There! A People dwelling alone. Not reckoning itself among the nations. Numbers 23:9b
In those days, came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, "Repent ye: for The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. For this is He that was spoken of by the Prophet Isaiah, saying "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye The Way of the L-RD, Make His Paths Straight'". Matthew 3:1-3
Yeshua (Jesus) Said:
But if I With The Finger of G-D Cast Out devils, no doubt The Kingdom of G-D Is Come Upon you. Luke 11:20
It is also called the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 3:2
Some say the Kingdom has not yet Arrived? [1] Who would seek to confuse and by so doing rob the Church of our Great Inheritance?
If, as some say, it is not Come, then there has been no Fullfillment of Jeremiah 31:31 ff. and now no New Covenant!
Since Yeshua said:
Seek ye First the Kingdom of G-d and His Righteousness... Matthew 6:33
Would He have told us to seek for something that was not available to Believers right now? We do not think so.
Let us therefore demonstrate by Scripture that the Kingdom of G-d has Come.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His Dear Son: Colossians 1:13
Both "Testament" and "Covenant" are actually the same word in the Koine Greek: diatheke. If there is no New Covenant now, then the New Testament should not be called the Brit Chadashah? (New Covenant)? Yes, that is what some are essentially saying!
THE KINGDOM MENTAL ATTITUDE
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of G-d as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Mark 10:15
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 18:14
WHO IS RIGHT? CAN WE LIVE IN HIS SPIRITUAL KINGDOM FOR US RIGHT NOW OR NOT?
How would we know then if it is for us and if Has Come? There would be different Laws, wouldn't there? Wouldn't the Laws be different? Higher than the Laws that the Jewish people were under pre-1st Century A.D.: the Torah (Laws of Moses)? These New Laws would ceetainly be compatible with the "little children" passages spoken of by Yeshua. Do we find anywhere else in Scripture where this is found?
LET'S EXAMINE THE SCRIPTURE FURTHER
Jeremiah 31:31 ff, (also compare with Hebrews 8:8 ff.) says that when the New Covenant would Arrive, Laws would be written on our hearts and minds. Which Laws? The Torah? No, because Jeremiah 31:31 ff. says that the Promised New Covenant would NOT be the same Mosaic Laws! How do we know this?
Behold the days come, Saith the L-RD, that I Will Make a New Covenant with the House of Israel and with the House of Judah.[2]
NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE with their fathers when I Took them by the hand to Bring them out of the land of Egypt: which Covenant they broke, although I was an Husband unto them Saith the L-RD. Jeremiah 31:31,32
From this passage of Scripture we can see clearly that this Promised New Covenant would NOT BE THE SAME COVENANT as the Torah of Moishe (Moses).
The New Testament says that The Laws of Faith, Love[3], the Law of Spirit of Life in Yeshua HaMoshiach (Jesus the Christ) and many other Divine Spiritual Kingdom Laws ARE Written on our hearts and minds when the Elect are Given Faith in Yeshua and are Truly Born Again. Every Truly Born-Again Believer can personally Testify to this fact! This is a Spiritual Fulfillment of this passage of Scripture. The Fulfillment first takes place Inwardly, by the Holy Spirit, in our hearts and minds.
Are there still more Laws found in the New Testament that are "Higher Laws" than the Torah? Yes, there are.
ARE YESHUAS' LAWS HIGHER THAN THE TORAH (The Law of Moses)? LET'S SEE
Yeshua on Thou Shalt not Murder
You have heard that it was said of them of old time, "Thou shalt not murder"; and "whosoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgement";
But I Say Unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother lightly shall be in danger of judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother "Raca" shall be in danger of the Sanhedrin: but whosoever shall say "Thou fool", shall be in danger of the fires of Gehenna. Matthew 5:21,22
Yeshua on Thou shalt not commit adultery.
You have heard that it was said by them of old time, "Thou shalt not commit adultery":
But I Say Unto you, Whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery already with her in his heart.
These Laws and other Higher Laws in Matthew Chapter 5 are Kingdom Laws.
Go here for even more Kingdom Laws on ADULTERY AND DIVORCE
Now relate back to Yeshuas' statements regarding the "little child". Would not the mental attitude of such a "little child" preclude all these mental attitude sins? Yes, it most certainly would. This is how it all ties in.
The mental attitude of "childlike faith" is what is being spoken of here. The true mental attitude of His Kingdom: innocence, purity, virtue, gentleness, goodness, meekness, humility, lovingkindness, peace, etc.
