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3. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 3 4The Old Testament prophesied that a descendant of David would sit on David’s throne and rule forever. - (2 Sam 7:12-16; 1 Chro 17:11-15). 4Ethan the Ezrahite lamented that the Lord had not fulfilled His promise - (Psalm 89:3-4,28-39, 49). 4The Old Testament foretold of a King & Kingdom that WAS yet to come – (Is 9:6; Dan 2:44)

4. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 4 4The angel Gabriel, “you will... bring forth a son, and you shall call His name Jesus... He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 32 ” (Lk 1:26-33) 4The wise men from the east – “Where is He who is born, King of the Jews?” – (Mat 2:1-6; cf Mic.5:2 ) 4Jesus said to Pilate – “I am a king, for this cause was I born...” (John 18:37)

5. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 5 Bible Knowledge Commentary; Luke 1:32 “He will be given the throne of His father David. Jesus, as David’s descendant, will sit on David’s throne when He reigns in the Millennium (2 Sam. 7:16; Ps. 89:3-4, 28-29).... He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. Jesus’ reign over the nation Israel as her King will begin in the Millennium and continue on into the eternal state.

6. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 6 4The preaching of John - "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" Matthew 3:2 (NKJV) 4The preaching of Jesus – ‘Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.“’ Matthew 4:17 (NKJV) 4The disciples and the LIMITED commission – “And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.‘” Matthew 10:7 (NKJV)

7. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 7 Matthew 26:18 (NKJV) "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."

8. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 8 Matthew 26:46 (NKJV) “Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”

9. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 9 John 2:13 (NKJV) Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand,... John 7:2 (NKJV) Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand.

10. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 10 The central tenet of the popular doctrine of premillenialism is that Christ, though King by right, is not now King in fact. This teaching holds that when He returns He will set up a thousand year earthly kingdom and sit on the literal throne of David as King of kings.

11. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 11 Dispensationalism / Premillennialism “Christ at His first advent offered the Jewish nation an earthly political kingdom... Because the Jewish nation rejected the Christ, this kingdom offer was retracted and the earthly, political, re-established Davidic kingdom was postponed until the 22future Jewish millennium. Between the withdrawal of the kingdom offer and the future millennial establishment of the kingdom was inserted the church age, a parenthesis in God's prophesied program for Israel and the nations. The present age and the present reign of Christ have no direct relationship to the Davidic covenant or to Messianic prophecy. Dispensationalism / Premillennialism “Christ at His first advent offered the Jewish nation an earthly political kingdom... Because the Jewish nation rejected the Christ, this kingdom offer was retracted and the earthly, political, re-established Davidic kingdom was postponed until the 22future Jewish millennium. Between the withdrawal of the kingdom offer and the future millennial establishment of the kingdom was inserted the church age, a parenthesis in God's prophesied program for Israel and the nations. The present age and the present reign of Christ have no direct relationship to the Davidic covenant or to Messianic prophecy.

12. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 12 Matthew 16:28 (NKJV) “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

13. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 13 Mark 9:1 (NKJV) And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power." And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."

14. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 14 Luke 9:27 (NKJV) "But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."

15. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 15 4What does “ALL authority mean? – Mat 28:18-20

16. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 16 4What does “ALL authority mean? – Mat 28:18-20 4The kingdom CAME with POWER – Mark 9:1; Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1:5,8

17. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 17 4What does “ALL authority mean? – Mat 28:18-20 4The kingdom CAME with POWER – Mark 9:1; Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1:5,8 4Jesus is BOTH Lord & Christ “NOW” – Acts 2:36-38; Phili. 2:5-11; Col. 1:13-18; Rev. 1:4,5; Zec 6:12;13

18. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 18 John 18:36 (NKJV) Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here."

19. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 19 Zech. 6:12-13 (NKJV)... He shall build the temple of the Lord; [13] Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His throne; So He shall be a priest on His throne, And the counsel of peace shall be between them both." '

20. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 20 4What does “ALL authority mean? – Mat 28:18-20 4The kingdom CAME with POWER – Mark 9:1; Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1:5,8 4Jesus is BOTH Lord & Christ “NOW” – Acts 2:36-38; Phili. 2:5-11; Col. 1:13-18; Rev. 1:4,5 4Christians are citizens of the kingdom NOW!! – Col. 1:13; Heb 12:28; Rev. 1:6-9

21. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 21 Rev. 1:9 (NKJV) I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

22. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 22 The resurrection & LAST Trump!! – John 5:28; 1 Cor. 15:23, 50-55; 1 Thes 4:13-17 1 Cor. 15:23-28 (NKJV) But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. [24] Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. [24] Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

23. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 23 Then comes the END, NOT the beginning of His kingdom!! 1 Cor. 15:23-28 (NKJV) But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. [24] Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. [24] Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

24. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 24 When Jesus returns – all who are in the grave will hear his voice – John 5:28; Mat. 25:31- 46; 2 Thes 1:7-9; 2 Pet 3:10-13!! 1 Cor. 15:23-28 (NKJV)... [25] For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. [26] The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. [27] For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him,"...

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26. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ / June 18, 2006 26 4Requires obedience – (Mat. 7:21-23) 4Requires Submitting To The Gospel – (Mat. 16:18,19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38) 4Requires That You Be Born Again - (John 3:5; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:22,23)

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