A Yet to Come Gospel Triumph, Part 1 of 3

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Satan has thrown a hood of darkness over sinful men.

The apostle John is adamant about this control.

“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”
1Jn 5:19

I remember being stunned by the comprehensiveness of this statement, even as a young man who had turned to the gospel, and who thought he knew how bad the world really was. The “whole world” is in the power of Satan? I thought surely this couldn’t mean the whole world, but that is what it truly said. Further, other verses say in essence the same thing.

“in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.”
2Cor 4:4

Many verses indeed indicate we are in the power of Satan until we came to Christ.

“One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
Jn 3:36

The wrath of God was on him because of his sins before coming to Christ, and if he truly doesn’t believe / obey the Son? The Greek word is apeitheo and it describes someone who is not fully persuaded of Christ, and who thus will not fully obey Christ. That person? The wrath of God was on him, and now not fully persuaded … then the wrath of God remains on him. It was there before he started to turn, and remains there when he fails to turn.

He remains as he was at first, as we ALL were at first.

“However at that time, not knowing God, YOU were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.”
Gal 4:8

We have ALL been there.

But big changes are yet to come in human history

The changes are beginning with the coming of the gospel so “we are of God,” and it is all the rest are under Satan’s spells, 1Jn 5:19. It is before the Second Coming of Christ. That final conflict is described in many Scriptures throughout the Bible and in many parallel passages in the book of Revelation. Remember, Revelation is a series of overlapping visions which cover the entire Christian age. Also it is in Rev 20:7-10.

But BEFORE that final conflict …

There is a period which has not happened yet, when Satan is bound for an extended period of time, so that Satan,

“should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.”
Rev 20:3

There is yet to come in human history, a period when,

“… the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea. ”
Hab 2:14

In Habakkuk 2 and similar passages it seems to be in the context of this present world that there would be a time the knowledge of God will cover this entire earth.

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The Jews Coming to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth: Daniel 2 is as yet Incomplete.

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No! It has NOT failed! It merely still working.

“In the days of those kings

“shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty of it be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.”
Dan 2:44

See the earlier blog “The Kingdom HAS come!” and search at the top right of this blog for posts concerning the kingdom.

God still rules in the kingdom of men.

The Jews will yet be a blessing to ALL nations, and Jew and Gentile will be united in Rabbi Jesus the Christ. This and more is discussed in Jewish Chronicles, to be released Friday, November 6, 2020. See your bookseller.

“He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; …”
Dan 2:21

Likewise, Paul says,

“… there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.”
Rom 13:1

Further, that authority in our times is exercised by Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, the One and Only Christ.

“… All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.”
Mtt 28:18

Jesus can do as He pleases with rulers of the earth Psa 2:10-11, and they are warned.

“Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
For his wrath will soon be kindled.
Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.”
Psa 2:12

In fact even Psalm 2 also describes the insane revolt against the Son’s rule near the end of our present age.

But there is more!

Then all the material of the Daniel 2 image, “the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold,” was broken into powder and the wind blew it away. These ancient empires were to no longer be found, which of course is what has happened. All of these empires disappeared, Dan 2:35.

Notice, although the church / kingdom was not a political entity, was not of this world (Jn 18:36), but the truth which it taught, did destroy all of these pagan empires. The crowning point or this verse comes in the very last part.

… and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”
Dan 2:35

This is the stone cut without hands, the kingdom / church which was established “in the days of those kings,” Dan 2:44. A spiritual kingdom. However, any which way you take it, this last part of Dan 2:35 has NOT happened Yet! The church, the Lord’s kingdom in this world, has not filled the earth, YET !

But when the Jews turn to Jesus of Nazareth,

when they turn in the time of great stress, it says that then God

“… will send such as escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, who have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.”
Isa 66:19

The Jews will lead the way in completing the Great Commission of preaching the gospel to all men. Then will the last part of Dan 2:35 be fulfilled. Then the end will come, Mtt 24:14

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The Jews Coming to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth will NOT be heaven on earth!

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Not ALL Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled with the coming of the Christ in the first century of our age. For instance, many New Testament prophecies of the end of this present universe are quotes from the Old Testament. For instance Heb 1:10-12, and 1Cor 15:54-55, and much more. So it is with many things concerning the Jews. Their conversion will be in a time of severe stress on both Christians (first), and then the Jews. Of the Jews it says,

“11 He will pass through the sea of affliction, …
12 I will strengthen them in Yahweh;
And they will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.”
Zech 10:11

Jesus will NOT be on earth again.

Instead we will meet Him in the air, 1Thes 4:16-17.

“If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; ‘Behold, he is in the inner chambers,’ don’t believe it.”
Mtt 24:26

You may or may not believe that, but that IS what Jesus says. In fact, Jeremiah tells us that no descendant of Jeconiah/Coniah will ever rule “in Judah.”

“Thus says Yahweh, Write you this man childless, a man who shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting on the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.”
Jer 22:30

However, Jesus is a descendant of Jeconiah/Coniah, Mtt 1:11-12. Now that fits 1Thes 4:16-17, but not premillennialism.

