The Adoption Part 1
The timing of the adoption of the One New Man has been debated for
many years. Many refer to it as the rapture of the church, some believe
it happens before the beginning of Daniel’s seventieth week, some
believe it happens midway through the seventieth week and still some
believe it takes place at the end of the seventieth week at the second
coming of Christ.
In this article we will cover the adoption of the one new man and the
resurrection of the church and compare the two and see the difference
between the two. So let’s get started!
First of all the word rapture is not what the apostle Paul calls the
catching away of the saints. He calls it the adoption. In Romans 8 he
says,
“23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have
the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves,
waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”
Paul calls the redemption of our body, “the adoption”. This
is when we get our bodies redeemed and we get a new glorified body.
Nevertheless, this event was coined the rapture and the name stuck,
so we will use both terms throughout this article, “the Rapture”
and “the Adoption” which will be describing the same event.
It seems to me that many people confuse the church with the One New
Man that was inserted into the church. This is what causes the division
on the timing of the rapture.
People look at this situation in several different ways. Here is your
typical Acts 2 view of the church before the separation of Daniel’s
69th and 70th weeks:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/NoSeparation.jpg
If you notice in this chart we left out the separation between Daniel’s
69th and 70th weeks and put the rapture at the end of the 70th week.
Your typical Acts 2 teaching is that the 69th week ended at the cross
and the church started at the cross or Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit was
given. The church will run through the 70th week and the rapture happens
at the second coming of Christ.
They also teach that the church is the One New Man (the body of Christ)
and that Jews and Gentiles can belong to this church.
But everyone knows that there is a gap between Daniel’s 69th and
70th weeks, so what we will do is go ahead and put that gap in place
with this chart:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/Acts2Separation.jpg
Now it is very difficult for me to place the dispensation of grace for
the Acts 2 belief for every time I ask an Acts 2 brother:
When was the dispensation of grace given to Paul to give to the Gentiles,
when will it end and what is its purpose?
…I have never gotten a clear answer. Many say grace started with
the cross, some say salvation was always by grace therefore the dispensation
of grace was always there, and various other answers, but nothing cut
and dry. So without a clear answer from any Acts 2 brethren so far,
I have placed the dispensation of grace starting at the end of the 69th
week and ran it all the way out to the second coming.
If you’re an Acts 2 brethren and you have a precise belief of
when the dispensation of grace started, when it ends and what it’s
purpose is, then please write to me and let me know and I will change
the chart according to your specifications, for what I have here is
just a guess from the bits and pieces of info I have collected over
the years from my Acts 2 brethren.
As far as I can tell with the info I have collected so far, the Acts
2 position does not have any particular reason for what separated the
69th and 70th weeks.
Another view is that the dispensation of grace separates the 69th and
70th weeks of Daniel’s prophecy, with the one new man given during
the time of this dispensation of grace and it is separate from the church
and it is it’s own church with the rapture taking place at the
end of the dispensation of grace. Therefore they teach a kingdom church
and a separate body church such as this chart indicates:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/2Churches.jpg
The problem with the two positions thus far is that the Acts 2 position
takes the teaching of Peter and Paul and puts emphasis on the things
they taught in common and stays away from the differences they had.
In contrast, the latter position puts emphasis on Peter and Paul’s
differences and stays away from the things they had in common. This
causes a major difference in the teaching.
But in all reality there is another view that needs to be considered
and that view consists of the one new man being INSERTED into the church
as this chart indicates:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/Inserted.jpg
This view is sort of a compromise between the first 2 views. It is very
clear in the scripture that the church began before the one new man
was given but it also very clear in the scriptures that there is only
one church in the new testament scriptures.
It is also very clear in the holy scriptures that there will be a resurrection
at the 2nd coming of Christ with fleshly bodies, but it is also very
clear in the scriptures that there will be a changing of bodies and
an ascending into heaven.
This confusion can be cleared up. As we go through the holy scriptures
we will compare spiritual things with spiritual and Lord willing, come
through to a better understanding of the holy scriptures.
