Hello everybody, it's me Mr. Total23 back with another video. In this video I want to talk about the subject of the Kingdom of God, or the Kingdom of Heaven, which is a term that is used quite often actually in the New Testament, but I feel like it's a doctrine that isn't really talked about or preached about very much, even though it is definitely a foundation of, you know, the teachings of the New Testament, and I want to explain what the Kingdom of God is and define that.
Now, obviously there is the future Kingdom of God that's going to be established when Jesus Christ returns, when he will sit down and literally rule and reign on this earth with the saints as well. Of course we will rule and reign with him, the Bible promises.
But then the Bible also talks about a current Kingdom of God, a spiritual kingdom, and I want to kind of just go through and define these things real quick.
And this video is not going to be super in-depth. I want to do like a series of videos later in the future, kind of going more in-depth into these subjects, but this is kind of just like a summary.
But definitely we do see in the Bible that there, even though there is a future Kingdom of God that will literally be established on this earth, right now there is also a kingdom that is within us as Jesus talks about in Luke chapter 17 verse 20.
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation, neither shall they say, Lo here or lo there, for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.
So this passage kind of troubles some people because some people will take this to mean that there's no future Kingdom of God, which we know is false based on other scriptures, and I'll get into some of those scriptures today.
But basically what I want to explain is that the moment somebody gets saved, they do spiritually enter into the Kingdom of God in a sense.
The Bible talks about in Revelation chapter 1 verse 6, it says that we are made kings and priests sent to God and our Father, right?
And that is connected with the redemption that's found in the blood of Christ that's talked about in the previous verse.
So basically by being redeemed and having our sins washed away by the blood of Jesus, or in other words by being saved, the Bible says that he hath made us kings and priests.
Not only that, but the Bible also talks about us being translated into the kingdom of his dear son. It talks about that in the book of Colossians.
Colossians chapter 1 verse 13, let me just turn there real quick.
The Bible tells us, Colossians chapter 1 verse, I'll read it, verse 12, giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son.
So those who are saved, the Bible says, they have been translated from the power of darkness into the kingdom of his dear son.
So we are currently in the kingdom of Jesus Christ, the kingdom of God in a sense, because Jesus of course is our ruler, he is our Christ, he is our king, even though we're not physically reigning on this earth.
And I think that's also connected with the same fact that, you know, just like our spirit and our soul is saved and redeemed and perfect right now, but our flesh is not going to be redeemed and made perfect till the rapture.
The same thing with the kingdom of God, that there's currently a spiritual kingdom of God made up of all believers, the holy nation, but then there's going to be a literal fulfillment of that in the future when Jesus comes back at his second coming.
And another reason we know this is because preaching the kingdom of God is always associated with preaching Jesus Christ and preaching the gospel in the Bible.
I'm going to give a few examples of that. Some of them are in the book of Acts, it gives examples of people preaching about the kingdom of God.
This is in Acts chapter 8 verse 12, this is when Philip goes to Samaria.
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God in the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
So it says that the things that they believed that Philip preached were concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, so he preached both of those things.
Then also at the end of the book of Acts when Paul goes to Rome in Acts chapter 28, it talks about the same thing, there's two verses here.
Earlier in the chapter Acts 28 verse 23,
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging, to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses and out of the prophets from morning till evening.
So it tells us that when Paul testified and expounded the kingdom of God, what he was preaching was concerning Jesus out of the law and the prophets.
Then at the end of the chapter it says, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Another aspect of this is that Jesus speaks of the kingdom of heaven being preached since John.
And we see he talks about John the Baptist in connection with this in Matthew 11 and then also Luke 16, we'll compare these verses.
Matthew chapter 11 verse 11 and 12, the Bible says,
Verily I sing unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist, notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
And for all the prophets in the law prophesied until John.
And then this is a parallel to what's stated in Luke 16, Jesus says in Luke chapter 16 verse 16,
The law and the prophets were until John, since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
And it says, since the time that John the Baptist came and started his ministry and preached, that's when every man presseth in the kingdom of God.
And similar language is used in Matthew 11 where it uses the example of the violent taking it by force.
Basically that it's so many people are entering into it that it's like a violent taking of the kingdom of God almost.
That's the way that Jesus describes it.
So again, Jesus clearly teaches that there is a kingdom which exists today because he says every man presseth into it in the present tense.
Since the time of John the Baptist.
Then he also talks about in Matthew 21 when he preaches to the Jews that they've been rejected.
He says that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Now the nation which brings forth the fruits thereof is told in the Bible to be the holy nation which is made up of all believers, both Jews and Gentiles.
