Proverbs tells us that knowledge begins with the fear of the Lord. So whether it is academics or sports parents have to teach first and foremost who God is and why He send Jesus Christ is son to die for our sins. So the emphasis needs to be on righteous lessons our children and students are taught from teachers, coaches and parents.

Pr 13 tells us that that the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. So for parents who chose to home school to limit their child’s exposure to the inadequacies and inconsistency of traditional public school, as righteous believers in Christ Jesus, they are still afforded access to the athletic programs offered by school.

I agree with Peace, that as tax payers working and paying taxes, children in the same community should have access. In the natural sense, the parent’s choice to home school saves instructional cost, class size, equipment and the like.

I look at choice this way for schools. The K-12 experience is to expose a child to all learning opportunities so that they can decide what best suits their interest. Much like the first time a child has hamburger. Most like it with only ketchup a burger and a bun. As the child grows and the taste buds develop those plain simple burgers come with lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, cheese and many other combinations.

We must continue to train up children in fear of God, righteousness and truth based on the Bible which is why Bible study and Sunday school is as important and Sunday worship. This is when these questions should be asked and discussed within a congregation so that the body of Christ understands the passion the Jesus had.

John 1 tells us Jesus came for a people that didn’t receive him, but those who did he gave them power. It never says Jesus was disgruntled or angry that they didn’t believe. It ever turn he offered them wisdom, forgiveness and understanding, up until he yield his Spirit on the cross of Calvary.

True believers understand 1 Corinthians 3 that says one plants, one waters and God gives the increase. All believers in the Body of Christ are ministers or helpers to their brothers and sisters. It is not done for gain or profit or so that the community gives back. Rather that one soul or many souls come to know the saving grace of Jesus. A true pastor would explain this to his congregants.

Frustrated, remember these two commandments of Jesus and your frustrations will be replaced with love. Matthew 22:37-40 tells us to first, love the Lord with all our heart soul and mind. And second, it tells us to love our neighbor as our self. So by “giving in one direction” to those neighbors in need is equal to giving to you. It is ultimately out of love for God. And our reward for giving is the Holy Spirit which leads and guides our footsteps and our paths. The Holy Spirit orchestrates and directs us so if we never get anything from the person we give to, God gives it back to us in wisdom, knowledge, health and grace.

Jeremiah 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

The above scriptures means that the children should not be punished for the wrongs of the father.  The parents should lead the children into right, but when they do not, the children will judged for their own wrong doings and not what the parent did.  Children should be given every opportunity to explore who they can be come, as long as it is righteous.

On the civil side, all taxpayers should have access to the same benefits. The public schools are for the public’s use and if the determination has been made that children of taxpayers are able to participate in atheletic events then we follow the laws of the land.

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil

On your other point, God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. Freely we have received from the Lord freely we give.

Matthew 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Christ Jesus our Lord tells us to give. The church would do a disservice to the name of Christ Jesus not to give to those in need. On the other hand, the Bible says if you do not work you do not eat. The Holy Scriptures do not encourage laziness, but it does encourage helping the less fortunate among us, whether it be children or adults.

This got me to thinking about church. If you have someone who receives the benefits a church has to offer, such as sermons, pastor visits, help for the needy, etc but doesn’t give back anything to the church, how long do you think it will be before members of the congregation rise up and voice their complaints to the pastor? They are following the doctrine of it is better to receive than give. I have a feeling a lot of church goers practice this methodology. What should we as members of a church do? I can only tolerate so much giving in one direction.

Matthew 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill

Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Moses died a physical death. His appearance on the Mount of Transfiguration shows that God is the God of the living and not the dead. In other words there is no such thing as soul sleep. Soul sleep means that you rest in the earth until the resurrection. Once we die we now go into the presence of God or we enter into hell. Moses as alluded to in the Book of Jude went to be with God the Father.

Deuteronomy 34:7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Christ Jesus our Lord said as a man thinketh so is he. Everything that we take in, whether consciously or subconsciously, affects our behavior.

Continuing to watch things that are horrific will desensitize us to true tragedies. That is why it no longer bothers you as an adult. This is why people are so indifferent when there is murder in a high crime neighborhood. They have seen and heard so much about murder that it no longer bothers them. This is what watching such horrific things can do to you.

You must also be aware that everything you take in affect your future actions. Do you find yourself going to new places looking over your shoulder. Are there certain neighborhoods you are afraid to enter. Do you find yourself saying things that you thought you would never say. All these actions or reactions are caused by experiences you had in life either through viewing or hearing or participating.

We as believers must be careful to guard the entry ways into our hearts. If you do view these things, think about what the response of a Christian should be in such situations. This way it will prepare you to behave as a Christian should something tragic happen.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things

Serving the True and Living God is the least road taken today, with the majority of mankind choosing to take the broad and crooked road of the world. Self-indulgence, immorality and a total disregard for the ways of our Lord will lead many down that road of destruction. PRAISE BE TO GOD, our HEAVENLY FATHER, through CHRIST JESUS our SAVIOR and REDEEMER, that we as believers do not have to suffer the same fate.