Jesus has NOW “ALL authority … in heaven
and on earth,” Mtt 28.18

Jesus NOW rules over the kings of the earth, Rev 1:5, from heaven!

In prophecy there are often subtle shifts in subject.

Prophecy commonly ties the immediate things talked about, with the ultimate things which will happen. A prophecy of Israel’s sins of old will often jump from ancient Israel’s punishments by Assyria and Babylon, to the ultimate punishments at the end of this universe. Also many prophecies of the good that will come from the church or the Jews being faithful to God, jump from temporal benefits in this world to eternal benefits in “the world to come” (Heb 2:5).

An example is Isaiah 65.

Jewish Chronicles, to be released Friday November 6, 2020, described how Ezekiel 37 (pictured from an engraving by Dore, on the book cover) will be fulfilled in world history, and the glorious results that will have. See your book seller.

God speaks of the new heavens and new earth, Isa 65:17-19. There will be no weeping or crying, Isa 65:19. That is only in heaven itself, Rev 21:4. But a child will die at age 100, and the sinner dying at age 100 will be considered cursed, Isa 65:20. But that does not fit heaven -or- this world so far. A shift of subject matter.

The faithful Jews will cause an astonishing extension of human life on earth. This will be the golden age of the church in this world, but it will not quite be heaven. The Jews will still just be men, converting to Jesus. Jew and gentile will truly be one in Christ, Eph 2:18-22. Even so, “evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse,” 2Tim 3:13. Mystery Babylon the Great (Revelation 14 to 18), and the Mystery of Lawlessness (2Thessalonians 2) will still be biding their time.

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The Jews Coming to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth will NOT be the Kingdom of God on earth!

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The Kingdom of God was clearly prophesied in the book of Daniel to come in the days of the Roman Empire. In fact, it did come in those days, as prophesied. It was God,

“who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;”
Col 1:13.

The Kingdom of God already exists.

To be released Friday, November 6, 2020, Jewish Chronicles shows how coming events will lead to a huge international persecution of both Christians (first), and then the Jews, and how this will lead to earth shaking changes in world history. It also gives the outlines of how this will change the Jews as a nation, and lead to tremendous prosperity for them.

“24 Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.”
1Cor 15:24-25

Jesus must reign, present active infinitive in Greek, until all His enemies are put under His feet. The Jewish rejection of that spiritual kingdom of another world was anticipated by the prophets. David prophesied of the Messiah’s death and resurrection in Psalm 22 (which is studied from different points of view in both Prophecy Principles, and Revealing the Christian Age). Isaiah also foresaw this death, most famously in Isaiah 53. And Daniel foresaw this death.

“After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One shall be cut off, and shall have nothing: …”
Dan 9:26

All of this is just a sprinkling of the evidence from the Old Testament. So Peter summed it up.

“27 For truly, in this city against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.”
Acts 4:27-28

The kingdom is NOT of this world! Jesus said this as emphatically as any one when He was being questioned by Pilate.

“Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.””
Jn 18:36

The Jews, “All the FAMILIES” of Israel,
will be Christians.

This is repeated over and over in Scripture. The prophet Jeremiah was pleading over and over with the Jews of his day to repent. They militantly refused. Still, Jeremiah foresaw a day in which the Jews would change. God Himself spoke of a special day, and said,

“At that time, says Yahweh, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”
Jer 31:1

At a certain time it will happen. There will be tremendous world-wide persecution of the Jews in which two-thirds of them perish, Zech 13:8. When this happens all the families of Israel will mourn.

“12 The land will mourn, every family apart; … 14 all the families who REMAIN, every family apart, and their wives apart.”
Zech 12:12 (emphasis added)

The Jews will become a militant Christian Nation

“Thus says Yahweh, The people who were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
Jer 31:2

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Also see the posts from 2019 on “The Kingdom of God Forecast,” “The Kingdom of God Comes,” and “The Kingdom of God in Eternity.” Use the search bar at the top right hand side.

The Jewish Nation Turns to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, Part 5 of 5

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The Jews coming to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth will NOT be the kingdom of God on earth, nor will it be heaven on earth. Still, “all the families” of Israel will one day become Christians, and it will bring glory and honor and power to the Jews, and the Jews will become a true blessing to the entire world.

Further details are discussed in Jewish Chronicles, which will be released November 6, 2020.

The Jews Coming to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth will become the leading nation on earth.

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I am not saying that. God is!

As Moses said,

“It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, who Yahweh your God will set you on high above ALL the nations of the earth:”
Deut 28:1 (emphasis added)

Today most nations admire and envy the United States of America. One day ALL the nations will admire and envy Israel. It will be the preeminent nation of this world, and if I am reading prophecy correctly, it will produce a city without parallel in this world … ever!

Let’s go back to Isaiah 14.

