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“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain.”John 15.16 Chosen for a reason Citizenship in the Kingdom of God ensues when the Lord Jesus calls a lost sinner to repentance and faith, bestowing…
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” John 17.3 A threefold vision All who understand the “here and now” aspect of the Kingdom of God will exert themselves to realize as fully as possible the benefits…
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4.17 Kingdom come Undoubtedly Jesus had the clearest vision of the Kingdom of God of all the Kingdom visionaries we’ve seen or will see. We’ve already observed that Jesus regarded the Kingdom…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6.33 Pray for the Kingdom We’re continuing to look at the primacy of the Kingdom of God as Jesus taught and lived it.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6.33 Shiloh Jacob had prophesied of his son, Judah, that God would establish a Kingdom under his oversight that would include Israel and all nations (Gen. 49.8-10).
“Then the kingdom and the dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” Daniel 7.27 The faithfulness of God As the…
“Then the kingdom and the dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” Daniel 7.27 The folly of kings It may…
Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son… He shall have dominion also from sea to sea… And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Psalm 72.1, 8, 19 This Kingdom flourishes through the interaction…
The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” Psalm 110.1 The Kingdom is a gift from God David understood the coming Kingdom of God as an incredible, wondrous, mysterious, and glorious gift from God.
“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I…
“Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s children shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion;…
“Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Exodus 19.5, 6 A growing sense…
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Genesis 17.1 2 God’s covenant With Abraham we tend to…
“No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between…
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. Genesis 2.15 The three tasks of dominion We’ve seen that, from the beginning, God instructed His people in the work of rule, of exercising dominion over the creation.