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We have a question?

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Questions, we all have them, sometimes questions and answers lead to more questions, but hopefully questions lead to answers and answers to understanding and understanding to application.

Tonight we are looking at a question from the apostles and the impact of the question then and today.

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Why?

How many times when your children were growing up did you get asked that question, why?

Or are we there yet?

(LOL).

But even now shouldn’t we ask questions, the who, the what, the why, how and when questions?

Of course we should.

We are not different than the prophets and the apostles who asked questions.

Why questions from prophets (Ps10:1)

Why questions from apostles (Jn13:37)

Sometimes teaching leads to more questions (Act1:6)

and keeping thing in context and to complete our passage tonight we need to add the following verses

What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?

I think we can agree that questions are good, though sometimes we may not like the answer we get and oftentimes questions lead to more questions.

Israel was looking for a restored kingdom of Israel a physical kingdom that would have all its promised land back (by the way they had and lost).

People today are looking for a new kingdom here on earth for 1000 years at the end which all of Isreal would be saved.

So, is that scriptural?

Let’s look at the restored kingdom tonight and what is meant by that, scriptually speaking.

Some commentators, in fact, many, are still looking for an earthly kingdom, a political kingdom in which David will be king and the kingdom being Israel.

Some commentators profess that the apostles did not understand the nature of the kingdom at this point either being a physical vs. spiritual kingdom.

Weather they did or did not I cannot profess, but to invite us to allow the scripture to speak regarding the nature of the restored kingdom.

Disciples History and the kingdom

During the life of Jesus the disciples had some privilege that even the angels did not have.

Let’s see what the scripture has to say.

Angels wished to know what was revealed to the apostles (1Pt1:12)

The prophets before had revelation that was for a future time, and they were not serving themselves but those in the church age, the kingdom age.

They were to have what the angels even looked for.

Jesus gave revelation to the apostles (Mk4:10-11)

Jesus told the followers, the apostles they had been granted the ability to know the mystery of the kingdom of God.

Jesus gave revelation and taught in private to apostles (Mk4:33-34)

Jesus explained privately to his disciples.

Jesus did not hold back from them and they did not hold back from us, hence why we have the bible and the book of acts for us to understand the nature of the kingdom.

Nature of the kingdom questioned, explained.

Mystery revealed through the scripture about the kingdom of God.

Kingdom was not coming with signs (Lk17:20)

Jesus bluntly told the people that the kingdom was not coming with signs, something to be seen like that.

Kingdom was something that was in their midst (Lk17:21)

Notice what it says here in (v.21) the kingdom of God is in your midst.

Why was the kingdom in their midst?

- because Jesus was with them.

Jesus brought the kingdom with Him!

Kingdom is not of this world (Jn18:36-37)

Jesus told the authorities (Pilate in this instance) about the nature of the kingdom and that He is the king!

what do we learn about the kingdom from these verses?

It is not of this world, not of this realm; Jesus said that he was born to be king.

Jesus taught, spoke of the kingdom from beginning until end (Mk1:14; Act1:3)

From the very beginning of His ministry until the ascension Jesus taugh on the kingdom.

and where we are now in Acts

Jesus opened the eyes to the kingdom (Lk24:25-27, 32, 44-45)

to the two men on the road to Emmaus we see some important facts, let’s let the scripture speak for itself.

I think there is a very important fact that we see in (v.27) what is it?

Now pay attention Jesus from the beginning has told them about the kingdom, the nature of the kingdom and even the restoration of the kingdom, now He is going open their minds to understanding the kingdom.

I know this is a study of the book of Acts and this leads us back to our passage, or at least to the question about the kingdom they asked

So may we press on and look at the restored kingdom now.

The Restored Kingdom

The restored kingdom was foretold in the Old Testament and announced in the New testament and fulfilled as Jesus has just stated, in short he is the fulfilling of the prophesy, He is the one that was announced and He is the One who has rule, reign and authority over the kingdom today in which you are in and are a part of.

Restored kingdom promised in the Old Testament

It was promised to David (2Sam7:11-16)

While this a long passage it is a vital passage about the promised kingdom, the restored kingdom, the everlasting kingdom.

The promised was prophesied to David by Nathan, of the kingdom that would be forever.

God swore by it in the form of a covenant.

It was in a form of a covenant (Ps89:3-4, 28-29, 35-36)

Notice in this passage that the covenant was sworn to David and would be his “seed” forever and that the throne would be everlasting.

Established through his descendants forever!

God will not lie, so the covenant, the promise, the prophesy would be fulfilled forever

Even in a divided Israel the promise continued (Hos3:5; Amo9:11; Isa9:6-7; Jer23:5-6 and Eze34:23-24)

I know that is a lot of scripture, but this is a bible study and we are simply Christians so I strongly encourage you get an outline and read the passages and chew on them personally and disgest them on your own for this is a lot to take in.

We are not done, we need to look at the promise continued and given again even in the divided kingdom.

and then there was to Amos

Both of those were to the Judah, then there is to the northern kingdom Israel

Look at these verses, what do you learn about the kingdom?

Government will rest on His shoulders; there will be no end to his rule or reign and it is on the throne of David that this will happen.

God desired, God promised, God made a covenant, God will not lie, and God has a zeal to accomplish this, the eternal everlasting kingdom!

Oh how about some Jeremiah?

or Ezekiel, I will let you look up those passages they are in your outline.

For, I have not gotten to the announced in the New Testament yet.

Announced in the New Testament

Announced by Gabriel (Lk1:31-33)

He will be great, Son of the Most high God, He will be given the throne of David.

By Zecharias (Lk1:38-70) and by Peter on Pentecost (Act2:30-36)

Zecharias after the birth of his son John the Baptist announced the one to come in Lk1:38-70)

And then Peter on Pentecost and that we will save to when we get there in our study, but feel free to read, study ahead.

Announcement was the what would be the fulfillment of (Isa9:7)

Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given.

Jesus was given so that the kingdom could be ours, the covenant could be ours, not only here on earth but in heaven too.

Jesus rule, reign was more than here on earth (Mt28:18)

All authority had been given on heaven and earth.

Jesus command was for more than just Israel (Mt28:19); 1Tim6:14-15; Act15:17)

The command the commission was to make disciples in all nations, not just Israel.

The kingdom that he was king of king, lord of lords of

That included the Gentiles, again, this is bigger than just Israel

It would start in Jerusalem and radiate out (Lk24:47-48; Act1:8)

and that leads to part of passage that we will get more into next week

The question changes from when and what signs (Mt24:3) to is it now Lord (Act1:6)

And the question we started with tonight

So, the question was now is it time?

The question was about time not about the kingdom or the nature of the kingdom, did they fully understand, I don’t know, I know we can today.