Inheriting The Heavenly Kingdom

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Inheriting The Heavenly Kingdom

• 2 Peter 110-11 2 Tim. 418

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Use Of The Word Kingdom

• Gods universal rule. Ps. 2227-28 10319
• The Hebrew nation or the twelve tribes of Israel.
  Ex. 194-5 1 Chron. 285 cf. 135
• The redeemed of God under the present reign of
  Christ. Dan. 244 Heb. 1228 Col. 113-14
• The everlasting or heavenly kingdom.
  2 Pet. 110-11 cf. Mt. 2534 2
  Tim. 418

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Use Of The Word Kingdom

• REVIEW
• The redeemed of God under the present reign of
  Christ. Dan. 244 Heb. 1228 Col. 113-14
• 1. At hand John the Baptist. Mt. 31-3 Jesus.
  Mt. 417 105-7 Mk. 114-15 Mt. 1628 Mk. 91
• 2. Spiritual Kingdom. Jno. 1836
• 3. Spiritual Ruler. Eph. 119-23 Acts 229ff
• 4. Spiritual Rule. Lk. 1720-21 Heb. 87ff
• 5. Citizenship Obtained By Spiritual Birth. Jno.
  31-6
• 6. Colossians Hebrews in this kingdom. Col.
  113-14 Heb. 1228

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The Everlasting Kingdom or The Heavenly Kingdom

• Other Expressions Used With Reference To The
  Heavenly Kingdom
• The Kingdom Mt. 2534
• The Kingdom of heaven Mt. 721
• The Kingdom of God Gal. 521
• The Kingdom of Christ and of God Eph. 55
• The eternal (everlasting KJV) kingdom of our
  Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 111
  Cf. Lk. 133 Cf. 2 Tim. 418

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Those Who SHALL Inherit The Heavenly Kingdom

• The Faithful Ones of the present kingdom of
  Christ. The Church.
  Eph. 523
• Mt. 1341ff
• 1 Cor. 1524
• 1 Thess. 413ff

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Those Who SHALL Inherit The Heavenly Kingdom

• The redeemed of preceding ages.
• Luke 1328
• Heb. 913
• Cf. Heb. 1110

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Those Who SHALL Inherit The Heavenly Kingdom

• Those who are SAFE.
• Those who died in infancy or early childhood.
• Not lost, because they never sinned.
• Sin is a transgression of LAW. 1 Jno. 34 Cf.
  Rom. 77ff I was alive once apart from law
  (vs. 9) Cf. Rom. 415
• These Not Accountable Mt. 183-4
  Mt. 1914

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Those Who SHALL NOT InheritThe Heavenly Kingdom

• Those who follow the works of the flesh. Gal.
  519ff
• Those in Corinth were Washed..
  SanctifiedJustified (1 Cor. 69ff)
• Cannot continue these things and have any
  inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
  Eph 55
• This manner of life characterized all. Eph. 21ff
• We are now to have No fellowship with the
  unfruitful works of darkness Eph. 58

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Those Who SHALL NOT InheritThe Heavenly Kingdom

• Flesh and blood shall not inherit the Kingdom. 1
  Cor. 1550
• (Kingdom not physical, thus not on the earth for
  1000 years.)

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Those Who SHALL NOT InheritThe Heavenly Kingdom

• Those whose righteousness does not exceed that of
  the scribes and Pharisees. Mt. 520
• Those who say and do not Hypocrites
  Mt. 233

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Those Who SHALL NOT InheritThe Heavenly Kingdom

• Those who trust in riches. 1 Tim. 610
  cf. Prov. 35-6

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FACTS About The Heavenly Kingdom

• It is an inheritance, this means we do not
  presently have the heavenly kingdom.
• We are Heirs. Rom. 817-18
• Remember
• Kingdom composed of those who are redeemed of all
  ages. Heb. 915
• Kingdom composed of those who died in infancy.
  Mt. 183-4

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FACTS About The Heavenly Kingdom

• Benefit is the promise of eternal life in the
  world to come. Mk. 1030
• But not all who have the promise will receive it,
  for some will not exercise patience Heb. 1036-39

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FACTS About The Heavenly Kingdom

• The Word of God can provide you entrance. Acts
  2032
• Those who keep His commandments have the right to
  enter into the eternal city cf. Rev. 2214
• Must Forsake all. Mt. 1927ff Mk. 1030
• Must Overcome. Rev. 217 cf. Rom. 1221
• Those who live righteously shall inherit the
  kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
  the world. Mt. 2534

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FACTS About The Heavenly Kingdom

• It is an inheritance into the everlasting
  kingdom and can be richly supplied. 2
  Pet. 110-11
• CONDITIONAL Must supply necessary virtues. 1
  Pet. 15ff
• Even when trials come 2 Tim. 46-8 418
• It is eternal. Mt. 619 2 Cor. 418ff 1 Pet.
  14-5, 9 1 Pet. 54

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Conclusion

• Are you in the kingdom of God today, His Church?
• Entrance gained by being born again.
  Jno. 33-5
• We must be in the Church today (the Kingdom of
  Christ) as faithful citizens, to inherit the
  everlasting Kingdom of heaven!!!