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The Kingdom was not to be established at His first Coming, but will be at the Second One!

 

God said that Jesus would one day reign forever upon the throne of the Davidic line, correct? Its called the Davidic Covenant.

 

fair comment. I looked at the three versions I use most regularly: KJV, NKJV and NIV, all of which state 'it' which I believe to be correct for the reasons I stated, and some other ones which I will give in answer to your later post..

 

I do nothing of the sort. I have answered your Bible verses several times each.

Each of these three verses is immediately followed by the account of the Transfiguration. I understand that you don't like this fact, but fact it is nonetheless. Moreover, as I have pointed out several times, the Transfiguration meets all the requirements of these verses. They speak of 'Coming,' 'kingdom' and 'power.'
'For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty' (2 Peter 1:16). Where was this? At the Transfiguration (v.18).

If you were honest about it, you would admit that he kingdom of God arrived with the coming of Christ on earth.
Matthew 12:28. 'But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, surely the kingdom of heaven has come [past tense] upon you.'
Matthew 13:24. "The kingdom of heaven is [present tense] like a man who sowed good seed in his field."
John 18:36. '"My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight so that I should not be delivered to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here."
John 18:37. "You rightly say that I am a king."

The Lord Jesus certainly foretold that the generation then present would not pass away before the destruction of the Temple. But there is another separate event which He also foretold:
Matthew 24:34-36, "Assuredly I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things [Gk. tauta] take place............But of that [Gk. ekeines] day and hour no one knows.......' There is a contrast between 'this' and 'that.' Two different things. 'All these things' are the destruction of Jerusalem and the abomination of desolation; 'that day' is the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in power, of which Peter, James and John caught a glimpse at the Transfiguration. That it is the coming of Christ that is being referred to is shown by v.44. '.....For the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.' Paul goes further and tells us that this coming will be when men are saying 'Peace and safety!' Do you really think that anyone was saying 'Peace and safety' during the Jewish rebellion of AD 66-70?

 

You stated:

Again, back to the parallels:
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31 Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. Lu 21

'IT' is the Son of man coming in His kingdom. That's why so many of the translators went with 'He is nigh'.

" till all things be accomplished". Notice the plurality within that statement?

 

The kingdom of God will NOT be over the whole earth until the king Jesus brings it Himself!

 

You are spot on concerning this issue, as the 70 AD event was not the Second Coming, was not the great tribulation etc!

 

Except that Jesus glorifies his own people, raises them up in the first resurrection, and 1000 years later there is the second resurrection for those who are lost!

 

There is a 1000 gap between the first and second resurrection stated in revelation 20...

 

When do the first and second resurrection occur?

 

One more time. The kingdom of God was nigh when the Lord Jesus began His ministry (Mark 1:15). 'Nigh' clearly meant 'here' in the light of verses like Matthew 12:28. So whatever Luke means in Luke 21:31-32, He does not mean the coming of Christ because Christ was already there! Nor does it mean the 'Son of man coming in His kingdom' because Peter, James and John got their sneak preview at the Transfiguration, and when Christ comes again, 'every eye shall see Him.'

All preterism, but especially hyper-preterism, is sunk without trace by Acts 1:11. Our Lord left in a physical body (Luke 24:39); He will return in a physical body. Clouds closed over Him to obscure Him when He left; clouds will part to reveal Him as He returns. Witnesses saw Him ascend; witnesses will see Him descend.

If you want a 'parallel,' try comparing 'these things' with 'that day.' They are contrasted for our understanding. 'These things' (Matthew 24:33) will have signs preceeding them, as indeed they did back in AD 70. 'That day' (Matthew 24:36) will come without warning, like a thief in the night (v.43; Revelation 16:15 etc.).

 

The first resurrection is the New Birth (c.f. Ephesians 2:4-5). Once you've got that, the rest falls into place.