To Which Nation Has Jesus Given The Kingdom To?
New Testament references to the new chosen ones and God's rejection of Jerusalem the un-holy city, the Jews and their Temple.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers, from Mathew chapter 21: 33 –
46, and the reaction to it by the Pharisees in the Temple at Jerusalem. http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-21/
43 Therefore
say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you ,(Jews) and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof. (the nation of Christians)
King
James Version: Acts Chapter 7: 48-49
48 Howbeit
the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
King James Version: Revelation
Chapter 11: 7 - 8
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall
overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies shall
lie in the street of the great city (Jerusalem), which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
King James Version Matthew 23:38-39
38 Behold, your house (the Jewish Temple) is
left unto you desolate.39 For I say unto you, Ye (Jews and other non-Christians who have rejected Christ) shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.