Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The
Lord Jesus: The Growth And Progress Of Christ's Kingdom.
Bible Text: The Prophecy:
No Sign Given For Non-Believers:
1.) Mark 8:11 KJV (Matthew 16:1-4)
11 And the
Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him
a sign from heaven, tempting Him.
12 And He
sighed deeply in His Spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek
after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given
unto this generation.
2.) Evil Kingdoms To Be Destroyed:
Matthew 15:13 KJV
But He answered
and said, Every plant, which My Heavenly Father hath not planted,
shall be rooted up.
3.) Not Seen By Men, And Yet The
Kingdom Would Be A Great Kingdom:
Mark 4:26-29 KJV
26 And He said,
So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the
ground;
27 And should
sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow
up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the
earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear,
after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the
fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because
the harvest is come.
Matthew 13:31,32
KJV (Mark 4:30-32/ Luke 13:18,19)
31 Another
parable put He forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like
to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32 Which indeed
is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest
among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come
and lodge in the branches thereof.
Matthew 13:33
KJV (Luke 13:20,21)
Another parable
spake He unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which
a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was
leavened.
Bible Text: The Fulfillment:
1-)1-3.) The Disciples Would See
The Kingdom Come In Power:
Mark 9:1 KJV (Matthew 16:28/ Luke
9:27)
And He said
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that
stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the
kingdom of God come with power.
2.)1-3) Christ's
Kingdom Would Cause Division:
Luke 12:51-53
KJV (Matthew 10:34-36)
51 Suppose ye
that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather
division:
52 For from
henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against
two, and two against three.
53 The father
shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the
mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the
mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law
against her mother in law.
3.) 1-3)
Believers Have Authority In The Kingdom, As Christ's Ambassadors:
Matthew 16:16-19
KJV
16 And Simon
Peter answered and said, Thou art The Christ, The Son Of The
Living God.
17 And Jesus
answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for
flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which
is in heaven.
18 And I say
also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this Rock
(The Christ, Peter spoke of)
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it.
19 And I will
give unto thee (disciples)
the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
SIDEBAR:
This
very same promise by Jesus is given to all the other disciples....
John 20:19-23 KJV (The risen Christ.)
19 Then the
same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors
were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews,
came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto
you.
20 And when He
had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side. Then were
the disciples glad, when they saw The Lord.
21 Then said
Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me,
even so send I you.
22 And when He
had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye
The Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever
sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye
retain, they are retained.
(With a Bible Concordance, look up the word rock, and realize that
the spiritual rock, refers to none other than The Lord Jesus Christ,
here are but a few examples...
Psalm 18:2 KJV
The Lord is
my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer;
my God, my
Strength, in whom I will trust; my Buckler
(shield), and
the horn (power) of my Salvation, and my
High Tower.
Psalm 95:1 KJV
O come, let us
sing unto The Lord: let us make a joyful
noise to The
Rock Of Our Salvation.
(Continued)
Matthew 18:18,19
KJV (Christ speaking to His
disciples.)
18 Verily I say
unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven.
19 Again I say
unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching
any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father
which is in heaven.
4.) 1-3) Christ
The Door To Fellowship With The Father:
John 1:51 KJV
And He saith
unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see
heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon The
Son Of Man.
5.) 1-3)
Christian Worship Universal:
John 4:21 KJV
Jesus saith
unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither
in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship The Father.
6.) 1-3)
Resurrection And Reward For Believers:
John 5:25 KJV
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall
hear the voice of
The Son Of God:
and they that hear shall live.
7.) 1-3) World
Wide Kingdom Through Jesus Christ:
John 10:16 KJV
And other sheep
I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they
shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd.
I Kings 8:56 KJV
Blessed be The
Lord, that hath given rest unto His people..., according to all that
He promised:
there hath
not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised..."
