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The Kingdom Where the Spirit of Truth Reigns
(Mk9:1; Jn18:33-38)

God reigns (Rev19:6).
He establishes His kingdom with truth, reigns with the Spirit of truth, and
Inherits the kingdom to those who live for it (Mt25:34).
 
Faith is having pride in being a people of that kingdom and
The life of this faith is edifying and expanding that kingdom, ready to suffer for it, in order to enter The eternal kingdom when Christ appears (2Th1:5; 2Ti4:1; 2Pe1:11).
 
A nation is a political entity with territory, sovereignty and a people, and
Its political system can be categorized anywhere between
Republic/ democracy) and autocracy, including monarchy.
While endless attempts to establish and sustain the ideal state have been made in history
The repeated rise and fall of nations show that man-made systems cannot be perfect.
 
Nevertheless, the Bible shows how while all kingdoms in the world fall (Rev11:15),
Only the kingdom of God cannot be shaken (He12:28) for
His throne and scepter will last for ever and ever (He1:8).
 
According to His covenant with Abraham (Ge17:6),
God sent Moses to Egypt to deliver Abraham’s descendants from their slavery and
Made them a kingdom of priesthood and a holy people (Ex19:6).
As such, the LORD was near them and they were ruled by the Law from God (Dt4:7-8)
As a kingdom where God went ahead, fought and won so no nation could defeat them (Dt9:1-3).
 
However, eventually Israel’s fall came as the result of their rejection of God as their king (1Sa8:5-7):
The kingdom divided into Israel the northern kingdom and Judah the southern kingdom,
Both of which collapsed by 722 BC and 587 BC.
The only hope for those who longed for the restoration of their kingdom was
The coming of the Messiah (Jn4:25).
 
Yeshua appeared and said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would establish a kingdom not of flesh and blood, ruled by the Law of Moses,
But of the souls of all nations, ruled by the Spirit of truth, the truth as
His kingdom is not of this world (Jn18:33-37).
Although He came as the kingdom of heaven (Mt3:2) and performed many signs,
The people did not recognize or believe Him for
No one can see or enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit (Jn3:5).
Furthermore, since He rejected their wish to make Him their king (Jn6:15) and was
Accused of being an opponent of Caesar (Jn19:12)
He was passed over to death by those who longed for the restoration of Israel (Lk19:11; Ac1:6),
 
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1)    Died according to the Father’s command and offered up the kingdom to Him (Jn10:18; Ac20:28; 1Co15:24);
2)    Condemned the devil the prince of this world (Jn12:31; 1Jn3:8); and
3)    With His body paid the price of sin for all mankind, and with His blood gave life to souls and made them His own people (Rev5:9).
 
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne, that is,
The eternal kingdom where Yeshua reigns as Christ (2Pe1:11).
The Spirit of truth whom He sent
Came to the souls and the Church bought by the blood of Yeshua (Ac20:28), that is,
The kingdom of God had come (Mt12:28; Mk9:1):
The Church is the kingdom where Yeshua reigns as Christ,
The kingdom founded on the truth and where
The truth rules as the law and accepted as command sense.
 
The man of the Spirit is he who loves the kingdom where the Spirit of truth reigns.
Thus, he does not worry about life or tomorrow (Mt6:25-33; 1Co9:7-10) but
Keeps the law of this kingdom, the truth, the words of the King Yeshua (Jn12:48, 14:26, 17:17),
Lives a sanctified life (Jn3:5; 1Co15:50, Eph5:5) and
Makes the work of this kingdom his top priority, even above his family (Lk9:59-62),
Not sparing his breath or youth and enduring suffering,
To be counted worthy of His kingdom and be seated on the thrones in that day (Lk22:29-30; 2Th1:5).
 
O Lord,
The kingdom where the word of Yeshua rules as the law!
The kingdom where using the name of Yeshua is common sense!
Let this be done in Church of Jesus.
To be welcomed into Your kingdom in that day
Let us live, fight and die for this kingdom!  Amen.