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The doctrine of the kingdom and personal reign of Christ asserted and explained in an exposition upon Zach. 14, 5, 9 / by Ed. Bagshaw.
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Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.
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reign of Christ the duration and term of which though it is not their expressed yet in that vision which John afterwards saw we find it is to last a Thousand Years all which time the Saints shall reign on earth with Christ as is particularly and expresly affirmed and the matter Twice repeated to make it more sure Rev. 20 4.6 With that place to the Corinthians agrees what the same Apostle writes to the Thessalonians 1 Thes 4.14 1 Thes 4.14 explained If we believe that Jesus died and rose again even so them also which steep in Jesus will he bring with him and v. 16. The dead in Christ shall rise first Then i. e. after the resurrection and reign shall be what follows concerning the final Judgement for the change of Believers that remain alive till the coming of Christ which is mentioned both there and 1 Cor. 15.51 shall not be done at this first Appearance of our Saviour which we are now discoursing of for then the Saints at that time on Earth shall live and reign too as is plain Deu. 7.18.22 27. But after this Reign is fully finished and the last Judgement begins to be celebrated then shall those Saints that then alive be caught up in the Air and bo for ever with the Lord. The want of distinguishing these two Times which yet is plainly implyed in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Then or afterward which doth not always signifie what shall immediately follow no more then the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 presently or immediately Mat. 24.29 But only notes the order and success on in the several event though at great distance of times neglect of observing this hath been none of the least Reasons why this place of the Apostle hath been so much urged against the reign of the Saints before the last Judgement though indeed rightly understood it doth necessarily imply it as containing the very same sense with that other passage in the Epistle to the Corinthians which is not capable of any other interpretation To clear up this a little farther I desire that place may be considered in Isa 24.23 The Sun shall be ashamed and the Moon confounded i. either their light and splendour shall be nothing in comparison of that greater Glory as Isa 60.19 or else it seems to note that general shaking and overthrow of all things which shall immediately preceed as Mat 24.29.30 When the Lord of Hosts shall reign in Mount Sion and in Jerusalem before his anâ—ients or Elder in Glory Where by Antients in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. elders I cannot understand any other then those Elders mentioned Rev. 5.9.10 Who in their Song of Praise to the Lamb thou wast slain say they and hast redeemed us unto God by thy Blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and Nation and hast made us unto our God Kings and Priests ann we shall reign upon earth Which being spoken by the whole Church under the name of Elders and Living Creatures consisting of Officers and Members it evidently shows that such a time will be according to our Saviours promise Rev. 2.26.27 And then all who have now a right of Title by their Faith in Christ to be Kings and Priests as is expressed Rev. 1.5.6 1 Pet. 2.5 9. shall then have reality of possession and behold their King in his beauty Isa 33.17 not at a distance but as a people nigh unto him and sitting with him upon his Throne i. e. Visibly sharing in his Dominion and Glory which state is fully spoke to in Rev. 7. compared with Isa 25. and Rev. 21. compared with Isa 60. and 61. The Reasons why Christ at his coming will bring all his Deceased Saints to live and Reign with him are Reas 1. First Because of that near Relation that is between Christ and his Saints He is their Head their Husband And therefore he thinks not his own Glory compleat without them As in the Body natural every Member shares in the dignities or indignities done to the Head 1 Cor. 12.26.27 So it is in the body Mistical of Christ the Church which is his Body is said to be his fulness or complement Eph. 1.22.23 i. e. That which makes him to be a compleat Head which without his Church his Body he could not be Hence is that Solicitous and compassionate care which our Lord shews towards his suffering Saints while they live upon Earth In all their affliction he is afflicted Isa 63 9. which made him as one that is sensibly wounded cryes out for ease to call aloud from Heaven and to rebuke Paul for persecuting him Act. 9 4 5. This care our Saviour will be so far from putting off that rather it will be more fully manifested when he comes in his Glory which is the time not only of our Lord Christs but of all his Saints and Followers Revelation as their Reign on Earth is stiled Rom. 8.19 For saith the Apostle when Christ who is our life shall appear 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then shall we also appear or be made manifest with him in Glory Col. 3.4 And to this purpose may be applyed that excellent consolatory promise Isa 26.19 Thy dead men shall live my dead Carkass for so the Hebrew word should be rendred they shall arise awake and sing ye that dwell in the dust for thy Dew is the Dew of Herbs and the Land of the Gyants i. e. of all the great and Mighty in the Earth thou shalt overthrow 1. Thou shalt utterly subdue all thy enemies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how great and mighty soever According to that of the Psalmist The righteous shall have dominion over them in the Morning or in that Morning namely that of the first Resurrection For then they shall tread down the wicked and they shall be as Ashes under the soles of their Feet Mal. 4.3 Psal 49.14 And that because of their near Relation unto Christ who hath loved them and conveyed this power to them Rev. 2.26.27 Secondly Another reason why Christ will bring his deceased R. 2. Saints to Reign with him may be taken from that proportion which God observes in the distribution of rewards unto his people For though the reward it self in general is of grace yet God is pleased to observe this order and method in the dispensing it that it should be some way answerable unto his peoples sufferings and actings for him Thus the Apostle 2 Tim 2.11.12 This is a faithful saying If we suffer with Christ we shall also reign with him And as I have already urged the words of Tertullian so doth the Apostle argue in his second Epistle to the Thessalonians 2 Thes 1.4.7 after he had said that the persecutions and tribulations which the Christians then indured were permitted to be laid upon them by God that they might be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which they suffered He gives this as a Reason Because it is a righteous