770 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 2 Book 65 - But God! (The Body of Christ) - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 65 BUT GOD! – (The Body of Christ) - PART 2 We’re going to get right back into the Book, again, this afternoon and start on the other part of the Kingdom of God, which is the Body of Christ. Israel would be the top dog of the nations. All right, also in the Kingdom of God we have what has been revealed to the Apostle Paul, and that is the Body of Christ. One of them made a statement one time, "There’s nothing to indicate that there will be a parenthetical period of time between God dealing this and then picking it up and dealing that." There are all kinds of evidence of a parenthetical period of time. We are members of the Body of Christ and the Body of Christ is in the Kingdom of God. It really shows clearly that these two entities are all in the Kingdom of God. All right, Luke chapter 4, and it’s at the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry. We hear that all the time. All right, Luke chapter 4 and dropping down to verse 16. Luke 4:16-17 Luke 4:18a Peter and the Eleven preached it – this glorious coming Kingdom promised to the Nation of Israel. Luke 4:18b-19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Well, we won’t read verse 1 of chapter 61, but let’s jump in at verse 2. Isaiah 61 verse 2. Isaiah 61:2a Why did He stop in the middle of a verse? Now read on. After He stopped Isaiah says: Isaiah 61:2b "…and the day of vengeance of our God;…" Isaiah 61:2c Come up with me, if you will, to Acts chapter 13. After we get to that point in Acts where Paul starts preaching to the Gentiles, until the rapture occurs, God is dealing with the Body of Christ. All right, Acts chapter 13 and Paul and Barnabas have just begun their missionary journeys out from Antioch. Drop in at chapter 13 verse 6. a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: 7.Which was with the deputy of the country (or the governor of the islands of Cyprus) Sergius Paulus, (a Gentile) a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God." All right, verse 8. (A period of time.)" A period of time known only to God. Well, that’s what Israel did. God raised Him from the dead. Called Him back to Glory. Well, let me show you from Scripture what God did. Romans chapter 11 verse 5. Romans 11:5-7a "Even so then (Paul says) at this present time (That is during his ministry.) 6. And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. Israel (the Nation) hath not obtained that which he seeketh for;…" A Messiah to set up that Kingdom promised ever since almost King David; this glorious earthly Kingdom that we’ve been talking about for the last five or six programs. "Next year Jerusalem." Why? Romans 11:7b hath obtained it, and the rest (That is of the Nation of Israel.) were (What?) blinded." The Nation has been supernaturally blinded by an act of God because of their unbelief. The Jerusalem church people have been plaguing Paul and his ministry amongst the Gentiles by coming in behind him and telling Paul’s Gentile believers that they had to be circumcised and keep the Mosaic Law or they couldn’t be saved. All right, so they came to Jerusalem to settle the problem. Chapter 15 verse 1 and we’ll do this quickly. Acts 15 verse 1. Most people don’t know that this chapter is in here. Here we have these Jews coming in behind Paul’s Gentile congregations telling them this. All right, let’s jump all the way down to verse 5 after Paul and Barnabas get to Jerusalem. All right, now read on down to verse 7. Do Paul’s Gentile converts have to become like a Judaising Jew and be circumcised and keep the Law of Moses? All right, now verse 12. Acts 15:12 "Then all the multitude (That is, of these church people at Jerusalem who are confronting Paul and Barnabas.) kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them." The Body of Christ. Not the Kingdom, but rather the Body of Christ. Amos writes:) 16. After the calling out of a Gentile people for His name, after the Body of Christ is complete, now read on. David,…" So, God is going to keep His word with Israel after all. It’s a parenthetical period of time when God is going to build the Body of Christ. All right and God says: Let’s go back to the Old Testament again, to the little Book of Amos. Amos chapter 9 verse 11, this is what James is quoting after that council in Jerusalem had agreed that Paul and Barnabas could go to the Gentiles and the rest of them would stay with Israel. All right, here is what he quoted, verse 11. Amos 9:11-13 When the Body of Christ is complete and Christ returns and sets up His Kingdom once again. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible