2007-01-16 08:50:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Kingdom of God is a real government with Christ Jesus as King ruling from heaven.
(Acts 7:49) The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What sort of house will you build for me? Jehovah says
(Hebrews 8:1) [Jesus] has sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens
(1 Peter 3:22) He is at God’s right hand, for he went his way to heaven; and angels and authorities and powers were made subject to him.
Since these government leaders (Jehovah and Jesus) actually rule from heaven, it seems rather straightforward that the government could be referred to as a "heavenly government" or as a "kingdom of heaven". Similarly today, humans speak of an entire country's government using the name of its capital city ("Washington DC", "Moscow", "London"). Interestingly, some humans in the first century thought that Jesus would be a mere human king, so it makes sense that Jesus would show that his kingship was different.
(John 6:15) Jesus, knowing they were about to come and seize him to make him king, withdrew
(John 18:33,36) Pilate entered into the governor’s palace again and called Jesus and said to him: “Are you the king of the Jews?” ...36 Jesus answered: “My kingdom is no part of this world.
The bible also shows that the "kingdoms of the earth" or "the kingdoms of the world" are under the control of Satan, and will be until Armageddon. Jesus' kingdom is different and elevated and has not yet extended its rulership to replace Satan's (more on this below).
(Matthew 4:8-9) the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9 and [Satan] said to [Jesus]: “All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me
When an individual "stores up treasures in heaven", this is a reference to the goodwill that remains in Jehovah's memory; even if a person should die, the treasured pattern of his godly life remains with the very 'Giver of Life' (John 5:21).
(Acts 10:4) Your prayers and gifts of mercy have ascended as a remembrance before God
(1 Peter 3:12) For the eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones
Jehovah's Witnesses understand the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom will soon replace all earthly governments.
(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite
That Kingdom will rule over the vast majority of mankind, most of whom will have been raised from the dead after Armageddon.
(John 11:23,24) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
(Acts 24:15) There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
Until that resurrection, there is no suffering in "hell", or the grave. Sometime after the resurrection, death and "hell" will themselves be destroyed.
(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all
(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]
(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire
While a limitted number of humans will be resurrected to heaven to share in ruling over mankind, the vast majority (literally more than 99.9%) of Jehovah's Witnesses expect an EARTHLY hope, the same hope given to Adam and Eve.
(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]
(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]
Interestingly, the Scriptures are full of references to this earthly hope.
(Psalms 37:11) 'the meek will possess the earth'
(Proverbs 2:21) 'upright will reside in the earth'
(Isaiah 45:18) 'God formed the earth to be inhabited'
(Matthew 5:5) 'the mild will inherit the earth'
(Revelation 21:3) The tent of God is with mankind
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_06.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/
http://watchtower.org/e/20001001/
http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_08.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/pr/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
2007-01-16 08:52:15 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Kingdom of God is a kingdom in which God rules. The kingdom is one in which there is love, mercy, and justice for all. The Kingdom of God is present whenever and wherever people come together in the name of jesus Christ and love one another. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Not in the dark of buildings confining Not in some heaven, light-years away here in this place the new light is shining Now is the Kingdom, now is the day
2016-05-25 03:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the LORD Gods Kingdom: The Father, Word & Holy Spirit. All those redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. All the Holy Angels faithful to God.
Also, through the anointing of the Holy Spirit, the Kingdom of God is within. The Kingdom of God is near everyone of us. Today is the day of Salvation.
2007-01-16 09:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by LottaLou 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The expression and exercise of God’s universal sovereignty toward his creatures, or the means or instrumentality used by him for this purpose. (Ps 103:19) The phrase is used particularly for the expression of God’s sovereignty through a royal government headed by his Son, Christ Jesus.
The word rendered “kingdom” in the Christian Greek Scriptures is ba·si·lei′a, meaning “a kingdom, realm, the region or country governed by a king; kingly power, authority, dominion, reign; royal dignity, the title and honour of king.” The phrase “the kingdom of God” is used frequently by Mark and Luke, and in Matthew’s account the parallel phrase “the kingdom of the heavens” appears some 30 times.
The government of God is, in structure and function, a pure theocracy, a rule by God. The term “theocracy” is attributed to Jewish historian Josephus of the first century C.E., who evidently coined it in his writing. Of the government established over Israel in Sinai, Josephus wrote: “Some peoples have entrusted the supreme political power to monarchies, others to oligarchies, yet others to the masses. Our lawgiver, however, was attracted by none of these forms of polity, but gave to his constitution the form of what, if a forced expression be permitted, may be termed a ‘theocracy,’ placing all sovereignty and authority in the hands of God.” To be a pure theocracy, of course, the government could not be ordained by any human legislator, such as the man Moses, but must be ordained and established by God. The Scriptural record shows this was the case.
2007-01-16 09:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Kingdom of God is different for everyone. It is how a person thinks and how a person acts that defines what his beliefs are. Are you Roman Catholic or are you Baptist for example? Does it really matter? What should matter is that you believe in something that helps you in your time of need, something that promotes harmony within and without, something that gives you the faith to carry on when all seems too gloomy to continue. Weather you choose to call that Jesus, Ala, whatever...God is a term that incompases all.
2007-01-16 09:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anna Hennings 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
New Jerusalem the world of Peace!
2007-01-16 08:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No because we are told the human mind can not imagine.
2007-01-16 08:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whatever you want it to be. It's in your head.
2007-01-16 08:56:21 · answer #8 · answered by andy in greece 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simple----Awesome and yet to come.HALLELUJAH.
2007-01-16 11:45:40 · answer #9 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
self - if you can find it...
2007-01-16 08:54:51 · answer #10 · answered by -skrowzdm- 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