"And so it is written, 'the first man Adam became a living being.' The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is The Lord from heaven." 1Corinthians 15:45-47.
The title for our message this week could be referred to as one of God's perfect order of all that He created. The principle in this case is that the natural takes place first and then the spiritual.
Last week's message concentrated on the importance of the Jewish people world wide moving back to Israel. This event is mentioned over 700 times in scripture and is vitally important to them and to our Lord God. Where does the principle of first the natural and then the spiritual fit into end times scenarios? The return of the Jewish people to physical Zion must take place in the physical realm and then the Spiritual Zion will take place.
What do we mean by the Spiritual Zion? Romans 11:26-27 says, "And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: 'The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.'" Biblical Scholars believe these verses mean that all Jewish people, who have returned to Israel, will recognize Jesus Christ as their Messiah and be saved as part of the Second Coming of Jesus to earth. (Zechariah 14:4 and Zechariah 12:10)
Israel Will Have Become Spiritual Zion
How close are we to Spiritual Zion becoming a reality? Only our Lord God knows! However, this we do know. Romans 11:8 says, "God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day." Currently, it is challenging for the Jewish people to see Jesus as their Messiah and to know the critical importance of their returning to Israel. Praise The Lord this is only a temporary situation.
God's covenant people currently are being saved and are moving to Israel but to a limited degree. We all need to pray daily that their eyes can see and their ears can hear the truth of God's Word . . .
Jesus Is Their Messiah And They Need To Move Back To Israel
May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Each Day,
Frank
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