“A kingdom is a realm in which a king exerts control and authority” (,378). The Old Testament describes “kingdom” in two ways: creation and earthly kingdom. It is considered that everything He created and under controlled is His Kingdom. Basically, the Old Testament is saying that the entire universe, from the littlest to largest things, are His because God has dominion over them. His authority and rule are present among all things. Meanwhile, the Old Testament prepares the believers for the “visible kingdom on earth” where God’s power will be shown and acknowledged by the people. This kingdom on earth will “never be destroyed, nor … be left to another, … and [will] stand forever” (Dan 2:44). Therefore, God’s creation including the earth, is
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Not only that, He also sends a Messiah through Jesus to enact His plans for the earth and its people. For , Jesus’ early teachings mean that the announcement of “the gospel of the kingdom” has begun (379). It is first mention by John the Baptist as he proclaims that the “kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt 3:2). This has become the theme of Jesus’s early ministry throughout Matthew and Mark. Jesus’ miracles i.e. driving out the demons, becomes His evidence to show nonbelievers that the kingdom has come. - agrees that the kingdom of God/heaven is the component of Jesus’ teaching style and the focus of his missions and discipleship (420). The first way that Jesus presents Israel that the kingdom has come. The second way is when He is talking to His disciples about the coming end (Matt 24:14). Hence, the gospel of the kingdom, according to , is presented right before Jesus’ was introduced to the world and during His …show more content…
First, Jesus is not physically here on earth. He is not traveling from a place to one another to teach personally to people to encourage them to believe in Him and proclaim the kingdom of God. So, this might be a challenge for some Christians and non-Christians alike to have faith and accept that He is the Christ and there is indeed a kingdom where God is the ruler. Since Jesus is not here physically, He cannot perform miracles and convince people that what He’s saying is the truth and prove that other gods are fraudulent. Religious groups have their own versions of Bible and their own “creator” so proving that they are false is hard. Because of this, some don’t have any idea which church or religious group that are proclaiming the truth so most of the time people just choose not to believe in neither God nor the kingdom of heaven. Secondly, society during Jesus’ era is different from today. In the present world, people focus more on their lives than their spiritual relationship with God. Some neither think about it nor do they wonder where they would end up after death. Therefore, they don’t take the time to understand and consider the kingdom of heaven. Fortunately, not all people live such as this. There are Christians who have faith in God and believe that the kingdom has come, thus, they live righteously and accept God as the ruler of the kingdom of
Not only that, He also sends a Messiah through Jesus to enact His plans for the earth and its people. For , Jesus’ early teachings mean that the announcement of “the gospel of the kingdom” has begun (379). It is first mention by John the Baptist as he proclaims that the “kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt 3:2). This has become the theme of Jesus’s early ministry throughout Matthew and Mark. Jesus’ miracles i.e. driving out the demons, becomes His evidence to show nonbelievers that the kingdom has come. - agrees that the kingdom of God/heaven is the component of Jesus’ teaching style and the focus of his missions and discipleship (420). The first way that Jesus presents Israel that the kingdom has come. The second way is when He is talking to His disciples about the coming end (Matt 24:14). Hence, the gospel of the kingdom, according to , is presented right before Jesus’ was introduced to the world and during His …show more content…
First, Jesus is not physically here on earth. He is not traveling from a place to one another to teach personally to people to encourage them to believe in Him and proclaim the kingdom of God. So, this might be a challenge for some Christians and non-Christians alike to have faith and accept that He is the Christ and there is indeed a kingdom where God is the ruler. Since Jesus is not here physically, He cannot perform miracles and convince people that what He’s saying is the truth and prove that other gods are fraudulent. Religious groups have their own versions of Bible and their own “creator” so proving that they are false is hard. Because of this, some don’t have any idea which church or religious group that are proclaiming the truth so most of the time people just choose not to believe in neither God nor the kingdom of heaven. Secondly, society during Jesus’ era is different from today. In the present world, people focus more on their lives than their spiritual relationship with God. Some neither think about it nor do they wonder where they would end up after death. Therefore, they don’t take the time to understand and consider the kingdom of heaven. Fortunately, not all people live such as this. There are Christians who have faith in God and believe that the kingdom has come, thus, they live righteously and accept God as the ruler of the kingdom of