No — the Kingdom is centered in Israel but promised to the entire earth and all nations.
The Old Testament promises Israel a King, a land, and a kingdom, with Jerusalem and Zion at the center. Yet Psalm 2 gives the King the heathen for His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth as His possession, and Isaiah 2 says all nations shall flow into Jerusalem. Les Feldick emphasizes that Israel was to be the vehicle to bring pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of God in that Kingdom.
Psalm 2:6 — Shows the King established on Zion, the center of the Kingdom.
Psalm 2:8 — Answers whether the Kingdom is Israel-only by giving the King the nations and the whole earth.
Isaiah 2:2 — Shows all nations flowing into the Kingdom centered at the Lord's house.
Psalm 2 lays out a sequence: the nations rage against the Messiah; God sits in heaven mocking the rebellion; then His wrath and vexation come; and finally He declares, "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion" (Psalm 2:6). The King is not given only a piece of Israel. God says to Him, "Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession" (Psalm 2:8). The Kingdom therefore includes the nations of the earth. Isaiah 2 says the same thing from a different angle: "the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it." The law and the word of the LORD go forth from Zion and Jerusalem, yet the nations come up to Jerusalem to learn God's ways. Zechariah pictures many strong nations coming to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to pray before Him (Zechariah 8:22). Jeremiah 23:5 connects the raising of a righteous Branch to David with a King who will "reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth." Nowhere does the Old Testament restrict the Kingdom exclusively to Israel; it places Israel and Jerusalem at the center while the nations flow into it.
Les Feldick teaches that the Kingdom is not only for Israel: it will be an earthly Kingdom populated by flesh-and-blood people who marry and have families, and it will be the utopia the secular world has always sought (Clip 0). The Kingdom will be centered in Jerusalem, but it will draw all nations. He shows from Isaiah 2 that the Davidic royal line's "kingdom of the Lord's house" will be established above all other kingdoms, and all nations will be drawn like a magnet to Jerusalem (Clip 1). From Zechariah he notes that many strong nations, Gentiles, will come to seek the Lord in Jerusalem (Clip 2), and from Jeremiah 23 that the righteous Branch, the King, will rule in the earth (Clip 3). Les also stresses that Israel was promised not only a King and Kingdom but a role in that Kingdom: Israel would be the vehicle to bring the pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of her God (Clip 3), and Israel will be the very center of all activity for bringing people to a knowledge of God (Clip 5). He walks through Psalm 2 to show that after Israel rejected and crucified the Messiah, there would be an indeterminate period, then a seven-year tribulation, and then God would set His King upon the holy hill of Zion (Clips 4, 7). And he repeatedly links the King and the Kingdom together: a viable kingdom requires a king, and a king is of no earthly use unless he has a kingdom (Clip 6). The result is a Kingdom that is Israel-centered but global in scope.
Les says the Kingdom will be on earth, not in heaven. People who enter it will be flesh and blood, will have families, and will reproduce; it will be the utopia the world has been looking for (Clip 0). The King is set upon the holy hill of Zion (Psalm 2:6), and the nations flow into the mountain of the Lord's house in Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2).
Scripture says the King will have the heathen as His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth as His possession (Psalm 2:8). Isaiah 2:2 says all nations will flow to the mountain of the Lord's house, and Zechariah 8:22 says many strong nations will come to seek the Lord in Jerusalem. Les draws the conclusion that Israel was to be the vehicle to bring pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of God and the center of all activity for spreading that knowledge (Clips 3, 5).
Les makes the basic point that you cannot have a viable kingdom without a king, and a king is of no earthly use unless he has a kingdom. When John the Baptist and Jesus presented Him as Israel's King, the long view was the Kingdom (Clip 6). Jeremiah 23:5 shows the righteous Branch raised to David reigning as King and executing judgment and justice in the earth.
The Kingdom on Earth
Les says the Kingdom will be on earth, will contain flesh-and-blood people who have families and reproduce, and will be the utopia the world has sought.
All Nations Flow to Jerusalem
Les explains Isaiah 2's promise that the Davidic Kingdom will be the chief kingdom and all nations will flow into Jerusalem like metal drawn to a magnet.
Gentile Nations in the Kingdom
Les uses Zechariah to show that plural nations and strong Gentile nations will come to seek the Lord in Jerusalem, not in heaven.
Israel as the Vehicle for the Gentiles
Les says Israel was promised not only the King and Kingdom but also the role of bringing pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of God; he connects this to Jeremiah 23:5.
Psalm 2 Sequence
Les walks through Psalm 2: after the Messiah's rejection and the tribulation, God sets His King on the holy hill of Zion.
Israel as the Center of Activity
Les says Israel will be the apple of God's eye and the center of all activity in bringing people to a knowledge of God in the Kingdom.
King and Kingdom Together
Les says a viable kingdom requires a king and a king requires a kingdom; the Abrahamic covenant looked forward to God Himself in the Messiah becoming Israel's King.
Timeline from Abraham to the King on Zion
Les traces the timeline from Abraham through Israel's rejection of the Messiah and the seven-year tribulation to the King being set upon Zion.
Psalm 2:6: Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
This is the climactic declaration that after the nations' rebellion and judgment, the King is established on Zion.
Psalm 2:8: Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
The King's inheritance includes the nations and the whole earth, showing the Kingdom is not limited to Israel.
Isaiah 2:2: And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
The Lord's house is set above all earthly kingdoms, and all nations flow into it.
Isaiah 2:3: And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Many nations come up to Jerusalem to learn God's ways, with Zion and Jerusalem as the source of law and the word of the Lord.
Zechariah 8:22: Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
Strong Gentile nations, not just Israel, come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:5: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
The righteous Branch from David is a King who rules in the earth, not just over Israel.
No. The Bible promises the King the heathen as His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth as His possession (Psalm 2:8), and all nations will flow into Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2). Les Feldick says Israel is at the center, but the nations of the world fill it.
It will be on earth. Les says people who enter the Kingdom will be flesh and blood, will have families, and will reproduce; it will be the utopia the world has looked for. The King is set upon Zion and all nations come to Jerusalem.
Les teaches that Israel was promised not only the King and the Kingdom but also to be the vehicle that brings the pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of God. Israel will be the very center of all activity for spreading that knowledge.
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