Lions

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Lions
Taxe
and
Gold
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TEXT Zechariah 143-9 Rev 1911-16The
millennial kingdom of Christ will be
characterized by
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I. Righteousness and Peace

• A. Righteousness of those who enter at the
  establishment of the kingdom (Matt 2534-37 Phil
  39 Rom 322)
• B. Righteousness of judgment (Isaiah 114)
• C. Peace among nations (Ezekiel 3726 3925-26)

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II. Grace to the nation Israel (Ezekiel 3719)

• A. Israel and Judah re-united (Ezekiel 3719)
• B. Israel exalted (Ezekiel 3724-25)

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III. Repression of wickedness

• A. By Christs rule with a rod of iron. (Isaiah
  114 Psalm 29 Malachi 31-6)
• B. By binding Satan (Isaiah 2421-22
  Revelation 202)

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• C. By the final proof of mans inability to
  justify himself ((Not able to obey his
  conscience, to obey human government, to obey
  Gods law, not able to willingly respond to Gods
  grace, not able to obey Gods King) Romans 319).
• D. Ends with final judgment on the earth (Rev
  207-9 2 Peter 310-13)

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IV. The Ultimate and Final fulfillment of the
Kingdom of God

• Remember The Kingdom of God is all those, from
  whatever period of history who are willingly
  obedient, by faith, to God (see Hebrews 11)
• Christs earthly kingdom is often (usually in
  Matthew) referred to as the kingdom of heaven or
  the kingdom of the Son of Man. Obviously, those
  who are righteous in this kingdom are part of the
  Kingdom of God as are we who are believers, as
  was Abraham, etc.

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• A. By Christ turning over the kingdom to the
  Father (1 Cor 1524-25 Rev 2014)
• B. By the ushering in of the New Heaven and New
  Earth (Rev 21)

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So...

• When you pray the Lords Prayer and say, Thy
  kingdom come you are, in effect saying, Lord,
  were done hereall our work has been completed,
  we have no more souls to reach, no further
  responsibility as your ambassadors, so Thy
  kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth

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• What is His will?
• First then shall be Great Tribulation (Matt
  2421)
• And immediately after those days (Matt 2429)
• You shall see the Son of Man coming on the
  clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
  (Matt 2430)
• Are we finished with the work He has given us?