Tuesday, May 31, 2016

His Own Kingdom And Glory - 1 Thessalonians 2:12

1 Thessalonians 2:12 ESV 

we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

The Jews still wait for God's kingdom on earth. They were never able to witness the glory of God. 

The body of Christ is not only in the kingdom of God, but is invited into glory of God. For us, the curtain of the Holy of Holies has been torn and we have gone in to be with God. We have no need of a temple, for we have become the temple of God. Israel had a temple, but it was taken away. 

The kingdom and glory of the Lord will return to Jerusalem when Christ and the New Jerusalem descend from heaven. There will be no temple in the city. 

Revelation 21:22
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.

We will be part of the temple that is the Lord God The Almighty and Lamb. 

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