Now here is the solution to the problem:
IF YOU CAN’T SEE WHEN THE ONE NEW MAN WAS GIVEN THEN IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE TO SEE WHEN HE IS TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY.
So, with this being said we have to discuss when the one new man was
given first before we can discuss when he’s taken out of the way.
But before we do this, let’s discuss the church itself.
The Church
Let’s get this said and done with:
The Church is going through the tribulation or Daniel’s seventieth
week, but the one new man does not.
This is where the mix-up comes in. There are scriptures for both the
church and the one new man. The church was in place before the one new
man was given and when the one new man is taken out of the way the church
will continue.
Jesus was very clear on this when he talked about it. In Luke 21 it
says,
“25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon,
and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;
the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power
and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift
up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
Question: Who is Jesus talking to? The church. The church is going through
the tribulation.
In Matthew 24 it says,
“15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth,
let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:”
Question: Who is Jesus talking to? The church. The church is going through
the tribulation.
Make no mistake about it, the church is going through the tribulation.
This is why many believe that the one new man is the church and the
one new man is going through the tribulation. They see no difference
between the one new man and the church.
Now let’s go ahead and put this on a visual time chart:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/TimechartNCChurch.jpg
As you can see in the chart we left out the dispensation of grace and
we have just the prophecy of Daniel’s seventy weeks to go by.
The dispensation of grace interrupts Daniel’s seventy weeks and
to demonstrate that the church is going through the tribulation we will
leave the dispensation of grace out.
John the Baptist came offering the kingdom in the 480th year of Daniel’s
prophecy, which is represented in orange. The new covenant church is
represented in blue.
As you can see on the chart the church began around Acts 2. Some say
it started at the cross. Whatever floats your boat. The starting point
of the church is not that critical as long as you see that it did start.
In Matthew 16 it says,
“18 And 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.”
The Lord said, “…I WILL build my church…”
This gives us a future tense of the church. He did NOT say, “…I
am building my church…” which would give us the
indication that he was already in the process of building it. So this
shows us that it has not started yet, but in Acts 2 it says,
“47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
So we see here that the church has already started by Acts 2. So if
you want to say it started at the cross or when the Holy Spirit was
given doesn’t really matter to me as long as you see it started
by Acts 2.
Now many people believe that the end of Daniel’s 69th week happened
at the cross. This is not so. Jesus died on the 14th day of the first
month of the 483rd year of Daniel’s prophecy at about 3:00 in
the afternoon. This article will explain:
Daniel’s
69th Week
The church started in the first part of the 483rd year of Daniel’s
prophecy and will continue through the 70th week of Daniel’s prophecy
all the way until the 490th year, then the church will go into the kingdom
which is when their new covenant goes into effect. This chart visually
shows us what Jesus said in the scriptures mentioned above. They will
see the abomination of desolation and they will see the Lord coming
back in the clouds to redeem them.
The church is definitely going through the tribulation.
But since many people believe that the one new man is the church rather
than the one new man being inserted into the church, they believe the
one new man will go through the tribulation thus they believe the dispensation
of grace overlaps the 70th week.
Now we will add the dispensation of grace to this chart, but since it
is taught that one new man and the church is the same, and the one new
man is going through the 70th week we will let the dispensation of grace
overlap the 70th week. Now some people teach that the rapture will happen
right before the second coming. This chart represents that:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/Jim'schart.jpg
Some people teach that the dispensation of grace goes all the way to
the second coming and that the rapture and the second coming are the
same event. In this next chart it shows the rapture and the second coming
happening at the same time with the dispensation of grace lasting until
the second coming.
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/RaptureAt2nd.jpg
As you can see in this chart, instead of the dispensation of grace separating
the 69th and 70th weeks the dispensation of grace starts at the end
of the 69th week but overlaps the 70th week.
This is not possible.
The 70th week cannot resume until the dispensation of grace is over.
During the dispensation of grace, Israel is blinded, cast away, Loammi
and they will not become God’s people again until God lifts the
blinders off of them and this will not happen until the fullness of
the Gentiles comes in.
