Christ was appointed a Kingdom !

[savedbygrace57]

Luke 22:29

29And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;[ A Kingdom]

The Lord Jesus Christ says to His disciples [His Church] that His Father hath appointed Him a Kingdom. This Kingdom is Representative of the subjects of this Kingdom, the individuals that comprise it, so in essence, in stating that God has appointed Him a Kingdom, He is also saying that God hath appointed unto Him individual's or members or citizens that populate that Kingdom.

We have in Daniel a picture of this Kingdom Dan 7:13-14

13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

This Kingdom appointed to the Son by the Father, is a Kingdom rewarded Him for His Work of the Cross, a Kingdom is given Him that should serve Him. He has been given dominion of this Kingdom, and that everlasting dominion. Remember when Jesus said in Matt 28:

18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Jesus was saying that all Dominion has been given unto Him ! And out of this Dominion, this Sovereignty, a Kingdom of peoples will serve Him, speaking of His Church, a People out of every Nation and Language.

This is what the Father hath appointed Him Lk 22:29. The word appoint in the verse is the greek word diatithēmi:

to arrange, dispose of, one's own affairs

a) of something that belongs to one

b) to dispose of by will, make a testament

2) to make a covenant, enter into a covenant, with one

This Kingdom is given as a result of the Terms of the Everlasting Covenant that the Son entered into with the Father before the world began.

Christ having fulfilled the Terms of the Covenant is rewarded this Kingdom of peoples to serve Him.

That word appointed also is used in the NT as the word Testator in Hebrews 9:16-17

16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

The word is also used in context of the Covenant as the word made as is here:

Acts 3:25

25Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Heb 8:10

10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Heb 10:16

16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

All of these references has to do with the Kingdom appointed to the Son and its members, its citizens, those that will serve Him.

 

[reba]

When has Christ not been King?

 

[jasoncran]

he wasnt address as king in the tanakh to my knowlegde.

 

[reba]

How detailed would that be jason? He was called King in Isaiah

Isa 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

I do not a but VERY slim idea of tanakh.

 

[jasoncran]

How detailed would that be jason? He was called King in Isaiah

Isa 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

I do not a but VERY slim idea of tanakh.

you just quoted the tanakh, the prophets is the area. man my grandma's tanakh with commentary is triple the size of any bible i have seen. i guess it has the talmud with it as well or maybe the zohar. i am unsure . i only have glanced at that.

let me correct you on this. when you see the word LORD that is the YHWH, he isnt the son but the father. the name that is forgotten in pronucation or as even the tetragrammation isnt used by the jews, they will say heshem or adonai instead or when writing this... G-D or adonai or HESHEM(the name) YHWH means the God of no name or the God of many names. i dont think jesus is often called that name. he actually claimed this one for himself. el-shaddai, the great provider or the Good shephard or and the first and the last(alpha and the omega).

 

[jasoncran]

interesting i often use that verse to show the trinity and often felt that the father is speaking and that make sense as yhwh is used by the father.

 

[savedbygrace57]

This Kingdom and its citizens, are specifically whom Christ died for. In time He calls them into fellowship within this Kingdom.

1 thess 2:12

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

This call is efficacious, who called you unto or into or among His Kingdom !

Each citizen of this Kingdom has already been appointed of old a particular position in the Kingdom. Remember what Jesus told the concerned Mother who asked if her sons could have a particular position in the Kingdom ? Listen what Jesus answered her :

Matt 20:20-23

20Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.


21And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.



And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

The Main Point here is That the Kingdom citizens have already been Chosen by God, and not one more or less shall inherit the Kingdom, by virtue of Christ Work of Calvary !

 

[savedbygrace57]

Come Inherit the Kingdom !



Matt 25:34

34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

We all know who Jesus is speaking to here don't we ? In case we do not, its the Sheep on His Right Hand vs 33

32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

They are going to inherit the Kingdom prepared just for them.

Remember when Jesus said to His disciples this Lk 22:29

And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;[ A Kingdom]

Well, He was then speaking to the same of which belonged to these Sheep He is now speaking to in the Day of Judgment.

In Luke 22 He says to them, a Kingdom has been appointed to them. The word appointed means:

to arrange, dispose of, one's own affairs

a) of something that belongs to one

b) to dispose of by will, make a testament

2) to make a covenant, enter into a covenant, with one

Now here in Matt 25:34, Jesus tells them to come and inherit the Kingdom. The word inherit means klēronomeō:


to receive a lot, receive by lot

a) esp. to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance

b) to be an heir, to inherit

2) to receive the portion assigned to one, receive an allotted portion, receive as one's own or as a possession

3) to become partaker of, to obtain

The Idea here is that this Kingdom they inherit is not the result of anything they did or earned, but its by way of their inheritance from another. They receive it by Lot, because they are Heirs.

They receive it because of their Covenant Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, who earned it for them by means of the Blood of His Covenant, Heb 13:20, and it [The Kingdom] was part of His bequeathment unto them, He having died as the testator of the Covenant of which He was their Surety. Heb 7:22 ;Heb 9:15-17; Heb1:14.

Notice again in Matt 25:34, that the Covenant Head of the Sheep says that the Kingdom had been prepared for them from the foundation, in which they also were blessed. Yes, in the Eternal Purpose of God, these Sheep, Kingdom Heirs had been Blessed by their Heavenly Father from the foundation. This also is the Kingdom that Jesus received after His Ascension here Dan 7:13-14

13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

 

[savedbygrace57]

Dan 7:13-14

13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Matt 16:18-19

18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

The Kingdom in Dan 7:14 is the Church of Matt 16:18, which is called the Kingdom of Heaven in vs 19.

