Lovin Jesus
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Could it be that the Ezekiel prophecy of Gods Kingdom being forever is Heavenly Kingdom that will be brought to the new earth After the millennium?The Old Testament prophets tell us that the earth will be renewed along with Israel in the Millennial Kingdom. The prophets refer to it just as "the Kingdom" and link it to the restoration of the Davidic Kingdom. Jesus' disciples even ask Him about it after His Resurrection. (Acts 1:6) We are told that all the world will bring tribute to the earthly Jerusalem during the Kingdom Age. That tells us that there will be a thriving rest of the world in which to generate tribute. It is possible that, at the end of the Millennium, there will be resentment stirred up by the released Satan, over what will then be the centuries-old system of bringing tribute to Jerusalem. Mere speculation, of course, as to the cause of the final rebellion against God.
Ezekiel, in particular says that the Kingdom will last "forever" and I wondered about that to a Messianic rabbi, saying that Revelation tells us that it will only last 1,000 years. He said that "forever" in the Hebraic mind, doesn't really mean the same as "eternal" but rather, just a long period of time, which, of course, 1,000 years would be. He explained further, "It's like a child who says, 'Christmas is taking FOREVER to come'. The child knows that there is some finite period of time between the present and the future Christmas celebration, but that the interval will be long, within his/her framework."
Revelation 21:1-5.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,[b]
on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10
The people of Israel is promised to be forever under Gods Kingdom
Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; 22 and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. 23 They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 37:21-23
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