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Christ
- VANQUISHER OF THE GENTILES, RESTORER OF
ISRAEL
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138.
When Christ has judged those who appear before Him,
what next will he do?
Answer: He will make war
upon the nations of the earth and subdue them.
Proof:
And
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and
their armies, gathered together to make war against
him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
(Rev. 19:19).
These
shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall
overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King
of kings: and they that are with him are called,
and chosen, and faithful. (Rev. 17:14).
I
have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people
there was none with me: for I will tread them
in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and
their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments,
and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of
vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my
redeemed is come. (Isa. 63:3-4).
Thou
shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt
dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Psa.
2:9).

139.
When the nations are overthrown, what will he
do next?
Answer: He will gather
the Jews from their dispersion among all the nations
and re-establish them in their own land.
Proof:
And
I will set my glory among the heathen, and all
the heathen shall see my judgment that I have
executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them
... Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob,
and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel,
and will be jealous for my holy name; (Ezek. 39:21-25).
Hear
the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare
it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered
Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd
doth his flock. (Jer. 31:10).
And
he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and
shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather
together the dispersed of Judah from the four
corners of the earth. (Isa. 11:12).
And
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold,
I will take the children of Israel from among
the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather
them on every side, and bring them into their
own land: And I will make them one nation in the
land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king
shall be king to them all: and they shall be no
more two nations, neither shall they be divided
into two kingdoms any more at all: (Ezek. 37:21-22).

140.
Will all the Jews be restored?
Answer: They will all
be gathered from Gentile lands: but they will
not all enter the land: the disobedient are to
be destroyed from the midst of them, as it was
when they came out of Egypt under Moses.
Proof:
And
I will bring you out from the people, and will
gather you out of the countries wherein ye are
scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched
out arm, and with fury poured out. (Ezek. 20:34).
And
I will purge out from among you the rebels, and
them that transgress against me: I will bring
them forth out of the country where they sojourn,
and they shall not enter into the land of Israel:
and ye shall know that I am the LORD. (Ezek. 20:38).
And
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will
be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and
against the adulterers, and against false swearers,
and against those that oppress the hireling in
his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and
that turn aside the stranger from his right, and
fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. (Mal. 3:5).
And
I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge
away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: And
I will restore thy judges as at the first, and
thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward
thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness,
the faithful city. (Isa. 1:25-26).

141.
Will the Jews be a righteous nation in the day
of their restoration?
Answer: Yes, a new covenant
will be made with them under which all their sins
will be forgiven, and the law of God will be written
in their hearts and minds. All will know and love
God, from the least to the greatest.
Proof:
Thy
people also shall be all righteous: they shall
inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting,
the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
(Isa. 60:21).
Behold,
the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make
a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with
the house of Judah: (Jer. 31:31).
And
they shall teach no more every man his neighbour,
and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD:
for they shall all know me, from the least of
them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD:
for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will
remember their sin no more. (Jer. 31:34).

142.
Will there be a new Temple in their midst in that
happy day?
Answer: Yes; such a temple
as has never been seen upon the earth for size
and magnificence. The land will be turned into
a Paradise, and the temple will stand in the centre
of the land in a section of country dedicated
wholly to the Lord. To this, all nations will
regularly journey, to learn the way of God and
worship before Him.
Proof:
Ezek.
chapters 40 to 48
The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than
of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in
this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of
hosts. (Hag. 2:9).
All
the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together
unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister
unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance
on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of
my glory. (Isa. 60:7).
The
glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir
tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to
beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will
make the place of my feet glorious. (Isa. 60:13).
And
it shall come to pass, that every one that is
left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem
shall even go up from year to year to worship
the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast
of tabernacles. (Zech. 14:16).
This
shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment
of all nations that come not up to keep the feast
of tabernacles. (Zech. 14:19).
And
they shall say, This land that was desolate is
become like the garden of Eden; and the waste
and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced,
and are inhabited. (Ezek. 36:35).
But
in the last days it shall come to pass, that the
mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established
in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted
above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
(Micah 4:1).
And
he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong
nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:
nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more. (Micah
4:3).
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