In Romans 11 it says,
“25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant
of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness
in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be
come in.”
When Stephen was stoned, Jesus stood up and judged Israel in unbelief
and blinded all Israel except for the elect and cast them away and gave
salvation unto the Gentiles.
Israel had to fall before this salvation could be offered to them. In
verse 11 it says,
“11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?
God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the
Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.”
When Israel fell, God opened the door unto the Gentiles and he grafted
the Gentiles into the good olive tree so that they could receive the
new covenant salvation that was promised to only Israel. Thus he gave
the dispensation of grace unto the Gentiles. During this time Israel
is blinded and they are not God’s people. This is what stopped
Daniel’s prophecy. In Daniel 9 it says,
“24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon
thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins,
and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting
righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint
the most Holy.”
This is the time frame that God has for the nation of Israel. When God
cast them away they were broken off of the good olive tree and they
were blinded and they became not my people so Daniel’s prophecy
stopped.
Daniel’s 70th week cannot resume until Israel is God’s people
again. This will not take place until the fullness of the Gentiles comes
in. When the fullness of the Gentiles comes in, the blinders will be
lifted off of Israel and they will become God’s people again and
then the prophecy of the 70 weeks can resume.
The dispensation of grace and the 70th week do not overlap one another.
The dispensation of grace separates the 69th and 70th weeks. The dispensation
of grace is what caused the separation. Let’s look at this chart:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/TimechartOneNewMan.jpg
This chart shows the dispensation of grace separating the 69th and 70th
weeks of Daniel’s prophecy. During this time God is offering salvation
by grace through faith without works, the Gentiles are grafted into
the good olive tree and Israel is blinded except for the remnant. This
is what caused the prophecy to stop.
When the dispensation of grace is over, which is the fullness of the
Gentiles, Israel will once again be grafted back into the good olive
tree and the Gentiles will be cut off. Israel will once again be God’s
people again and the prophecy of the seventy weeks will resume.
Allowing the dispensation of grace to overlap the 70th week causes many
problems. Today during the dispensation of grace we are saved by grace
through faith not of works, but during the tribulation it will be quite
different. In Matthew 25 it says,
“31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all
the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate
them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the
left.
34 Then 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:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me,
ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me
not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal.”
These Gentiles that go through the tribulation that are the sheep and
the goats will not be saved by grace through faith not of works as the
Gentiles are during the dispensation of grace.
Now some people teach that salvation was always by grace through faith
without works, but that is a different bible study altogether. For more
information comparing these two teachings, please check out this article:
The
Obedience of Abraham.
During the tribulation their works will be involved with their salvation
just as Jesus said here. If they bless Israel, Jesus will let them into
the kingdom and if they do not bless Israel they have eternal fire waiting
for them.
It will not be, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.” Jesus tells them exactly what they have
to do in order to be allowed into the kingdom. If they didn’t
bless Israel, they are history.
So here is the problem, let’s put the dispensation of grace overlapping
the 70th week, and the one new man goes into the tribulation. So here
you are during Daniel's 70th week.
Question: What are you going to tell people to be saved?
Are you going to tell them,” You are saved by grace through faith
without works or are you going to tell them they need to bless Israel?”
Let’s say you tell them that they are saved by grace without works.
They don’t bless Israel. The Lord gathers us together and he separates
the sheep and the goats.
Is that person going to be a sheep or a goat?
Jesus said,
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart
from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and
his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me
not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal.”
Do you see the problem here? You cannot go around during the 70th week
of Daniel and tell people that they are saved by grace without works
when Christ will tell them something quite differently when he separates
them.
Which leads us to another problem, there are people that teach we are
going to go up with the Lord at the rapture at the second coming and
come right back down again. But these sheep and goats will not have
that done unto them. They will not have glorified bodies as the one
new man will receive.
The church will not have their resurrection until the Lord comes back.
In John 6 it says,
“39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should
raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will
raise him up at the last day.
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw
him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the last day.
