The Millennium Lesson 13
The Kingdom in the Epistles. Paul, Peter, and the other apostles were given a unique insight into the coming kingdom.
The Kingdom in the Epistles. Paul, Peter, and the other apostles were given a unique insight into the coming kingdom.
Jesus’ Testimony of His Kingdom. The King himself had much to say about his kingdom, especially in the book of Matthew. He often used the phrase “the kingdom of heaven is like…” to begin his parables, trying to capture for his disciples the character of the kingdom. We know much more from him about the…
The minor prophets offer numerous small glimpses into the future kingdom. Of these, Zechariah by far has the most to say. All twelve prophets agree that Israel will be blessed with a greatness it has never known before, when her appointed Ruler comes to claim his kingdom.
Last time we looked at the greeting and the thanksgiving portions of this letter to Corinth. We found that the letter was from the apostle Paul and Sosthenes. Paul asserted the apostolic authority that was given to him by the will of God and not of his own doing. Paul thanked God for the work…
The Millennium: The First Days of Forever – Lesson 8 The final chapters of Ezekiel describe a mysterious prince who will lead sacrifices and have authority in the land. We also see the geographic restructuring of the land for the building of a massive 640-acre temple. This temple has a river flowing out of it…
2 Timothy 2:11-13 The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
So far in this letter to the Corinthians, we have seen Paul introduce why he was writing to them. Though he was not present with them, word has come to him that there were divisions in the church. He started to explain to them that it is foolishness to quarrel over spiritual leaders. After all,…