A Study of the A.D. 70 Doctrine
The Establishment of the Kingdom

The "A.D. 70" doctrine teaches that the Kingdom of Christ was NOT FULLY established on the day of Pentecost. They teach that the Kingdom of Christ was born in need of a 'resurrection' {dead!} in the 'decay of Judaism'. It is also taught that both the law of Christ and the law of Moses existed side by side , in the Mind of God , until the fall of Jerusalem. In this study we will look at what the Bible says about the establishment of the Kingdom and see what if anything was missing until A.D. 70.

There are four principle parts of a kingdom, a king, a law, subjects and territory. The Bible teaches that ALL of these were FULLY established on the day of Pentecost! As the years pass, I am learning to appreciate more and more just how important the day of Pentecost was. All of the following prophecies , and others, were fulfilled on that day.

Isaiah 2:2 "....the mountain of the Lord's house will be ESTABLISHED on the top of the mountains and ALL NATIONS shall flow into it..."

Isaiah 2:3 " ...the law of the Lord shall go forth from Jerusalem"

Psalms110:1 Jesus would sit down at God's right hand and begin ruling among enemies

Zech. 6:12 Jesus would build the temple of the Lord, and reign as High Priest and King

Zech. 13:1 The fountain for sin and uncleaness would be open from Jerusalem.

Joel 2:28 The Spirit would be 'poured out' on the apostles and His work begun. Whosoever should call on the name of the Lord shall be saved

Dan. 2:44 "...In the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed..."

Mark 9:1 Some of Jesus disciples then living would 'see' the kingdom come with power

As recorded in Acts the second chapter all of these were fulfilled.
The apostles endued with power from on high.{vs.4} Jesus proclaimed Lord and Christ.{vs.36} The gospel, the apostle's doctrine, the law of the Lord was taught . {vs.22-40} 3ooo souls were saved and added to the church. {vs.41-47} The Lord's Supper was first observed. {vs.42} Since the gospel was for Jew and Gentile alike ; this proves that the temple of the Lord WAS BUILT on that day. {vs 39}{Eph. 2:20}.

From the day of Pentecost the gospel is God's power to save all men. {Rom.1:16} Paul said that the kingdom of God was not in word but in POWER, long before A.D.70 {1 Cor. 4:20}. The Thessalonians and Colossians were spoken of as in the kingdom of Christ well before AD 70. {1 Thess. 2:12 ; Col. 1:13}