You're certainly correct on one point - that, is, the Kingdom of God won't happen [by my hand. because it's already been initiated by God's "hand" in the 1st-century AD, with a commission for His true subjects to advance His Kingdom here on earth *as it is in heaven,* per Matthew 6:10 & 33, Romans 13:1-7,* and related …
You're certainly correct on one point - that, is, the Kingdom of God won't happen [by my hand. because it's already been initiated by God's "hand" in the 1st-century AD, with a commission for His true subjects to advance His Kingdom here on earth *as it is in heaven,* per Matthew 6:10 & 33, Romans 13:1-7,* and related passages: There's no where in heaven where Yahweh is not sovereign or where His morality (as codified here on earth in the Ten Commandments and their respective statutes and civil judgments) are not supreme. We've got some work to do!
"...the New Testament declares that this kingdom relationship has existed since the second chapter of Acts when the first Judahite Israelites, in faith and repentance, were immersed into Christ. Before this event in the book of Acts, John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostles all preached that the kingdom of God was at hand:
'In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven 36 is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2)
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' (Matthew 4:17)
'These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, …But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' (Matthew 10:5-7)
'…if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.' (Matthew 12:28)
"Either the kingdom was literally at hand when Jesus made this last statement, or He was casting out demons by Beelzebub, just as the Pharisees accused. In Mark 1:15, the kingdom is described as being at hand because its preparation time was fulfilled:
'Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.' (Mark 1:14-15)
"Perhaps the most potent proof that the kingdom of Christ has already been established is that the Apostles were told that some of them would live to see the kingdom restored:
'And he [Jesus] said unto them [His disciples], Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.' (Mark 9:1)
"In Acts 1, the Apostles anticipated the restored kingdom in their lifetime, and, in Acts 2, it was indeed restored with power on the day of Pentecost. The renowned 18th-century commentator Matthew Henry agreed:
'…the kingdom of Christ began … immediately after his ascension, and will continue in the doing till the mystery of God be finished.' 37
"Following the events in Acts 2, the 1st-century Christians proclaimed Jesus to be a reigning King and themselves to be citizens of His kingdom – not sometime yet future or merely in heaven, but then and there:
'But the Jews which believed not … set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason … crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.' (Acts 17:5-7)
'Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins….' (Colossians 1:12-14)
'As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.' (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)
'I John, who also am your brother, and companion [fellow partaker, NASB] in tribulation, and in the kingdom….' (Revelation 1:9)
"Redemption through Jesus’ blood results in deliverance from the power of darkness. Because we are delivered from the power of darkness into the kingdom, the Colossians’ passage demands that if the kingdom is not in existence now, then redemption and forgiveness of sins are not yet valid. If the kingdom is yet future, no one has been delivered from the power of darkness, nor partaken of the inheritance of the saints. In short, no one has yet become a Christian.
'In Acts 17:7, the disciples were described as already serving Jesus as their King on earth, according to His laws. The very fact that Rome persecuted, imprisoned, and murdered Christians demonstrates the Romans understood that the kingdom the Christians preached and lived was an extant rival kingdom. Had Christianity been merely a religion, Rome would not have concerned itself with Christianity anymore than it did with the other religions in its realm. Christendom’s King, His kingdom, and His laws posed a threat to the Roman Empire, just as Daniel prophesied.
'And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.' (Daniel 2:44)
"The kingdom is currently under the rule of non-Christians, not because it has yet to be established, but because Christians have bought into the lie that the kingdom doesn’t exist on earth at this time. They have consequently abdicated leadership of society. The church has become governmentally and culturally impotent because Christians have been convinced that everything outside the four walls of their church buildings is off-limits to them as Christians...."
Good day to you, Ted! I agree with all the Scriptures you've provided and never meant to imply otherwise. I was talking about America, the subject you brought up in your first comment, which was never presented or intended to be the Kingdom of God on earth. However we do have the promise you alluded to in Daniel that His Kingdom will one day fill the whole earth. That's in progress now as God is disintegrating the kingdoms of this world with the Stone taken out of the Mountain without hands.
Yes, I was talking about America, America, not being the Kingdom, but being only a part of the earth that His subjects here in America have been commissioned to dominionize on our King's behalf.
Good morning, Paul!
