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Thursday, February 03, 2005

The Kingdom of God

What is the Kingdom of God?
Is it The personal presencen of Jesus?
A lot of people think that the Kingdom of God is something that we're waiting for, but in actual fact the Kingdom of God is already here!

Jesus says in Mark 1:15:
"The time has come," he said. "The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"

Jesus says in Luke 4:18-21:
"The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor[the year the messiah comes]."

Is the Kingdom of God A Rule/Religion?

It can be seen as "God's way of doing things"

Luke 17:20-21:
"The Kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'here it is,' or 'there it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."

Colossians 1:13:
"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the son he loves."

Is the Kindgom of God a Realm/Territory?

Matthew 25:34:
"Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world."

2 Peter 1:11:
"and you will recieve a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."

When is the Kingdom of God?

Jesus talks in Luke 17:20-21 about the kingdom as of the present, now, and already. And in Luke 13:28-29 he talks about the kingdom as of the future and the not yet.

Paul also addresses the present in Romans 14:17 and the future in 1 Corinthians 15:24-25.

Where is the kingdom of God?

Here is it visible and there is it invisible?

The kindom of God does exist in this age..but also in the age to come. The life of the age to come is exploding in THIS age!

The holy spirit is the "down payment" of the age to come!

Ok..I know that was alot, and my not have made a whole lot of sense right now...but I challenge you to think about it, dig into God's word and see for yourself!

One last thought....when you have eternal life..you ahve the life of the future!
In this age we are called to be disciples!
Acts 1:8 "You shall be my witnesses..."


Blessings,