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Living the Kingdom Life!

OPENING OUR EYES TO SEE THE TRUE NATURE OF THE KINGDOM

KJV Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

(30) Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (31) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

(32) This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

(33) Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

KJV The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

(31) Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

KJV That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

KJV Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

(30) Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (31) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

(32) This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

(33) Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

KJV The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

(31) Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

KJV That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

We spoke this morning about the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and how impossible it is to enjoy Kingdom life without it.

He sent His Spirit in order to make us NEW.

To change how we think.

To change how we live.

It is the RIVER that flows from His throne, which is the full reason why He went to that throne.

His throne emits a river of the Spirit baptism in order for HIS KINGDOM TO AFFECT MANKIND.

The INFLUENCE of HIS THRONE is represented by the RIVER FLOWING FROM IT.

The way He rules is THROUGH THE RIVER AFFECTING LIVES.

BBE And it will come about that every living and moving thing, wherever their streams come, will have life; and there will be very much fish because these waters have come there and have been made sweet: and everything wherever the river comes will have life.

Jesus came that we might have LIFE.

BBE So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

(8) All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

(9) I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.

(10) The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

He is the DOOR to THE KINGDOM and He is the KING IN THE KINGDOM.

He came to give us LIFE.

He had to go to the Father in order to SEND FORTH THAT RIVER OF LIFE from His throne.

provides a revelation of THE AFFECTS OF THE RIVER.

This same river that flows from the throne is noted in .

KJV Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

(2) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

(3) And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

The third verse that says we are like trees planted by rivers whose fruit and leaves are focused upon.

This is exactly the focus on the tree of life on either side of the River of Life flowing from the throne.

KJV And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

(2) In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Keep in mind that Peter said the Lord went to the throne called the RIGHT HAND (which means power) in order to send forth His Spirit like a river of life.

The connectors between and are the FRUIT AND LEAVES that are emphasized, and the RIVER that causes these trees to be so healthy!

says we walk not in counsel of ungodly, nor stand in way of sinners, nor sit in seat of scornful.

And it says this and speaks of the trees by rivers with fruit and leaves as speaks of trees of life by the river with fruit and leaves.

In times past we showed this is the same vision from .

Just Like , we read of the trees of life in Ezekiel with fruit and leaves.

KJV And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

And we read of the river coming from the HOUSE OF GOD earlier in verse 1.

So the river that causes the trees to have fruit for food and the leaves for medicine connect Ezekiel’s river with ’s river.

The leaves and fruit being emphasized connect us to .

And look how THREE THINGS are affected in Ezekiel’s body by this river.

BBE And the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, and after measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters, which came over my feet.

(4) And again, measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters which came up to my knees.

Again, measuring a thousand, he made me go through the waters up to the middle of my body.

FEET, KNEES, MID-BODY.

uses WALKING, which is done with our FEET, and applies it to how PEOPLE ARE MADE TO STOP WALK in the counsel of ungodly, (FEET).

The Spirit affects these people who have a problem with BEING AROUND THE WRONG INFLUENCES OF UNGODLY PEOPLE.

It uses the idea of KNEES we use to STAND with and applies it to the Spirit stops people from STANDING in the way, or existing in the avenues of sinners where people do sinful things.

It uses the idea of MID-BODY which we use to sit with, and shows how the SPIRIT will cause us to not SIT in the seat of the scornful (MID-BODY), and speak against the ways of God.

All because the SPIRIT AFFECTS US AND RESCUES US OUT OF THE sinful things the sin of this world destroys us with.

He that is on the throne says He makes all things new.

So the river that flows from His throne accomplishes that RENEWAL and AFFECTS US.

Water flowing to ankles shows how the Spirit affects us to not walk in counsel of ungodly.

Flowing to knees means we do not stand in the way of sinners.

Flowing to loins means we do not sit in seat of scornful.

IT MAKES US NEW!

WE DRINK from the RIVER by letting HIS SPIRIT INFLUENCE US.

When you are THIRSTY, you are someone who needs WATER.

If the Water is the SPIRIT OF GOD that makes THINGS NEW in us, then the people who are thirsty are the people who are affected BY SIN.

That is why Jesus told a woman who had five husbands, and lived with a man who was not her own these words:

KJV Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: (14) But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

shows us how the RIVER FROM THE THRONE affects us FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESTROYING SIN IN OUR LIVES.

This is what the KINGDOM IS ALL ABOUT.

KJV Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

(2) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, (3) Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

These words are about how the people SET OUT TO DESTROY JESUS.

Jesus was preaching the KINGDOM, and setting souls free, and told them all the KINGDOM WAS AT HAND.

They crucified Jesus and killed Him.

They took counsel AGAINST THE ANOINTED.

THE CHRIST.

THE MESSIAH.

Then verses 4-6 show us words FROM GOD when he sees the heathen rage, and He comments…

(4) He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

(5) Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

(6) Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

They might Kill Jesus with the Cross, but GOD WILL LAUGH AT THEM and resurrect Jesus from the dead and PLACE HIM ON THE THRONE ON THE HOLY HILL OF ZION!

And then we read words from the perspective of JESUS…

(7) I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

(8) Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

It’s like the SON OF GOD SAYS, “I was promised to sit on the throne in Zion, and I NOW SIT HERE, and I was promised to be given the heathen and the uttermost parts of the earth for my inheritance to rule over all the world, AND I FULFILLED THIS PROMISE!”

So while shows THE RIVER OF THE SPIRIT is meant to AFFECT US AGAINST SIN, washing us up,

shows the death and resurrection that CAUSED HIM TO GO TO THAT THRONE.

And now that he is on the throne, HE RULES over all the world.

BUT IT IS A RULE that man, fleshly people, get confused with.

His kingdom is so far beyond and above things of the world and secular things.

HE IS CONCERNED OVER YOUR HEARTS!

OVER SIN AND HOW IT DESTROYS PEOPLE.