It has been noted that physical Israel will possess their enemies

“The peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Yahweh for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.”
Isa 14:2

As has been noted, there was a return which began in 538 BC, but the “peoples” did NOT take the Jews to Palestine, and were not after that ruled by the Jews. This has not happened!

One of the issues in prophecy is that the passages talking about the church, and the passages talking about converted Israel, and the passages talking about heaven, ALL OVERLAP EACH OTHER!

Premillenialism is built on confusing these issues.

Foreigners will build the walls of Jerusalem

“10 Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you. 11 Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive. 12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.”
Isa 60:10-12

Remember What Jesus said.

Not a jot or a tittle of the old law can fail “until all things are accomplished,” Mtt 5:18. So if it hasn’t happened, it must!

This is not some premillenial delusion,

The Jews will initiate world wide changes for good, when they turn in faith to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth. Still many difficult things must happen first. See many of these details in Jewish Chronicles, to be release Friday November 6, 2020. See your bookseller.

of which there are infinite varieties. This is Scripture. As the most completely Christian nation in world history, the Jews will be abundantly blessed by God. They will turn back many of the plans of Mystery Babylon the Great, and the Mystery of Lawlessness, and will become a militant Christian nation, a powerful influence for good world-wide, and will truly become blessing to all nations.

How long will this status last before the end, the Second Coming of Christ? Scripture does not tell us. I suspect it may be quite a while (centuries?) before the final beast of Revelation comes on the scene and demands world-wide worship.

There will still be the need to Watch Mk 13.37, until the final round of conflicts come, which assure the final victory of the saints over all.

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The Jewish Nation Turns to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, Part 4 of 5

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Isaiah and Zechariah speak of a Second Return to Palestine by the Jews, which evidently is that which is still going on in our own time. Many unfulfilled national prophecies about Israel will yet be fulfilled. Israel will become the leading nation on earth, WELL BEFORE THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. Foreigners will build the walls of Jerusalem.

Further details are discussed in Jewish Chronicles, which will be released November 6, 2020.

The Jews in Coming to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth will then Fulfill Many National Prophecies.

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The first return to Palestine began in the time of Zerubbabel.

This was about 538 BC. Most agree that this was the first return of the Jews to Palestine and was prophesied by many prophets. But there were other things also.

To be released Friday, November 6, 2020, Jewish Chronicles is a spiritual history of the Jews. It tells how they came to reject their own Messiah, Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, how this has affected their history, and how they will finally turn to Rabbi Jesus in faith. This will lead to astonishing changes in world history.

Isaiah 14 talks of a return of the Jews to their own land. This was written before they had lost their land. First Isaiah pictures many gentiles becoming Jews.

“For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the foreigner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.”
Isa 14:1

Of course there have been many converts to Judaism, down through history. In New Testament times there was the mass conversion of the Turkish Khazars in the eight century AD, which gave the modern Jews much of their “gentile” blood. Aside from this, though, no mass cleaving of gentiles to “Jacob” has been noticed. Then Isaiah says, before they went into captivity.

“2 The peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Yahweh for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.”
Isa 14:2

This seems to be the context of the foreigners cleaving to Jacob in the previous verse. As has been pointed out, the Jews did return to Palestine beginning in 538 BC. However, the foreigners did NOT bring them to Palestine, as picture in Isa 14:2. The Persians under Cyrus merely allowed them to return back home. Also the Persians never were taken captive by the Jews, and the Jews NEVER “ruled over their oppressors,” that is to say, the Assyrians and Babylonians. So what is this? A failed prophecy? Or does it not speak of the first return which began in 538 BC, but of a second return such as is spoke of Isaiah 11 and Zechariah 10 and other passages.

Micah goes further and says of Jacob,

“They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,
And the land of Nimrod in its gates.
He will deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he invades our land,
And when he marches within our border.”
Mic 5:6

Jacob/Israel will rule over Assyria? With the sword? This does NOT picture a spiritual rule of the Jews. This would mean that one day Israel would not only rule present day Syria (which is before you could get to Assyria/modern day Iraq), but also Iraq and more. There are a few of Assyrian descent even to this very day. Many of them became Christians in the early centuries of the Christian age, which is also forecast by Isaiah in other passages. So this pictures an hegemony over the Mid-East by Israel. Well it has not happened yet!

Clearly there are many national prophecies of Israel which have not happened yet.

The premillenialists have also noted many of these prophecies, and in many of these particulars are quite correct.

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The Jewish Nation Turns to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, Part 3 of 5

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The New Testament also points to the Jews repenting and turning to their own Messiah. The “times of the Gentiles” will come to an end. During a time of severe persecution on first Christians, and then on Jews, the Jews will turn to their own Messiah, Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth.

Further details are discussed in Jewish Chronicles, which will be released November 6, 2020.

The Jewish Nation Turns to Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, Part 2 of 5

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Because of their sins, the Jews lost the Vineyard of God’s people to the gentiles. However, Moses Law says that one day all of this will change, and GOD will circumcise the hearts of the Jews and their descendants.

Further details are discussed in Jewish Chronicles, which will be released November 6, 2020.