Now normally, when we talk about the Kingdom of God, we think only of what Jesus said about the subject as recorded in the four Gospels. Although it is certainly true that in His life and words Jesus revealed the Kingdom more fully than ever before, they were simply the culmination of all that God had been working toward from the beginning, as was His life in general. Everything that God says and does relates to His Kingdom. Keep in mind, that the entire Bible deals with the Kingdom of God. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals God as the great and almighty King of heaven and Earth resolutely at work on His plan of the ages.
And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel. (Exodus 19:16)
For the Kingdom is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations. (Psalm 22:28)
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your Kingdom. (Psalm 45:6)
They shall speak of the glory of Your Kingdom, and talk of Your power. (Psalm 145:11)
And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and shall stand forever. (Daniel 2:44)
The plan is to reverse and destroy the works of the devil and fully restore He rule over the earthly realm through His human representatives.
Remember what we have said: the Bible is not about religion, but about a kingdom. Everything centered on the Kingdom of God. All the saints of the Old Testament recognized this fact. Abraham knew it. Moses knew it. Samuel knew it. David, the King of Israel, knew it. The prophets knew it. Jesus knew it. All the apostles and other believers in the New Testament knew it. Everyone, it seems, understood the priority of the kingdom; everyone except us, that is. In recent years the focus in much of the Body of Christ has shifted away from the Kingdom of God to other issues. The tragic results is that multitudes of believers today know little about the kingdom, and even fewer understand their place and rights as its citizens.
Keep in mind, even in spite of all our sophistication, education and technology, we of modern and "enlightened" democratic societies are worse off than the people of Old Testament times when it comes to matters of understanding the Kingdom of God and how our world relates to it.
And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel. (Exodus 19:16)
For the Kingdom is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations. (Psalm 22:28)
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your Kingdom. (Psalm 45:6)
They shall speak of the glory of Your Kingdom, and talk of Your power. (Psalm 145:11)
And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and shall stand forever. (Daniel 2:44)
The plan is to reverse and destroy the works of the devil and fully restore He rule over the earthly realm through His human representatives.
Remember what we have said: the Bible is not about religion, but about a kingdom. Everything centered on the Kingdom of God. All the saints of the Old Testament recognized this fact. Abraham knew it. Moses knew it. Samuel knew it. David, the King of Israel, knew it. The prophets knew it. Jesus knew it. All the apostles and other believers in the New Testament knew it. Everyone, it seems, understood the priority of the kingdom; everyone except us, that is. In recent years the focus in much of the Body of Christ has shifted away from the Kingdom of God to other issues. The tragic results is that multitudes of believers today know little about the kingdom, and even fewer understand their place and rights as its citizens.
Keep in mind, even in spite of all our sophistication, education and technology, we of modern and "enlightened" democratic societies are worse off than the people of Old Testament times when it comes to matters of understanding the Kingdom of God and how our world relates to it.