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I am going to try to keep this short.
During the Lord's Supper the Lord broke bread and drank wine stating He shall not eat this meal again until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God. From Luke 22:14-21 "And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
In the parable of the wheat and tares, we have the wheat gathered at the harvest (after the fullness of the Gentiles has happened). Why gather the wheat? For it can be turned into flour which is uniform everywhere and flour turned into bread.
Same for the true vine parable. Grapes are gathered during the harvest and turned into wine which is uniform everywhere.
Bread and wine as you know was offered in the Jewish temple on the morning and evening as part of a sacrifice offering together with a lamb to express gratitude to God.
I find this quite striking, for the bread that was broken and wine that was spilled during that Passover over 2000 years ago, in God's foresight shall be remade and offered to God again at the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God.
From Romans 11:33 "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!"
God in his mercy and foresight has set in motion before creation a plan for the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God. Many men have tried to understand it and throwing in leaven via all kinds of theological concepts. What is worse is that Satan at every step tries to undo that plan and true tares look like wheat until maturity. So do bad versus good grapes.
In short, trust God and not man. Trust the Holy Spirit to guide you and not doctrines of men about mankind in general. Abide in Christ and not the intellectual sand castles of men no matter how complex they might be. God gave all of us the ability to choose. Choose wisely!
1 John 2:26-27 "I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him."
During the Lord's Supper the Lord broke bread and drank wine stating He shall not eat this meal again until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God. From Luke 22:14-21 "And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
In the parable of the wheat and tares, we have the wheat gathered at the harvest (after the fullness of the Gentiles has happened). Why gather the wheat? For it can be turned into flour which is uniform everywhere and flour turned into bread.
Same for the true vine parable. Grapes are gathered during the harvest and turned into wine which is uniform everywhere.
Bread and wine as you know was offered in the Jewish temple on the morning and evening as part of a sacrifice offering together with a lamb to express gratitude to God.
I find this quite striking, for the bread that was broken and wine that was spilled during that Passover over 2000 years ago, in God's foresight shall be remade and offered to God again at the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God.
From Romans 11:33 "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!"
God in his mercy and foresight has set in motion before creation a plan for the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God. Many men have tried to understand it and throwing in leaven via all kinds of theological concepts. What is worse is that Satan at every step tries to undo that plan and true tares look like wheat until maturity. So do bad versus good grapes.
In short, trust God and not man. Trust the Holy Spirit to guide you and not doctrines of men about mankind in general. Abide in Christ and not the intellectual sand castles of men no matter how complex they might be. God gave all of us the ability to choose. Choose wisely!
1 John 2:26-27 "I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him."