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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WE are SONS OF GOD.

Never control people.

Kingdom is domain influenced by the king.

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.

Darkness is meant to destroy you and light give you life.

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!

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.

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.

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.

When Adam sinned, he was unrighteous.

Citizens can own property, buy and sell and vote, etc.

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.

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!

But actually, Jesus came to talk about Abraham not ten commandments.

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.

A ruler of a country can pardon any criminal and that person is as though he never committed crime.

COVENANT of MOSES was educational covenant.

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.

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.