THE RESTITUTI AND THE RAPTURE
Pastor. C. O’Hair
In Matthew 21:42 Christ told Israel that He was to be the rejected Stone in fulfillment of the Scriptures. “It was the Lord’s doing,” (Matthew 21:42 - Acts 4:25 to 29 - Acts 2:22 and Acts 3:18).
In Acts 3:19 to 21 we learn that Christ is coming back to earth for the restitution of all things, in fulfillment of the Scriptures. Samuel and all of the prophets spoke of “these days.” (Acts 3:24).
Christ came unto His own and His own received Him not. (John 1:11). At the time Christ was dying, He prayed for Israel in Luke 23:34, “Father, forgive them, for they KNOW NOT what they do.” How did that prayer change God’s attitude toward Israel? Note the Lord’s message of mercy and forgiveness after He accused Israel of “killing the Prince of Life.” (Acts 3:14 and 15). “‘And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all His prophets, that Christ should suffer, He hath fulfilled.” (Act 3:17 and 18). Then what? The “therefore” and the RESTITUTION message of Acts 3:19 to 21.
Christ was delivered according to God’s determinate counsel and foreknowledge. He had to die when He died and as He died. (I Peter 1:18 to 20) - (Matthew 26:24). Therefore, on the ground of the “KNOW NOT,” in Christ’s prayer, and the “IGNORANCE” of Acts 3:17, if Israel’s rulers, with Israel, would repent they would receive all the kingdom blessings of Joel Two, of which Acts was but a sample (Acts 2:16 to 20). Call this a second Kingdom chance, or what you will, but there was a new PROPOSITION from God to Israel. But this differed from God’s new dispensation for Gentiles by Paul. (Ephesians 3:1 to 4 - Romans 11:30 and Romans 11:11).
Repent and God will send Christ back to earth for the prophesied kingdom RESTITUTION. Christ will return to build again the tabernacle of David. (Acts 15:15 to 18).
Israel did not repent and the RESTITUTION was postponed. The Kingdom was not restored to Israel. (Acts 1:6). God introduced a new program by a new apostle, concerning the new creation and the One New Man. (II Corinthians 5:16 and 17 - Ephesians 2:15). Christ was no longer known after the flesh. These new creatures could then say with the apostle of the Gentiles; “For our citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.” (Philippians 3:20 and 21). When Christ appears to do this, it will not be for the RESTITUTION of Acts 3:21.
Paul did not say in his “grace” gospel, “repent, and God will send Christ back for the prophesied RESTITUTION,” which will come when Christ returns to build the tabernacle of David (Amos 9:11 to 15). No, Paul said, “believe and God will raise you up and make you sit with Christ in the heavenlies.” Note Ephesians 2:5 and 6: “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace are ye saved); And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.” There is a great difference between Christ coming down here and our being raised up in the heavenlies.
These new creatures will all be present when the RAPTURE of I Thessalonians 4:13 to 18 takes place. The blessed hope of Titus 2:13 will be realized when Christ comes for His Church.
Between the RAPTURE and the RESTITUTION there will come trouble on the earth. Read Luke 21:24 to 33. It is the time of Jacob’s trouble—Jacob shall be saved. (Jeremiah 30:7 to 11).
The Church will be with Christ in glory before Christ’s return for the prophesied RESTITUTION. So you and I are Pretribulation Premillenarians.
What is the Gospel?
Believing Christ died, that’s
HISTORY.
Believing Christ died for YOUR sins
and rose again, that’s SALVATION.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which the preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures. 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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