Jehoshua is on the throne of David in New Jerusalem and He is the King of a New Israel
The book of Hebrews overall refutes the modern concept of a future earthly Jerusalem Kingdom. This concept of the Kingdom is taught throughout the Zionist Christian/Hebrew Roots/Messianic landscape. The earlier chapters of Hebrews refute that the Mosaic system of worship will ever come back, as this is part and parcel of the future millennium doctrine.
Hebrews, chapters 11-13, reiterate the earlier concepts that we are in the new covenant and that Christ is already King on the throne of David. However, these chapters primarily focus on where our true home and hope is, which is New Jerusalem and the heavenly Zion. Hebrews 11:8-10 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Ultimately, Abraham was not looking for the earthly Canaan as his inheritance, but rather a city whose builder and maker is Jehovah God. This is why Abraham was merely a sojourner in earthly Canaan. This is why the author of Hebrews describes earthly Canaan as not his own, because ultimately it wasn't the promised land. Jehovah God used earthly Caanan as a type of the better and heavenly heavenly Caanan. See, earthly Caanan was not part of the Abrahamic covenant as it only served as a type and shadow. The old covenant Israelites are fulfilled the earthly Caanan mandate and earthly Caanan was part of the Mosaic covenant. Hebrews 11:13-16 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own. 15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city Notice, that even though they went into the land of Caanan the author of Hebrews says they didn't receive the promises. This clearly shows that the earthly land of Caanan was not what Jehovah promised Abraham. Abraham and Sarah considered themselves strangers and pilgrims on this earth all the whole dwelling in earthly Caanan. The author of Hebrews is trying to get this point across to his Israelite brethren. The point is that they are also to consider themselves strangers and pilgrims in earthly Jerusalem, as ultimately it's not Jehovah's promised land for His people. The country that Abraham and Sarah were seeking was a heavenly one (verse 16), not an earthly one. If earthly Caanan we're truly the land of promise then they would have sought to returned, but they didn't because earthly Caanan was not the true inheritance. They knew that Jehovah God has prepared for them a heavenly city and country, which is New Jerusalem and the heavenly Zion. Hebrews 11:39-40 39 And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise, 40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. The Israelites fulfilled the earthly Caanan mandate in the book of Joshua, so the teaching of a future fulfillment is delusional and a lie from Satan. Even though the Israelites fulfilled the earthly Caanan mandate, the author of Hebrews says that the patriarchs and matriarchs didn't receive the promises of the Abrahamic covenant..The Abrahamic covenant includes the land grant. This shows that earthly Caanan was not part of the promises of Jehovah God. Again, earthly only served as a type and a shadow just as the Mosaic covenant did. The land grant promise of the Abrahamic covenant would not be fulfilled until all the old testament saints and new testament saints would receive together at the last day. Of course, as we on further we will see again that the promise to receive at the last day is not earthly Caanan but rather the heavenly one, new heaven and new earth. Hebrews 12:1-2 1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The heroes of the faith mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11 are the great cloud of witnesses, which means they are to be our examples of godly faith. Verse 2 is key to understanding the Kingdom properly, in addition to Christ's present position. Psalm 110:1 is quoted here, which is a Davidic covenant fulfillment prophecy. The author of Hebrews places the fulfillment of this prophecy at Christ ascension into heaven. This shows us that the Kingdom of Christ was already a present reality when Hebrews was written. Hebrews 12:18-21 18 For ye are not come unto [a mount] that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them; 20 for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned; 21 and so fearful was the appearance, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake: The author of Hebrews is talking about Mt. Sinai, where the law was given to Moses. This passage is super important in understanding what place the law has in the new covenant. Remember, the author of Hebrews is addressing this to his Israelite brethren not Gentiles. He clearly says that "we" i.e. believers in the Son of God do not get our covenant from Mt. Sinai , and therefore no longer go there for our worship. Mt. Sinai in Arabia is earthly Jerusalem according to the apostle Paul (Galatians 4). The old covenant was a harsh one and is referred to as the ministration of death. The death penalty was enacted for several of the transgressions of that covenant. Israelites could not bear the voice of God and Moses quaked and feared at His appearance. Again, Barnabas is aiming this to his Israelite brethren who are still trying to keep the old covenant and he is telling them that Jehovah's people no longer worship at earthly Jerusalem nor get their covenant and laws from there. If this is true of Israelite Christians 2,000 years ago, then how much more is it true of "Gentile" Christians 2,000 years later? Hebrews 12:22-24 22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than [that of] Abel. As new covenant believers in the Son of God, we get our covenant and laws from the heavenly Mt. Zion and New Jerusalem, which is the city of the living God. See how the location for worship has changed for Jehovah's people? It went from earthly Jerusalem and Mt. Sinai to New Jerusalem in heaven and heavenly Mt. Zion. This not only represents a change of location but also a change of covenant and a change of law. The author of Hebrews confirms that there has been a change in the law: Hebrews 7:13 "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law" As new covenant believers we do not go to Levitical priests for our mediation, but rather we go to the Melchizedek High Priest, which is a heavenly one. The Melchizedek High Priest is not authorized to officiate over the Mosaic law and covenant. Verse 23 also proves that the church is Israel, which disproves Dispensationalism. The church is called "the church of the firstbegotten, which is what old covenant Israel was called by Jehovah God (Exodus 4:22, Jeremiah 31:9). The church of the firstbegotten is enrolled in Heaven, which shows we do not need to be a member of any earthly denominational or non denominational church. Verse 24- Jesus, not Moses, is our mediator and he is the mediator of a new covenant not the old one at Sinai. The blood of the Son of God speaks better things than that of Abel, meaning the blood of animals. This shows the foolishness of the doctrine of going back to animal sacrifices in some future millennium. Hebrews 12:27-29 27 And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain. 28 Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe: 29 for our God is a consuming fire. This verse is talking about the destruction of the temple, the city of Jerusalem and the absolute finish of the old covenant in AD 70. These things were shaken by the Roman army and they were all destroyed. That which remained was the new covenant Davidic Kingdom of Christ. Jehovah is a consuming fire and His fire of vengeance devoured Jerusalem in AD 70, forever putting to death any keeping of the old covenant and law of Moses. Hebrews 13:11-14 11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest [as an offering] for sin, are burned without the camp.12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 14 For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [the city] which is to come. In verses 10 and 11, the author of Hebrews is comparing the animal sacrifice in the holy of holies in the old covenant day of atonement with the sacrifice of Jesus blood in the holy of holies in heaven. He says that the bodies of the animals were burned without the camp of earthly Jerusalem, and uses that as a comparison that Jesus also was put to death without the camp of earthly Jerusalem and it' walls. Jesus, as the resurrected Davidic King, remains outside the camp of earthly Jerusalem and it's Mosaic religion and reigns from the new Jerusalem in the heavenly Mt. Zion. Because of this, Christ's heavenly Jerusalem Kingdom, we are also to leave earthly Jerusalem and it's Mosaic religion and join the new covenant church in heaven. This means we no longer keep any of the law of Moses and it's trappings, nor do we look to Jerusalem as the city of Jehovah. In fact, we are to leave earthly Jerusalem both physically and in heart. When we reject Zionism and all it's denominations, we will suffer reproach with the real Jesus Christ, who officiates the new covenant not the Mosaic one. Just as when we reject earthly Jerusalem as the promised land and look at the heavenly Jerusalem as the true and only promised land we will suffer the reproach of being antisemitic and replacement theologians.
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