What points are conclusively proven by the Scriptures thus far examined? ¶ 354. Why is it necessary for relationship to be established between the world and the Lord Jesus? ¶ 354. What reason do we see for the Lord establishing in the earth a righteous order of things? ¶ 354. Must he be present to establish that order? ¶ 354. Is there Scriptural evidence to support these reasonable conclusions? ¶ 355. What did the prophet Isaiah say about the coming of this mighty One? ¶ 355. What presumption follows the term "everlasting father"? ¶ 355. What blessing, then, should we expect man to receive through the promised government? ¶ 355. What presumption must be indulged concerning the coming of the Lord from the utterance of Jehovah to King Zedekiah through the prophet Ezekiel when God overturned the government of Israel? ¶ 356. What is to be expected that the coming of this mighty One would do in the earth? ¶ 357. When Zedekiah was overthrown, what did the gentiles do, by the Lord's permission? ¶ 358. Through the prophet Daniel, what world empires did the Lord Jehovah foretell? and how long would they last? Give Scriptural proof. ¶ 358. Would we expect the righteous King to be present when this breaking to pieces of the old kingdoms occurs? ¶ 358. Why do the Scriptures speak of this righteous kingdom as the kingdom of heaven? ¶ 358. In what two-fold sense is the term "kingdom" used? ¶ 359. To what did most of the parables of Jesus relate? ¶ 359. What did Jesus teach the disciples indicating the importance of the Lord's coming kingdom? ¶ 359. Should Christians expect the fulfillment of their prayers? ¶ 359. Since this coming King must have a kingdom, do the Scriptures indicate who is to be the king of this new order? Quote the Scriptural proof. ¶ 359. When Jesus stood before Pilate, of what crime was he accused? ¶ 360. What question did Pilate ask him? and what was the Lord's reply? ¶ 360. What is meant by the term "world" as used in this and other Scriptures? ¶ 360. What peoples were to have dominion in the earth from the time of Zedekiah's overthrow until the second coming of the Lord? ¶ 360. Who is the invisible ruler of that social order of things? ¶ 360. By what other terms is Satan designated? ¶ 360. What has been the nature of Satan's rule through his earthly representatives? ¶ 360. What do we understand, then, to be the meaning of the Master's words to Pilate? ¶ 360. Did the parable of the pounds taught by our Lord to his disciples indicate his return? ¶ 361. What is also indicated by the parable of the talents? ¶ 361. What did Jesus say to his disciples just before his crucifixion about his second coming? Quote his words. ¶ 362. Where were Jesus and his disciples when Jesus ascended into heaven? ¶ 363. Give the Scriptural account of what occurred at the time of his ascension, ¶ 363. Who were the men who stood by and spoke to the disciples at that time? ¶ 363.