2007-09-15 04:51:59 · 13 answers · asked by Kidd! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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 Analytical Greek Lexicon", 1908, p. 67) 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.—Compare Mark 10:23 and Luke 18:24 with Matthew 19:23, 24. When he was on earth, Jesus taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom. A kingdom is a government that is headed by a king. God’s Kingdom is a special government. It is set up in heaven and will rule over this earth. It will sanctify, or make holy, God’s name. It will cause God’s will to be done on earth as it is done in heaven.—Matthew 6:9, 10.
2. God promised that Jesus would become the King of His Kingdom. (Luke 1:30-33.) When Jesus was on earth, he proved that he would be a kind, just, and perfect Ruler.
3. Now the earth is divided up into many countries. Each has its own government. These nations often fight one another. But God’s Kingdom will replace all human governments. It will rule as the only government over the entire earth. (Daniel 2:44) Then there will be no more war, crime, and violence. All people will live together in peace and unity.—Micah 4:3, 4.
6. During Jesus’ Thousand Year Reign, faithful humans will become perfect, and the whole earth will become a paradise. By the end of the thousand years, Jesus will have done everything God asked him to do. Then he will hand the Kingdom back to his Father. (1 Corinthians 15:24) Under Jesus’ rule, there will be no more hatred or prejudice.
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2007-09-15 06:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Cal 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Kingdom message is the theme of the preaching work that Jehovah's Witnesses do.
God’s Kingdom is a government established by God. Jehovah God chose Jesus to be the King of this Kingdom. God is going to use this kingdom to bring an end to the wickedness that we see in the world today.
For a more detailed explanation, you can read the following articles:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/rq/article_06.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/jt/article_04.htm
2007-09-15 07:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ's message about God's Kingdom was that it was near, so people should repent All his parables were about how to get into it, or how to miss the boat, but he said very little about what being in the Kingdom would be like.
JW teaching about this is disconnected in so far as they do talk a great deal about God's Kingdom (quite simply, their favorite subject is what living under this Kingdom will be like) and they do talk about the need to repent, but they rarely put the two points together in any meaningful, connected way.
They go from door to door with The Watchtower that proclaims its object to be (amongst other things) to ...'comfort all peoples with the good news that God's Kingdom will soon destroy those who oppress their fellowmen and that it will turn the earth into a paradise. It encourages faith in God's now-reigning King, Jesus Christ, whose shed blood opens the way for mankind to gain eternal life...'
They certainly think the Kingdom of God is 'near' and that Christ is its ruling King (since 1914) but they place nowhere near the same emphasis on repenting as Christ did. Yes, they certainly insist repentance is vital, but they NEVER go from door to door saying that! So their teaching sounds quite good to the spiritually untrained ear, but they do not take the Apostle Peter's lead in cutting sinners' hearts to the core as he did on the day of Pentecost, with thousands repenting and being ushered into that Kingdom as a result.
2007-09-15 08:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is Michael the archangel, the highest created being. This contradicts many Scriptures which clearly declare Jesus to be God (John 1:1,14; 8:58; 10:30). Jehovah’s Witnesses believe salvation is obtained by a combination of faith, good works, and obedience. This contradicts countless Scriptures which declare salvation to be received by faith (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the Trinity, believing Jesus to be a created being and the Holy Spirit to essentially be the power of God. Jehovah’s Witnesses hold to a ransom theory of the atonement, in which Jesus' death paid only for what mankind lost when Adam sinned - namely, the right to perfect life on earth. Thus, they believe in a faith + works arrangement, where sin and death are freely atoned for by Christ, but physical perfection is attained through personal effort, coupled with faith in Christ.
2007-09-15 05:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by Freedom 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, regrettably they do no longer worship Him. by way of the Bible Jesus is shown being worshiped by ability of the clever adult males, his followers, and the angels and believers in Heaven. Did Jesus ever supply up anybody from worshiping Him? properly, you're able to think of so if He wasn't God. John made the errors of worshiping an angel. The angel became into speedy to appropriate him. Revelation 22:8-9--"Now I, John, observed and heard those issues. And as quickly as I heard and observed, I fell all the way down to WORSHIP till now the ft of the angel who confirmed me those issues. Then he suggested to me, "See [which you do] no longer [do this.] For i'm your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of people who shop the words of this e book. WORSHIP GOD." If Jesus is only an angel and would not forbid human beings from worshiping Him, he's not greater useful than Lucifer. Holy angels could in no way settle for worship from anybody, no longer even from different angels. Jesus is God. he's on the Throne of God, being worshiped as God by ability of Christians, angels, and the believers who're absent from the physique and modern with the Lord. ---*---*---*---*---*---*---* A, your scripture costs are from the NWT, no longer from the Holy Bible. Jesus definitely suggested, "The Lord thy God..". The be conscious "Jehovah" is not any the place interior the text cloth.
2016-11-14 12:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by honeywell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the kingdom of God will rule over a peaceful new earth after Armaggedon and that Christ has already taken up rulership in heaven The only ones who will live in this 'new earth' are Jehovahs' Witnesses, the rest of us will be destroyed. The only ones who will rule in heaven are 144.000 faithful ones. The dead will be resurrected back into fleshly bodies here on the earth and given the opportunity to learn about Jehovah. They will cherry pick lots of scriptures to 'reason' on this but conveniently ignore the many scriptures that contradict these theories. But then I expect you know this already.
2007-09-15 05:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by the truth has set me free 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
From what i can see, a Kingdom without mercy and,justice
and a Christ without real authority
If Jesus is not the Incarnation of God ,we are still in our sins.
They are free to exclude me and all non JWs from their Kingdom and they do. Good luck to them.
I would rather serve the God of Love,Mercy,Justice and Righteousness from the Apostolic Catholic Trinitarian Christian Tradition that has nourished me
I do not trust the Watchtower Society to mistranslate( according to just about all scholars) and misinterpret( according to most Christians) the Bible for me,thank you very much.
Thank God for freedom of religion
2007-09-15 07:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by James O 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think they believe in Jesus. From what my aunt has told me. I am a born again Christian and she is Jehovas witness, they don't celebrate any holiday, Christmas/ Easter even B-days are a no-no. So I don't really know what they teach/if anything about our blessed savior Jesus Christ! God Bless
2007-09-15 05:01:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
they take the message of the Kingdom of God, and just like Jesus, they go out and publicly declare the good news.
2007-09-15 05:01:17 · answer #9 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am bookmarking this one for future reference. Went to a
Kingdom Hall once and have spoken many many times with
JW's They clearly have a different view of faith than NT Christians. My prayer for all including JW's is that they might be saved.
I Cr 13;8a
2007-09-15 07:45:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