It talks about that in 1 Peter chapter 2, it says,
You are peculiar people, holy nation, that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light, when time past were not a people, but are now the people of God.
So the Bible says that those who are the people of God, those who are believers, those who are of God, they are a holy nation the Bible says.
So basically what the kingdom of God is today is just the holy nation of the Israel of God which is made up of all believers, both Jews and Gentiles.
Even though there is a future actual literal kingdom that Jesus will rule over on this earth in the future,
we as believers, we enter into the kingdom of God and we believe on Jesus Christ, we're translated into the kingdom of his dear son.
I want to read a few other scriptures, particularly the parables in a moment, but I also want to talk about how Jesus also, when he went preaching the kingdom of God,
the Bible tells us that what he preached was repent ye and believe the gospel.
And another thing that he and John the Baptist preach is repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
In Matthew chapter 3 and then Mark chapter 1 where it talks about Jesus preaching the gospel of the kingdom, meaning the good news of the kingdom.
What they say in both of those examples is to repent, repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, repent ye and believe the gospel.
But the Bible tells us and defines what it is to repent in Acts chapter 19 verse 4.
Paul tells us that what John preached when he preached the baptism or repentance is that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is on Christ Jesus.
So what John was preaching when he said to repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand is to believe on Jesus Christ.
That's again why Jesus associates it with believing the gospel.
So because the kingdom of God is at hand or imminent is what they're preaching, that's what at hand means.
They're saying now you have to repent, meaning turn to faith in Jesus Christ.
You know, get saved basically because that's how we enter into the kingdom by believing.
Another example of this is in the parable of the sower in Matthew chapter 13 which is a great chapter for understanding this concept of the kingdom of God because he just gives a bunch of parables about it.
In Matthew chapter 13 where he talks about the parable of the sower, where he gives the explanation of it, in chapter 13 verse 18 he says,
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower? When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth the way that which was sown in his heart.
This is he which received seed by the wayside.
So the sower is the one that's sowing the word and the Bible calls this the word of the kingdom.
So when we go out and preach the gospel which is also called the gospel of the kingdom in several places in the New Testament.
The word of the kingdom, the gospel of the kingdom, that is preaching the only gospel that there is.
The Bible tells us that the gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
So to go out and to preach about Jesus Christ and to preach that he rose from the dead and to preach that you have to believe on him for salvation, the Bible defines that as preaching the kingdom of God.
That's what Jesus wants us to go out and preach.
And by doing that, we are essentially building the kingdom of God.
And you'll see that more as I go through these scriptures that that is basically what we're doing while we're on this earth.
That we, when we believe in Jesus, we enter into the kingdom of God, but then we build it further by going out and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, the word of the kingdom, getting people saved, and they're essentially also added to the kingdom.
That's why Jesus compares the kingdom of God to things like the mustard seed growing into a great tree and also leaven because he's showing that it expands or it gets bigger.
In Matthew chapter 13, let's see, verse 31.
Another parable put forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all seeds.
But when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs and become with a tree so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
So he describes this. He said the kingdom of heaven, it's like the grain of mustard seed.
You know, it's just the smallest seed that's out there. But then it grows into this this big tree.
Then in verse 33, another parable spake unto them, The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened.
And leaven is basically the yeast that you add to the bread to make it rise, to make it bigger.
Just like the Bible says that the little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. It's talking about like the expansion.
Right. So by comparing it to a mustard seed and comparing it to leaven, it's showing that the kingdom of God is something which grows.
Right. And there's also the parable of the tares, you know, in the field, which he explains next.
Let's see, verse, chapter 13, verse 36.
Then Jesus said, sent the multitude away and went into the house. And his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the son of man, the field is the world, the good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one.
The enemy that sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.
The son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and then which do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire.
There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the son in the kingdom of their father, who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
So this is where Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to this guy sowing seeds in the field, the good seed, which he says are the children of the kingdom.
So those who actually inherit the kingdom are those who Jesus has sown, those who are actual believers, those who are saints.
He says those are the one who are going to shine forth as the son in the kingdom of their father.
So basically Jesus has sown us in the field, and we are part of the kingdom of God in a sense right now.
But then later, at the end of the world when the harvest takes place, and we are resurrected, we are gathered into the barn which is represented in the rapture, that s when we will shine forth in the kingdom of our father.
So that s when the literal kingdom of God will be established.
Another thing that the kingdom of heaven is compared unto in Matthew chapter 13 is treasure hidden in a field which a man sells his possessions for, and also a pearl of great price which comes right after that.
