TWO KINGDOMS: LIGHT AND DARKNESS
February 27, 2011
MF
Blume
JESUS CAME
TO RETURN KINGS BACK TO THEIR KINGDOM THEY FELL FROM.
First public statement he made:
Matthew 4:17 Complete Apostles' Bible (17) From that time
Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand."
“AT HAND”: HAS ARRIVED is original Greek
Matthew 4:17 Phillips NT (17) 17 From that time Jesus began
to preach and to say, "You must change your hearts - for the kingdom of
Heaven has arrived."
“REPENT” MEANS CHANGE THINKING.
- TURN
AROUND IN YOUR THINKING.
- TURN
TOTALLY AROUND – OPPOSITE.
- A
very specific message to be preached by us, as He preached it.
Matthew 24:14 Complete Apostles' Bible (14) And this good
news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world for a testimony
to all the nations, and then the end will come.
REPENT means more than being sorry.
- More
than asking forgiveness.
- IT
MEANS TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.
- What
you think in your heart is what you will be.
- So
change your thinking and you change your LIFE!
This means The KINGDOM is opposite to the one we’re used to.
1. EXTEND KINGDOM FROM HEAVEN INTO THE EARTH.
2. HAVE SONS AND NOT SERVANTS.
3. SONS AND NOT SUBJECTS/SLAVES.
4. ESTABLISH A COMMONWEALTH OF CITIZENS (Legal people
– have legal right to be part of this Kingdom).
Acts 11:26 KJV And when he had found him, he brought him unto
Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled
themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples
were called Christians first in Antioch.
Christians is actually a term denoting RELIGIOUS PEOPLE.
- Heathens
called us that.
- What
do actual disciples and apostles of the Lord call us?
- What
does PAUL tell us we are:
Ephesians 2:11-19 KJV Wherefore remember, that ye being in time
past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which
is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; (12)
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise,
having no hope, and without God in the world: (13) But now
in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the
blood of Christ. (14) For he is our peace, who hath made
both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between
us; (15) Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the
law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of
twain one new man, so making peace; (16) And that he might
reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the
enmity thereby: (17) And came and preached peace to you
which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. (18) For
through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
(19) Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
We’re here to have dominion, not worship singing or attending
churches.
- Dominate
earth.
- God
never changed this purpose from Genesis.
- Not
dominate heaven.
DOMINION: Hebrew – to govern, control, rule, manage, master
something, to lead.
Genesis 1:26 KJV And God said, Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them GOVERN, RULE, LEAD, MASTER, CONTROL,
SUBDUE (have dominion) over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
God addressed people like this:
Abraham, you are father of great nation.
- Sarah,
mother of great nations.
- Gideon,
a coward, was told he was a mighty man of valour.
- David
as a child, you are king.
- Joseph
you are ruler while was a slave.
WE are SONS OF GOD.
- But
we think like servants, like the prodigal.
- SONS
OF GOD mean POWER.
- God
says he created us to have DOMINION/
- Birds,
animals and trees are there to bow to us and say, YES MASTER!
Never control people.
- God
would not even do that!
Kingdom is domain influenced by the king.
- God’s
will is kingdom of God in earth.
- Influence
the work place where you work with the KINGDOM OF GOD.
- A
counterfeit kingdom came into being – kingdom of darkness.
- IGNORANCE
is darkness.
- DARKNESS
and LIGHT have to do with UNDERSTANDING.
- Darkness
is the ABSENCE OF KNOWLEDGE.
- Darkness
is a domain where a king rules BY IGNORANCE.
- Satan
is its king.
- Satan
BLINDS MINDS – 2 Cor 4
Kingdom rules by ignorance and darkness or light and knowledge!
Hosea 4:6 KJV My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:
because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that
thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of
thy God, I will also forget thy children.
First thing satan attacked was KNOWLEDGE.
- God
gave Adam information.
- “Do
not touch false tree and live.”
- “Day
you eat you die.”
- Gen 3
satan comes and attacks THAT KNOWLEDGE.
- Attacked
information.
- Eve
said yes.
- Satan
attacked it and said they would be like God if they ate.
- Satan
meant to make you doubt the knowledge God gave.
- Two
different informations.
- Which
one we believe?
Darkness is meant to destroy you and light give you life.
- Light
is knowledge.
- KINGDOM
OF LIGHT.
- SO
STUDY!
Word constantly changes darkness into light.
Satan will get people to avoid getting the WORD and LIGHT into them.
Matthew 13:18-20 KJV Hear ye therefore the parable of the
sower. (19) When any one heareth the word of the kingdom,
and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away
that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the
way side. (20) But he that received the seed into stony
places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy
receiveth it;
Notice devil does not go after you, but AFTER THE WORD to take it from
you!
