Establishing His
Kingdom
2 Pet 3:8 “But, beloved, be
not ignorant of this one
thing, that one day is with
the Lord as a thousand
years, and a thousand
years as one day”
Some say He
postponed his
kingdom and set up
the church instead.
Proponents of this
doctrine believe that
Jesus will set up his
kingdom on earth when he
returns the second time.
This teaching
makes the church
a stop-gap
measure.
This concept makes
the church a kind of
after-thought
conceived by Christ.
This concept makes
the church provide
something to fill the
gap between His return
to the earth.
It is also commonly
believed that the
prophets said
nothing about the
church.
In this sermon, our aim will
be to show that the New
Testament church was
planned by God, prophesied
and fulfilled on the first
Pentecost following the
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Was the church
predicted by the
prophets?
To arrive at the correct answer, we
need to understand,
The kingdom, The house of
the Lord often refer to
The church of the New
Testament in the Old Testament
Jesus predicted
that he would build
his church
Matt 16:18-19 “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…
Matt 16:18-19 ….And I will
give unto thee the keys of
the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven…
Matt 16:18-19 …and
whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven”
He called his church
"the kingdom" (Matt.
16:18-19). Therefore,
the church and the
kingdom are the same.
Those in the
church are also in
the kingdom.
1 Tim 3:15 “But if I tarry long,
that thou mayest know how
thou oughtest to behave
thyself in the house of God,
which is the church of the
living God, the pillar and
ground of the truth”
“the house of God”
“the church of the living God”
“the kingdom of heaven”
refer to one and the
same thing.
2 Samuel 7
This chapter reveals that David
the king, had purposed to build
a house for God. God rejected
David's proposal but promised
to build a house for David and
the people in his seed.
2 Sam 7:12-17 “And when thy
days be fulfilled, and thou
shalt sleep with thy fathers, I
will set up thy seed after thee,
which shall proceed out of thy
bowels, and I will establish
his kingdom. He shall build…
2 Sam 7:12-17 …an house for
my name, and I will stablish
the throne of his kingdom for
ever. I will be his father, and
he shall be my son. If he
commit iniquity, I will chasten
him with the rod of men…
2 Sam 7:12-17 …and with the
stripes of the children of men:
But my mercy shall not depart
away from him, as I took it
from Saul, whom I put away
before thee. And thine house
and thy kingdom shall be…
2 Sam 7:12-17 …established
for ever before thee: thy
throne shall be established
for ever. According to all
these words, and according
to all this vision, so did
Nathan speak unto David”
Acts 13:22-23 “And when he
had removed him, he raised
up unto them David to be
their king; to whom also he
gave testimony, and said, I
have found David the son of
Jesse, a man after mine…
Acts 13:22-23 …own heart,
which shall fulfil all my will.
Of this man's seed hath God
according to his promise
raised unto Israel a Saviour,
Jesus”
Heb 1:5 “For unto which of
the angels said he at any
time, Thou art my Son, this
day have I begotten thee?
And again, I will be to him a
Father, and he shall be to me
a Son?”
David's earthly house
and kingdom long ago
came to an end.
Only the kingdom of
Christ is everlasting.
The day of Pentecost
God would raise up
Christ to sit on his
throne as He had
promised unto David.
Acts 2:30 “Therefore being a
prophet, and knowing that
God had sworn with an oath
to him, that of the fruit of his
loins, according to the flesh,
he would raise up Christ to sit
on his throne”
Isaiah 2:1-3 “The word that
Isaiah the son of Amoz saw
concerning Judah and
Jerusalem. And it shall come
to pass in the last days, that
the mountain of the LORD'S
house shall be established…
Isaiah 2:1-3 …in the top of the
mountains, and shall be
exalted above the hills; and
all nations shall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go
and say, Come ye, and let us
go up to the mountain of…
Isaiah 2:1-3 …the LORD, to
the house of the God of
Jacob; and he will teach us of
his ways, and we will walk in
his paths: for out of Zion shall
go forth the law, and the word
of the LORD from Jerusalem”
Three fundamental facts,
namely: 1. The prophecy
would be fulfilled in The Last
Days. 2. All Nations would
flow unto it. 3. It would have
its Beginning In Jerusalem.
Daniel predicted that
the God of heaven
would set up a
kingdom which would
never be destroyed.
Dan 2:44 “And in the days of these
kings shall the God of heaven set
up a kingdom, which shall never
be destroyed: and the kingdom
shall not be left to other people,
but it shall break in pieces and
consume all these kingdoms, and
it shall stand for ever”
John the Baptist
came preaching in
the wilderness of
Judea
Matt 3:1-2 “In those days
came John the Baptist,
preaching in the wilderness
of Judaea, And saying,
Repent ye: for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.”