So it talks about this in Matthew chapter 13 verse 44.
Again the kingdom of heaven is likened to treasure hidden in a field, the which when a man hath found he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath and buyeth that field.
Again the kingdom of heaven is likened to a merchant man seeking goodly pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price went and sold all that he had and bought it.
So he compares the kingdom of heaven to these things of finding a great treasure and also finding this pearl of great price, and he s saying you sell all that you have so that you get this, right?
Now the other places where the Bible uses similar language of selling all that you have is when the Bible talks about following Jesus as a disciple.
For example, Luke chapter 14 verse 33. The Bible says, Jesus says, So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
So in order to follow Jesus, in order to be his disciple, you have to forsake all that you have.
So working for the advancement of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, and the preaching thereof is shown to be difficult in this passage.
This man, he finds the pearl of great price which is the kingdom of heaven that has such value and such worth that we should forsake everything for the advancement of the kingdom of God.
Just like we should forsake everything to be Jesus as a disciple.
And again, I can't go into all these things, but another example is just a quick summary of Luke chapter 9 at the end of Luke chapter 9 where Jesus has the three people who give excuses for why they can't follow him.
And one of them, he says, let the dead bury their dead, but go and preach the kingdom of God.
So he's basically saying, you know, just forget about the past, just go and preach the kingdom.
And then the last guy, I forgot what his, I think it was he wanted to say goodbye to his family or something like that.
And Jesus said, you know, no man having put his hand under the plow and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
So Jesus shows us that working for the kingdom of God and building the kingdom of God is a serious job.
It's something that takes a lot of effort and you have to forsake all that you have and just move forward.
So that's how important it is to advance the kingdom of God and to build the kingdom of God.
And I'll explain more about this concept of building it or growing as we go on.
But just to go through this chapter, the next parable is the parable of the net where it says in verse 47,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is likened to a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind,
which when it was full, they drew to shore and sat down and gathered the good into vessels that cast the bad away.
So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
So the ones who are going to be in the kingdom of heaven, the Bible says, are the just.
And we know, of course, we are justified by faith. But those who have not been justified, those who are still in their sins,
they will not exist in the kingdom of God. They will be cast out as it talks about.
So those who actually are going to inherit are us believers who have believed in Jesus Christ and therefore have been justified.
So now I'm done with Matthew chapter 13. I'm going to go to Matthew chapter 22,
where Jesus, again, uses the image of people entering into the kingdom of God.
You know, we saw earlier how he talks about how every man presseth into it, the violent taken by force.
We saw how it talks about sowing the word is preaching the word of the kingdom and also how the kingdom of God gets bigger.
It grows like a like a mustard seed to a giant mustard tree.
And in Matthew chapter 22, this is where he talks about bidding people to the marriage.
Right. He says in Matthew chapter 22, verse one,
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a certain king which made a marriage for his son,
and sent forth his servants to call them that are bidden to the wedding, and they would not come.
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden.
Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My ox and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready.
Come unto the marriage. But they made light of it and went their ways,
one to his farm, another to his merchandise, and the remnant took his servants and entreated them spitefully and slew them.
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth, and he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find bid to the marriage.
So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good,
and the wedding was furnished with guests.
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment,
and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?
And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot,
and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness. There shall be weeping and ashing of teeth.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
And we kind of talked about the context earlier, how at the end of chapter 21,
Jesus said to the Jews, The kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation, bringing forth the fruits thereof.
And that's what he talks about at the beginning of this parable.
The people who the servants go to first to bid to the wedding, who are not worthy, who are eventually destroyed,
that represents the Jews, because Jesus went to them, he found them not worthy of the kingdom of God,
and so they were eventually cast off, rejected, destroyed.
The kingdom of God was taken from them and given to a different nation,
which are those who are in the highways.
That represents believers, which are the servants going out even to the uttermost part of the earth,
to the Gentiles to bid them to come to the marriage.
So, this again is talking about the kingdom of God, that it was taken from the Jews,
and given to just every believer, regardless of where they are, to the uttermost part of the earth.
We're supposed to go out and preach the gospel.
And that's again why the Bible talks about when we preach the gospel to the whole world.
In Matthew 24 it says that the gospel of the kingdom, in Matthew 24, will be preached to all nations before the end come.
Because when we preach the death, burn, and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
that's the gospel of the kingdom because we're adding them unto the kingdom of God by getting them saved.
