The Reign of Christ?

[VictoryinJesus]

I've heard all my life that Christ will destroy all the wicked people with the brightness of His coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 says: "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let , until he be taken out of the way. [8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"

"shall consume" and "shall destroy" with the brightness of His coming seems pretty clear. So, When will the Lord reign over His enemies then if He consumes and destroys the enemy with the brightness of his coming? If they are destroyed at the brightness of His coming?

Romans 5:17
[17] For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

Romans 5:21
[21] That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:25
[25] For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

"For he must reign,"...when? If He destroys and consumes His enemies at His coming...when does He Reign over them? When is the Reign of Christ if the enemy is destroyed at His coming?

Luke 10:19-20
[19] Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. [20] Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Does this not mean that those whose names are written in heaven …the spirits are subject to them and they have power over the enemy for His name's sake?

Romans 16:20
[20] And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Isaiah 54:17
[17] No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord , and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

"But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless." (Matthew 12:6-7)

Luke 1:71-75
[71] That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; [72] To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; [73] The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, [74] That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, [75] In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

"...we should be saved from our enemies,..."
"To perform the mercy promised..."
"That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,..." … when?

 

[bbyrd009]

when we--the Body of Christ--become a Living Sacrifice, and start punking our own NFL proxies, imo

"For he must reign,"...when?

"til"

bc if there was no NFL engaging in forwarding fascism and other statist evils, KCs actions would not even have been remarkable, right
the NFL is now being consumed and destroyed, as other authors are even remarking upon now; they are dying, and the jazzy new colors are not going to help

 

[VictoryinJesus]

when we--the Body of Christ--become a Living Sacrifice, and start punking our own NFL proxies, imo

"til"

bc if there was no NFL engaging in forwarding fascism and other statist evils, KCs actions would not even have been remarkable, right

Speaking of camels going through a needle...I did read your link in the other thread. Thank you.

Genesis 24:31-36
[31] And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. [32] And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. [33] And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. [34] And he said, I am Abraham's servant. [35] And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. [36] And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

 

[VictoryinJesus]

"til"

Seems impossible.

But there is Matthew 19:24-26
[24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. [25] When his disciples heard it , they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? [26] But Jesus beheld them , and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

 

[bbyrd009]

Seems impossible.

well, imo your explanation of why would illuminate the point of view from which this seems impossible, and i suggest that all that is really going on is the illumination of a peculiar pov. If you think about it, it seems impossible that a guy would get any air time for kneeling on the sidelines during the Anthem, right, i mean he wasn't making any racket, or calling any attn to himself at all, the guy was literally making himself smaller lol. Play with other povs iow, even if they are not yours and may never be

 

[VictoryinJesus]

well, imo your explanation of why would illuminate the point of view from which this seems impossible, and i suggest that all that is really going on is the illumination of a peculiar pov. If you think about it, it seems impossible that a guy would get any air time for kneeling on the sidelines during the Anthem, right, i mean he wasn't making any racket, or calling any attn to himself at all, the guy was literally making himself smaller lol. Play with other povs iow, even if they are not yours and may never be

Will have to consider this...Might take a little while.

 

[bbyrd009]

Will have to consider this...Might take a little while.

you might have @Stranger or someone give you their perspective on Colin Kaepernick, for instance, too, they will reveal other facets, etc

 

[Enoch111]

So, When will the Lord reign over His enemies then if He consumes and destroys the enemy with the brightness of his coming?

The Lord Jesus Christ destroys His enemies TWICE: (1) First at the Battle of Armageddon (Rev 19) and then (2) after He has reigned over the earth for 1000 years, at the Battle of Gog and Magog (Rev 20).

It would appear that even though Christ has reigned over the earth for those 1000 years to maintain righteousness and peace, there will be many who will rebel against Him at the end of that period. And Satan will be released to bring them all together so that they will be supernaturally destroyed.

After this the Great White Throne Judgment will take place, where the last enemy -- death -- will also be *destroyed*, in that there will be no more death on earth once all the unsaved dead have been resurrected and cast into the Lake of Fire. As it is written "Death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire". The New Heavens and the New Earth will be free of sin and death.