Sarah Kanary wrote:
> wrote in message
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> > Unfortunately, Sarah, you apply this to the Church, which is no where
> > in the context.
>
> I do not apply this only to the church. But I'm curious: what makes you
> think I do?

Because JW's are not Jewish oriented.

>The Kingdom for which Christ taught us to pray is a government,
> with Jesus Christ as ruler, the *only* rightful King with authority from God
> to rule this earth.
>
"Thy Kingdom Come," is really a Jewish prayer and hope. It has only
secondary application to the Church. That the Church is a "heavenly
priesthood", it's hope is not in earthly reward. It is covenanted
national Israel to which such hope was promised.
>
> >It's primary application is to the Jews who are in the
> > context.
>
> Yes, fleshly Jews had the first chance to become co-rulers with Christ in
> the heavens.
>
NO! The Jewish Testament if full of prophetic passages teaching that
the believing remnant of Israel will inherit its land promises. Even
Paul in Rom 11 so expresses it as a future reality. And, Rev 7 has no
relationship with the Church and certainly not Jehovah false Witnesses.
Do you think Zephaniah, Joel, or Daniel's 70 week prophecies refers to
you or to the Christian Church?
>
> > The "kingdom" is not some imagined eternal state for Jehovah
> > false Witnesses.
>
> Correct. It is a government. What makes you assert that I said otherwise?
>
Because I am not unlearned in JfW doctrine. And it is not primary a
"government." It is primarily the fulfillment of the Abrahamic, the
Davidic, the Palestinian and the New Covenant as promised national
Israel. How do you ever apply these covenants to either the Church or
to your little assembly?
> >It is the Davidic Kingdom of the covenants made with
> > Israel. It is nothing less than the Millennial Kingdom.
>
> Correct. And Jesus Christ was the promised King in the royal line of David.
> And since literal Israel rejected the Lord Jesus Christ as God's appointed
> King, He rejected them as His chosen people.

Not all Israel is Israel. Also, He has not rejected all Israel. Do
you not study the bible honestly? Rom 11:25-29. Notice the word
"irrevocable." And who are the "fathers" but all Jews. And if the
first 69 weeks of Daniels prophecied 70 weeks were literally fulfilled
by national Israel, then please, please, provide a solid exegetical
argument why it will not fulfill the 70th week literally.

> All covenants made with
> fleshly Israel were conditional:

Come on Sarah. Only one covenant was conditional, that being the