What did the Old Testament say about where the coming glorious Kingdom will be and why?
The Old Testament revealed that the coming glorious Kingdom would be located on the earth, yet it would be Heaven on earth, because Christ Himself would reign as King. The King would be in the midst of Israel, and Israel was offered entrance into these earthly promises that will come to fruition.
Les explains that the Old Testament consistently presented this glorious Kingdom as earthly, not merely a spiritual realm, but Heaven on earth because Christ is going to be the King. The King is in the midst of Israel, and they are being offered the opportunity to enter into all these earthly promises which are going to come to fruition. However, according to Ephesians 1:10, this could not happen until the Gentile complement, the Church, had also been completed. When the Kingdom economy enters, everything comes under Christ’s headship—the earthly people of Israel and their earthly Kingdom, along with all the ramifications of the heavenly people, the Body of Christ.