Jesus Christ also
preached the
same message
Matt 4:17 “From that
time Jesus began to
preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand”
The seventy
disciples
preached it
also (Luke 10:1-9).
Luke 10:1-9 “After these
things the Lord appointed
other seventy also, and sent
them two and two before his
face into every city and place,
whither he himself would
come. Therefore said he…
Luke 10:1-9 …unto them, The
harvest truly is great, but the
labourers are few: pray ye
therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he would send
forth labourers into his
harvest. Go your ways…
Luke 10:1-9 …behold, I send
you forth as lambs among
wolves. Carry neither purse,
nor scrip, nor shoes: and
salute no man by the way. And
into whatsoever house ye
enter, first say, Peace be to…
Luke 10:1-9 …this house. And
if the son of peace be there,
your peace shall rest upon it:
if not, it shall turn to you
again. And in the same house
remain, eating and drinking
such things as they give…
Luke 10:1-9 …for the labourer
is worthy of his hire. Go not
from house to house. And into
whatsoever city ye enter, and
they receive you, eat such
things as are set before you:
And heal the sick that are…
Luke 10:1-9 …therein, and say
unto them, The kingdom of
God is come nigh unto you”
(The Seventy preached the
kingdom was to be
established in the future.)
Jesus said that he would
build his church. He
called his church "the
kingdom" therefore the
CHURCH / KINGDOM was
predicted.
Mark 9:1 (KJS) And he said
unto them, Verily I say unto
you, That there be some of
them that stand here, which
shall not taste of death, till
they have seen the kingdom of
God come with power.
Luke 24:46-47 “And said
unto them, Thus it is
written, and thus it
behoved Christ to suffer,
and to rise from the dead
the third day…
Luke 24:46-47 …And that
repentance and remission
of sins should be preached
in his name among all
nations, beginning at
Jerusalem”
Acts 1:6-7 “When they therefore
were come together, they asked of
him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this
time restore again the kingdom to
Israel? And he said unto them, It is
not for you to know the times or
the seasons, which the Father
hath put in his own power”
Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive
power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth”
Acts 2:1-4 “And when the day
of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord
in one place. And suddenly
there came a sound from
heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind, and it filled all the…
Acts 2:1-4 …house where they
were sitting. And there
appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it
sat upon each of them. And
they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to…
Acts 2:1-4 …speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance”
Acts 2:16-17 “But this is that
which was spoken by the
prophet Joel; And it shall
come to pass in the last days,
saith God, I will pour out of my
Spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your daughters…
Acts 2:16-17 …shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see
visions, and your old men
shall dream dreams”
Acts 2:47 “Praising God,
and having favour with all
the people. And the Lord
added to the church daily
such as should be saved”
Eph 3:7-11 “Whereof I was
made a minister, according to
the gift of the grace of God
given unto me by the effectual
working of his power. Unto
me, who am less than the least
of all saints, is this grace…
Eph 3:7-11 …given, that I
should preach among the
Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ; And to make
all men see what is the
fellowship of the mystery,
which from the beginning…
Eph 3:7-11 …of the world hath
been hid in God, who created
all things by Jesus Christ: To
the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in
heavenly places might be
known by the church the…
Eph 3:7-11 …manifold wisdom
of God, According to the
eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ Jesus our
Lord”
The actual formation of
the church occurred in
Jerusalem on the day
of Pentecost by the will
of God.
Acts 11:15-16 “And as I began to
speak, the Holy Ghost fell on
them, as on us at the beginning.
Then remembered I the word of
the Lord, how that he said, John
indeed baptized with water; but ye
shall be baptized with the Holy
Ghost”
Acts 2:38-39 “Then Peter
said unto them, Repent, and
be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift
of the Holy Ghost…
Acts 2:38-39 …For the
promise is unto you, and to
your children, and to all that
are afar off, even as many as
the Lord our God shall call”
1 John 4:15
“Whosoever shall
confess that Jesus is
the Son of God, God
dwelleth in him, and he
in God”
Gal 3:26-27 “For ye are all
the children of God by
faith in Christ Jesus. For
as many of you as have
been baptized into Christ
have put on Christ”
1 Pet 3:21 “The like figure
whereunto even baptism doth
also now save us (not the
putting away of the filth of the
flesh, but the answer of a
good conscience toward
God,) by the resurrection of
Jesus Christ”
Acts 10:48 “And he
commanded them to be
baptized in the name of the
Lord. Then prayed they him
to tarry certain days”
Added to the Church / Kingdom
Hear
Obey
Believe
Jesus
Repent
Christ
Confess
Baptized