There is a reason many do not believe the kingdom of Christ is now in existence…..it is because many believe it was to be a carnal kingdom.
However, Jesus said “My kingdom is NOT of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight – John 18:36.
There is NO carnal fighting in Christ’s kingdom, it is a spiritual kingdom.
1). Mark 9:1 – “and He said unto them, verily I say unto you, that there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power”. If the kingdom of Christ has not come (as some teach), there are some pretty old people in the world.
God cannot lie – Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18.
Jesus is God – John 1:1-3
Jesus accepted worship as God – John 9:38.
So no matter what some say and teach, the kingdom of God came in the first century.
2). In John 18:37 – “Pilate therefore said unto Him, art thou a king then?” Jesus answered – “thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.”
3). Jesus right now is “Lord of lords and King of kings” – Revelation 17:14.
Since He is a king, He has a kingdom.
4). In Revelation 1:9, the apostle John said he himself was IN the tribulation and the kingdom!
5). In Colossians 1:13, the apostle Paul wrote the kingdom was here.
6). In Matthew 16:19, Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom – so that Peter could open the door to the kingdom in Acts 2 when Peter preached the first gospel sermon including the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
The Lord’s church and the kingdom are the same thing. The new birth (baptism) puts one into the kingdom or family of God – John 3:3-5.
Are you in the kingdom of God?
