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NASB | 1 Corinthians 15:28 When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 15:28 However, when all things are subjected to Him (Christ), then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One (the Father) who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all [manifesting His glory without any opposition, the supreme indwelling and controlling factor of life]. |
Subject: Don't understand Revelation and 1 Cor 15 |
Bible Note: Hi Holmes Zechariah 6.12 must be read in context. We are actually TOLD who the Branch is there. It is Joshua the High Priest. Joshua lived at amazing times. There was no Temple, no Judah. He did build the Temple of the Lord (Ezra 5). And he did bear the glory of ruling over God's people when Zerubbabel was for some reason removed, either through death or through replacement. From then on the high Priests had great power. We must not ignore what Scripture actually SAYS. I have already explained Haggai 2 in a previous post. Perhaps you missed it? Haggai 2 was referring to the second Temple built as a result of Haggai's ministry, and to the greater glory of Herod's Temple which followed. They may be lost in history to you, but they were vital for the people of God. Perhaps you will kindly explain how my answer does not 'remove the contradictions'. My view is that it removes them completely. All Scriptuer is in harmony. It is dishonest to make statements like that without justifying them. Sit down and argue your case like I do and you will find that you are distorting the situation. 1 Corinthians 15.24-25 refers to the time when Christ's reign as Messiah will come to an end because His work of redemption is totally completed, and from then on the Godhead, which includes Himself will reign for ever and ever. Revel;ation says He will reign for ever and ever. I see no contradiction in that. There is nothing there about a millennial rule. The argument that God can do absolutely anything is a last resort for failed doctrine. God has revealed how He carries out His work and He does not resort to 'doing anything'. He works to His own pattern as revealed in Scripture. I don't see why it was impossible for what you call Judea to be established in 1948. It was in fact established in the 19th century when the Zionists moved into an empty Palestine long before the so-called Palestine nation (an invention of 1967) existed. 1948 was just the next step. People who have existed for long periods with a political goal in mind have often surprised the world. And the Jews captured the Temple mount. But they did not get control of it. Let them try to dismantle the Mosque of Omar (the Dome of the Rock) then I will accept that they have control of it. But of course that would be politically fatal. And as Islam grows in power to become the final empire of the end days it will become even more unlikely. But this is Israel in unbelief. They have still not responded to their Messiah. The Scripture speaks of them returning in faith, a return that incidentally took place in 538 BC and 458 BC. God may yet have an intention to bring many Jews to Himself and to their Messiah but it is not necessary for Scripture to be fulfilled. Israel has continued on since Messiah came, and it is in the form of His true people, the remnant of Israel which accepted the Messiah and gradually incorporated Gentile proselytes into their nation in what we call the church. The church is not a replacement for Israel, it is true Israel as the early church recognised from the beginning. (Matthew 21.43; John 15.1-6; Galatians 3.29; 6.16; Romans 11.16-24; Ephesians 2.11-22; 1 Peter 2.9; James 1.1 and so on). It was founded on the Jewish Messiah, and the foundation of twelve believing Jews (the Apostles) and a wholly Jewish church of considerable numbers which existed for a number of years as an Israel within Israel before it incorporated Gentile proselytes (as Israel had also previously done). It was the true remnant of Israel, the true Vine (John 15.1-6), the congregation of the Messiah (Matthew 16.18). If you think that the Ezekiel Temple will be located in Jerusalem then you have not read Ezekiel 40-48 through. You simply pick out verses that suit your case. Ezekiel 40-48 specifically cites his Temple as being outside Jerusalem. I suggest you reread it for yourself. See Ezekiel 40.2 where it was on a high mountain with the city to the south. And the graphic description in Ezekiel 45 where the Ezekiel Temple stands on its own outside the city, surrounded by large tracts of land. It depends on what you call a physical structure. Are angels physical? Then yes the heavenly Temple was a physical structure, But it was not built by man. For your consideration |