Doubt will rob you of experiencing Kingdom reality in your life. Millions of believers affirm the reality of the resurrection, as well as an enormous amount of historical evidence, yet if you refuse to believe, then the resurrection will remain an unknown reality to you. Doubt is passing judgment out of ignorance, believing something isn't true, simply because you've never experienced it for yourself. This is not the way truth is discovered. Faith is putting God's word to the test. Faith follows the instructions, fulfills the requirements, performs the experiment, and looks for the results. You have to take the plunge of faith, because if you don't jump off the cliff, you'll never get wet.
Hab 2:2-3
Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
The knowledge of the Kingdom of God is not meant to be a secret, but we in the Church have been neglectful of our duty. We have the knowledge of God's Kingdom, but we have failed to fully believe and apply this knowledge. The Church has failed in her primary mission, which is to make the Kingdom of God known throughout the earth. Yes, we have had some success, but two thousand years of Christendom have come and gone, and still millions upon millions remain ignorant of the truths God has plainly revealed in his word. To many, Kingdom realities yet remain unknown, mysterious secrets. People perish for lack of knowledge. They perish because the reality of the Kingdom remains hidden from their eyes. How can this be? This is a travesty of monumental proportions. Millions will end up dead in the ditch, as long as the path to life remains hidden from their eyes. Jesus didn't suffer and die so that the world would end up dying in the ditch.
People need to know one thing. It is vitally important that they grasp one fact. This fact is that although the Kingdom of God is invisible to the eye, it is very real and it does indeed exist. In fact, the invisible, eternal reality of God's Kingdom is more real than any material reality, because Kingdom reality is the building block upon which the universe derives its' entire existence. Since we already know this, the Church's one desire should be to make God's Kingdom evidently plain to the whole world! If we really believe that the Kingdom of God is the one great reality of our existence, then how can we hide it from the world?
It should be our determined purpose to do all we can to spread the message of the Kingdom, which Jesus commissioned the Church to proclaim to the nations. If our light be hid, it is hid to those who are lost, and they will never be found. The Kingdom of God on earth is composed of the eternal spirits of those who have believed in Christ, and from this truth flows all other truth pertaining to the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Christ, being spiritual, is stronger than any physical, material power, and thus it has the capacity to conquer the world. The Kingdom of God is, has always been, and always will be greater than any power known to man. Jesus demonstrated this power while he lived with us on earth and when he left, he commanded us to continue doing the same works he had done.
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KINGDOM REALITY EXPLAINED
KINGDOM REALITY
Mark 4:11, 22
The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
The secret of the Kingdom of God is revealed to all who will listen. God's Spirit will open our eyes to those things we need to see. The Spirit of God and his word agree. It was with the help of God's Spirit that men were inspired to write the Bible. Jesus promised that "when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16:13). In these last days knowledge will increase, and "none of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand" (Dan 12:10). If we would understand, then we must have respect for God and his word, for the word of God contains everything we need to know about the Kingdom of God. The word of God is the foundation of God's Kingdom. God has always had a plan and he has always remained true to his will. The Bible is simply the plans, purposes, and will of God revealed to mankind. One of the amazing things about the word of God is that each truth it contains ties in with everything else found written within his word. This demonstrates the hand of God speaking to man. The Bible is the most remarkable object in existence, for nothing is perfect in this world, other than the word of God. Enough cannot be said of how incomparably matchless the word of God is. Its' very existence is miraculous. The word of God alone is sufficient proof for anyone seeking for the existence of God.
The truths of God's Kingdom which have been revealed to us in his word, I call Kingdom Reality; hence the title of this book. God's word reveals to our heart a reality greater than the earthly reality we are confronted with every day of our life. Earthly realities are those things which human experience shows us is true, according to universal law. Gravity is an earthly reality. All our experience of the natural world teaches us this. What goes up, will come down. Evolution is not an earthly reality. Evolution is only a theory, a theory which contradicts the universal laws of physics which demonstrate that all matter is in a state of decay. Our experience with matter tells us that matter always descends toward chaos, not order. This is why evolution cannot be classified as an earthly reality.
