415 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 2 - Part 3 - Book 35 - Ephesians: 1:6-10

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 35 EPHESIANS 1:6-10 This Book of Ephesians is profound. Most people will read this verse, and say, "Well how could you spend 60 minutes on this verse. Before we start with verse 10 let's back up a bit to pick up the flow. Ephesians 1:7-9 Wherein (Grace) he (Christ) hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9. No, because you see it began with God and it's going to end with God. Now verse 10. Ephesians 1:10a "That in the dispensation (or administration or that period of time) of the fulness of times..." Remember God is Sovereign, and He can do it anyway He sees fit. Ephesians 1:10 I could just about go back to verse 1, but we haven't got time for that so just drop in at verse 8. Colossians 2:8-9 Be careful, don't hang on the tradition of men, and) after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (Why?) 9. For in him (Christ)dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Ephesians 1:9b-10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times (when God is going to deal with the human race in a particular way, which we call the 1000 year reign of Christ) he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and on earth, even to him:" Ok, Heaven and earth. Heaven and Earth. Now remember what you just read in Ephesians? The He might bring in one all things in Christ, both which are in Heaven and on Earth. Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Now for sake of time let's go all the way to chapter 12 where the flood is now history. Genesis 12:1 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, (Abraham) `Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:'" Where is land? Now verse 2. God says to this one man - Genesis 12:2-3 "And I will make of thee a great nation, (and of course it's the Nation of Israel) and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." Genesis 13:14-17 16. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Well it's earthly! All of this is earthly. Now remember God has told Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to "stay in Canaan. How can God now tell them to go down in Egypt? Well because He's a Sovereign God, and God can do whatever He wants to do. God says, "Go down into Egypt for I have a reason." Now in verse 1. Genesis 46:1-2 "And Israel (Jacob) took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2. And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob, And he said, Here am I. 3. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt: for I will there (in Egypt) make of thee a great nation:" Was that a heavenly promise or an earthly one? Earthly. Now all the way up through the Old Testament we see that God never speaks of the Nation of Israel going to Heaven. When they die or the nation becomes a full participant in the Covenant promises, it's always on the earth, and never lose sight of that. All the promises that God makes to the Nation of Israel are earthly promises. When you understand that then when Christ begins to minister to the Nation of Israel in Matthew it's the same thing. Let's drop in at verse 35, and of course Daniel is interpreting the dream that King Nebuchadnezzar had, and this is part of the dream. Remember all prophecy deals only with the nations of world that had something to do with Israel in the past, and America hasn't. Now verse 35. Daniel 2:35a "Then was the iron, the clay,..." This represents the coming of Christ, and He will destroy first the empire that is contemporary with that day which is the revived Roman empire. And then in this revived Romans empire are all the remains of the previous empires. Rome was the first empire to declare a man innocent until he was proven guilty. Daniel 2:35 Notice it filled the whole earth. Now let's back up for a moment to the Book of Isaiah chapter 2, and verse 2. Now we'll be dealing with the heavenly part when we finish the earthly. Jerusalem the capital of this earthly Kingdom will be the center of the whole world activity. Christ, when He sets up His Kingdom, it's going to be headed up in Jerusalem. Now let's look at another one in the Old Testament in Zechariah chapter 14. When all the armies of the world are going to gather in the Middle East. Let's begin with verse 4. Now come on up to verse 9. Zechariah 14:9 #lesfeldick #biblestudy #bible