The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-27
THE KINGDOM, OF THE HEAVENS


The subject of prophecies in the Old Tesla
ment is "THE KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS which Daniel
tells will be set up Gin the days of these kings (See
Daniel 2:44 49,
When John the Baptist (whose coming was predicted
both by Isaiah and Malach the forerunner of
Chrsts first coming he sad Repent We: for KINGDOM
OF THE HEAVENS is at hand" This was THE KINGDOM
prophesed by Isaiah Daniel and other prophets.
It part of Gods plan from eternity that the offer
of THE KINGDOM HEAVENS should be and MUST be
made to Israel.
! John said (Matthew 3.2), "THE KINGDOM OF THE
HEAVENS is at hand" Jesus Matthew AID sad Repent
for THE KINGDOM HEAVEN (teraly of the heavensO
is at hand"
God knew from the beginning that the Jews would
reject the offer KINGDOM and the King and there
FORE part of His pan though it had been kept hidden,
was the Church Period
THE KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS in Matthew BE- and in
Matthew IT KINGDOM which forms the subject of
the Old Testament prophecies the THEoCRATIC KINGDOM
to up EARTH with the restoration of the Davdic
throne with Jerusalem the metropolis of the EARTH
THE CHURCH PERIOD PARENTHETICAL PERIOD
It that if the Jews had accepted the forerunner
and had accepted the King and the offer of KINGDOM
it would have then and there been set up; but God knew
from the beginning that the Jews exercising their free
agency would just what they did do reject the
forerunner reject the King and reject the offer of
KINGDOM. Therefore, He arranged in His plan for the
Church Period parenthetica period period thrown
something which brought about because of Israels
rejection above outlined.
The setting up of THE KINGDOM postponed, and it
will be set up when the Lord in glory at the end of
the seven Daniels SEVENTEEN and at the
beginning of the Millennium.
THE KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS is called because the
earth then will be ruled by and from the heavens.
The Lord Jesus Christ together with the Church - the
coheirs and corulers with rule the EARTH in
and through the THEoCRATIC KINGDOM.
The Church could not be organized until after Israel
rejected Jesus and He cruced resurreced and ascend
to the Father and until after the descent of the Holy
Ghost.
The Gospel which preached to Israel the Gospel
of KINGDOM the THEocRATC KINGDOM to be set up
on this earth.
part of the Disciples Prayer, you will recall, is:
Thy KINGDOM come. Thy will be done earth, it is in
Heaven.
This is petition for the establishment of the THEo-
CRATIC KINGDOM KINGDOM which is the subject of
so many Old Testament prophecies.
THE KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS is one thing the
Church, the Body of Christ, is another thing.
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE THE GOSPEL OF THE PERIOD
After Israel rejected the King and KINGDOM you
find any authority in the Scriptures to show that
Jesus again preached the Gospel of THE KINGDOM 1t was
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE which then preached, and
which has been and is still being preached during the
Church period
When the years the SEVENTEEN week (some-
times called the missing week. of Daniel then
again will the Gospel of KINGDOM be preached Matt
hew 24:14)
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