The Return of the King... HAPPENED!

The Return of the King... HAPPENED!What if the Bible’s story of the Kingdom begins in Eden and reaches its fulfillment in the enthronement of Jesus Christ?In this Bible teaching, we trace a powerful pattern from Adam’s lost dominion in the Garden, through the Temple, the Ark of the Covenant, the cherubim, Ezekiel’s vision of the glory returning through the east gate, and finally to Jesus Christ, the Last Adam, ascending to the throne and pouring out the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.Adam was driven from the Garden, and cherubim guarded the way. But Ezekiel later saw the glory of God returning through the east. The Temple itself carried the imagery of Eden, and when the Ark entered the Most Holy Place, the glory filled the house.Then something remarkable happened at Pentecost: just as 120 trumpeters were united when the glory filled Solomon’s Temple, about 120 disciples were gathered in one accord when the Holy Ghost filled the house in Acts 2. Peter explained that this outpouring was the evidence that the resurrected Jesus had been exalted to the throne and had “shed forth” the Holy Ghost.This message explores:*The Garden of Eden as a pattern of the Most Holy Place*Adam’s original dominion and what was lost through sin*Why cherubim appear in Eden, the Temple, and Ezekiel’s visions*The glory of God returning through Ezekiel’s east gate*Jesus Christ as the Last Adam*The Ark, the throne, and the glory of God*The striking connection between Solomon’s 120 trumpeters and the 120 at Pentecost*Peter’s declaration that the risen Christ was exalted to the throne*The Holy Ghost as evidence that the King has returned*The Kingdom of God dwelling within His Spirit-filled peopleThe King is not waiting to begin His reign. Jesus Christ is enthroned, His Spirit has been poured out, and His Kingdom is already at work in His people.THE KING HAS RETURNED!