The Restoration of
The Judges
                                                                                              By Pastor F. M. Riley
                                                                                              April 25, 2018
     "And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, the faithful city," Isaiah 1:26.

     "And Jesus said unto them, Verily, I say unto you, That ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel," Matthew 19:28.  
Introduction
     These text Scriptures were spoken to and about the nation and people of Israel.  However, serious Bible study reveals that the truths set forth in these text Scriptures will not be limited just to Israel, but will be expanded to include all of mankind left alive on the earth.  
     I have actually had some believers say to me, that it seems to them that we believers will become very bored, just sitting around in New Jerusalem with nothing to do.  Sic!  What a statement!  Another example of shallow study of God's Word on the part of those who should be studying it diligently.  2 Timothy 2:15 is still in the Bible!  
     Really now!  Are true believers going to spend eternity just sitting around New Jerusalem in Heaven with nothing to do?  Not hardly!  
Pay Attention to the Inspired Word
     When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians 6:1-8, he gave to them a stern rebuke for going to the world's court system to settle controversies between believers.  
     In these inspired Scriptures, in 6:2 Paul explicitly stated that ".....the saints shall judge the world."  Again, in 6:3, he explicitly stated that we believers ".....shall judge angels."  Then  Paul gave the church a stern rebuke for not judging ".....things pertaining to this life," 6:4.  
     This should make it glaringly obvious to any reader who is a true believer that in saving us New Covenant believers, the Lord God is also preparing an infallible government to rule and reign with Christ over mankind on the earth still living in their natural bodies.   Read on.......
Human Government
     Perhaps one of the greatest failures in the history of mankind has been the government.  In all of human history, there has never been a government over any nation which did not become corrupt and ultimately collapsed.  Not one nation in the history of mankind has ever had a perfectly just, righteous, and stable government to continue to rule over the people.  Even the best of human governments, throughout history, have ultimately become corrupt and oppressive, and have collapsed, usually dragging the whole nation down with them.  
     Just take a long, careful, look at the American government today.  Our government was founded on the principles of God's Word, and has now endured 242 years, much longer than most governments have lasted.  But the Godly principles upon which this nation was founded have now been discarded by the politicians presently running our government, and there is so much injustice and corruption in our government, that the "handwriting is on the wall," Daniel 5:5; 5:25-28.  
The Human Race
     I am well aware that some "Bible teachers" [?] believe that at the end of the age, every person still living is going to receive a "glorified body," and we will all "live happily ever after."  Hogwash!  There is not a word of truth to this false teaching.  
     When the Lord God created flesh and blood humanity as recorded in Genesis 1:26-29 and 2:7-8, He intended for there to always be a flesh and blood humanity living upon the earth.  Proof?  Gladly!
     "I know that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever:  nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him," Ecclesiastes 3:14.   
      Now who created Adam and Eve in flesh and blood bodies?  The Lord God!  How long did He intend that they should then continue?  "for ever!"  Dear readers, a million years from today there will be a redeemed people living on this earth in their natural flesh and blood bodies.  And I might add that they will be ruled over by.......
A Perfect Government
     For our readers who seriously study the prophetic Scriptures, when Christ returns to the earth at the end of the Tribulation, who is He bringing with Him?  Read Zechariah 14:5 and 1 Thessalonians 3:13, and believe what these Scriptures say.  Now why is the Lord bringing "all the saints with Him?"  
      Keep in mind that when He comes back to the earth at the end of the Tribulation, He is coming to establish His own glorious Millennial Kingdom right here upon the earth, and He will rule over those flesh and blood believers who have survived the Tribulation, and who will repopulate the earth.  Glory!  And it is clearly stated in God's Word that we New Covenant believers will "rule and reign with Him."  2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10; 20:6; 22:3-5.  
     Folks, we will come back with Christ, when He comes to establish His Kingdom upon the earth, to serve as rulers and judges in His Kingdom, to insure that His kingdom will be a  totally righteous government right from the day it is established on the earth, and right on through all eternity.
    The Government of Christ
     Sin will never enter the eternal Kingdom of Christ [Isaiah 9:6-7] again, as sin once entered the Garden of Eden so long ago.  Why?  Because........
     [1]     Christ and His saints will rule His Kingdom "with a rod of iron," Revelation 2:27; 12:5; 19:15.  Anyone on the earth stepping out of line,  and even thinking about sinning or causing problems or starting a war, will be corrected, or slapped down the instant such thoughts come into their mind.  
     [2]   Satan will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, never to deceive or bother the human race again for ever, Revelation 20:10.
