The
dispensation of the kingdom of God is to be a dispensation of total
restoration of everything to it`s original state before the fall of
Adam, except in this condition there will be no more serpent and no more
curse.The things lost through the fall are to be restored from the
least to the greatest. There will be a
vast unspeakable gathering of all things into Christ in the dispensation
of the fullness of times(eph 1:9-10) which follows the dispensation of
the kingdom of God. But during the kingdom of God, when Christ reigns on
earth with His sons from Zion and the New Jerusalem, there will be a
restoration beyond mans ability to comprehend. We must believe the word
of God as we read it and seek the Holy Spirit to give us understanding
of the unspeakable glory of that coming age. When
Peter spoke of the restitution of all things(Acts 3:21), he was without
doubt speaking of the kingdom day. He said the heavens must receive
Jesus until the times of this restitution of all things. The blighting
traditions of the church have stolen the truth of this scripture from
the hearts of believing men, teaching them that God would not restore
all things. But I am sure that He who gathered up the fragments of the
bread and fish that nothing be lost cannot consent to the loss of the
greatest purposes of His creation. Nor will He who left the ninty and
nine sheep in the fold to seek the one that was lost be content to have
just one sheep in the fold while the ninty and nine are lost. Such
thoughts are inconsistent with the very nature of God and contrary to
all He is and does. Let us then follow
the prophet Isaiah and move with him in inspiration as he paints the
picture of restoration on the canvas of our faith.. I
hope to begin a series of teaching either tomorrow or maybe Monday
cancerning "The Restoration of Light and Understanding" using some of
the writings of George Hawtin of Canada...LW Breaking free from Mystery Babylon: what a great day is at hand!
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