THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Jeremiah 31:27-34
THE MILLENNIUM
KINGDOM
V:27-28 "The days are coming," declares the Lord,
"when I will plant the house of Israel
and the house of Judah
with the offspring of men and of animals.
28 Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and
to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build
and to plant," declares the Lord. "
A. This is the prophecy of the coming Millennium
Kingdom
on earth. (Millennium means 1000 years) Rev 20:1-4
1. The time frame
is after the second coming of Christ.
2. We know that
this time frame is before the New Heaven and New Earth
because there
will be no animals after the final judgment.
B. When Jesus come back again all the Church will raptured into heaven
to reign with
Him. I Thes 4:13-17
1. Jesus will wage
a war against Satan who will be defeated and locked in a
special hell
where he will not have any influence.
2. A remnant of
Jews will survive the war? and be taken into the Millennium
to grow a
Nation obedient to Christ.
C. During the Millennium, Israel
will serve Christ as He reigns on earth.
BIBLE INTERPRETATION, THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
V:29-30 "In those days people will no longer say, 'The
fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'
30 Instead, everyone will die for his own sin; whoever eats
sour grapes — his own teeth will be set on edge. "
A. We have to be careful to separate scripture from traditional
sayings that propagate
through out the
Church that are not based on the Bible.
1. This saying was
based on a misinterpretation of scripture. Lev 18:25
2.The Jews held the
belief that their current misfortunes was based on the sins of their
ancestors.
B. Before the death and resurrection of Christ, man did not
have the indwelling of the
Holy Spirit.
1. The people of Israel
relied on the priest on the interpretation of scripture.
2. The authority of
scripture was second to their traditions.
C. After the resurrection of Christ, all believers are given
the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit. John 14:26
1. It is the job of
the Holy Spirit to teach the Word of God to believers.
2. When we study
God's Word we have an in house interpreter.
JESUS CHRIST, THE NEW COVENANT
V:31-32. "The time is coming," declares the Lord,
"when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the
house of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt ,
because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them," declares the Lord. "
A. The old covenant that God made with Israel
was the Law.
1. The Law was
conditional on the obedience of the nation.
2. Israel
could not keep the Law.
3. The Law could
not save, but pointed to their sinfulness.
4. The Israelites
continuously broke God's Law before they
were placed
in the
promise land.
5. God protected
the Nation of Israel in desert and in the promise land.
B. The New Covenant was an everlasting covenant ratified
with the blood of Jesus
on the Cross. Matt 26:28
1. This new
covenant is none conditional.
2. It is not based
on man, but the shed blood of Jesus.
3. We are
continuously reminded of this covenant by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
John 14:26
THE INDEWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
33 "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel
after that time," declares the Lord. "I will put my law in their
minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my
people.
34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his
brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least
of them to the greatest," declares
the Lord. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their
sins no more."
A. Two time frames may be indicated here.
1. The Church had
it beginning with Jewish believers.
2. Peter preach on
one occasion and 3000 Jews were saved. He preach on another
occasion and 5000 thousands Jews were saved. Act 2 and 3
3. The sins of all
believers are atoned by their faith in the death and resurrection
of Jesus.
4. Based on our
faith, God becomes our God and we become His people.
5. It is by the
power of the Holy Spirit that we have instant recall of God's Word.
6. The Church age
will end with the second coming of Christ.
1 Thes 4:13-17
B. The second time frame is the Millennium
Kingdom
1. During this
time frame after end of the Church Age, God will deal with Israel
only.
2. A remnant of Israel
will survive the tribulation and grow a nation in
the Millennium
Kingdom
3. Doing this second
time frame. Christ, the Word will reign on earth
and be in the
hearts of all men. Rev 20:1-4
THANK GOD FOR HIS GRACE
AND MERCY
Rev M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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