We worked through the way in which God administers the rulership of His coming kingdom. First of all we looked at how Jesus whole purpose for coming was to establish a kingdom which Adam had effectively lost. If Jesus had not done this there would be no rescue, redemption or resurrection. Everything really hinged on Jesus defeating sin and death. Through Adam sin and death entered the world and passed to all mankind. Jesus fulfilled the role of the second Adam and lived a life of perfect obedience to God’s law. This qualified Jesus as our perfect representative to conquer sin and death through His atoning death on the cross. This was the defeat of Satan. Jesus took back the rulership of this world. He now rules and reigns at the right hand of God. While men continue to rule in rebellion against God, Jesus continues to reach into the hearts of men and bring them new life. Effectively Jesus changes people from the dominion of darkness to the the kingdom of light and life. But we are not just made a part of the kingdom Jesus is establishing. The Bible talks about us reigning with Christ. Paul in addressing conflict in the church in Corinth asked, “If they knew we would judge angels?” To be a judge one needs to be in a position of authority. The Bible also talks at multiple places about us being given crowns. The concept of a crown almost always implies rulership. The Bible also talks about the kingdom of God as being a kingdom which has no end. This suggest to us a kingdom which is ever expanding. God’s ultimate plan is for His people who are part of Jesus bride to rule the nations. It will be an awesome privilege to be given an assignment by God. God’s assignments for us will be fulfilling and exciting and perfectly suited for each one of us. They will also draw us more deeply into praise and worship of God because His plan and our assignments will show us all how well He knows us and gives us the very things our hearts desire. During our journey through this study of what the Bible says about heaven I have received multiple questions from a variety of people. I want to take a few weeks and look in more detail at some of those questions through the lens of scripture
