This is the Kingdom Final

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This Is The Kingdom


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Old Testament "Types" of The Kingdom

David and Solomon were types of Christ and His kingdo Hezekiah and Josiah were types of Christ and Hiskingdom, restoration

Moses was a type of Christ, the Deliverer and Law- give

Joshua was a type of Christ and His kingdom Sarah was a type of the hur h, the free woman, thekingdom

!arthly "ion was a type of heavenly "ion

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Old Testament "Types" of The Kingdom

!arthly Jerusalem was a type of the new Jerusalem #he earthly temple was a type of the spiritual temple $the hur #he land of &srael was a type of the world #he Sa''ath day was a type of the rest of Christ and the kingdom #he year of (u'ilee was a type of the kingdom #a'erna les were a type of the gathering of the nations, thekingdom

#he ta'erna le of David was a type of the kingdom

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The Invisible King

#H! )&*+ &S eternal, immortal, and invisi'le He is worthof honor and glory forever and ever He is the )ing of the ages and is to re eive glory to the ageof the ages

&nvisi'le means in apa'le of 'eing seen. ina essi'le to view. hidden. imper epti'le. in onspi uous /

&n other words, the )ing annot 'e seen with the natural ey #he )ing an only 'e seen with a spiritual eye to those to whom He hooses to reveal Himself

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The Invisible King *ow unto the )ing eternal, immortal, invisi'le,the only wise +od, 'e honor and glory for everand ever 0men $1 #imothy 1213%

4ne of the ma(or attri'utes of the invisi'le )ingis His holiness

His holiness sets Him apart from every other 'eing

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The King's Law #he Law given to &srael at Sinai was the )ing5s l #his law was to 'e supreme &t was to 'e followed without 6uestion 7reaking this law would 'ring the urse of the)ing

)eeping this law would 'ring the 'lessing of the)ing

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The King's Law

#he Law represented the authority of the )ing Diso'edien e and re'ellion to the Commandments werediso'edien e and re'ellion to the )ing

#o diso'ey meant dishonor to the king and His law )ings re6uire honor #o dishonor a king is a grievous offense 'e ause a king5shonor is paramount

#o dishonor the )ing and His ovenant resulted in (udgmenfrom the )ing through the atta k of invading armies

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Results of Israel's First King

#heir sons would 'e taken from them and appointed toserve in the army of the king, driving his hariots andrunning 'efore him into 'attle

#he king would appoint military leaders to rule overthem

Some of their sons would 'e re6uired to plow theground and reap the harvest, and others would 'eassigned to make weapons for war and e6uipment forhis hariots

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Results of Israel's First King

#heir daughters would 'e re6uired to serve the king asperfumers, ooks, and 'akers #he king would take their 'est fields, vineyards, and olivegroves and give them to his servants He would re6uire thatthey give a tenth of their grain and wine to his offi ers and

servants #he king would take the people5s servants for his own, andtheir donkeys would do work for the king He would take atenth of their sheep as his own

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The Kingdom %riesthood

Christ ould not 'e an earthly priest 'e ause He was notdes ended from Levi He is a heavenly priest after the order of Mel hizedek $He'3213%

He ever lives as a priest to make inter ession He is the )ing-8riest prophesied 'y "e hariah 9He shall 'uildthe temple of the L4:D He shall 'ear the glory, and shall sitand rule on His throne. so He shall 'e a priest on His throne,and the ounsel of pea e shall 'e 'etween them 'oth9 $"e;21


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The Kingdom %riesthood

He sits on a heavenly throne with a heavenly, kingly, priestly orderafter Mel hizedek 0n ient kings were often priests #hey were onsidered intermediaries 'etween the people and theirgods

Christ is our )ing and &nter essor #here is no end to His rule or inter ession "e hariah prophesied that Christ would 'uild the temple of the Lor #he hur h is the temple of the Lord that He has 'uilt =e are the ha'itation of +od through the Spirit

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The Rule of &od In e

=here there is no king, everyone makes his or her ownrules and standards #hose who are not su'mitted to the king have their ownsystem of how to live

#here are many philosophies of living that are a epteand many of them are in re'ellion to the rule of +od