You're certainly correct on one point - that, is, the Kingdom of God won't happen [by my hand. because it's already been initiated by God's "hand" in the 1st-century AD, with a commission for His true subjects to advance His Kingdom here on earth *as it is in heaven,* per Matthew 6:10 & 33, Romans 13:1-7,* and related passages: There's no where in heaven where Yahweh is not sovereign or where His morality (as codified here on earth in the Ten Commandments and their respective statutes and civil judgments) are not supreme. We've got some work to do!
"...the New Testament declares that this kingdom relationship has existed since the second chapter of Acts when the first Judahite Israelites, in faith and repentance, were immersed into Christ. Before this event in the book of Acts, John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostles all preached that the kingdom of God was at hand:
'In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven 36 is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2)
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' (Matthew 4:17)
'These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, …But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' (Matthew 10:5-7)
'…if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.' (Matthew 12:28)
"Either the kingdom was literally at hand when Jesus made this last statement, or He was casting out demons by Beelzebub, just as the Pharisees accused. In Mark 1:15, the kingdom is described as being at hand because its preparation time was fulfilled:
'Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.' (Mark 1:14-15)
"Perhaps the most potent proof that the kingdom of Christ has already been established is that the Apostles were told that some of them would live to see the kingdom restored:
'And he [Jesus] said unto them [His disciples], Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.' (Mark 9:1)
"In Acts 1, the Apostles anticipated the restored kingdom in their lifetime, and, in Acts 2, it was indeed restored with power on the day of Pentecost. The renowned 18th-century commentator Matthew Henry agreed:
'…the kingdom of Christ began … immediately after his ascension, and will continue in the doing till the mystery of God be finished.' 37
"Following the events in Acts 2, the 1st-century Christians proclaimed Jesus to be a reigning King and themselves to be citizens of His kingdom – not sometime yet future or merely in heaven, but then and there:
'But the Jews which believed not … set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason … crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.' (Acts 17:5-7)
'Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins….' (Colossians 1:12-14)
'As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.' (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)
'I John, who also am your brother, and companion [fellow partaker, NASB] in tribulation, and in the kingdom….' (Revelation 1:9)
"Redemption through Jesus’ blood results in deliverance from the power of darkness. Because we are delivered from the power of darkness into the kingdom, the Colossians’ passage demands that if the kingdom is not in existence now, then redemption and forgiveness of sins are not yet valid. If the kingdom is yet future, no one has been delivered from the power of darkness, nor partaken of the inheritance of the saints. In short, no one has yet become a Christian.
'In Acts 17:7, the disciples were described as already serving Jesus as their King on earth, according to His laws. The very fact that Rome persecuted, imprisoned, and murdered Christians demonstrates the Romans understood that the kingdom the Christians preached and lived was an extant rival kingdom. Had Christianity been merely a religion, Rome would not have concerned itself with Christianity anymore than it did with the other religions in its realm. Christendom’s King, His kingdom, and His laws posed a threat to the Roman Empire, just as Daniel prophesied.
'And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.' (Daniel 2:44)
"The kingdom is currently under the rule of non-Christians, not because it has yet to be established, but because Christians have bought into the lie that the kingdom doesn’t exist on earth at this time. They have consequently abdicated leadership of society. The church has become governmentally and culturally impotent because Christians have been convinced that everything outside the four walls of their church buildings is off-limits to them as Christians...."
For more, see free online book "Law & Kingdom: Their Relevance Under the New Covenant" at https://www.bibleversusconstitution.org/law-kingdomFrame.html
*See free online book "The Romans 13 Template for Biblical Dominion: Ten Reasons Why Romans 13 is Not About Secular Government" at https://www.bibleversusconstitution.org/Romans13/Romans13-contents.html
Amen!! Praise Yaheweh!!!! Anyone whom denies this truth, whether they attempt to verify or seek truth or not, are simply examples of Proverbs 18:2...
Good day to you, Ted! I agree with all the Scriptures you've provided and never meant to imply otherwise. I was talking about America, the subject you brought up in your first comment, which was never presented or intended to be the Kingdom of God on earth. However we do have the promise you alluded to in Daniel that His Kingdom will one day fill the whole earth. That's in progress now as God is disintegrating the kingdoms of this world with the Stone taken out of the Mountain without hands.
Sorry, if I misunderstood you!
Yes, I was talking about America, America, not being the Kingdom, but being only a part of the earth that His subjects here in America have been commissioned to dominionize on our King's behalf.