Reference

Jeremiah 33:21

Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
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And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,

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Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

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Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

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As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

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Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

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Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

The "son to reign upon his throne" for David is often interpreted as a reference to Jesus Christ, whose kingdom is spiritual and eternal, not a literal, earthly, or physical reign in the traditional sense. Similarly, the "Levites the priests" could be understood as a foreshadowing of the priesthood of all believers in the New Covenant, where the distinction between a literal priestly class and the general populace is abolished. This spiritual interpretation would mean the prophecy is fulfilled i