Now, in Dan it is said that this kingdom shall not be destroyed, whereas in Matt it states that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it !

Notice how both the Kingdom in Dan 7 and the Church Kingdom in Matt 16 both have immunity from defeat, destruction or overthrow.

As Dan 7 states that this kingdom would be people with all peoples, nations and languages, so likewise, We know the Church/Redeemed will also be Rev 5:9

9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

Peter later opened up the Kingdom for the gentiles, with the conversion of Cornelius.

This is to show us that the Kingdom in Dan 7:13-14 and The Church in Matt 16:18-19 are the same..

 

[savedbygrace57]

John 12:32

32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

These are they that constitute Christ Kingdom given Him in Dan 7:13-14.

His redemptive death accomplished the effective drawing of all for whom He died, for whom He was lifted up from the earth in behalf of to Himself, this means they shall become believers in Him, and servants to Him. 2 Cor 5:15

15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

Thats what is meant here in Dan 7:14

14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

You see the correlation there ? That of living unto Him that died for them, which means to serve Him compared to " should serve Him " in Dan 7:14 ?

You see, these are the Sheep that shall hear His voice. The word all in Jn 12:32 does not mean all men without exception as false religion teaches, but simply all kinds of people, all kinds of ethnicities, look at Dan 7:14 ; Hence all peoples, nations, languages ! This means both jews and gentiles Jn 10:16; 11:52:12:20-21

 

[savedbygrace57]

The Kingdom the Father appointed the Son as in

Luke 22:29

29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;[ A Kingdom]

They are the same one's He gave to Him to give Eternal Life Jn 17:2

2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

Its a Eternal or Everlasting Kingdom 2 Pet 1:11

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Since thats so, the subjects of it are given and Eternal Life !

Dan 7:14,27

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

These Two verse in Dan 7 are actually stating what Jesus said in Lk 22:29 He gives or appoints a Kingdom as He has been given and appointed a Kingdom.

Its entering into Eternal Life ! Matt 25:34

34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

 

[savedbygrace57]

Christ Blood made this Kingdom !

The Kingdom the Father appointed to His Son as per Lk 22:29

29And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;

He appointed this Kingdom to The Son as an accomplishment of The Son shedding His Blood for them !

Rev 1:5-6


5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

It has been stated that some of the older manuscripts use the greek word basileia which means kingdom instead of the plural of basileus which means kings. So it would be rendered a kingdom to be priests.

The same for Rev 5:10

10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And so it should be understood that Rev 1:5-6 is referring to the Church, so The Church and The Kingdom are the Same !

 

[savedbygrace57]

Also scriptures like this one are fulfilled with Christ being appointed a Kingdom ! Jer 23:5

5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Notice, a King shall reign and Prosper ! Thats what Isa is speaking of also here Isa 53:10

10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

This is intimated in this Prophecy to David regarding His Seed Christ, whom God will Establish Him a Kingdom 1 Chron 17:11

And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

All this finds it fulfillment in Christ and His finished work on Calvary ! And His setting on The Throne at the Right Hand of God after His ascension..

 

[savedbygrace57]

The subjects of this Kingdom, those who belong to it, are all those that had been chosen in the King of that Kingdom before the foundation of the world Eph 1:4

4According as he hath chosen us in him[Christ the King] before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Matt 25:34

34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

 

[savedbygrace57]

The Appointed Kingdom is the Church !



Thge Kingdom of God is the Church. It is the Church that will inherit the Kingdom of God. Notice What Paul writes to the Church at Corinth 1 Cor 15:50

50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

They are the same Christ will say Matt 25:34

34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

 

[Hitch]

Christ Blood made this Kingdom !

The Kingdom the Father appointed to His Son as per Lk 22:29

29And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;

He appointed this Kingdom to The Son as an accomplishment of The Son shedding His Blood for them !

Rev 1:5-6


5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

It has been stated that some of the older manuscripts use the greek word basileia which means kingdom instead of the plural of basileus which means kings. So it would be rendered a kingdom to be priests.

The same for Rev 5:10

10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And so it should be understood that Rev 1:5-6 is referring to the Church, so The Church and The Kingdom are the Same !

Then the notion of Christ coming back to set up his kingdom is absurd.

 

[savedbygrace57]

Then the notion of Christ coming back to set up his kingdom is absurd.

Yes it is absurd, The Kingdom is already setup, but not yet manifested. It will be only set up in the sense that now the adminisration of Judgment will be time for. 2 Tim 4:1

1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

 

[reba]

Rom 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

 

[Hitch]

Yes it is absurd, The Kingdom is already setup, but not yet manifested.

Nonsense, according to scripture Jesus Christ has been seen occupying the highest seat of authority

It will be only set up in the sense that now the adminisration of Judgment will be time for. 2 Tim 4:1

1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

I also find it interesting that, although I havent read all of your posts ,you talk a great deal of coming events and never have I noticed that you even allude to the timing of the resurrection, obviously a matter of great import in the light of the verse quoted above, something Jesus spoke of directly.

 

[savedbygrace57]

Nonsense,

Keep thinking that ! See ya there at the Judgment..