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The Kingdom in History and Prophecy
Many valuable books have been written on the general subjects related to the kingdom. A partial list of these is appended herewith; but no similar work covering, in brief form, the historic and prophetic aspects of the kingdom in their relation to the present-age purpose was known to the hence this volume. It is hoped that this book will prove a comprehensive, if not exhaustive, treatise on this important theme.
It has not seemed expedient to deal with all problems of interpretation when they first appear in the discussion. Therefore the general difficulties arising in this study are taken up, so far as the writer is able, in what may seem to him to be the most appropriate place, and the reader to whom this interpretation is new is requested to withhold all judgments and conclusions until the various aspects of this revelation, here dealt with, have been considered.
May the Spirit, whose office work it is to guide into all truth and to show us things to come, guide in the study of what it has pleased our God to reveal of His purpose and plan in the realization of His kingdom in the earth.
Lewis Sperry Chafer
It has not seemed expedient to deal with all problems of interpretation when they first appear in the discussion. Therefore the general difficulties arising in this study are taken up, so far as the writer is able, in what may seem to him to be the most appropriate place, and the reader to whom this interpretation is new is requested to withhold all judgments and conclusions until the various aspects of this revelation, here dealt with, have been considered.
May the Spirit, whose office work it is to guide into all truth and to show us things to come, guide in the study of what it has pleased our God to reveal of His purpose and plan in the realization of His kingdom in the earth.
Lewis Sperry Chafer
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63 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1915
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Lewis Sperry Chafer
161 books28 followersLewis Sperry Chafer was an evangelist and educator, founder and first president of Dallas Theological Seminary (originally Evangelical Theological College), and an influential proponent of Christian Dispensationalism and vehement opponent of covenant theology.
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August 18, 2021
Even so Lord Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come!
One of the most enlightening and powerful studies written. Scholarly yet logically presented for all ages to comprehend. Dr. Chafer is a dynamic writer.
One of the most enlightening and powerful studies written. Scholarly yet logically presented for all ages to comprehend. Dr. Chafer is a dynamic writer.
December 4, 2017
The terms "kingdom of heaven," found in Matthew and "kingdom of God," found in the rest of the NT, are different things according to Chafer. Who defines these things?
"The kingdom of heaven has been defined by Rev. C.I. Scofield, D.D., in the Scofield Reference Bible thus:"
Chafer, Lewis Sperry. The Kingdom in History and Prophecy (p. 19). Kindle Edition.
They were defined by the Scofield Reference Bible.
"For this reason many parables and other teachings are spoken of the kingdom of heaven in Matthew, and of the kingdom of God in Mark and Luke. It is the omissions which are significant."
Chafer, Lewis Sperry. The Kingdom in History and Prophecy (p. 19). Kindle Edition.
What is not said in the Gospels is more significant than what is in regards to these terms.
The kingdom of heaven is supposed to refer to national Israel, and the kingdom of God is universal, including all moral intelligence willingly subject to the will of God, whether angels, the Church, or saints of past or future dispensations. This in spite of the fact Jesus used the terms interchangeably.
"Mat 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the **kingdom of heaven**.
Mat 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the **kingdom of God**. "
Who would have thought it would be hard for a rich man to enter national Israel?
"Mat_13:31 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:
Mar 4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the **kingdom of God**? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Mar 4:31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:"
Mat 17:20, Luke 13:19, 17:6
If they are such different things then why does Jesus use the same examples?
"One, "The Olivet discourse" (Mt. 24:4-25:46, and Lk. 21:20-24), was spoken from the very Mount of Olives where His feet shall stand when He returns to the earth (Zech. 14:4). In this discourse only His own nation Israel is in view..."
Chafer, Lewis Sperry. The Kingdom in History and Prophecy (p. 44). Kindle Edition.
What happened to Mark 13, and why separate verses 20-24 of Luke 21? Is it because national Israel is only supposed to be in view, and at the end of Mark 13 Jesus says:
Mar 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
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