1000 years of Revelation 20.

[Marty]

All I can do is repost what i said...

Ifyou read carefully it shows Jesus comes to earth.

The verse says Jesus...strike down the nations. Unless John is refering to the nations in heaven he means earth.
Verse 19 then mentions.....kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse

Those are the verses you need to address Marty.

No matter how slowly and carefully you read it it doesn’t say that Jesus comes to the earth

God can do anything from heave. If it doesn’t say He comes to the earth then he doesn’t

 

[CrowCross]

No matter how slowly and carefully you read it it doesn’t say that Jesus comes to the earth

God can do anything from heave. If it doesn’t say He comes to the earth then he doesn’t

OK. If you say so. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.

 

[Marty]

OK. If you say so. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.

I’m not saying so I’m saying what the Bible says

 

[Arial]

If you look at when the Jews come for healing at hte beginning of Jesus ministry, they came, and He healed. Later, He would look for belief/faith, which, I would say should not be an issue. He has been amongst the people for some time, so there should be belief/faith in the people. There was one who came, and Jesus actually scolded him. What faith did he present? Help me with my unbelief. Then, towards the end of his ministry, he would take the person away from the crowds to heal them. And you can look that up.

I am not going to look it up. You present it as fact so go through the Gospels one by one and prove that what you say is true. If you are unable to do that then it is simply presumptive.

In any case, when the verses are put into the context, I am sure we will find that each incidence had something to do with the situation and Christ's purposes, and nothing to do with "Jews first".

And Jesus did not scold the man who said, "I believe. Help my unbelief." He was amazed at his faith and rebuked the evil spirit in the man's son. (Very careless use of the word of God.)

For the Gentiles, consider the Roman Centurion. The Jewish leaders came to Jesus, sold this Centurion to Jesus with all kinds of statements of his kindness and love for the Jewish people. What did Jesus do? He got up to go with them. He didn't ask what the Centurion believed. He was stopped and then given the whole line about the Centurion also being one with people under him who he would command to do things and it would be done. Jesus never asked for anything. The Centurion gave freely and showed his faith.

I marvel at the way you distort scripture and make up what is being said, missing entirely the meaning in the process, Not to mention that it has absolutely nothing to do with what we are discussing.



6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

My belief is that the priority existed from the beginning and continues to today, even if people don't follow it. Hence a proper view on Israel being the one's who should be the mission field, and then everyone else, as a priority, that is first. It isn't going and finishing, it is that Israel should be the first place we go, and then, while that is going on, everyone else. And it goes along with Israel's priority in judgment, wrath, curses, salvation, and blessing. They don't get to say, this is the only time there is priority, only with the good. They are priority in the good and the bad. This is because they were first and foremost the chosen people of God, with all the rights and priviliges that come with it. And also the curses, judgment, etc. This is what is meant by priority. It is due to their place before God.

The covenant does not begin with national Israel, but long before that. It begins with Abraham. And there are two stages to that covenant. One is land and God as their God acting in them and through them---not just for them. But as a witness for the whole world. The other is faith counted as righteousness for all who believe and are united through faith to the Redeemer. The work of Christ and the New Covenant expands/extends the people of God to all who are in Christ. Of necessity one came before the other in history/time. There are not two peoples of God, Jews and believing Gentiles. There is one people of God. Believing Jews and believing Gentiles.

Gal 3:29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise.

Gal 3:16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings,: referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.

Romans 9:25-26 As indeed he says in Hosea, "Those who were not my people I will call 'my people, and her who was not beloved I will call beloved." "And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

 

[CrowCross]

I’m not saying so I’m saying what the Bible says

I posted the verses...you didn't.