     [3]    Satan's angels who chose to follow him in his rebellion against God will also be judged [1 Corinthians 6:3] and cast into the lake of fire.
     [4]   The whole world we come back to with Christ at the end of the Tribulation, will be judged by us saints, and the incorrigible wicked will be purged from the earth even before Christ establishes His righteous Kingdom on the earth, 1 Corinthians 6:2.  
     [5]     The "sin nature" will be totally removed from mankind still living on the earth in their natural bodies, Ezekiel 47:12; Joel 3:20-21; Revelation 22:2.    
     [6]    The government Christ establishes on the earth for His Kingdom will be composed of blood washed, born again, resurrected and glorified believers,  who will rule and reign with Christ over redeemed mankind on the earth.  Every position of authority on the earth will be filled by a "glorified saint."  Read the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 and the Parable of the Pounds in Luke 19:12-27, and take heed to the teaching in these parables. Also read Revelation 20:6; 21:24; 22:3-6.  
The Mind of Christ
     Dear readers, every community, village, town, and city on the earth will be under the rule of a "judge;" a "glorified saint." This will  guarantee that sin will never again enter into, or be received by any member of the human race, as it was with Adam, in all of the eternal ages to come.   Glory to God!  Praise the Lord!  
     And why not?  Every resurrected, glorified, saint will have the fully functioning "mind of Christ" operating in their "glorified body."    Therefore every controversy which might arise among natural mankind will be settled by a glorified saint, just as if Christ Himself were settling it.   
     Today we New Covenant believers already have "the mind of Christ," 1 Corinthians 2:16. However, it is presently suppressed by the "sin nature" dwelling in our flesh.  This is why the inspired Apostle admonished the Lord's church at Philippi to "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus," Philippians 2:5.   And why we believers are admonished in Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."   
The Blessed Hope
     This is also why every true believer ought to be studying the prophecies and looking forward to the resurrection and rapture.  It is at the time of the rapture that we will leave this body of flesh with it's present "sin nature," and enter into our "glorified body" ".....fashioned like unto His glorious body...," Philippians 2:20-21; 1 John 3:1-2; a body which can never know sin any more for ever.  Oh, glory to God!   How I long for that glorious moment.  Titus 2:13-14.  
The Ages to Come
     But don't forget the promise of God about the future.  The inspired Apostle wrote in Ephesians 2:4-7, "But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us,
     Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved:)
     And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
     That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus."  
     Now tell me dear reader, why did the Lord God create this planet called earth?  One reason was to populate it with mankind whom He also created and placed upon it.  Clear enough?   
     Now then tell me why has the Lord God created eight other planets and placed them in our solar system?  And trillions more beyond our present solar system?  
     Have our readers even considered that some day, under the righteous rule of King Jesus and His saints, with natural mankind continuing to bear children, and there being "no more death," [Revelation 20:14; 21:1-4] mankind will literally fill up this planet with all the people the earth can support?  Then what happens to mankind?  
      It should be glaringly obvious to any rational thinking believer that when that time arrives, and it will come, the Lord God will assist some of mankind in migrating from the earth to colonize another planet in our solar system, and mankind will be made to marvel "at the exceeding riches of His grace" in "the ages to come, " Ephesians 2:7.   Oh, glory to God!  
     And just as God appointed the Lord Jesus Christ to rule and reign "for ever and ever" over this earth, so He will take another "glorified saint" and make that saint ruler and judge over the next planet to be colonized, and "Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end," Isaiah 9:7.   
     Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord!  My God, "How great Thou art."   
Conclusion
     And every reader of this study who is still lost in sin and unbelief is going to miss it all.......Unless you repent and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your own personal Savior, Acts 20:20-21.   But hurry!  Time is running out!  This Dispensation of Grace is nearly over, and the coming of Christ to resurrect and rapture His believing saints to glory is right at the doors, Matthew 24:33.   There is only a few days left to make things right with the Lord God who created YOU!
     If you are still an unbelieving, lost in sin, unsaved, reader, please, please;  Yes! I am begging you, to read the following Scriptures and seek and believe and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior NOW, while there is still opportunity for you to be saved.....
     Read John 3:16-18, 3:36, 5:24, 14:6, Acts 2:38, 10:43, 4:12, 16:30-31, Romans 10:8-13, 1 Corinthians 1:18,  Ephesians 2:8-10, Hebrews 9:22; 9:28; and  12:1-2.   Let me know when you receive Christ as your own personal Savior, so I can rejoice with you.  
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     Postal:     Pastor F. M. Riley, 14275 County Road 8120, Rolla, MO 65401
     Email:      francismriley34@gmail.com
     Phone:     573-202-6493   
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