by Max Lucado
God’s Covenant with David
God declared that someone from the house of David would sit on David’s throne and rule over his kingdom forever. “He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end” (Luke 1:32-33 NKJV).
Now for this to happen, Israel must exist as a nation – it does. David’s descendant must be alive – he is. Jesus Christ must return to earth – He will. He must bodily and literally sit on David’s throne and reign over Israel. Mark it down, my friend. At some point in the future, Jesus—the “Son of the Highest”—will rule over Israel and the world from David’s throne in Jerusalem. I cannot wait to see it.
A Spectacular Future Era
History is an ordered, orchestrated movement toward an eternal goal. God has a time line. Gabriel declared three prophecies, often called “the backbone of Bible prophecy.”
The angel said, “God has ordered four hundred ninety years for your people [the Jews] and your holy city [Jerusalem] for these reasons: to stop people from turning against God; to put an end to sin; to take away evil; to bring in goodness that continues forever; to bring about the vision and prophecy; and to appoint a most holy place” (Daniel 9:24 NCV).
Have these decrees been fulfilled? No. These events have yet to occur, but they will occur. Obviously the angel was describing a spectacular future era, and it will be amazing!
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