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Indeed it is not "meat and drink," or eating and drink-
ing, or simply outward observances. Neither was the King-
dom of Israel meat and drink, nor the Roman Empire.
But the subjects of each did eat and drink, and Paul simply
taught that they should do so circumspectly and with
charity. So will the subjects of the kingdom of God eat
and drink. "Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the king-
dom of God." Luke 14:15. "Blessed are they which are
called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb." Rev. 19 :9.
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See the Feast of Isa. 25 :6-8.
Jesus himself said, "I will not drink henceforth of this
fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with
you in my Father's kingdom." Mat. 26 :29.
And iagain: "I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my
Father hath appointed unto me ; that ye may eat and drink
at my table in my kingdom." Luke 22 :29-30. This is the
strongest proof that the kingdom will be literal and ma-
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terial, though it shall be freed from the curse of sin.
No. VII. Flesh and Blood.
It is objected that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
kingdom of God. 25
Certainly we do not INHERIT it through the flesh the
unregenerate man. But through the Spirit we are born
is become the kingdom of faces ; and the rebuke of his peo '
our LoM, and of his Christ : pie shall he take away from off
and he shall reign* for ever all the earth : for the Lord hath
and ever. spoken it.
*Gr. unto the ages of the ages. (24) Mat. 13 :41. The Son
(23) Isa. 25:6. And in this of man shall send forth his an-
mountain shall the Lord of hosts' gels, and they shall gather out
make unto all people a feast of of nls kingdom all things that
fat things, a feast of wines on offend, and them which do in-
the lees, of fat things full of 1QU 'i y ;
marrow, of wines on the lees 2 ' And sh a11 c t them Into
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a ? furnace of , fl re : there shall be
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7. A.d fe , destroy ,n tt ,s ^ BSfySft.
mountain the face of the cover- shine forth as the sun ln the
ing cast over all people, and the kingdom of their Father Who
veil that is spread over all na- hath ears to hear, let him hear,
tions. (25) 1 Cor. 15:50. NOT' this I
8. He will swallow up death say, brethren, that flesh and
In victory ; and the Lord God blood cannot inherit the king-
will wipe away tears from off all dom of God.