Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Jesus' Victorious Kingdom
    Jesus' Victorious Kingdom
    Jesus' Victorious Kingdom
    Ebook95 pages1 hour

    Jesus' Victorious Kingdom

    By John M. Otis

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    This book presents a solid biblical view of the Second Coming of Christ. It is very important that the Christian community recognize that Jesus is presently reigning. Jesus is using His church as the divinely ordained means of fulfilling the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:18-20. The spiritual weapons of the church are the preaching of the gospel and prayer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTriumphant Publications
    Release dateJul 1, 2011
    ISBN9780977280070
    Jesus' Victorious Kingdom
    Author

    John M. Otis

    John M. Otis graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS, in 1979 with Master Degrees in Divinity and Christian Education. He is presently pastor of Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCUS) in Burlington, NC. His two largest works are: Danger in the Camp: An Analysis and Refutation of the Heresies of the Federal Vision (540 pages), and Unveiling Freemasonry’s Idolatry (670 pages). His most recent publications are: The Kingdom, Church and Eschatology study guide to accompany his 28 hours of lecture of the same topic delivered for Christ Theological Seminary in January 2010, and Retracing the Beautiful Steps based upon the spiritual diary of John's great, great grandfather, William Audiss, a Primitive Methodist Preacher in England and America.

    Related to Jesus' Victorious Kingdom

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Upside Down World

      Feb 10, 2020

      Pope Francis has certainly said a lot of controversial things over the years, but what he recently told a group of Christian high school students is the most controversial of all. I know that may be hard to believe, because some of the statements tha

      3 min read

    • Article

      Radiance

      Dec 30, 2022

      Radiance
      7 min read

    • Article

      How to Spread the Gospel Like Wildfire

      Aug 19, 2019

      The Gospel spread like wildfire in the early church. For example, a single speech from Peter converted 3000 people (Acts 2:41), and after he gave a second speech, the number of believers totalled 5000 (Acts 4:4). In only a few decades, the Good News

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Sep 24, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Jul 21, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Oct 28, 2022

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      AGENTS OF Change

      Apr 13, 2020

      What on earth is a Reformational church? The Reformational church is God’s agent of constant change from glory to glory, conforming to the image of His Son. That’s why we are straightening and aligning the church to what Jesus intended in the first p

      4 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Jun 24, 2022

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Parables Of Jesus

      Jul 21, 2023

      In our ‘Parables of Jesus’ article last month, we noted that in one chapter Matthew gathers together seven parables of Jesus about the Kingdom of heaven. Matthew 13 is a “parable instruction manual” as it contains the two parables that Jesus also pro

      3 min read

    • Article

      How Close is the SECOND COMING of Jesus Christ?

      Jul 30, 2021

      The past year has been a wake-up call for many people. A global pandemic, riots and social unrest in countless nations, fractures in the global economy, and most recently Israel and Hamas at war. Everywhere you look, it seems as though the end is nea

      6 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Aug 7, 2020

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Great Shaking

      Nov 27, 2020

      Way back in the last millennium when I was still a teenager there was a popular song made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, “There’s been a whole lotta shakin goin’ on.”This is certainly true of today’s world. One major difference between the current global

      5 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Mar 16, 2020

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Nov 19, 2021

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Jesus' Victorious Kingdom

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Jesus' Victorious Kingdom - John M. Otis

      Jesus’

      Victorious

      Kingdom

      By

      John M. Otis

      Published by: Triumphant Publications at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2011 John M. Otis.

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical without the express written permission of the author. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials.

      Smashwords Editions, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      Table of Contents

      Jesus’ Victorious Kingdom

      Introduction

      The Commitment of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States (RPCUS)

      Four Millennial Views

      Position of the RPCUS

      What is the Nature of the Millennium?

      The Binding of Satan

      The Saints Reigning

      The First Resurrection- A Spiritual Resurrection

      Priests of God and of Christ

      The Fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant

      A Victorious Reign

      The Church Is Jesus’ Instrument for Victory

      Jesus and His Preachers

      Divinely Ordained Weapons

      Preaching and Teaching

      Prayer

      The Magnitude of the Victory

      Jesus’ Kingdom Parables

      Summary of Jesus’ Victorious Reign

      What Happens at the Second Coming?

      What is the Rapture?

      Conclusion

      Jesus’ Victorious Kingdom

      Introduction

      I have appropriately named this booklet, Jesus’ Victorious Kingdom because the true and living God is a majestic, glorious, and sovereign God. He is all knowing, everywhere present, and all powerful. The God of the Bible is a victorious God whose purposes cannot be thwarted. Isaiah 46:9-10 states – "Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, 'My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure.’ Who can resist such a God? Isaiah 14:27 even says – For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched out hand, who can turn it back?"

      The kingdom of God is fundamentally a spiritual kingdom whose origin is not of this world. Jesus and the Pharisees were normally at odds with one another, for most of them had darkened hearts combined with darkened minds, whose understanding of biblical truth was woefully lacking. One of their greatest errors was the belief that God’s kingdom was exclusively a visible presence on the earth. This attitude was even prominent among many Jews. After Jesus performed the miracle of feeding the five thousand, the people were declaring Jesus to be the prophet (Messiah) to come, and they tried to take Him by force and make Him king (John 6:14-15). Jesus, understanding their motives, withdrew Himself to a solitary place. Jesus had to correct several times this mistaken notion of His kingdom.

      We read in Luke 17:20-21:

      Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.

      When Jesus was arrested and brought before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, it was Pilate who asked Jesus if He was the King of the Jews. Jesus responded to Pilate’s question recorded in John 18:36-37:

      Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm Therefore Pilate said to Him, So You are a king? Jesus answered, You say correctly that I am a king; For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.

      If we are not careful, we can misunderstand Jesus’ reply. When Jesus said that His kingdom was not of this world, He was saying that the origin or source of its authority is not derived from this world, and that the kingdom’s primary thrust is an internal transformation of a man’s being that happens when men hear His voice. Jesus’ comment definitely does not mean that His kingdom is irrelevant in human affairs. It is very relevant, and has tremendous cultural implications, affecting every human institution. When men are transformed by the power of God and given a new nature, it will most assuredly manifest itself in all facets of life. Psalm 2 is a magnificent chapter portraying that the Messiah, the Son of God, has been given the nations as His inheritance. Those kings of the earth failing to submit to His lordship will be crushed by the Son (Psalm 2:6-12).

      Because God the Father promised God the Son to give Him the nations as His inheritance, this explains Jesus’ comment in His Great Commission given in Matthew 28:18-20:

      And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

      If one has all authority in heaven and earth, it emphatically states that He has the right to rule all things, and it infers that He has all the power necessary to carry out whatever He desires. Possessing such omnipotent power guarantees that His commission will be successful, for He promised to be with His disciples always. Jesus’ kingdom will be victorious in history simply because an omnipotent King cannot be defeated. Those who think God has ordained defeat are equally misguided and are guilty of dishonoring the Lord.

      Back to top

      The Commitment of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States (RPCUS)

      The Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States is a denomination committed to proclaiming this wonderful truth

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1