The Literal Future Government

The following posts are by my good friend Chad.

The Literal Future Government

The government in Old Testament prophecy is a literal government. It is not a spiritual government. The church is not the spiritual Israel, but is the body of Christ. There is a time in the future when this literal government will be established. Isaiah states it clearly, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.” (9:6-7) It is clear that Jesus Christ is the authority and He is the one who exercises the authority.

The functions of the king during this literal government are “judge,” “lawgiver,” and “king” (Isaiah 33:22). All throughout History, there has been a problem with human government to keep a proper balance between the necessary functions of government and to provide unification. The problem with man is that he is sinful and therefore, human government will never have complete unification. As stated in Isaiah 9:6-7, there will be a day in which the government will have complete unity and will properly function. This day will happen when Jesus Christ is ruling the earth from the throne of David.

The government that is going to literally be established is based upon moral principles. The principles that will establish the government are truth, holiness, righteousness, and justice (Psalm 97:1-2; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 8:3). There has never been a time in History where the government has established truth, holiness, righteousness, and justice. When Jesus Christ establishes government upon this earth, it will be the only time in which all four of these moral principles are governing the affairs of men.

Why is this so important? One of the reasons that I believe is because there is an attack upon the literal interpretation of the scriptures. There will be a day that Jesus Christ will rule and reign upon this earth. This is going to be an awesome time in the future. When this government happens, the bride of Christ will be gathered with the groom.