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The Daily Word of Righteousness
An Examination of Current Teaching, #17
The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever." (Revelation 11:15)
The purpose for the return of the Lord Jesus is to carry His waiting Bride to Heaven.
Although the idea that the Lord Jesus is returning to carry His Church to Heaven is commonly expressed by Christian people, there is not one verse or passage in the entire Bible that suggests such a thing. It is true rather that the Lord is returning with His saints and holy angels to set up His Kingdom on the earth.
The Old Testament speaks of the coming of the Servant of the Lord. The Servant of the Lord is Christ Head and Body. The purpose for the coming of the Servant of the Lord was first, to be offered to God as an atonement for sin. This He did alone, without His Body, the Church.
The purpose for His second coming is to bring justice to the nations of the earth, to set up His righteous Kingdom. Christ will do this with His Body, the Church.
The original Gospel of the Kingdom, preached by John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus Christ, announced the coming of the Kingdom of God to the earth. Somehow, through the centuries, the Gospel of the Kingdom was changed to the gospel of going to Heaven when we die. But there is no scriptural basis for such an alteration of God's Word.
The Lord Jesus is coming back to earth with His holy angels in the power of His Kingdom. He and His saints and angels will drive sin from the earth and bring justice to the nations. This is the original and only Gospel of the Kingdom of God.
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah. That your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him. (Psalms 67:1-7)
Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; They will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth. (Psalms 96:12,13)
The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory. For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory. (Psalms 102:15,16)
Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. (Isaiah 42:1)
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)
To be continued.