Kingdom of Heaven
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Intro. Repentance and the Role of repentance in Preparation for the nearness to God… Jesus as the fullfullment of all righteousness... Jesus as A great light (prophecy)
Temptations… and
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 5:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Throughout his ministry, Jesus declares the “gospel of the kingdom”—
the Good News that God’s rule is present in power to
forgive sin, heal sickness, break demonic bonds, and release from oppression (4:23–25; 8:14–17; 9:35–38).
Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
Hayford’s Bible Handbook Keys to Matthew
The Incarnate King introduced “kingdom come,” because where the King is personally, the kingdom is presently. From the inception of His ministry, Jesus announces: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (4:17—“has drawn near,” greek engidzo). He declares the “gospel of the kingdom”—the Good News that God’s rule is present in power to forgive sin, heal sickness, break demonic bonds, and release from oppression (4:23–25; 8:14–17; 9:35–38). He pointedly states that His dominion over demons proves that the kingdom is present (12:29) and that the Holy Spirit is also present, empowering Him to do the works of the kingdom (12:32; see also His argument in verses 22–30). Wonders and miracles follow.
Mat. 4:
Jesus pointedly states that His dominion over demons proves that the kingdom is present (12:29) and that the Holy Spirit is also present, empowering Him to do the works of the kingdom (12:32; see also His argument in verses 22–30). Wonders and miracles follow.
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.
Throughout his ministry, Jesus declares the “gospel of the kingdom”—
the Good News that God’s rule is present in power to
forgive sin, heal sickness, break demonic bonds, and release from oppression (4:23–25; 8:14–17; 9:35–38).
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
[Upside down] nature of this “at hand” / “near” kingdom.
Beyond unveiling the kingdom’s dominion over darkness, the King also introduces the personal implications of life in the kingdom. It calls people:
to character (5:1–12),
to credible service and witness (5:13–16),
to obedience to God’s laws (5:17–20),
to renunciation of anger (5:21–26),
to physical and mental purity (5:27–30),
to marital commitment (5:31–32),
to control of the tongue (5:33–37),
to a non-retaliatory spirit (5:38–42),
and to a love for all humankind (5:43–48).
The sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ “Kingdom Manifesto” that points away from the empty traditions of humanly generated religion (6:1–8, 16–18) and toward vital, faith-filled prayer (6:9–15; 7:7–12).
Living the Kingdom lifestyle means living power-filled, but not power-hungry; Living Unselfishly (6:19–24) and non-judgmentally (7:1–6); It means living free from slavery to material concerns (6:25–34). That lifestyle is what characterizes true kingdom people (7:13–14, 24–29) who walk in obedience, and Kingdom pretenders, whose claims to prophecy and power are contradicted by a lack of kingdom character (7:15–23).
It’s easy sometimes to think about [all of this] as the way we get into Heaven. getting us into heaven; God, though, it seems is very much concerned with getting heaven into us.
It’s easy sometimes to think about [all of this / Christianity] as the way we get into Heaven.... getting us into heaven; God, though, it seems is very much concerned with getting heaven into us.
Jesus’ mission described thusly:
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
1 John
Each of those describe the kingdom of world/darkness/death.
The alternative is this: kingdom of heaven/light/life.
Paul says of Jesus in:
alternative: heaven/light/life
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
redeemed from the dominion of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of the Son of God, governed now by the Lord of Love and grace and peace, and not by sin.
To the Ephesians, Paul wrote:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
in Christ = in Kingdom of Heaven
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
in Christ = in Kindom of the Heavens
redeemed from the dominion of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of the Son of God, governed by the Lord of love and not by sin
Kingdom is wherever God’s will is done.
Paul: Kingdom is near / at hand!
Paul: Kingdom is near / at hand!
Athens / Areopagus:
that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for “ ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “ ‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Whis was God’s original plan: that we would rule with him in his Kingdom
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for “ ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “ ‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
redeemed from the dominion of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of the Son of God, governed by the Lord of love and not by sin
Acts 17
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 2
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 2:26
Death Reigned after Adam. Until Christ. Life Reigns.
For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Now/not yet aspect. [what kingdom do we live in??]
filled
Be filled with the Spirit.
making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,