The Coming of the
Kingdom
Luke 17;20-25
One day
the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?”
Jesus
replied, “The Kingdom of
God can’t be detected by visible signs. You won’t
be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is
already among you.”
Then he
said to his disciples, “The
time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns,
but you won’t see it. People will tell you, ‘Look, there is
the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end
to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes. But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by
this generation.
Shalom My Friends;
I just wanted to be bring a few words of
understanding, encouragement and spiritual revelation to you. It is something
that has been either misunderstood or misused in various ways.
As you know Jesus was constantly being
tested and looked at under a microscope by the leaders, teachers and the rulers
of the Government and the law. They were always trying to find fault in Him to
be able to use his own words to condemn him with.
I truly also believe that many of these
people were extremely scared because they knew who actually he was and pierced
them in their souls, which brings to the spiritual aspect of Luke 17;20-25.
So where is the Kingdom Of Heaven? Jesus
states its within you. The Greek Translation of this word can also mean among
you or in the midst of you. There is much speculation to the meaning of this
particular scripture. But that is not my point.
The point Im leading up to is with this;
is what did he mean for us of the place of Where the Kingdom of Heaven is?
Well if someone my say where it is, they
may say in the sky or beyond our earthly realm. That is a good start. The
Kingdom of Heaven is a spiritual realm where God (YHVH (יְהוָה)) Dwells. So if we are here in the flesh on earth, how is it in us or
within us?
The Apostle Paul gives us a good understanding
to this in Galatians:
Galatians 5:16-26 (AMP)
But
I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and
controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not
gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without
God). For
the desires of the flesh are opposed to the [Holy] Spirit, and the [desires of
the] Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for these are
antagonistic to each other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each
other], so that you are not free but are prevented from doing what you
desire to do.But if you are guided (led) by the [Holy] Spirit, you are not
subject to the Law. Now
the doings (practices) of the flesh are clear (obvious): they are immorality,
impurity, indecency, Idolatry,
sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger (ill temper), selfishness, divisions
(dissensions), party spirit (factions, sects with peculiar opinions,
heresies),Envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you beforehand,
just as I did previously, that those who do such things shall not inherit the
kingdom of God. But
the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within
accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance),
kindness, goodness(benevolence),faithfulness, Gentleness (meekness, humility),
self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law
[[a]that can bring a charge].And those who
belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless
human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.If we live by
the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit [b]we have our life in God, let us go forward [c]walking in line, our conduct controlled by the
Spirit.]Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and
challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and
being jealous of one another.
So What in fact Jesus is telling us and
Paul Captures it perfectly is to live by the Holy spiritual fruit of the
Kingdom of Heaven here on earth in our flesh and put off those fleshly desires
that are not of GOD( YHVH (יְהוָה)), the Holy spirit and of The Kingdom of Heaven. Paul
captures the list of sinful desires and what is of the Kingdom of Heaven. Both
being opposed to each other. If then in doing so there are no boundaries,
limitations, and or depths of the kingdom Of Heaven Where GOD YHVH (יְהוָה) Dwells, within ourselves and among us here on earth while remain in our
earthly bodies.
We live outwardly and inwardly both in
mind soul and action with limitations and restrictions of what is not of the
Flesh and what is of the flesh. Not all things are good so we are careful to
discern what is of the Kingdom and what is not.
In doing so we are in-practice, striving,
and training for our permanent place of life for eternity with YHVH (יְהוָה)! SO we are in one (Echad) with HIM now and forever! Regardless of what
you believe the undisputed facts are eternity existed prior to your birth and
will continue after your bodily death. You chose where your eternal soul will
dwell, here and the now for all eternity.
Tomorrow is not promised only the present
! Come to Jesus Christ while your able to !
Amen!
Isaac Grebin
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