Event: The Church: Christ's Body, Christ's Bride: Her Origin & Destiny | Online Event |
Speaker: WAN LAI MENG
Date: 28 SEP Thu
Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm *GMT +8hrs
VENUE: ALBY Events via online ZOOM Video
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$35 (includes WAN’S book ISRAEL: A LIGHT UNTO NATIONS valued at $27+postage)
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The Church which was a mystery in times past but revealed when the time (kairos) arrived. This was expounded forcefully by Paul, especially in his letter to the Ephesians.
The Church has an origin and a destiny which is unique and different from Israel. It did not exist in the Old Testament, though hinted at in various typologies.
In Matthew 16:18 Jesus proclaimed His intention to build His Church, "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." The tense used is clearly future at the time Jesus spoke those words. Clearly Israel was in existence at this point, and this can only mean that the Church will be a separate creation of God, a distinct entity.
In the "70 Weeks of Years" prophecy" that God gave to Daniel through the angel Gabriel (Dan.9:21-27) there is a break between the 69th and 70th week, a gap of time in which the Church Age is ushered in. The book of Acts tells us that the Church was born on Pentecost (Acts 2) the same day that Israel was created nearly 1,500 years earlier.
The Church will continue in this present age till she is taken up by the Lord in an event that many Christians are fervently waiting for, "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2:13-14).
As a firm believer in the Pre-tribulation rapture of the Church Wan sees many signs for this coming event beginning with Israel's resurrection in 1948. And the signs are building up to an almost crescendo pitch as in the days of Noah (Luke 17:26).
However, beyond the Rapture of the Church what role and destiny does she have? In the book of Revelation, there are several references to a group of "four and twenty elders" with crowns of gold sitting before the Throne of God. Since angels (general term referring to cherubim, seraphim, angels, etc) are not called by that term, could this be a possible reference to the Church?
The Church has a wonderful destiny that boggles the mind. In Paul's words, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (1 Cor.2:9).
About WAN LAI MENG
Born and educated in Singapore, Wan Lai Meng moved to Perth, Australia with his family in 1998. For nearly 30 years he held senior executive positions in several multi-national companies. He became a born-again Christian in 1986, and served in various capacities in the church in Singapore.
After taking up seminary studies to improve his understanding of the Bible and to minister more effectively in his church, he decided to exit the business world to focus more intensely on the study of God's Word, the Bible, in 1997. Now ministering in small groups he is involved in preaching and teaching in both Singapore and Perth, Australia.
He has spent the last 20 over years in an intensive study of the Bible and has developed a great love for Israel and the Jewish people. Out of which led him to writing the book ISRAEL A LIGHT UNTO THE NATIONS to illuminate the Church's understanding of Israel and to support and pray for her.