NUMBER ONE (1-4)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) 1 is the number of unity and oneness of God. It is interesting to note what other mention(s) for 1 can be found in the Bible.
1. How is the number one related to the Millennium?
i) "And the LORD shall be King over all the earth; In that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one."
a) There will in that glorious day be none to dispute God's rule. There will be no difference of law, or will, or rule, then. All will be harmony, unity, and agreement. This is the secret of Millennial peace. In the Lord's Prayer the two are placed together, the first being consequent upon the other.
i) "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
b) Where there are more wills than one, there can be no peace, no rest. There must necessarily be conflict and confusion.
c) This is where the Lord Jesus, as man, found rest in the midst of His rejection. In Matthew 11, John the Baptist doubts, verses 2, 3; the people of that generation reject Him, verses 16-19; the cities which saw His mightiest works do not believe, verses 20-24. Then we read in the next verses (25,26),
i) "AT THAT TIME Jesus answered and said, I THANK THEE, O FATHER, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes, EVEN SO FATHER; for so it seemed good in Thy sight."
d) And then turning to his weary servants, the subjects of similar trials and disappointments, He says,
i) "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."
e) In other words, rest is to be found only in subjection to the Father's will. This is the secret of present rest for our souls. This is the secret of Millennial peace and blessing for the earth.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) 1 is the number of unity and oneness of God. It is interesting to note what other mention(s) for 1 can be found in the Bible.
1. How is the number one related to the Millennium?
i) "And the LORD shall be King over all the earth; In that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one."
a) There will in that glorious day be none to dispute God's rule. There will be no difference of law, or will, or rule, then. All will be harmony, unity, and agreement. This is the secret of Millennial peace. In the Lord's Prayer the two are placed together, the first being consequent upon the other.
i) "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
b) Where there are more wills than one, there can be no peace, no rest. There must necessarily be conflict and confusion.
c) This is where the Lord Jesus, as man, found rest in the midst of His rejection. In Matthew 11, John the Baptist doubts, verses 2, 3; the people of that generation reject Him, verses 16-19; the cities which saw His mightiest works do not believe, verses 20-24. Then we read in the next verses (25,26),
i) "AT THAT TIME Jesus answered and said, I THANK THEE, O FATHER, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes, EVEN SO FATHER; for so it seemed good in Thy sight."
d) And then turning to his weary servants, the subjects of similar trials and disappointments, He says,
i) "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."
e) In other words, rest is to be found only in subjection to the Father's will. This is the secret of present rest for our souls. This is the secret of Millennial peace and blessing for the earth.
The End ...
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