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Jesus Had Already Explained the Coming Kingdom:
We have written down what would have been on the minds of Christ's disciples as Jesus said those closing words of Matthew 26:29. The context of the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, is fascinating.
A quick way to understand the coming Kingdom is to use the exact record of what Christ said and taught and trace the words that tie to this closing statement in v. 29.
In other words, what is Christ's Father’s Kingdom, and what had Jesus clearly taught His disciples about that Kingdom?
Just before the Lord’s Supper in Matthew 26, what did Jesus teach about in the two previous chapters? Of course, we have all seen over the past few weeks that Matthew 24 and 25 are all about Christ's Coming, the Tribulation, and giving an account for how we lived our lives. So, the direct context of the Father’s Kingdom is all that teaching that Jesus had done.
Jesus Preceded the Lord’s Supper with a Summary of the Future
Look at the incredible message about Christ's coming to bring in His Father’s rule on earth. Look at how much Jesus says as we survey Matthew 24-25.
The essential points Jesus gave to His disciples and to us were:
First, the trouble leading up to Christ's Coming Kingdom Rule will start with one man’s actions in Jerusalem’s “holy place” (Mt. 24:15). There is a real place central in God’s plans: the earthly, geographic place called the city of Jerusalem.
Each time the term “holy place” is used in the Old Testament (54x) and the New Testament (5x), it is always the Temple (or Tabernacle). So, a real person is coming to that literal place: the human that Satan empowers to become the Matthew 24:15-20 “Abomination causing Antichrist”. The Antichrist heads a future, Revived Roman Empire (Dan. 9:26-27).
Look back at the source of Christ's reference to this person in Daniel 9. Here, we see that the Antichrist is from the Roman Empire (the people who destroyed “the city” (Jerusalem) and “the sanctuary” (Herod’s Temple). This coming Antichrist confirms a covenant with the Jewish nation of Israel. Breaks the covenant and brings in an “abomination”.
And all that happens in Jerusalem in Judea (Mat. 24:16).
Second, Christ's Coming Kingdom Rule will follow the Great Global Holocaust known as the Tribulation (Mt. 24:21-22). Jesus makes it clear what precipitates His return has not yet happened. The events before Christ's return are so catastrophic that they only happen once.
Note the extreme, apocalyptic, superlatives Christ uses: “great”, “not been nor ever shall be”, and “no flesh” survive.
Third, Christ's Coming Kingdom Rule will be seen by every one of us, every saint that has ever lived, and by every human alive on Earth at the closing moments of the Tribulation (Mat. 25:31-32). Note that Jesus says: “all the holy angels” come with Him. This is also described as the second coming in Rev. 19, surrounding the events at Armageddon.
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Jesus Had Already Explained the Coming Kingdom:
We have written down what would have been on the minds of Christ's disciples as Jesus said those closing words of Matthew 26:29. The context of the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, is fascinating.
A quick way to understand the coming Kingdom is to use the exact record of what Christ said and taught and trace the words that tie to this closing statement in v. 29.
In other words, what is Christ's Father’s Kingdom, and what had Jesus clearly taught His disciples about that Kingdom?
Just before the Lord’s Supper in Matthew 26, what did Jesus teach about in the two previous chapters? Of course, we have all seen over the past few weeks that Matthew 24 and 25 are all about Christ's Coming, the Tribulation, and giving an account for how we lived our lives. So, the direct context of the Father’s Kingdom is all that teaching that Jesus had done.
Jesus Preceded the Lord’s Supper with a Summary of the Future
Look at the incredible message about Christ's coming to bring in His Father’s rule on earth. Look at how much Jesus says as we survey Matthew 24-25.
The essential points Jesus gave to His disciples and to us were:
First, the trouble leading up to Christ's Coming Kingdom Rule will start with one man’s actions in Jerusalem’s “holy place” (Mt. 24:15). There is a real place central in God’s plans: the earthly, geographic place called the city of Jerusalem.
Each time the term “holy place” is used in the Old Testament (54x) and the New Testament (5x), it is always the Temple (or Tabernacle). So, a real person is coming to that literal place: the human that Satan empowers to become the Matthew 24:15-20 “Abomination causing Antichrist”. The Antichrist heads a future, Revived Roman Empire (Dan. 9:26-27).
Look back at the source of Christ's reference to this person in Daniel 9. Here, we see that the Antichrist is from the Roman Empire (the people who destroyed “the city” (Jerusalem) and “the sanctuary” (Herod’s Temple). This coming Antichrist confirms a covenant with the Jewish nation of Israel. Breaks the covenant and brings in an “abomination”.
And all that happens in Jerusalem in Judea (Mat. 24:16).
Second, Christ's Coming Kingdom Rule will follow the Great Global Holocaust known as the Tribulation (Mt. 24:21-22). Jesus makes it clear what precipitates His return has not yet happened. The events before Christ's return are so catastrophic that they only happen once.
Note the extreme, apocalyptic, superlatives Christ uses: “great”, “not been nor ever shall be”, and “no flesh” survive.
Third, Christ's Coming Kingdom Rule will be seen by every one of us, every saint that has ever lived, and by every human alive on Earth at the closing moments of the Tribulation (Mat. 25:31-32). Note that Jesus says: “all the holy angels” come with Him. This is also described as the second coming in Rev. 19, surrounding the events at Armageddon.
(ROK-18; 130707AM)
Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to access weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS featuring weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul's Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul's Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at:
youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join
Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date:
Facebook: facebook.com/discoverthebook
DTBM Academy Courses:
dtbma.com/Default.aspx
Purchase John's Books, Mp3 & DVD resources:
E-Books: tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy
Here are links to our Amazon Pages--
amazon.com/shop/dtbm
Donate to the ministry: dtbm.org/donations/partnership
For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages, go to: dtbm.org
youtu.be/qaQ9wcP5mYU
