Questions About the Kingdom of Heaven

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Questions About the Kingdom of Heaven

• Passages from Matthew

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What Does Jesus Say?

• Jesus does not give us many images of what heaven
  itself will be like.
• His description is of the kingdom of heaven, not
  the place of heaven.

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Passages in Matthew

• 417 he preached repent, for the kingdom of
  heaven is near.
• It is for the poor in Spirit (53) and those who
  are persecuted because of righteousness (510).
• It is only for those who have a righteousness
  which passes the Pharisees and teachers of the
  law (520).

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Passages in Matthew

• It is a kingdom which was to come and where Gods
  will is done on earth as it is in heaven (610).
• If you seek it first and His righteousness you
  will have what you need (633)
• Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter
  (721) but only those who do the will of God.
• The disciples were told to preach that it was
  near (107)

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Matthew Passages

• 1112 From the days of John the Baptist until
  now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully
  advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.
• Cf. Luke 1721 the kingdom of God is within
  you.
• Most of the Kingdom parables in Matthew 13 are
  about it being like a seed in a field.
• It is also compared to yeast, a hidden treasure,
  a fine pearl, and a net from which all will be
  sorted.

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Matthew Passages

• Peter is told that he will be given the keys of
  the kingdom (1619).
• Some who were alive in 1628 were told that they
  would see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
• 1914 tells us that the kingdom belongs to such
  as the children that Jesus was with.
• 1923 reminds us that it is hard for a rich man
  to enter the kingdom.
• 201-16 reminds us that God will give all the
  same wages no matter when we enter.

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Matthew Passages

• 2534 says that the faithful will inherit the
  kingdom prepared since the creation of the world.
• At the last supper Jesus said that he would drink
  the cup anew in His Fathers kingdom.

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John Passages

• Matthew has over 50 passages about the kingdom
  and John has 3.
• John 33-5 John says twice that being born again
  is necessary to see and enter the kingdom.
• John 1836 Jesus says My kingdom is not of this
  worldmy kingdom is from another place.

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About Kingdom

• The word kingdom is capable of three different
  meanings
• (1) the realm over which a monarch reigns,
• (2) the people over whom he or she reigns, and
• (3) the actual reign or rule itself. In Greek and
  Hebrew, this is the primary meaning.

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A state of is, but not yet.

• The kingdom of God has come into history in the
  person of Christ to break the power of death and
  Satan and it will come in power and glory with
  the return of Christ to complete the destruction
  of these enemies.

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Kingdom Definition

• The sovereign rule of God manifested in Christ
  to defeat his enemies, creating a people over
  whom he reigns and issuing in a time and place in
  which the power of his reign is experienced
  completely and eternally.

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Two Kingdoms at Once

• Because we are in the is, but not yet time of
  the full reign of God we experience two kingdoms
  occurring in the same place and time.
• We are in the time of the kingdom of heaven and
  the kingdom of darkness.

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A Video About The Kingdom
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Your Part

• Invite others to meet the King.
• Love the King and do your part in His kingdom.
• Live a holy life showing God to be your master.
  
• Be prepared, and help others be prepared, for His
  final return.