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It depends what you mean. Do I think it's possible that the "millenial reign/millenial kingdom" could be something that God does with his kingdom? I don't see why not. I don't have super-strong working knowledge of the prophets, but I know that there are descriptions of the world working in a very different way than it does now (often dismissed as poetic/ not literal language- and that's fine) and that millenial reign could be what they refer to.
I'll put it this way. The prophets saw Messiah reigning is Jerusalem , the heavenly Jerusalem.
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29For our God is a consuming fire.
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29For our God is a consuming fire.
These forums are the equivalent to being inside of a church building (to me). How these people belittle and berate each other is bizarre. We're either looking at drug and alcohol addiction in action, or these people have become so unattached from the real world that they have forgotten that we are real people with real hearts, feelings and emotions.
To be so rude defies the word "Christian."
Ezekiel 36:25-27 NLT - ""Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations."
If we do not reflect Eze 36:25-27, it means that we have not been Cleansed. It means that the Evil Filth has not been washed away. It means that we have not been given a new heart. It means that we have not been given a New Spirit. It means that the old, Stony, Sinful, Evil heart has not been cut away by Christ. And the Stony, Stubborn, Evil heart remains and has not become tender and responsive to others. It means that we do not obey, made evident by how so many, here, belittle and berate. And what is so amazing about these people, is that the moment you begin to defend yourself and point these things out, "you" are labeled as "divisive" and "unwell." I was told this openly by a co-member here, just four days ago. This person launched out, baited and trapped me, only to openly write ugly words to me, as if he were a model and standard for us all to follow.
When we talk to each other like this . . . it proves that we are just like the world. It proves that we ARE the world.
1 Corinthians 3:2-3 NLT - "I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren't ready for anything stronger. And you still aren't ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren't you living like people of the world?"
To be so rude defies the word "Christian."
Ezekiel 36:25-27 NLT - ""Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations."
If we do not reflect Eze 36:25-27, it means that we have not been Cleansed. It means that the Evil Filth has not been washed away. It means that we have not been given a new heart. It means that we have not been given a New Spirit. It means that the old, Stony, Sinful, Evil heart has not been cut away by Christ. And the Stony, Stubborn, Evil heart remains and has not become tender and responsive to others. It means that we do not obey, made evident by how so many, here, belittle and berate. And what is so amazing about these people, is that the moment you begin to defend yourself and point these things out, "you" are labeled as "divisive" and "unwell." I was told this openly by a co-member here, just four days ago. This person launched out, baited and trapped me, only to openly write ugly words to me, as if he were a model and standard for us all to follow.
When we talk to each other like this . . . it proves that we are just like the world. It proves that we ARE the world.
1 Corinthians 3:2-3 NLT - "I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren't ready for anything stronger. And you still aren't ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren't you living like people of the world?"
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You're right, @2ndTimothyGroup. The OP had no right to call you out like that.
I don't always succeed, but I try to defend my fellow CC members if it is called for.
I don't always succeed, but I try to defend my fellow CC members if it is called for.
Thank you! And, I thank you in advance for defending others here . . . and everywhere. This is our duty. No True Christian leaves anyone in a ditch. Those who possess the Love of the Holy Spirit, they do not live for themselves, but for the benefit of others.
1 Corinthians 9:22-23 NIV - "To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings."
Now get this . . . the last time I posted these two verses above, I was labeled as prideful. Just can't even make this stuff up.
1 Corinthians 9:22-23 NIV - "To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings."
Now get this . . . the last time I posted these two verses above, I was labeled as prideful. Just can't even make this stuff up.
You saying this and quoting a bunch of Paul is unproductive, unless you explain how you interpret them.
Yes, Jesus reigns in heavenly Jerusalem. Some dispensationalists would say there will literally be a new heavens and new earth: this world will be reduced to nothing and be re-made, and the new Jerusalem will descend upon the new earth (after the millenial reign). While a preterist would say that it's an imaginary new heavens and new earth, something, something, something, make some excuse about poetic lions eating straw and people with double average lifespans- and then declare that this life is all there is to it; and deny a real resurrection (thereby denying the entire faith- because if there is no resurrection then Christ is not risen and you are still in your sins...)
And of course there is a huge spectrum in between those views.
Yes, Jesus reigns in heavenly Jerusalem. Some dispensationalists would say there will literally be a new heavens and new earth: this world will be reduced to nothing and be re-made, and the new Jerusalem will descend upon the new earth (after the millenial reign). While a preterist would say that it's an imaginary new heavens and new earth, something, something, something, make some excuse about poetic lions eating straw and people with double average lifespans- and then declare that this life is all there is to it; and deny a real resurrection (thereby denying the entire faith- because if there is no resurrection then Christ is not risen and you are still in your sins...)
And of course there is a huge spectrum in between those views.
Powerful, Almighty God, we ask that you would help Hitch with "his" attitude and demeanor of being an agitator and aggressor. We ask that you would heal "his" heart and help him grow into the kind of person that you expect him to become. And father, may you help us to be the person that you want "him" to become so that we would be good and healthy models for "him" to follow. We pray this prayer in the Name of your Powerful Son, Jesus.
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