The Kingdom of God

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The Kingdom of God

• Denoting sovereignty, royal power, dominion
  then by metonymydenoting the territory or people
  over whom a king rules (W.E. Vine).

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Compare World

• The universe Rom. 120
• Human race Jn. 316
• The earth Mt. 48
• Things opposed to God 1 Jn. 215

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Kingdom Gods Reign

• Ps. 2227,28 All the ends of the world shall
  remember and turn to the Lord, and all the
  families of the nations shall worship before You.
  For the kingdom is the Lords, and He rules over
  the nations.
• Mt. 1228 Lk. 2131 (Gods rule)

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God Rules

• Man was made in the image of God, Gen. 126,27
• God came in the flesh, Jn. 114 Heb. 214
• No other place in the universe can be called the
  visited planet. The king of the universe paid us
  a visit!
• All are accountable to Him (Jn. 524-29).

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Kingdom of Israel

• Ex. 195,6 Now therefore, if you will indeed
  obey My voice and keep My covenant, then 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.
  These are the words which you shall speak to the
  children of Israel.
• So a kingdom within a kingdom

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God Ruled Israel

• 1 Chron. 2910-16 Yours, O Lord is the
  greatness, the power and the glory Yours is the
  kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over
  allAll this abundance that we have prepared to
  build You a house for Your holy name is from Your
  hand, and is all Your own.

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God Also Ruled Gentile Nations

• Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar They shall wet you
  with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall
  pass over you, till you know that the Most High
  rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to
  whomever He chooses (Dan. 425,32).
• Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords
  (1 Tim. 615).

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A Spiritual Kingdom

• Dan. 244 713,14 Heb. 1228
• Matthew Christ as King
• 423 935 1111 1338-48 1618,19 2626-29
  (1 Cor. 1123-26)
• This kingdom will be delivered to the eternal
  kingdom heaven (Mt. 2534
  1 Cor. 1522-26).

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God versus Satan

• Gods reign is described in three ways over His
  creation (the world), over the nation of Israel
  (a physical kingdom) and over the church (a
  spiritual kingdom).
• Satan also has a kingdom Mt. 48 1226 Col.
  113

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Two Ways to Heaven

• Those who die without sin (before entering
  Satans kingdom)..Kingdom of Heaven, Mt. 183
  1914
• Those in the Kingdom of Christ.Kingdom of
  Heaven, 2 Pet. 110,11 1 Cor. 1524

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Two Ways to Hell

• Those die in sin, Is. 591,2 2 Thess. 17-9
• Those who become unfaithful, Mt. 251-13

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Conclusion

• Those who are not accountable are neither saved
  nor lostbut safe. God gave no terms of
  salvation for an infant!
• Those who are accountable are responsible to
  obey (Rom. 617,18) and remain faithful (Mt.
  2531-34 1 Cor. 1558)