Is the Kingdom of God Near?
March 8th, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment
The Kingdom of God Has Arrived?
A great concern with many people is whether the kingdom of God is near? How can we know? The most reasonable way to discover the answer to this question is to inquire from the scriptures. What does the Bible say about the kingdom of God?
It is quite well known that Jesus announced the coming of his kingdom. In so doing, he stated that it was both at hand and would arrive before those living in his day died? Why is this not well known, publicized and preached?
For example, in Mark 1;14, Jesus urged repentance saying ...
Dispensational Truth – Is It Premillennial?
June 7th, 2010 | Dispensational Truth | No Comment
Many believe the Bible describes several periods called dispensations. Dispensational Truth - Is It Premillennial? What did Paul have in mind when he used this term in Eph. 1:10? "That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him?
To answer this question, we must analyze two important points in the text. First, we ask, what is the "fullness of the times?" According to the Galatians letter, this refers to the period of the Law of Moses. But when the ...
Did Christ Promise and Earthly Kingdom?
November 11th, 2009 | Kingdom | 4 Comments
Did Christ promise an earthly kingdom? One of the big deceptions of Dispensationalism is its teaching that Christ came to establish an earthly political kingdom. They see the modern Zionist Israel as a key player in the fulfillment of kingdom prophecy. Here are reasons from the scriptures why Christ's kingdom is present, spiritual and non-political.
The Kingdom of God Is At Hand
Christ announced that his kingdom had drawn near. Citing Daniel, he preached the kingdom of God saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe the gospel. (Mark 1:14-15) Daniel prophesied God's time ...
Did Paul Preach the Glory of Christ?
May 14th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In the past three kingdom articles, we've demonstrated that not only did Paul preach the kingdom of God as did Christ and John, the Baptizer, but he preached it in the book of Acts. That's not very comforting for the Dispensational view which needs a long delay between announcement of the kingdom by Christ, (Mark. 1:14-15), and fulfillment.
So, while they continue to play the guessing game, the rest of us will have to endure the glory of the present kingdom. Glory, oh yes, the glory. In today's study, we're going to briefly discuss Paul's preaching of the glory of God. ...
In Dispensationalism Does At Hand Mean Not At Hand...
April 1st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In Dispensationalism Does “At Hand” Mean“Not At Hand”? When the Lord spoke of hiskingdom, he said the time was fulfilled, andthe kingdom had drawn near. (Mark 1:14, 15).
Christ came to make good on the promise of the restoration of the
kingdom to Israel. For this reason the disciples preached announcing the kingdom as at hand. Christ sent them neither to the Gentiles or Samaritans, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, (Matt. 10:5,6)
Christ sent the disciples to the lost sheep of the house of Israel with a false message. What do we mean? They did so, in complete obedience to Christ, rejoicing at ...
