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Jesus and the Tikun Olam by Jean-Louis Coraboeuf "Peter, beginning to speak, said to Him: Behold we have left everything, and w have followed you; what will that mean for us? Jesus answered them: I tell you the truth, when the Son of Man, at the restoration [palligenesia] of all things, is seated on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me, you will in the same way be seated on twelve thrones, and you will judge the twelve tribes of Israel. And whoever has left, for My name's sake, his brothers, or his sisters, or his father, or his mother, or his wife or his children, or his lands, or his houses, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. Several of the first will be last, and several of the last will be first" (Matthew 19:27-30). The Tikun Olam is a Hebrew expression which means, "Repair of the world". It is an important concept in Judaism used in the Mishna of which the objective is to perfect the world and avoid all the negative, social consequences. It is an interpretation of the passage in Isaiah, "…The wolf will live with the sheep (lamb)… In the same time, the Lord will extend His hand a second time, to redeem the remnant of His people" (Isaiah 11:1-12). But Jesus didn't interpret this passage in the same way. He came the first time as 'Messiah son of Joseph' and he will come back a second time as 'Messiah Son of David' for the restoration of all things and the re-establishment of the Kingdom of God. The return of Jesus Christ will be characterised by:
Only Jesus Christ can fulfil the prophetic words of Isaiah 11; man will be regenerated, the earth and those who inhabit it will be regenerated and the Kingdom of God will be re-established. At the fullness of kairos times (Ephesians 1:10), all heavenly things and earthly things are united in Christ (Revelation 21:2-4). |