Scriptures On The Kingdom Of Heaven
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"Yahshuah tells us that the number one priority in our lives is to seek the Kingdom of Heaven' (Matthew 6:33)
The term "Kingdom of Heaven" or "kingdom of YHWH" is mentioned over 100 times in the Newer Testament alone.
Yet most clergymen today don't even talk about the Kingdom, much less understand it.
They dismiss it by saying we are in the "Church age." We must wait for Christ to return and set up His Kingdom.
Uh-Oh! Someone is trying to detour us.
Whether they realize it or not, pointing us toward a future kingdom leads us off the narrow path and out for a snooze.
As we slumber, we forget about pursuing our number one priority: the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 6:33)."
Today men are withholding the good news of the Kingdom because they want to rule over you.
They don't want you to have the Godly counsel of the Holy Spirit.
They want their experts - lawyers, pastors, bureaucrats, to show you the way.
These people
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of YHWH shall be taken from you (Pharisees, religious folks, preachers), and given to a nation (1 Peter 2:9 says we are that NATION) bringing forth the fruits thereof.
And these fruits (of the spirit) are : Love, Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (as opposed to government control.)
[Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Mt 5:10)]
Leave the dead to bury the dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of YHWH. (Lk 9:60)
"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of YHWH." 61-62, Mt]
Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, say to them,
`The kingdom of YHWH has come near to you.'
But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you,
go into its streets and say,
`Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you;
nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of YHWH has come near.' (Lk 10:9-11)
the kingdom of YHWH has come upon you. (Lk 11:18,20)
Instead, seek his kingdom, [seek first his kingdom and his righteousness (Mt 6:33)] and [material] things shall be yours as well.
[Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Lk 12:31-32)]
A spiritual, and therefore real, utopia already exists - the Kingdom of Heaven is here on Earth now. We prove we are inside the REAL Kingdom by not being afraid to lose our lives.
Matthew 4:17 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
Matthew 13:11 "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
Matthew 16:27-28 There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 13:44 the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he hath, and buys that field.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of YHWH, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of YHWH is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Luke 17:21 The kingdom of YHWH is within you
At the Last Supper, Christ explains the character of His government:
"The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship . . . and they that exercise authority . . . are called benefactors." (Luke 22:25)
"But ye shall not be so." (verse 26)
But he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that serves...
I am among you as he that serves. (verses 26-28).
Christ then bestows His Father's Kingdom upon them
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The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come. (Mark 4:26-29)
(Those who hear this good news and do what it says are the good seed.)
Not every one who says to me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (7:21)
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. (13:45-46)
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of very kind . . . . (13:47)
Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old. (13:52)
I will give you (Peter) the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (16:19)
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come. (24:14)
In other words, everyone will be invited to join the Kingdom of Heaven NOW, on earth, and if they don't join, they have rejected God and heaven.
