Origins of Christianity
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Christendom
The Mystery Kingdom
Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum identifies this Kingdom from Matt 13:11:
The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of Heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
This Kingdom is a mystery because it was not revealed in the Old Testament.
This Kingdom is best described by the word “Christendom” (not “Christianity”)
because the Kingdom applies to everywhere in the world
where the belief in Christ is somehow affirmed—rightly or wrongly,
in orthodoxy or heretically.
The Mystery Kingdom resulted from the rejection of the Messiahship of Jesus
and resulted in the rejection of the offer
of the Messianic Kingdom by Israel Matt 12:13.
The Kingdom will end with the acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah
by Israel Matt 23:39 at the end of the Tribulation (Matt 23:37-39; 24:1-25:46).
The Mystery Kingdom is described in the parables of Matt 13.
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