Spiritual Israelite
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I'm not claiming that is now. But, you need to read that more carefully. It's talking about when the Father begins to reign. When it says "our Lord" there, it's referring to the Father and then it says "and of his Christ". For now, the Father has given all authority to His Son, as Jesus Himself indicated here:The kingdom we are part of does not rule earth now. We are part of it yes. However, only when He returns will, as Revelation says,,
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Only when He returns does He rule with His saints. If you claim that is now, then you are claiming He returned!
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
When Jesus returns, He will then hand over the kingdom to God the Father and the Father will reign forever from that point on with His Son by His side.
1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
So, Jesus reigns now, as scripture clearly teaches, and then, when He returns He will hand over the kingdom to God the Father and then the Father will reign over the new heavens and new earth with His Son by His side forever.
There's another thing you should note about what will happen after the seventh trumpet sounds. It indicates that at the seventh trumpet it will be when "the time has come for judging the dead".
Revelation 11:18 The nations were angry, and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your people who revere your name, both great and small—and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”
When will the dead be judged? After the thousand years, as indicated in Revelation 20. We all agree that the following happens after the thousand years:
Revelation 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.