mbs-017 - Ariel Ministries
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MBS<strong>017</strong><br />
<strong>Ariel</strong> <strong>Ministries</strong> Digital Press<br />
THE MESSIANIC KINGDOM<br />
By Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
I. THE BASIS FOR THE BELIEF IN THE MESSIANIC KINGDOM ................................4<br />
A. The Unfulfilled Promises of the Jewish Covenants ..........................................................5<br />
B. The Unfulfilled Prophecies of the Jewish Prophets ..........................................................5<br />
C. Summary ............................................................................................................6<br />
II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MESSIANIC KINGDOM ........................6<br />
A. Psalm 15:1-5 ............................................................................................................7<br />
B. Psalm 24:1-6 ............................................................................................................7<br />
C. Isaiah 2:2-4 ............................................................................................................7<br />
D. Isaiah 11:6-9 ............................................................................................................7<br />
E. Isaiah 65:17-25 ............................................................................................................8<br />
F. Micah 4:1-5 ..........................................................................................................10<br />
G. Summary ..........................................................................................................10<br />
III. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MESSIANIC KINGDOM ..........................................10<br />
A. The King: The Lord Jesus the Messiah ........................................................................11<br />
1. The Establishment of the Throne ............................................................................11<br />
2. The Character of His Reign ....................................................................................13<br />
B. The Gentile Branch of Government ..............................................................................15<br />
1. The Church and the Tribulation Saints ..................................................................15<br />
2. The Kings ..........................................................................................................16<br />
C. The Jewish Branch of Government................................................................................16<br />
1. David: The King and Prince ..................................................................................16<br />
2. The Twelve Apostles Over the Twelve Tribes..........................................................17<br />
3. The Princes ..........................................................................................................18<br />
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4. The Judges and Counselors ......................................................................................19<br />
5. Israel Over the Gentiles ............................................................................................19<br />
IV. THE GENTILES IN THE MESSIANIC KINGDOM ....................................................20<br />
A. General Characteristics ..................................................................................................20<br />
B. The Obligation to Observe the Feast of Tabernacles ....................................................22<br />
C. The Arab States ..........................................................................................................23<br />
1. Lebanon ..........................................................................................................24<br />
2. Jordan ..........................................................................................................25<br />
a. Edom: Southern Jordan ....................................................................................25<br />
b. Moab: Central Jordan........................................................................................26<br />
c. Ammon: Northern Jordan ................................................................................26<br />
3. Egypt ..........................................................................................................26<br />
4. Assyria: Northern Iraq ............................................................................................28<br />
5. Kedar and Hazor: Saudi Arabia..............................................................................28<br />
6. Elam: Persia or Iran ..................................................................................................28<br />
D. The Two Desolate Spots of the Kingdom......................................................................29<br />
1. Babylon: Southern Iraq ..........................................................................................29<br />
2. Edom: Southern Jordan ..........................................................................................29<br />
© 2005 <strong>Ariel</strong> <strong>Ministries</strong>. All rights reserved.<br />
No part of this manuscript may be reproduced in any form, except in brief quotation in a review or professional work,<br />
without written permission from the publishers. Cover illustration by Olivier Melnick.<br />
Email: Homeoffice@ariel.org • www.ariel.org<br />
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