The resurrection at the last day was common knowledge to the Jews. In
John 11 it says,
“24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again
in the resurrection at the last day.”
So this was common knowledge to the Jews. Where did they get this from?
The old testament scriptures. In Ezekiel 37 it says,
“1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out
in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley
which was full of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were
very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered,
O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them,
O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath
to enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you,
and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and
ye shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was
a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to
his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them,
and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man,
and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds,
O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them,
and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house
of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost:
we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold,
O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of
your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves,
O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place
you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken
it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
If you notice in verse 11 this resurrection is for the house of Israel.
It has nothing to do with the Gentiles. The old testament Gentiles will
be resurrected after the 1000 year reign when the Lord pulls the souls
out of the sea, death and hell.
In Daniel 12 it says,
“1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great
prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall
be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even
to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every
one that shall be found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
So the old testament prophets told about the resurrection for Israel.
It was to be an earthly resurrection with flesh and bones and it will
take place at the end of the days as the Lord told Daniel,
“13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt
rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.”
Once again Jesus said,
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one
which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life:
and I will raise him up at the last day.
Question: The thief on the cross, did he see Jesus and believe on him?
Yes.
And Jesus told him in Luke 23,
“43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To
day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
And where did Jesus go that day?
In Matthew 12 it says,
“40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the
whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights
in the heart of the earth.”
When Jesus died he went into the heart of the earth. He did not go into
heaven. In John 20 after Jesus was raised from the dead he told Mary,
“17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet
ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend
unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
So when Jesus died he went into the heart of the earth and the thief
on the cross went with him. They went into Abraham’s Bosom, which
is called paradise.
Question: When will the thief on the cross be resurrected? At the last
day just as Jesus said.
Question: When will the people in Abraham’s Bosom be resurrected?
At the last day just as Jesus said and what was told Daniel.
There is a teaching out there that everyone in Abraham’s bosom
ascended into heaven when Jesus died or ascended into heaven. This is
not true. Israel’s resurrection will be at the last day, not before.
In Acts 2 Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said,
“2 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he
saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,”
So if David did not go into heaven, neither did anyone else that is
in Abraham’s Bosom. When will they be resurrected? At the last
day as told by the prophets and the Lord Jesus Christ himself.
Once again there is a teaching out there that teaches that the people
in Abraham’s Bosom went into heaven and they use this verse to
try to prove that, in Ephesians 4 it says,
“8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he
led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
Leading captivity captive has absolutely nothing to do with Israel being
resurrected into heaven. They were promised a resurrection to the earth,
not into heaven. When the Lord led captivity captive this has to do
with leading Israel into captivity. They became blinded, cast away and
Loammi. This article will explain:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/AdvancedSeriesDoc/CaptivityCaptive.htm
The church is Jew only. God gave the one new man so that he could save
the Gentiles and join the Jews and Gentiles together into one body.
John the Baptist, Jesus and the Apostles were offering Israel the new
covenant prophesied by Jeremiah the prophet. This new covenant was promised
to the Jew only, not the Gentiles. In Jeremiah 31 it says,
“31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will
make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of
Judah:
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man
his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from
the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will
forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
This new covenant has absolutely nothing to do with the Gentiles. In
Malachi 3 it says,
“1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare
the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to
his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”
In Matthew 11 Jesus quotes this verse and refers it to John the Baptist,
so we know that John is the messenger of the new covenant. In Luke 21
it says,
“27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift
up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
Jesus taught that they would receive the redemption of their souls at
the second coming of Christ. In Acts 3 Peter said,
“19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins
may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the
presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets
since the world began.”
Peter taught the Jews that their sins would be blotted out at the second
coming. In Romans 11 Paul said,
“26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness
from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.”
Jesus said that they would receive their redemption at the second coming.
Peter said they would get their sins blotted out at the second coming.
Paul said they would get their forgiveness of sins at the second coming.
This is why the church is referred to as the new covenant church. They
were waiting for the new covenant to get their sins blotted out.
