God promised the people of Israel a Land, a King, and a Kingdom.
JL: [Gn12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this **LAND: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.]
The promise of a land for Israel was and is being fulfilled. The promise of land was first made to a person, Abram and that person, Abraham, became a family. The family became tribes. The tribes became a nation in their land. Under the Davidic Kingdom the nation or land became an empire encompassing conquered Gentiles. The Son of David, Christ the King, has spiritually regenerated the Davidic Kingdom of living stones. That empire has and is becoming a catholic (universal) spiritual kingdom or land. Encompassing the land of creation and heaven.
[Rms4:13 For **THE PROMISE, that he should be the
HEIR OF THE WORLD, was not to AbrahamTHROUGH THE LAW, BUT through the
righteousness of faith. 14 For
IF they which are
OF THE LAW be heirs, faith is made void, and
THE PROMISE MADE OF NONE EFFECT.]
[Gal3:29 And **IF ye be CHRIST’S, THEN are ye
ABRAHAM’S SEED, and
HEIRS according
TO THE PROMISE.]
[Mt21:43 **THEREFORE SAY I unto you,
THE KINGDOM OF GOD SHALL BE TAKEN FROM YOU,and
GIVEN TO A NATION BRINGING FORTH THE FRUITS THEREOF. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when
THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND PHARISEES had heard his parables, they
PERCEIVED that HE SPAKE OF THEM.]
[Lk1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name **JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord
God shall give unto him the THRONE OF HIS FATHER DAVID: 33 And
he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.]
[Mt19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, **IN THE REGENERATION when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory,
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.]
[Lk22:28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. 29 And ** I APPOINT UNTO YOU A KINGDOM, AS MY FATHER HATH APPOINTED UNTO ME; 30 That
ye may eat and drink at my table in MY KINGDOM, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee,
that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.] At mass we eat and drink at the Lord’s table in His kingdom.
[Mt16:18 And I say also unto thee, That **THOU ART PETER, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And
I WILL GIVE UNTO THEE THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.]
[1Cor15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s **AT HIS COMING. 24
THEN COMETH THE END, WHEN HE SAHLL HAVE DELIVERED UP THE KINGDOM TO GOD, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For
HE MUST REIGN, TILL he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.]
Christ King in David’s line IS and MUST rule till the last enemy is destroyed.
Their nation was to eventually become a nation of priests to bring salvation to the Gentiles nations. In the Old Testament, it was no mystery that Israel would someday spread the Word of God to all nations. But, it was prophesied to be after the Messiah had come and set up His kingdom centered in Jerusalem.
JL: Rv21:1 And I saw
A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH: for THE FIRST HEAVEN and THE FIRST EARTH WERE PASSED AWAY; and there was no more sea. 2 And I JOHN SAW THE holy city,
NEW JERUSALEM, COMING DOWN FROM GOD
OUT OF HEAVEN, prepared
AS A BRIDE adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD IS
WITH MEN, and
HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM, and they shall be his people, and
GOD HIMSELF SHALL BE WITH THEM, and be their God.] CCC 1042
A remnant did accept Christ and became a nation of priest bringing salvation to the ALL NATIONS (Gentiles). [Rms9:27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, **a remnant shall be saved:
The Son of David, Christ, an Israelite, King in David’s line chose and SENT twelve Israelites, he named apostles, to Mt:28:19
GO TEACH ALL NATIONS BAPTIZING them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit 20
TEACHING to observe
ALL things whatever I have
COMMANDED you
I AM WITH YOU always even TO THE END.
1Pt2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up
A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, an HOLY PRIESTHOOD, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 10 Which
in time past were not a people, BUT are NOW THE PEOPLE OF GOD: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
[Eph2:11 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:]
The Temple Christ, the Son of David and King, is building, for God, has no DIVIDING WALLS, as the OT Temple did, separating Jew and Gentile.
Phil3:3 For
WE ARE THE CIRCUMCISION, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
[Mt8:12 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and **shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.]
• Genesis 12:7 – Land
• Genesis 17:19; 26:3-4; 28:13-14 – Covenant – Israel
• Isaiah 9:6-7 – King (Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, etc.)
• Isaiah 59:20 – Redeemer of Israel (Psalm 130:8; Zechariah 13:1)
• Exodus 19:5,6 – Israel’s role in the future kingdom (1 Peter 2:9)
• Zechariah 8:3, 7-8 , 13, 20-23 – Jerusalem, re-gathering, blessing
• Isaiah 61:5-6 – Gentiles will grow the crops for Israel
• Micah 4:1-2 – Last days, many nations (Isaiah 2:2)
JL: Not to be flippant QuickCat, but Honestly, posting only book name and verse #, with a short remark, isn’t evidence for anything. It only convinces me you really have no evidence, otherwise you would have posted it. If you are trying to teach two kingdoms one earthly Israel, one heavenly Christian. Then you are contradicting the scripture. By the way do you know who Les Feldick is? Your theology sounds much like his.
