September 2, 2013 – 1 Chronicles 17 – 18

When Nathan is talking of the house of David, David understands it the be the Kingdom of Israel that will last from his line forever.  And his son does take over and build a house for God, but read that section again with an eye towards Christ.  Christ comes from the line of David, comes to establish a house of God on Earth (Catholic Church), will sit upon a throne forever.  It is Christ that is being foreshadowed here.  You wonder if David had any notion of the Messianic prophesy he was hearing.

Much is made of the invisible Christian church that units all Christians in the belief that Christ is the son of God.  But is that what is prophesied to.  Can a house that is established and will be a place of God forever be invisible.  I think the house is the Church Christ established, not an invisible connection loosely tying all Christians together.  Christ wanted to establish a house on Earth where He would dwell, like Solomon building the Temple, only in a fulfilled way.  Something invisible cannot house something that is real and material.  There needs to be a physical house present on Earth, or else this prophesy pointing to Christ falters.  There is only one Christian church that claims to be the one, true, church established by Christ and houses the real presence of God.  That is the Catholic Church.