YESHUA TAUGHT ABOUT THE KINGDOM AFTER HIS RESURRECTION
"The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Yeshua began both to do and to teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given Commandments to the Apostles whom He had Chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His sufferings by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining unto the Kingdom of G-d." Acts 1:1-3
Unless persons have been Truly Born Again by The Gospel they do not Enter His Spiritual Kingdom and cannot keep His Kingdom Laws in the Spirit.
By Faith in Yeshua, Believers Receive the Spiritual Kingdom of G-D within them.
....behold, the Kingdom of G-D is Within you. Luke 17:21
It is then Manifested OUTWARDLY by our words:
For out of the Abundance of the heart (A Kingdom-Indwelling heart in this case) the mouth speaketh. Matthew 12:34
And ALSO by our works:
A Good man out of the Good Treasure of his heart (The Spiritual Kingdom in his heart) bringeth forth that which is Good... Luke 6:45a
Our Conscience is also further Made Pure and Cleansed by G-Ds' Grace through water Baptism. This is all part of our Kingdom Inheritance in the New Covenant of Yeshua HaMoshiach. This is what the Laws of Moses could never do: continually Cleanse and Purify our Consciences through Faith in Yeshua. Hebrews 10:1 ff.
Here is also what the Apostle Peter says:
Simon Peter, a Servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have Obtained Like Precious Faith With us Through the Righteousness of G-D and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and Peace Be Multiplied Unto you Through The Knowledge of G-D and of Jesus our L-RD. According as His Divine Power Has Given To us All Things That Pertain to Life and G-dliness, Through the Knowledge of Him That Has Called us To Glory and Virtue: Whereby Are Given Unto us Exceeding Great and Precious Promises: that By These you Might Be Partakers of The Divine Nature, having Escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And Beside this, Giving All Diligence, Add to your Faith Virtue; and to Virtue Knowledge: And to Knowledge Temperance; and to Temperance Patience; and to Patience G-dliness; and to G-dliness Brotherly Kindness; and to Brotherly Kindness Charity. For if These Things Be In you and Abound, They Make you that you Shall Be neither barren nor unfruitful In The Knowledge of our L-RD Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh These Things is blind, and cannot See Afar Off, and has forgotten that he was Purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, Brethren, Give Diligence to Make your Calling and Election Sure: for if you Do These Things, you Shall Never Fall: For An Entrance Shall Be Ministered Unto you Abundantly Into The Everlasting Kingdom of our L-RD and Saviour Jesus Christ. II Peter 1:1-1
ALSO PHILIP
But when they believed Philip as he Preached the things concerning the Kingdom of G-d and the Name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were Baptized. Then Simon himself also Believed and when he was Baptized, he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the Miracles and Signs which were done. Acts 8:12
AND PAUL
And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the Kingdom of G-d. Acts 19:8
Also we find in Acts 19:9 that the Kingdom of G-d is referred to as "the Way", and when the multitude spoke evil of it, Paul departed from them.
Sin will not reign in His Kingdom
LUST IS TO BE JUDGED
All LUST must be Judged, as lust is not a part of G-ds' Kingdom.
OUR DOWN PAYMENT
The "Down Payment" of our Inheritance is within our hearts. (Ephesians 1:11,14; 4:30), and then begins to Grow.
His Kingdom is that "Special Place" in your heart where Yeshua is when you Pray and is the Foundation. Everything for His Kingdom now inwardly Eminates from that Spiritual Place, and there is no ongoing sin there.
Upon this Inward Foundation of His Spiritual Kingdom, all is Built.
THE ASSEMBLIES MUST BE KEPT PURE
To insure that the Kingdom Grows most efficiently, the Assemblies must be kept Pure. The mental attitude of "childlike faith" is to be paramount. This might involve DISCIPLINE IN THE ASSEMBLIES to ensure that they are kept Pure. We have been Given this Right by Yeshua, to further His Kingdom.
THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER
YESHUA IS L-RD OVER HIS KINGDOM AND THE HEAVENS AND EARTH NOW!
And Yeshua Came and Spoke to them, Saying, "All Power Is Given Unto Me in Heaven and in earth". Matthew 28:18
THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD ARE ALREADY JUDGED
How? When did this happen?
When the Comforter was Given.
And when He is come, He will convict the world of sin, and of Righteousness, and of Judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me, of Righteousness, because I Go to My Father and you see Me no more, of Judgment, because the ruler of this world is Judged. John 16:8-11
True Spiritual Israel Professing Messiah Yeshua is separated out from the world. The Kingdom of G-d is above all.
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