Throughout the world today anti-Semitism continually challenges the Abrahamic Covenant. Four of them are unconditional (that is, unilateral commitments on God’s part): There are a number of major covenants-commitments-of God throughout the Old Testament. One of the hazards of the amillennial view is the failure to take the covenants of God seriously. The early church looked longingly for His promised return as their “Blessed Hope” to rid a desperate world of its evil rulers.
There are at least 318 references in 216 chapters of the New Testament and 23 of its 27 books give prominence to the event. In fact, this obsession obscured Israel’s recognizing the Messiah when He made His initial appearance. The ancient rabbinical aspirations were dominated by it. There are at least 1,845 references in the Old Testament and 17 books that give prominence to the event. The Old Testament is replete with commitments for a literal Messiah ultimately ruling the world through Israel from His throne in Jerusalem. While there are many different, yet defendable, views regarding many aspects of end-time prophecies, this basic divergence-denying a literal Millennium-is particularly hazardous since it would appear to be an attack on the very character of God! It does violence to His numerous and explicit promises and commitments that pervade both the Old and New Testaments. It is tragic that most of the major denominations-Roman Catholic and Protestant-embrace an eschatology (“study of last things”) that is amillennial: a view that does not envision a literal rule of Christ on the Throne of David on Planet Earth. Why is this? Does meditation on such a penetrating truth terrify the minister? Well it might. Sermons there are and books without number on the Second Coming of Christ, but books dealing as a sole subject and the Judgment Seat of Christ can be counted on one hand. This, I am persuaded after much thought, is the most neglected part of eschatology. One day I grasped two handfuls of books of sermons and found that not one of them had a message on the or the Judgment Seat of Christ. If there is no word from the Lord in this hour, there certainly is no word for the Church from anyone else. Is there then a forgotten truth from the holy and imperishable Word of the living God that could shake this Laodicean Church from its creeping paralysis? I believe there is. Leonard Ravenhill, the famous minister and preacher from England, said: The lack of any realistic perspective on the kingdom may be the root source of the widespread apostasy that characterizes our contemporary churches today. Yet there are more promises and prophecies about this “kingdom” than any other period in the entire Bible! In the model prayer that the Lord taught His disciples-commonly called “the Lord’s Prayer”-one of the key petitions is “Thy Kingdom come.” Most Christians today, however, have no real idea what this means. Home > Nan's Corner > The Kingdom, Power And Glory > The Kingdom, Power & Glory - Thy Kingdom Come Nan's Corner: The Kingdom, Power & Glory - Thy Kingdom Come by Nancy Missler Nan's Corner: The Kingdom, Power & Glory - Thy Kingdom Come - Nancy Missler
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