After the Kingdom of Heaven was "rejected by Israel" and postponed (the Church was birthed and Raptured, Great Tribulation takes place for 7 years, and the Millennial reign of Christ begins on the Mount of Olives)...Christ's Kingdom message changed. From that time of Israel's rejection (recorded in the four Gospels)...Christ began to declare to His disciples that He would suffer and go to the cross and die.
Christ himself, the Kingdom message, and Kingdom authority delegated to the disciples by Christ, was not only rejected by Israel but was lost due to the "doubt and unbelief" of the human heart (caused from the Adamic nature). Remember, the authority delegated to the disciples was to heal the sick, cast out devils, and have power over every natural law on planet Earth like Adam had before the Fall. Natural Law is the order of things in the Earth, the universe, and all the elements of tangible Earth contained within. Man's dominion over natural Law (which was delegated by Christ to the disciples) like Adam had before the Fall included; having authority over the animal life, the plant life, atmospheric conditions, and the Earth itself.
During the Kingdom message taught in the four Gospels man was given power over all natural Laws. Natural Law had to obey the disciples who were delgated Kingdom authority during the Kingdom Message to Isreal. Kingdom authority delegated by Christ then is not to be confused with Christ's authority from the Throneroom today in the Church. Throneroom authority from the Church Age is taught in the Epistles. In the Millenial reign of Christ man will again have dominion over tangible Earth. Obviously man today does not have the same dominion over the Earth in this present Church Age! Kingdom authority and not Throneroom authority is why Christ told the disciples they could move (literal) mountains and pluck up (literal)trees. Glory!
Matt 17:20...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
Luke 17:6...And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Kingdom authority that was delegated by Christ gave man dominion over every natural thing and every natural condition in life. Mountains could be taken out of their place. Trees could be plucked up and cast into the sea! Unfortunately Christ's disciples did not have faith the size of a mustard seed! Here's an example of not having faith the size of a mustard seed. Christ "reproved" His disciples for not utilizing the authority that was given to them to use to spread the Kingdom Message throughout Israel.
Mark 11:23...For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Notice the doubt and unbelief...of the disciples!
Matt 17:20... And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Many times men today read these passages and they get their eyes on the Devil... when actually they should be focusing on human doubt and unbelief that hindered the disciples from using "faith the size of a mustard seed". That's why Jesus "reproved" his disciples who were delegated power and dominion over every tangible thing on Earth.
Matt 10:1...And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power...
Here's another example of Kingdom authority or man's dominion over the natural laws of tangible earth that were delegated by Christ to His disciples. Unfortunately the disciples' lack of faith and doubt smothered out the delegated Kingdom authority, the Kingdom of Heaven message, and the King Himself. Look at this illustration when Peter literally walked on water.
Matt 14:28-31... And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
All this written to say one thing, "The Kingdom message to Israel (not to the Gentiles) was rejected because of Israel's doubt and unbelief. The actual Kingdom of Heaven was postponed until the 1000 year reign of Christ. At that time the Kingdom message to Israel changed to the message of the Gospel of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ to both Jew and Gentile"...When did it all take place? When Jesus withered the fig tree...literally.
Mark 11:12-23...And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. And when even was come, he went out of the city. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
The withering of the fig tree was a literal withering that pointed to the Judgement of God upon the nation of Israel for rejecting the Kingdom message and the King. The delegated authority of a believer to move mountains was also a literal authority. No spiritulization should be applied to either passage when scriptures are rightly divided!
More to come on the "fig tree" in relation to Christ pronouncing the Judgement of God upon Israel and the postponed Kingdom of Heaven to the Millennial Reign of Christ.
God Bless you all from Rick Roehm!
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