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THE KINGDOM OF GOD

The book of Revelation is about the Kingdom of God replacing the kingdoms of mankind.  Notice in the book how men fight desperately to try to prevent that from happening.  Most men do not know that they are fighting their own Salvation and the coming of a peaceful Utopia for them.  Well said God through the prophet Jeremiah in Jeremiah 17:9-10 and through John in Revelation 12:9 about the condition of mankind.

Shortly we will look into the Millennial Kingdom, that Utopia, that first phase of the Kingdom of God---but first let's lay a foundation:  some may say "the Kingdom is inside of you," misunderstanding Christ when He said "the Kingdom is within you..." in Luke 17:21, but throughout the Word it is shown that the Kingdom is clearly YET TO COME. Notice first the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:9-11: "thy kingdom come." This means the Kingdom is yet to arrive, and the rest of the Bible bears this fact. The last phase of Christ's Establishment of the Kingdom (which has yet to be established) of God on this earth is described in Revelation 21. That chapter speaks of the time immediately following that Millennial Kingdom period referred to in Revelation 20:6 and speaks directly of the true Kingdom of God and mankind's Ultimate destiny.

In chapter 21 verses 4, 5, 8 and 27, and in chapter 22 verses 3 and 4, God clearly is talking about a time when man is no longer a physical being (note in chapter 22:4 where we will see him face to face and remember what the King said in John 5:37 and other places about no MAN having ever seen God.  Also, remember what God said through Saint Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:51-54).

Now let's look further into the Utopia, that Millennial period described by Jesus in Revelation 20:4-6.   That time is for physical man.  We know that time is near because of the things that are happening in this world.  Christ said that it is possible to tell the signs of the times (Matthew 16:1-3 ) and the time of His Return is very close.  The fact of the matter is, that time comes only when it is possible for man to destroy the whole population of earth; Christ's own Words testify to this (see Matthew 24:21-22 ).

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