7efore +od gave a king to the &sraelites, everyone di what was right in his own eyes/ $Judg 132;%

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The Rule of &od In e

+od rules us through the esta'lishment of His law in the heart 7ut he is a Jew who is one inwardly. and ir um ision is that of theheart, in the Spirit, not in the letter. whose praise is not from men 'utfrom +od $:omans >2>?%

7ehold, @ou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part @ou will make me to know wisdom $8salm A12;%

Bor & delight in the law of +od a ording to the inward man $:oman32>>%

#hen the Lord said to him, *ow you 8harisees make the outside of tup and dish lean, 'ut your inward part is full of greed and

wi kedness / $Luke 112


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The (oly of (olies

&n the 4ld #estament, the ta'erna le and temple were types of the kingdom +od dwelt in the holy of holies, positioned 'etween the two heru'im on thark of the ovenant

#he holy of holies was the inward part of the san tuary- representinginward rule of +od +od rules in the heart, the spirit the hidden man of thheart

#he holy of holies was lo ated 'ehind the veil #he veil represents the fles)(eb* + ,+- #he hidden man of the heart is 'ehind the veil of our flesh, and it annot 'eseen with the natural eye #his is where +od dwells and rules in our hear 'ehind the veil of the flesh S.. ) %et* / 0-

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The Inner &overnment

+od5s government is inward, not outward =hoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a ity 'rokendown, without walls / $8rover's >A2> %

He who does not govern his spirit is defenseless #his shows the ne essity of inward government-&nward

government affe ts outward a tion 0 la k of inward government opens a person up to demoniinfluen e

#he heart that is su'mitted to the Holy Spirit is under the rule of+od

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The Kingdom Rule of The &oodShepherd

#he kingdom is therefore the rule of the +oodShepherd over His flo k, the hur h #he sheep are gathered through evangelism and fedthrough tea hing

0s His restored sheep, we have returned to the 7ishopand Shepherd of our souls

&t is the ruling aspe t of the role of the +ood Shephethat links the hur h and the kingdom together

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Si1 2hara3teristi3s of The Kingdom

1 Salvation> 8raise and =orship< 0 Highway to "ionE #he :iver of +odA 0 *ew Covenant

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Salvation

=ith the arrival of the kingdom ame the arrival of salvation Christ the )ing is also Christ the Savior #rue )ings save and deliver !arthly kings ould only 'ring temporal salvation, 'ut theheavenly )ing 'rings eternal salvation

How 'eautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who 'rings good news, who pro laims pea e, who 'rings glad tidingof good things, who pro- laims salvation, who says to "ion,

@our +od reignsF/ Isaiah 4, $ Rom + 5 .ph , !#5 63ts , /!

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%raise and 7orship

#he esta'lishment of worship 'y David was a type of glo'al worshipthat would ome through Christ #he arrival of the kingdom meant the arrival of glo'al worship #he arrival of the kingdom meant that the nations would respond to+od5s government and would worship the )ing

0ll the ends of the world shall remem'er and turn to the L4:D, andall the families of the nations shall worship 'efore @ou Bor thekingdom is the L4:D5S, and He rules over the nations/ )%s* ,!-

+od is a Spirit2 and they that worship him must worship him in spiritand in truth )9ohn 0 ,0-

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6 (ighway To :ion

0nother hara teristi of the kingdom is the fa t the +od has given us alear road map for entering the kingdom 0ll nations will for e their way into the kingdom via Christ, who is the"highway to holiness"

0 highway shall 'e there, and a road, and it shall 'e alled the Highway oHoliness #he un lean shall not pass over it, 'ut it shall 'e for others

=hoever walks the road, although a fool, shall not go astray )Isai 0 highway is a main road for travel 'y the pu'li 'etween importantdestinations su h as ities, large towns, and states

#here is no more important highway than the one that leads to +odGs)ingdom

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The River of &od

Chara teristi of the kingdom of our )ing is also the presen e of amighty river that flows from "ion and waters all the wilderness areaof our lives

0nd in that day it shall 'e that living waters shall flow fromJerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half of themtoward the western sea. in 'oth summer and winter it shall o ur