Another parable is in Luke chapter 19, the parable of the pounds,
which it says is spoken to those who thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
Because remember, there is a future literal kingdom that will be upon this earth that we will physically rule and reign in,
but right now there's just the spiritual kingdom, the nation of all believers,
which we are building and expanding by getting people saved until Jesus comes back.
And this parable illustrates that perfectly.
Luke chapter 19, starting at verse 11,
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable because he was nigh to Jerusalem,
because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
He said, Therefore, a certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
And it came to pass that when he was returned, having received the kingdom,
that he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money,
that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in very little,
have thou authority over ten cities.
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man.
Thou takest up that thou latest not down, and reapest that that is not so.
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant.
Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow.
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury.
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that ten pounds.
And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
For I say unto you, that unto every one which hath shall be given, and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
But those mine enemies, which would not, that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay them before me.
So, first of all, in verse 11, it tells us that he spake this to those who thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
A lot of people thought that because Jesus was the Messiah, they didn't understand the Old Testament scripture,
so they thought that he was just going to establish the kingdom at that time.
They didn't understand the whole concept of he would die for their sins and then come back later,
which is clearly taught in the Old Testament. That's not just like a new thing like the Jews will allege.
So it talks about the certain omen coming to receive for himself a kingdom,
but the kingdom is not actually received and not actually established until later.
He comes first into the far country and he gets his servants and he tells them,
Occupy till I come. And the word Occupy is related to the word occupation.
It basically means to work or to keep yourself busy, to build something, to do something.
So he's basically explaining to these workers, Occupy till I come, and then later he comes back and then he rewards them.
So that shows us that Jesus, he came to receive for himself a kingdom,
and since John the Baptist, every man has been pressing into the kingdom of God by believing in Jesus Christ since this New Testament,
since the Jews have been rejected and the New Testament began.
We have been entering into the kingdom, believers in Jesus, whether they be Jews or Gentiles,
and this kingdom of God has been growing, but it's not actually literally going to be established on this earth
until Jesus comes back in the future.
And the similar parable in Matthew 20 verse 1 to 16, I'm not going to read all of it right now,
but I'll probably go over it in a future video, also shows the connection between work and the kingdom.
So when will the actual literal kingdom of God come, or when will Jesus receive the kingdom?
Well Jesus said in Luke chapter 21 in verse 30,
When ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Now again, that's something that Jesus preached when he was on this earth 2,000 years ago,
but remember that is something that he was talking about the spiritual kingdom,
but the actual literal kingdom, like physical kingdom that's going to be established,
that's when all these things come to pass, which he talks about in Luke 21,
the parable passages, or parallel passages, Mark 13 and Matthew chapter 24,
the things he talks about in the context are the abomination of desolation, the tribulation,
and then the signs in the sun and the moon and the stars,
of all those heavenly bodies being darkened, that it also talks about in the book of Revelation.
So basically after the tribulation, after the sun, moon, stars have darkened,
he says, then you know that the kingdom of God is at hand.
He says in the same chapter, look up your head, for your redemption draweth nigh, right?
So that's when Jesus comes back, right?
Then we also see in the book of Revelation, at the end of Daniel 70th week,
when the seventh trumpet is blown, that's when it is declared,
the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ,
and he shall reign forever and ever.
Revelation chapter 11 verse 15.
So, the transfer of the kingdom of this world into the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ
takes place at that seventh trumpet, which is right after that is Armageddon,
that's when Jesus Christ destroys the Antichrist,
and then he reigns with his saints for a thousand years, as it talks about in Revelation 20.
And we see that also in the book of Daniel as well.
There's Daniel chapter 2, where the great, you know, the stone,
destroys the image of the gold and the brass and the iron and all that.
He destroys that image, and then it grows into a big mountain,
which represents the kingdom of God.
But then also in Daniel chapter 7, it talks about this kingdom,
after the defeat of the little horn, which is the Antichrist.
Daniel chapter 7 verse 21.
It says, I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints and prevailed against them.
So, you can see the similar language with Revelation 13,
that this is talking about the beast or the Antichrist.
Until the ancient of days came, so that's the second coming of Jesus,
and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High.
And the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
So, when are we going to possess the kingdom?
When the ancient of days comes.
So, when Jesus comes back and the little horn is defeated.
Verse 23, it says, Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,
which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth,
and shall tread it down and break it in pieces.
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise,
and another shall rise after them, and he shall be diverse from the first,
and he shall subdue three kings.
And he shall speak great words against the Most High,
and shall wear out the saints of the Most High,
and think to change times and laws,
and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times in the dividing of a time.
