After a brief reminder about the hermeneutics possibilities,
we dive straight into the gospel of Luke and our interpretation of God’s
promise to give Jesus the throne of David as proof of our literal
interpretation if we take the promise seriously. Other promises are discussed as is the Bride
- the church.
Once again, Dr. Missler runs us through the key aspects of
the Jewish wedding ceremony. It’s nearly
impossible not to feel chills running down your spine as you come to the
understanding that we, as believers, are actively involved in this series of
blessed events! What a thrill to be the
Bride of Christ!
So, it looks like Jesus will rule from David’s throne during
the millennium. Other key happenings
during this time frame include Satan being bound in the bottomless pit for the
1000 years. We’ve repeatedly heard Chuck
say that there are some people out there who believe that the Millennium has
already begun. If that’s the case,
Satan’s chain is too long! I think
that’s all the proof we need to realize that the Millennium is yet to come.
The beast and the false prophet are already in the lake of
fire. They were cast there in Revelation
19:20. After Satan is loosed for a time
to deceive the nations, he is cast into the lake of fire as well. The three of them will be tormented there
forever.
The Great White Throne judgment follows, where the dead are
judged by their works. The fact that
they’re being judged by their works says that they have no hope of eternity
with the Lord. It is the work of Christ
that saves us, not our own works. These
will be cast into the lake of fire also.
The thought of this convicts me to share my faith with as many people as
possible. It also convicts me to pray
that unbelievers will receive God’s message and respond to it.
When Chuck reminds us what this torment means to the
consciousness of those doomed to experience it, I feel compassion rather than
apathy like I used to. I used to feel
like I don’t care if it doesn’t affect me.
Maybe that’s still true. But I’m
widening my circle of observation and I can see that it does affect people that
I know. And as a Christian I should care
about them. Shouldn’t I?
Homework for next time:
Read chapters 21 & 22. Review
your notes.
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