven, and Christ is already there. God raised Him up from the dead then He ascended to occupy the throne (Acts 2:30-32).

The Davidic Throne is in Jerusalem. It is a physical, literal Throne. Again Starfield, you need to believe what the Bible says and teaches. And the Bible clearly teaches a Pre-millennial Reign of the Lord Jesus Christ on Earth in Jerusalem.
 
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