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion,
to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven,
shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High,
whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
So the Bible says that the Most High is going to reign,
and the kingdom is going to be given to his saints, right?
So the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, is going to be established.
After Jesus comes back, the Antichrist is defeated,
and then Jesus sits down the judgment seat he gives to his servants,
as we saw in the parable of the pounds in Luke chapter 19.
He gives the rewards to his saints,
and then for a thousand years, we rule and reign with Christ, right?
So that's the order of events.
But right now, we're still building up that kingdom of God until Jesus comes back.
So the summary or conclusion of what is the kingdom of God,
or what is the kingdom of heaven,
just in a nutshell, and I try to explain this as fast as I can.
Of course, there's a lot of information crammed into this video,
but like I said, I want to kind of break it down
and go into more in-depth and more detail in the future.
But just for now, just like a definition of the kingdom of God,
it is a real physical kingdom which will be ruled over by Jesus Christ
and the faithful saints after the rapture, after the defeat of the Antichrist.
You know, that is something that will take place in the future,
that all kingdoms of this world will submit unto the authority of Jesus Christ.
But there is still a spiritual kingdom right now,
which is just the nation, the holy nation of all believers,
and it's currently being built by the saints, right?
We're laboring to build the kingdom until the return of Christ.
We're occupying until he comes, right?
And the gospel of the kingdom, which is the one and only everlasting gospel,
because the Bible says, you know, there's only one gospel.
If you preach any other gospel, you're cursed, right?
So there's only one gospel, and we preach that gospel.
We sow the word of God.
The Bible calls that the word of the kingdom, the gospel of the kingdom,
and that leads people to the knowledge of salvation,
and that's exactly what John and Christ preached, and the disciples.
When they went around preaching that the kingdom of heaven is at hand,
they were preaching to repent, that is, to turn to faith in Jesus Christ, right?
To be saved by believing in Jesus, right?
So by faith in Jesus, the lost sinner is justified,
and they also become a child of the kingdom, right?
Because we become a child of the king, of the Lord,
and then we enter into the kingdom, we're translated into the kingdom of his dear son.
And Jesus commanded those who were of the kingdom,
if they wanted to actually participate and have rewards in the kingdom,
to then follow him, to preach the kingdom of God,
to lay before and until he returns,
to get people saved by preaching, to add people to the kingdom, et cetera, right?
So therefore, in a sense, the kingdom of God already exists,
and that's what I believe it means when Jesus says the kingdom of God is within you,
that believers, me and you, if you're a believer watching this,
and just any other believer who's trusted Christ as their savior,
they're part of the kingdom of God.
It's a kingdom or nation of all saints,
and it is currently still being ruled over by Jesus Christ.
We're simply just preparing for its literal establishment in the future, right?
Jesus made it clear that it's not going to immediately appear.
It's not something that was supposed to take place in the first century.
It was not something that was supposed to take place at the first coming of Jesus Christ,
but it's going to take place at the end of the world.
That's when Jesus is going to receive the kingdom,
at the harvest, at the end of the world,
after the gospel of the kingdom has been preached to all nations, right?
So it's still a future event. That's still something we're waiting for.
That's still something we're working for.
That's still something we're preparing for.
But as for now, you know, Jesus said,
go and preach the kingdom of God.
So that's what we as New Testament saints should be doing.
We should be preaching, you know, Jesus is coming back,
and you have to believe in him because he died for your sins
and rose again from the dead.
You know, you preach that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus is the Son of God,
and, you know, we get people say that's adding people to the kingdom.
That's, you know, delivering them from the power of darkness
and adding them, translating them into the kingdom of God.
And then, therefore, by being born again, they have the power to enter in
because, of course, the Bible says flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.
And Jesus said, except you're born again,
you cannot see the kingdom of God except you be born of water and the Spirit.
You cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
You have to be born again out of that spiritual birth
in order to be part of God's kingdom, right?
Both spiritually, you know, we're spiritually born again the moment we believe in Jesus,
but then also one day at the rapture our bodies will be changed.
So we put off that body of flesh and blood.
We inherit a spiritual body.
That spiritual body will literally rule and reign within the kingdom of God on this earth
after Jesus Christ comes back.
So, again, you know, that's kind of like a super fast rundown.
I mean, I guess it was like 30 minutes.
It's not exactly fast, but you know what I mean.
I want to make some videos in the future kind of breaking it down a little bit more,
explaining it a little bit more in detail,
going through these parables and analyzing it verse by verse.
But just for now, I hope that suffices.
I hope that makes sense.
So thank you everybody for watching.
God bless you and goodbye.