Peter and the Gospel of the Kingdom

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Peter and the Gospel of the Kingdom
The big difference between Peter and today’s popular Gospel is the content. Jesus came preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom which included salvation from sin. Jesus had not gone to the cross yet but he announced the effects of the cross were for all who believed in him.

When Peter preached a Pentecost, his message included not only the kingdom but Jesus’ death on the cross, his burial, and resurrection. He then progressed showing how Jesus now sits on David’s Throne in heavenly Jerusalem above as God promised.

This became the example of Kingdom Gospel preaching carried on by Paul.
Today’s popular Gospel leaves the kingdom out completely. And if anyone mentions the Kingdom, it is the Pharisee’s carnal physical kingdom Jesus refuted time and again in the gospels.

Peter’s gospel of the kingdom begins in Acts with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.” Acts 2:22–24 (KJV 1900)

Then he progresses to the resurrection of Christ, and David’s resurrection at the end of the world.
“For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.” Acts 2:25–27 (KJV 1900)

Now Peter brings in the Kingdom. He says Christ’s resurrection seated him on David’s Throne.
“Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.” Acts 2:29–31 (KJV 1900)

Resurrected to where Jesus now sits on David’s throne.
“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.” Acts 2:33–35 (KJV 1900) “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Acts 2:36 (KJV 1900)

Paul says, in his Gospel of the Kingdom;
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” 1 Corinthians 15:25–26 (KJV 1900) which happens on the last day in the resurrection/rapture.

Also foretold by Samuel the Prophet.
“And when thy days [David] be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.” 2 Samuel 7:12 (KJV 1900) So Jesus’ rein is now, before the resurrection lasting forever.
 
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Would you think about these points? You speak as if the kingdom and salvation starts with what Jesus did for us on the cross. I think this was in effect in eternal time, a way of knowing time as God does, for God is eternal.

I base this on my study of the sacrificial system before Christ. God says in Isaiah 1: 11 “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.” Yet scripture commanding these things, and the answer to that is in Lev. 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

We know now that we have Christ explained to us that the blood that God is speaking of is the blood of Christ. There is no atonement without the blood of Christ. Those poor people lived on faith alone without the explanations we have.

We can learn that this system worked in a partial way by reading Matthew 27: 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and Matthew 27: 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city and appeared to many people. This happened as soon as the curtain split at the mortal death of Christ, tying the sacrificial system to Christ.

It makes a tremendous difference in our understanding of God of the OT, of salvation, and of the kingdom of God with our understanding of the sacrificial system as relating to Christ.
 
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Dave-L said:
Peter and the Gospel of the Kingdom
The big difference between Peter and today’s popular Gospel is the content. Jesus came preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom which included salvation from sin. Jesus had not gone to the cross yet but he announced the effects of the cross were for all who believed in him.

When Peter preached a Pentecost, his message included not only the kingdom but Jesus’ death on the cross, his burial, and resurrection. He then progressed showing how Jesus now sits on David’s Throne in heavenly Jerusalem above as God promised.

This became the example of Kingdom Gospel preaching carried on by Paul.
Today’s popular Gospel leaves the kingdom out completely. And if anyone mentions the Kingdom, it is the Pharisee’s carnal physical kingdom Jesus refuted time and again in the gospels.

Peter’s gospel of the kingdom begins in Acts with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.” Acts 2:22–24 (KJV 1900)

Then he progresses to the resurrection of Christ, and David’s resurrection at the end of the world.
“For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.” Acts 2:25–27 (KJV 1900)

Now Peter brings in the Kingdom. He says Christ’s resurrection seated him on David’s Throne.
“Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.” Acts 2:29–31 (KJV 1900)

Resurrected to where Jesus now sits on David’s throne.
“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.” Acts 2:33–35 (KJV 1900) “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Acts 2:36 (KJV 1900)

Paul says, in his Gospel of the Kingdom;
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” 1 Corinthians 15:25–26 (KJV 1900) which happens on the last day in the resurrection/rapture.

Also foretold by Samuel the Prophet.
“And when thy days [David] be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.” 2 Samuel 7:12 (KJV 1900) So Jesus’ rein is now, before the resurrection lasting forever.
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I didn't realized there was a heavenly Jerusalem and David had a throne there, until you said it.
 
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You know the most popular gospel I have seen preached is the propserity gospel
 
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Guojing said:
I didn't realized there was a heavenly Jerusalem and David had a throne there, until you said it.
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Often in the Word, David is a reference to Jesus-Yeshua. A very good way to know when it refers to our Lord is to remember that in Hebrew, David means Beloved, and also the Throne of the Beloved is Eternal.
 
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JaumeJ said:
Often in the Word, David is a reference to Jesus-Yeshua. A very good way to know when it refers to our Lord is to remember that in Hebrew, David means Beloved, and also the Throne of the Beloved is Eternal.
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You could interpret like that of course.

But how do you conclude that the throne of David is actually found in the heavens? So when you read Luke 1 for example

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Mary and the other Jews will all interpret this as talking about a throne in heaven?

And that the house of Jacob, as well as the kingdom, is actually a heavenly kingdom?
 
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I didn't realized there was a heavenly Jerusalem and David had a throne there, until you said it.
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“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,” Hebrews 12:22 (KJV 1900)

“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Galatians 4:26 (KJV 1900)
 
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“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,” Hebrews 12:22 (KJV 1900)

“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Galatians 4:26 (KJV 1900)
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So you believe all the Jews during the OT were looking forward to a heavenly land?
 
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So you believe all the Jews during the OT were looking forward to a heavenly land?
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Only the born again.

“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:8–11 (KJV 1900)

“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” Hebrews 11:13–16 (KJV 1900)
 
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Guojing said:
You could interpret like that of course.

But how do you conclude that the throne of David is actually found in the heavens? So when you read Luke 1 for example

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Mary and the other Jews will all interpret this as talking about a throne in heaven?

And that the house of Jacob, as well as the kingdom, is actually a heavenly kingdom?
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I do not interpret, I am sharing what thename, David, translates as. This is simply true. As for the throne in Heaven, it is the throne of David as promised by God to be eternal with always a descendant of the earthly King David of Israel.

Jesus-Yeshua was descended from David, and Jesus will always be the Beloved on His throne forever............… If this is not relating what the Word teaches, I must be pretty pompous in making up what it means.
 
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Dave-L said:
Paul says, in his Gospel of the Kingdom;
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” 1 Corinthians 15:25–26 (KJV 1900) which happens on the last day in the resurrection/rapture.
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I wouldnt say this is entirely true. Remember there will people that follow Jesus that for various reasons will be left behind. They will die one day as even some believers in the reign of Christ, living will die around 100 years old, etc. Death will only be truly conquered when we end up on the new earth.
 
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