But there is a reality which neither defies, nor contradicts earthly reality; it simply supercedes earthly reality. This is Kingdom reality. The resurrection of Christ is not a theory. The resurrection of Christ is Kingdom reality. Physics teaches us that all matter is in a state of decay. Jesus Christ is immune to this earthly reality. His heavenly body hasn't decayed in over two thousand years. Kingdom reality supercedes the laws of thermodynamics. Christ ascended into Heaven. What went up, did not come down. Kingdom reality supercedes the laws of gravity.
How can the resurrection of Christ be proven true to our experience? Well, dive off a cliff and you'll experience the reality of gravity, as your body descends toward the water below. The power of gravity will inexorably pull you down, until you hit the surface of the water. In God's word we have a revelation of what is ours now through Jesus our Savior and what is yet to become ours, but it is God's Spirit who makes these revelations practical realities in our life today. Christ's living Spirit is the power which supercedes all power, and the power behind all Kingdom reality. The question is, how do we tap into this power? When it comes to making Kingdom reality a part of our everyday experience, believing God's word and putting his word into practice in our life is the only thing which can bring God's power into operation. Call on the name of Jesus, proclaiming him as your Lord, and you'll experience the evidence of his resurrection, as his Spirit comes to live in your heart. The resurrection of Christ will no longer be a theory to you, but a fact.
Mark 4:11, 22
The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
The secret of the Kingdom of God is revealed to all who will listen. God's Spirit will open our eyes to those things we need to see. The Spirit of God and his word agree. It was with the help of God's Spirit that men were inspired to write the Bible. Jesus promised that "when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16:13). In these last days knowledge will increase, and "none of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand" (Dan 12:10). If we would understand, then we must have respect for God and his word, for the word of God contains everything we need to know about the Kingdom of God. The word of God is the foundation of God's Kingdom. God has always had a plan and he has always remained true to his will. The Bible is simply the plans, purposes, and will of God revealed to mankind. One of the amazing things about the word of God is that each truth it contains ties in with everything else found written within his word. This demonstrates the hand of God speaking to man. The Bible is the most remarkable object in existence, for nothing is perfect in this world, other than the word of God. Enough cannot be said of how incomparably matchless the word of God is. Its' very existence is miraculous. The word of God alone is sufficient proof for anyone seeking for the existence of God.
The truths of God's Kingdom which have been revealed to us in his word, I call Kingdom Reality; hence the title of this book. God's word reveals to our heart a reality greater than the earthly reality we are confronted with every day of our life. Earthly realities are those things which human experience shows us is true, according to universal law. Gravity is an earthly reality. All our experience of the natural world teaches us this. What goes up, will come down. Evolution is not an earthly reality. Evolution is only a theory, a theory which contradicts the universal laws of physics which demonstrate that all matter is in a state of decay. Our experience with matter tells us that matter always descends toward chaos, not order. This is why evolution cannot be classified as an earthly reality.
But there is a reality which neither defies, nor contradicts earthly reality; it simply supercedes earthly reality. This is Kingdom reality. The resurrection of Christ is not a theory. The resurrection of Christ is Kingdom reality. Physics teaches us that all matter is in a state of decay. Jesus Christ is immune to this earthly reality. His heavenly body hasn't decayed in over two thousand years. Kingdom reality supercedes the laws of thermodynamics. Christ ascended into Heaven. What went up, did not come down. Kingdom reality supercedes the laws of gravity.
How can the resurrection of Christ be proven true to our experience? Well, dive off a cliff and you'll experience the reality of gravity, as your body descends toward the water below. The power of gravity will inexorably pull you down, until you hit the surface of the water. In God's word we have a revelation of what is ours now through Jesus our Savior and what is yet to become ours, but it is God's Spirit who makes these revelations practical realities in our life today. Christ's living Spirit is the power which supercedes all power, and the power behind all Kingdom reality. The question is, how do we tap into this power? When it comes to making Kingdom reality a part of our everyday experience, believing God's word and putting his word into practice in our life is the only thing which can bring God's power into operation. Call on the name of Jesus, proclaiming him as your Lord, and you'll experience the evidence of his resurrection, as his Spirit comes to live in your heart. The resurrection of Christ will no longer be a theory to you, but a fact.
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