SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 9/13/2017
9:50 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
PT-1 “The Kingdom Will Come”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Acts 3:19c
Message of the
verse: “in order that times of
refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;”
John MacArthur states that the phrase “times of
refreshing” refers to the Millennial kingdom, and that is what happens when
people repent, as it is not only an individual blessing, but also this
ultimately will be a collective blessing.
All one has to do is to study the Old Testament and they will find that
God promised them a kingdom, and that kingdom will be fulfilled at the end of the
tribulation period, the 7 years of great trouble that will come upon the earth
shortly after the church is taken out in the event called the “Rapture.”
John MacArthur writes “Kairos (times) points to a fixed, set or predetermined time. Jesus used it in Acts 1:7 to answer the
disciples’ query about the restoration of the kingdom. He told them, ‘It is not for you to know the
times of epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.’ God’s sovereign determination of the time of
the kingdom encompasses Israel’s repentance.
It is only when ‘all Israel [is] saved’ that ‘the Deliverer will come
from Zion’ (Rom. 11:26).”
It was in December of 2006 that my former Pastor, Dr.
Jack Jacobs wrote a paper in preparation to speak to a group of leading Pastors
in what is called “The Hebron Fellowship,” a group of Baptist Pastors that are
in North Eastern Ohio. His paper and
talk were entitled “Covenant Theology vs. Dispensationalism,” and this paper
which I could not find after he also spoke to our Bible Study around the same
time. A packrat friend of mine who never
throws anything away found his copy and now I have it and have been passing it
out to those in my Sunday school class on the book of Revelation. The reason I did this is because if one is to
understand the book of Revelation one has to realize that all of the things
that are written in it that is things from chapters 4-22 will happen in the
future. Those of Covenant Theology think
differently, and it has been my desire to tell people the contents of this
paper because what is in this paper can be backed up by Scripture, while what
the Covenant Theologists believe cannot.
Why do I bring this up now? Well Peter is talking to the people of Israel
about the promised kingdom that God promised in the Old Testament, something
that was on the hearts of all who were in Israel, and because we are looking at
what we learn in the book of Revelation as being the Millennial Kingdom it is
important to me to make sure that people who read my Spiritual Diaries know
exactly where I stand as to when this will happen. Many Covenant Theologists do not even believe
that there will be a kingdom, and some believe that it will be ushered in when
all of mankind is living so well that God will just bring this into the world. Tell those who are tearing up the Middle East
that this will happen, and tell the people of North Korea who want to blow up
the United States that we are truly getting to be a better people and are
awaiting the kingdom of God to be brought in.
This kind of thinking causes my blood to boil as it comes straight from
the enemy of our soul’s mouth, and people believe it.
In our next SD we will look at some of the Old Testament
prophecies about what the kingdom of God will be like.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Trust the
Lord to bring in the Millennial kingdom just as He has promised.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Trust that the Lord will use my Spiritual
Diaries in a way that will bring glory to His Son.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “Daniel” (Daniel 7:2).
Today’s Bible
question: “Where were the Abna and
Pharpar Rivers?”
Answer in our next SD.
9/13/2017 10:16 AM
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