- Satan
is not afraid of you but of the word!
- He
rules darkness so his fear is light!
- You
are not light unless the word is in you richly.
- You
possess light when you possess Word!
- Satan
is afraid of WORD.
- “Kingdom
of revelation knowledge” and “kingdom of ignorance.”
- Until
we get to God we are in darkness and ignorance.
We are educated in this world but are in darkness.
When Paul told Christians to be renewed in their minds, he told them
they were not changed and had to repent.
Matthew 18:1-3 KJV At the same time came the disciples unto
Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
(2) And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the
midst of them, (3) And said, Verily I say unto you, Except
ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
This is not saying they would not die and go to heaven, but that they
would not truly enter KINGDOM life in the here and now.
Salvation is instant.
- Conversion
is a lifetime.
- Imagine
coming from a shack into a palace overnight, and all the bad habits you
have that have to gradually be changed!
Metamoprhoo is required.. change thinking
Romans 12:2 KJV And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
You cannot get perfect will of God without renewed MIND!
Thinking brings a transformation.
He reintroduced the kingdom to man on earth.
- To
restore the righteousness and holiness of mankind.
2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV For he hath made him to be sin for us, who
knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Righteous is a LEGAL WORD.
- To
position oneself “right.”
- RIGHT
positioning.
When Adam sinned, he was unrighteous.
- He
got out of position with the government, and lost all the rights he had
as a citizen.
Citizens can own property, buy and sell and vote, etc.
- Prison
removes passport.
- Judgment
controls you.
- That
is what happened to Adam.
- Satan
became warden.
- Heaven
took his passport.
- Became
slaves to sin.
Luke 4:18 KJV The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised,
Unrighteous, is we are God’s image without rights.
- Jesus
restores our position to reclaim our citizen promise.
- COVENANT
was God’s temporary government.
- God
told Abraham he would make Abe righteous if he kept the covenant.
- Put
him in right position again once get in government.
- Back
in with government of God to claim things in that government.
- Became
qualified citizen.
MOSES AND LAW WAS TEMPORARY.
NECESSARY TO GET THEM TO ABRAHAM’S COVENANT.
When Moses came, they had been in prison for 400 years, and Moses had
to tell them about God!
- They
Lost covenant and knowledge of God.
- So
gave LAWS.
- First
was ONE GOD.
- Change
their minds.
But actually, Jesus came to talk about Abraham not ten commandments.
- Paul
speaks of law and Abraham, and noted Law was only temporary.
Galatians 3:16-19 KJV Now to Abraham and his seed were the
promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one,
And to thy seed, which is Christ. (17) And this I say, that
the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law,
which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it
should make the promise of none effect. (18) For if the
inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to
Abraham by promise. (19) Wherefore then serveth the law? It
was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom
the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a
mediator.
Jesus came to Line us back up with the government of God so we could
claim our rights, because ten commandments were only means to get them
to know God, and once they knew God they could get back to
Abraham’s covenant.
- So
Jesus went right back to Abraham.
- That
is how the apostles handled the truth as well.
A ruler of a country can pardon any criminal and that person is as
though he never committed crime.
- A
KING PARDONED US!
- Some
criminals were so outrageous that they stirred up public when president
pardoned them!
- Their
histories were wiped clean.
- But
GOD PARDONED US!
COVENANT of MOSES was educational covenant.
- Abraham’s
covenant was OF FAITH.
- Jesus
looked at crippled woman and called her a “daughter of
Abraham.”
- He
came to talk government.
- Her
citizenship is IN ORDER!
- Pharisees
thought she’d always be crippled, but THE KING COMES!
- Saw
her passport from Kingdom, so if she is daughter of Abraham, then ought
not she be blessed?
- Those
in Christ have promises of Abraham!
Luke 13:16 KJV And ought not this woman, being a daughter of
Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed
from this bond on the sabbath day?
Galatians 3:26-29 KJV For ye are all the children of God by faith
in Christ Jesus. (27) For as many of you as have been
baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (28) There is
neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither
male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (29)
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according
to the promise.
Citizens have a legal right to see the leader of the country and
actually take him to court if he refuses.
- Once
we qualify as a citizen, we can come boldly to the throne.
Hebrews 10:19-23 KJV Having therefore, brethren, boldness to
enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (20) By a new
and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil,
that is to say, his flesh; (21) And having an high priest
over the house of God; (22) Let us draw near with a true
heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
(23) Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without
wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
John 16:33 KJV These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of
good cheer; I have overcome the world.