151 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 3 - Book 13 - Gentile Believers

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 13 FIRST RESURRECTION - "WHO GOES INTO KINGDOM:" GENTILE BELIEVERS Revelation 20 We have been talking about the Kingdom the past few lessons. Christ has returned, the Tribulation has run its course, and I think the questions that come into everybody's mind are, "Who is going to go into the Kingdom? This Kingdom will be on the earth, and will be `Utopia,' (that's the word the secular world likes to use). I stressed many months ago that the Abrahamic Covenant you see was the Covenant between God and the Nation of Israel. That comprises the Kingdom that everything is looking forward to. Let's begin this lesson in Psalms Chapter 2; we have looked at some of the verses several times in the past. But in Psalms Chapter 2, we have the format of prophecy more or less laid out, and the rejection of the Messiah in verse 2. Then how God just literally ridicules mankind (in his frustrations, mankind thinks that he can rule without God in verse 3). So God laughs at mankind and will have them in derision in verse 4. And then in verse 5: Psalms 2:5,6 Now verse 8: Psalms 2:8 of the earth for thy possession." So this Kingdom is going to be on earth. Isaiah 2:1 "THE word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem." Isaiah 2:2 "And it shall come to pass in the last days (that final thousand years), that the mountain (or Kingdom) of the LORD's house shall be established, in the top of the mountains (over all the other nations and empires that have previously existed), and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations (plural) shall flow unto it (the Kingdom)." Matthew 3:1,2 Because the King was there. Christ was on the scene, and He was about to present Himself to the Nation of Israel as their promised Messiah and King. The term, "The Kingdom of heaven" is frequent throughout the Book of Matthew. In Matthew Chapter 4, Jesus has begun His earthly ministry: Matthew 4:17 "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent (why?): for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Now come on over to Chapter 9. This is all to fulfill the promises made to the Nation of Israel through the Abrahamic Covenant. Matthew 9:35 "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages (of Israel), teaching in their synagogues, and preaching (what?) the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people." Come down to verse 5 and read the following: Matthew 10:5,6 Why did Jesus do that? Because the Abrahamic Covenant had nothing to do with anyone but the Nation of Israel. Imagine that, but you see what the poor gentleman couldn't comprehend was, that Jesus fully understood, and had a heart for the Gentiles, but it wasn't time for their ministry yet. You remember when He spoke to the Canaanite woman? Matthew 10:7 "And as ye (the Twelve) go, preach, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'" The Kingdom is mentioned over and over. Let's stop at Chapter 19. Matthew 19:27 "Then answered Peter and said unto him (Jesus), Behold, we have forsaken all (their occupations), and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? Look at Jesus' answer: Matthew 19:28 When the Kingdom is set up and the Nation is now under their King, under The King will be twelve original Apostles each ruling the twelve tribes, there in Jerusalem. There in the land of Israel. Let's look at another verse or two. Luke 21:25,26 Look at what the next verse says: Luke 21:27 What's the next word?) Luke 21:28 Remember, He is addressing the Nation of Israel. Luke 21:29-31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the (what's the next word?) kingdom of God is nigh at hand." Christ has been raised from the dead. I want you to search the four Gospel accounts, and see if you can find a single time that the twelve referred to the Lord as "Jesus." Come back to John's Gospel Chapter 3. John 3:2 "This same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him." John 3:3 "Jesus answered and said unto him, `Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except (or unless) a man be born again (or born from above), he cannot see the kingdom of God.'" Who can go into the Kingdom? There will be no unbelievers in the Kingdom. Come back to Matthew 24. Matthew 24 verses 15a and 16: Matthew 24:15a,16 I call this the escaping remnant of Israel. Zechariah 12:10 Let's look at one more verse in this lesson: Zechariah 13:6 "And one (this remnant of Israel) shall say unto him, `What are these wounds in thine hands?' This remnant, by far, will be the largest number of people to survive the Tribulation. This then will be the seed stock of the Nation of Israel as they come into the Kingdom. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible