The Kingdom of God
Psa 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever:
In the beginning was God
He is a pure Spirit
Pure, Holy, undefiled, perfect and complete.
The Kingdom was there in its purest form
as God was there
It was pure, Holy, undefiled , perfect and complete
It existed as long as God had
and will exist as long as God does
of whom there is no beginning or end
Nothing else existed
Everything was perfect,
in complete harmony and unity.
The Kingdom expressed the fullness of God
As it was the purest expression of God
apart from Himself!
God then created angels
They were spirits like God
so could understand this spiritual Kingdom
A third of them rebelled and were defiled
As they were defiled
these fallen angels could not inhabit The Kingdom of God
So a place was created for them to inhabit.
Hell was made
Imperfection was in it
so this created place could not be in The Kingdom of God
As evil and rebellion was in it
The angels from this place could no longer enter The Kingdom of God
As it is too pure and holy for them to be there and polluite it
And nothing evil or defiling is allowed in The Kingdom (Rev 21:17).
For some reason, God was not happy with just fellowshipping with angels
and created a new people
and a new place for these people (Gen 1:1)
to live with Him in perfect harmony.
and for them to appreciate He and His creation
This new creation was also a reflection of The Kingdom
and thus of His Character and Nature! (Ps 19:1)
These new beings were not spirits like the angels
so could not see The Kingdom of God as it was spiritual
So God placed them in a creation
that expressed His Character and Nature
as well as His Spiritual Perfection.
We live in that creation which was designed to reflect
God;s Character, Nature and Kingdom,
all which are spiritual things.
This is why Jesus always emphasized spiritual things.
Once again evil entered His creation
His creation rejected their creator
and accpeted the rulership of the usurper
so God then needed to rescue us
Not for the purposes of heaven
but for the purposes of His Kingdom.
One day time will end
And this heaven and earth will be destroyed (2 Pet 3:10)
but the new heaven and earth are a new creation
which will be part of The Kingdom
and will exist for ever (Rev 21:1-8)!
All we will carry to this new Kingdom
is the relationships we had on earthwith people
and the relationship we have with God
of which Salvation is the most important one (Jn 17:3)
The current heaven is not part of The Kingdom of God
but is only a reflection of The true heaven which is to come
when this creation is no more
and is replaced with more perfect one
Which is pure and undefiled
and which can inhabitThe Kingdom of God!
and is part of the Kingdom of God
like the old creation was in its beginning
This means our rewards in heaven
are replaced with better ones in the new heaven and earth
as those of the old creation of which heaven is a part is destroyed.
All that enters this new heaven and earth is our spirit
and the relationships we have
Out true rewardis the relationship we have with Jesus and The Father (Gen 15:1)
and all that results from this relationship
This passes from the old heavento the new one as it is spiritual.
The flesh and blood of this creation cannot enter The Kingdom (1 Cor 15:50)
But we will be pure, undefiled spiritual beingsin our spiritual bodies
when the new heavens and earth are created
so will be able to enter them
The true Christian life is a preparation for The Eternal Kingdom
Which is why there is so much emphasis on holiness and The Kingdom
and emphasis on the spiritual and not the physical.
Heaven is not our reward
God is and His Kingdom is
which is an inseparable part of Him (Gen 15:1)
Only as we seek the King and His Kingdom’s benefit
will we receive the rewards of Himself and His Kingdom
A personal relationship with Jesus and The Father which is eternal life (Jn 17:3)
and as a by product receive rewards in heaven for the activities we did on earth
as we sought to serve our King and His Kingdom.
Heaven is not our Home! The Kingdom is and that is eternal.
We will live in The Kingdom and the New Heaven and Earth
That is not a tainted expression of The Kingdom
as the current heaven and earth are (Col 1:20).
Our citizenship is in the Kingdom
but the brethren meet in the current heaven (Col 1:20)
The real possessions of importance in this current earth and heaven are eternal souls
and Satan knows the battle is for theseand not possessions or territory.
Satan defines the world into territories
but The Kingdom of God is not bound by these
And is expressed where ever a citizen of The Kingdom is.
Satan know the battle is for souls so promotes a false spirituality and materialism
and tries to hide The Kingdom of God and its manifestation in this world
He is angry and bitter determined to prevent as many people as he is able too
from entering The Kingdom of God.
The kingdom is in the hearts of the people (Luke 17:21)
who seek to follow Jesus as King and seek the health of His Kingdom
This is why Satan has to attack these peopleto remove the evidence
of The Kingdom from earth
The focus of the person who seeks The Kingdom
is not heaven but The Will of The King
and thus the Will of The Kingdom.
They will enter heaven and stay there
until the fullness of The Kingdom comes
when this creation is removed
and a new perfect one replaces it.
As it is a spiritual Kingdom
we need to be led by The Holy Spirit in all things
so we will obey our King’s requirements and do His Will for us.
The Holy Spirit alone can interpret the guidelines of our King (Job 32:8, Jn 7:17, Jn 16:13)
and tell us personally what our King desires us to do
It is so important to be led by Him in all things
as only then are we an adopted child of The Father
and a citizen of His Kingdom.
This is why Jesus summarized The Sermon on The Mount
(The manifesto of The Kingdom) With Mat 6:33
as the attitude one needed to haveto enter The Kingdom of God and to stay in it!
as one can lose their citizenship through continued disobedience (Rev 3:5).
Mat 6:33 should be the objectives of all who truly seek for Jesus to be King
and who desire to spend eternity with HimIn The Kingdom of God
and as a consequence, in the old and new heaven.
These people will express the fullness of Jesus in their life
now, in this temporary creation and forever and beyond with God
in the new creation
Only as we understand and focus on the spiritual nature of The Kingdom
and its outworking in this creation
will this be possible (Col 3:1-3)