THE CHURCH IS JEW ONLY!
THE ONE NEW MAN WAS GIVEN FOR JEW AND GENTILE!
In Ephesians 2 it says,
“11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles
in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called
the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth
of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope,
and without God in the world:
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh
by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down
the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments
contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain ONE NEW MAN,
so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby:
17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them
that were nigh.
18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens
with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy
temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.”
God gave the one new man so that he could save the Gentiles and join
them with the Jews. The Gentiles could not be partakers of the new covenant
church without the one new man.
The one new man was inserted into the church but there are differences
between the church and the one new man. One of these differences is
the resurrection, which is the situation we are talking about here.
So let’s see about the resurrection of the church. In Luke 13
it says,
“28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when
ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in
the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.”
Question:
Will Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the prophets be in the kingdom of God.
That’s a big yes.
Will Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the prophets be partakers of the new
covenant as Peter and the Apostles?
Yes indeed.
As mentioned before, David nor anybody else in Abraham’s Bosom
has ascended into heaven and they are not going to. They were promised
an earthly resurrection with bodies of bones, muscles, flesh and skin
as prophesied by Ezekiel the prophet and also promised to inherit the
land.
They will not be receiving glorified, incorruptible, immortal bodies
but rather bodies of flesh and bone.
So how will these bodies of flesh and bone live forever?
They will need to partake of the tree of life just as the Lord said
to Adam and Eve in the garden.
Now let’s look at members of the church. In Revelation 2 the Lord
is talking to the churches of Asia, which are Jewish churches and they
are part of the new covenant church. These are not future churches but
rather churches that existed in the past and John wrote the book of
Revelation and sent it to them.
In verse 7 it says,
“7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”
Question:
Why will the church need to partake of the tree of life?
Because they will be receiving bodies of flesh and bone and in order
to live forever, these bodies will need to partake of the tree of life.
In Revelation 22 it says,
“14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they
may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates
into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers,
and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”
Question:
These people that are living outside of the New Jerusalem, why will
they need to partake of the tree of life?
Because they have bodies of flesh and bone which need to partake of
the tree of life in order to live forever.
Now let‘s put this all together:
1. Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the prophets will be in the kingdom and
they will be partakers of the new covenant. The church will be in the
kingdom and they will be partakers of the new covenant.
2. Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the prophets will be raised on the last
day. The church will be raised on the last day.
3. Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the prophets will be given bodies of flesh
and bone just as the Lord told Ezekiel and will need to partake of the
tree of life to live forever. The church will be given bodies of flesh
and bone and will need to partake of the tree of life as the Lord told
John.
This is the resurrection for the nation of Israel, which includes the
new covenant church, which is Jew only.
The resurrection that Ezekiel described is the same resurrection as
the church. It is Jew only. It is a resurrection to the earth. It is
a resurrection of flesh and bone. This is the resurrection that was
promised to Israel.
ISRAEL WILL NOT HAVE TWO SEPARATE RESURRECTIONS!
There will not be a resurrection of the church and a separate resurrection
for Abraham’s Bosom. The new covenant was promised to all Israel
and there will be one resurrection for them. Let’s look at this
chart:
http://www.gracebiblestudy.net/images/Charts/ChurchResurrection.jpg
Here’s a few questions to think about:
When will Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the prophets be resurrected?
The last day.
When will the thief on the cross be resurrected?
The last day.
When will Peter and the apostles be resurrected?
The last day.
When will all of Israel be resurrected?
The last day.
What kind of bodies will they get?
Bodies of flesh and bone that will need to partake of the tree of life
to live forever as told by the Lord to Ezekiel and John.
So with the scriptures we have covered so far it is very easy to see
that the church will go through the tribulation and be resurrected with
bodies of flesh and bone, given the redemption of their souls, have
their sins blotted out and permanently forgiven at the second coming
of Christ. This is the new covenant given to Israel.
Make no mistake about it, the church will go through Daniel’s
70th week. There are many, many scriptures to back this up.
Now let’s discuss the one new man.
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