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The Kingdom of Jesus Christ
(Jn18:33-38)
God is the God of truth (Is65:16).
With the truth He establishes His kingdom and
With the truth He reigns over His kingdom.
Faith is welcoming to become the people of His kingdom, and
The life of this faith is about firmly establishing His kingdom and expanding it.
For a nation to exist, it needs to have a territory, sovereignty and people.
While it is a group of people with a shared set of values and ideals,
It can be based on fate such as common bloodlines, languages, customs, religions etc, which can
Motivate extremely strong feelings of superiority and pride,
Resulting in ethnic conflicts, wars and even ethnic cleansing.
The kingdom where Jesus reigns as Christ, however, is
Not made up of flesh and blood (Jn1:12-13) but rather
It is by one's choice that he becomes an heir and people of that kingdom.
Deceived by the devil (ho diabolos),
Adam, the ancestor of mankind, sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6), and
All men thereafter became separated from God and also from one another (Ge4:9).
While there was only one language in the world until the deluge (Ge11:1),
From the three sons of Noah came different tongues, tribes, kingdoms and peoples (Ge10:1-5).
From Abraham came Ishmael and Isaac and
From Isaac came Esau and Jacob, two divided nations, peoples in their mother's womb (Ge25:23).
God sent Moses and led Israel out of Egypt and
Ruled over them with the Law and
Instructed them to build the sanctuary and give sacrifices there (Ex25:8), through which
He gave them the legitimacy as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Ex19:6).
Consequently, they became proud of their bloodline of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Ex3:6), and
Even as they were ruled by foreign powers
They longed for the restoration of their kingdom (Ac1:6).
But Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would through the truth establish a kingdom that is not of this world (Jn18:33-38).
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died according to the command He received from the Father before the creation of the world
and testified that the Father's word is true (Jn10:18, 17:17);
2) Absorbed the power of death of the separator, the prince of this world, the devil, and judged
him (Jn12:31; He2:14-15); and
3) In the word of truth, that is, His blood, gave birth to children (Jas1:18).
After He rose and ascended to heaven,
He sat down on the heavenly throne and became the eternal Christ (Ac2:36).
The Sprit of truth whom He sent (Jn14:17, 15:26, 16:13) comes
To those who received His name making them a spiritual territory for
The kingdom of Jesus Christ came (Mk9:1).
In truth, He reigns over His kingdom and
Those who are made His people are
Set free from sin, death, flesh and blood and natural principles (Jn8:32; Rm8:1-2).
In His name they receive healing (Mk16:17), and pray and receive the answer (Jn14:13).
They are content with the daily bread promised for whoever believes (Mt6:31-33), and
Enjoy the kingdom of heaven on earth (Ac2:44-47).
Therefore, for the sake of the expansion of His kingdom
They do not hold back even their life.
O Lord,
For such a long time
So many scholars, visionaries, and politicians have sought for this "”
The kingdom where Jesus reigns as Christ!
We are so moved that we are Your people.
We are so honored and proud!
Let us live for the expansion of Your kingdom and
After death let us enter that kingdom in heaven.
Amen.