- Has the church failed to tell you that you are a sinner?
- Has the church failed to deal with you as a lost individual?
- Has the church failed to offer you salvation in Jesus Christ alone?
- Has your church failed to proclaim the horrible consequences of sin, the certainty of hell, and the fact that Jesus alone can save?
Tag: Church
The 24 Elders
Represent completed group – 1 Chr 24
Cannot be:
- Tribulation Believers – Rev 7:13-14
- Angels – Rev 7:11
- Nation of Israel – Rev 7 & 12
Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Thrones – Rev 3:21; 4:4
- White Raiment – Rev 3:5; 4:4
- Crowns of gold – Rev 2:10; 3:11; 4:4
- Song of Redeemed – Rev 5:9-10
- Called “Elders,” “Kings & Priests” – Rev 5:8,10
Paul, the apostle (though not 1 of the 12), typed as the Church
The 12 apostles represent the 12 tribes
Paul, a Jew with Gentile citizenship, was one man who represented the one body in Christ (the Church)
Jesus kept the message of Grace, delivered by Paul, separate from the message of the kingdom (offering Christ to the Jews) which was delivered by the 12 apostles
The kingdom message had been (temporarily) replaced by the mystery of the Church
The kingdom message will resume when the Body is complete
Christ, the Church, and Israel Typed in Ruth
The Book of Ruth:
Naomi – Israel
Ruth – The Church
Boaz – Jesus Christ
unnamed servant (v.v. 2:5-6) – the Holy Spirit
Nearer Kinsman – the Law
Boaz and Naomi never meet
Naomi learns of Boaz through Ruth
Ruth learns of Boaz’s ways through Naomi
An unnamed servant introduces Ruth to Boaz
Boaz had to wait for Ruth to make the 1st move
Naomi had to be exiled from her land to bring Ruth to Boaz
Boaz, not Ruth, confronts the Nearer Kinsman
Ruth does not replace Naomi
The Law had to step aside opening the way for the redemption.
What the Law couldn’t do Grace could.
Ruth is read at Pentecost