0nd the L4:D shall 'e )ing over all the earth ):e3hariah 0 #his would 'e the day when the Lord would 'e )ing over all #his is a pi ture of the kingdom

#he kingdom age is a time when the river of +od flows to the nation 'ringing healing and life

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6 ;ew 2ovenant

#he kingdom would mean the arrival of the new ovena #his new ovenant was ne essary 'e ause of the

ontinual violation of the old ovenant 'y &srael +od would do a new thing and put His law in their inwaparts

+od5s rule $the kingdom% would 'e esta'lished throughthe new ovenant

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6 Kingdom For The (umble

7lessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven) atthew 4 /- #he )ingdom of +od is manifested in humility 7ut woe to you who are ri h, for you have re eived your onsolat =oe to you who are full, for you shall hunger =oe to you who launow, for you shall mourn and weep $ Lu=e < ,08,4-

#his is a law of the kingdom +od raises the poor out of the dust and sets them among prin es an

auses them to inherit the throne of glory #he poor go from a low pla e to ruling and reigning

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6 Kingdom Of 2omfort

#he arrival of the kingdom would 'ring an end to e ile, defeat,mourning 7lessed are those who mourn, for they shall 'e omforted )4 0-

Consolation is the omfort you feel when you are on- soled in timof disappointment, there'y re eiving relief from your grief

7ut the Comforter, whi h is the Holy +host, whom the Bather willsend in my name, he shall tea h you all things, and 'ring all things t your remem'ran e, whatsoever & have said unto you )9ohn

#hose who sow in tears shall reap in (oy )%salm ,< 4-

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6 Kingdom For The ee=

#he meek $the mild powered, patient, long-suffering% would inherit the earth 7lessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth) atthew 4 4-

%salm /$ promises that those with the self- ontrol to wait patiently for +od to 'ring a'out (usti e will re eive 'lessed inheritan e

#he meek would 'e rewarded for their trust and patien with an in rease of (oy )Isa* ,5 5-

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Satisfa3tion In The Kingdom

Satisfa tion from hunger and thirst is a pi ture of the kingdom #he kingdom is a pla e where the spiritual hunger in the heartof people will 'e filled 'y the presen e of our )ing

Bor He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul witgoodness

& am the 'read of life He who omes to Me shall never hungand he who 'elieves in Me shall never thirst )9ohn < /4-

7lessed are they whi h do hunger and thirst after righteousnesfor they shall 'e filled ) atthew 4


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The er3iful Kingdom

Jesus demonstrated the mer y of the kingdom 'y forgivingsins, healing the si k, leansing lepers, healing lunati s,healing the 'lind, asting out demons, raising the dead, anfeeding the multitudes See ) att* 0 0> ,+ /0-

+od desired mer y rather than sa rifi e

:eligious o'servan es are never a su'stitute for mer y :eligion without mer y is una epta'le to +od Bor & desire mer y and not sa rifi e, and the knowled+od more than 'urnt offerings/ )(osea < < -

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The %ure In (eart

#he pure in heart are the lean in heart 7lessed are the pure in heart, for they shallsee +od $Matt A2 %

#he pure in heart would inherit the kingdom #he evil in the heart was e posed 'y theprea hing and demonstration of the kingdom

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6 Kingdom of %ea3e

+od5s )ingdom is a kingdom for the pea emakers 8ea emakers are those who en(oy pea e and strive for pea e #he pea emakers would inherit the kingdom and 'e alled the

hildren of +od 7lessed are the pea emakers, for they shall 'e alled sons of +

) atthew 4 5- #he pea emakers were the righteous waiting for deliveran e

from the wi ked, who delighted in war )%s* 0+ ,8/-

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6 %erse3uted Kingdom

Jesus understood that His ministry announ ed thefulfillment of the 4ld #estament prophe ies Jesus told His dis iples that they would suffer perse ution, (ust as the prophets had

7lessed are those who are perse uted for righteousness5 sak

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven 7lessed are you when threvile and perse ute you, and say all kinds of evil against yofalsely for My sake :e(oi e and 'e e eedingly glad, for gris your reward in heaven, for so they perse uted the prophet

who were 'efore you ) atthew 4 +# ,-

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