It is by the precious, shed blood of Christ Jesus that we are cleansed from all unrighteousness, forgiven of our sins, born again unto Almighty God our Heavenly Father, and having our names written in The Lamb’s Book of Life that we CAN rejoice and be exceedingly glad about the future.

Be ye prayerful, be ye watchful, be ye always ready for the soon return of Jesus. Regardless of the turmoiluous days ahead, remember that our hope and salvation is in the LORD.

INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL

It is generally known that the nation of Israel began with the call of God to Abraham in Genesis Chapter 12.
1 And the LORD said to Abram, Go out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house into a land that I will show you. 2 And I will make you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be a blessing. 3 And I will bless those that bless you and curse the one who curses you. And in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Abram was a Hebrew (Gen 14:13 ). He belonged to Eber line. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, show the line that God would use to bring his only begotten son Jesus Christ into the world. But where did we get the name Jews. A name applied first to the people living in Judah after the Babylonian Captivity, all these descendants of Abraham were called Jews. The northing tribes were called Israel and the southing tribes were called Jews (compose of Judah and Benjamin tribes).

Where did we get the name Israel from, it can be found in Genesis 32:28 and he (man in verse 24, or an angle Hosea I2:40) said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel (that mean ruling with God). Israel is the only group of people that can trace their line or beginning from Abram’s call by God, about 2090 B.C. till now.

What is the rest of Israel history, (1) the bible, (2) the people, (3) the land, (4) the temple?
The Bible
Israel gave• us The bible by the Holy Spirit 2 Tim 3; 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God., 2 Pet 1 :21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man : but holy man of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. The Bible was written by some forty different authors, on three continents, over a period of 1600 years. These men came from all walks of life. The Old Testament is based on the Masoretic Hebrew text that underlines the King James Bible, the Daniel Bomberg edition, edited by Ben Chayyim the 2nd Rabbinic Bible of 1524-25. The Priests were to make copies of the law every seven years, Deut 31: 10¬,12. A copy of the law for the king Deut 17: 18 and the priests were to put a copy of the law in the side of the Ark Deuteronomy ‘31 :24-26. It was mandatory that the Levities keep the law Ezra 7:10, Mal 2:7.

The Bible is the best selling book. Since 1611 it has sold 800,000,000 copies. Over 2,000,000 per year and over 5000 per day.

The People
39 B.C.-325 A.D.
Rome, the dreadful and terrible beast of Daniel 7, decided to lord over the promise land and God covenant people. During these centuries, Rome laid siege to Jerusalem three times (39 B.C., and 135 A.D.). Over 1,000,000 Jews were killed when Titus destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D., and an estimated 97,000 were taken into slavery and captivity.

Then it:lto slavery and captivity.

Then Hadrian established Jerusalem as a pagan city in 135 A.D. by erecting a temple for Jupiter at Mt. Mariah (where God’s temple belongs) and a temple for Venus at Golgotha. The Jewish worship was abolished, and the Jews were banned from the city for the next two hundred years. In 315 A.D. Constantine declared Roman Catholicism the state religion of the Roman Empire and passed numerous laws against the Jews. Within another 150 years, Vandals and other factors contributed to the fall of Rome’s imperial power, but to pretend that her treatment of the Jews was not a factor is to deny the accuracy of Genesis 12:1-3. It may very well be that Rome could have continued as an imperial power had she blessed the Jews rather than cursed them.

500-400 A.D. Known as the Dark Ages (improperly termed the Middle Ages in government schools), this is the period when the Roman Catholic Church ruled Europe and inflicted much persecution against Christians and Jews. The Jews were labeled Christ killers and often forced into servitude, other hardships, or just plain murdered. Payday came on October 31, 1517, when a German by the name of Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg. This began the Protestant Reformation, a movement from which Rome would never fully recover.

613 A.D. Roman Catholic Spain Jumped in on the act of Jewish persecution by forcing all Jews to either submit to pagan baptism (sprinkling). This mode arose because people came to feel there was something magical about baptism and that it brought salvation to the recipient. The first record of the use for this purpose first use of sprinkling was record in A.D.250 when Novatian lay sick in bed and thought he was to die. lIe had water poured all over him on the bed as an act of baptism. If Jews did not submit they would have to leave the country. Not understanding that baptism was a part of the ritual purification that Jews did often. Women were required to be purified or baptized after their monthly cycle. A Mikveh or baptismal pool was required for every synagogue, especially for cleansing of the women and the men serving in the priesthood.

In less than 100 years, Muslims would take the country and,rule it for over 700 years.

1391-1497 Spain persecuted Jews again with murder slavery and forced baptism. Then, in 1588, God sank the Spanish Armada Gust as He promised in Psalm 48:& Tarshish is believed to be Spain). This allowed England to produce the King James Bible only twenty -three years later while stopping the spread of the Catholic idolatry throughout the growing Empire.

King James was a scholar, and king. He wanted a Bible for the common people. It was translated by 48-52 men. Some of them died before it was completed. It took seven years to complete.

From1605-1611. These men spoke a minimal of four to fifteen languages. The world knew the King James Committee was translating the Bible, Some of the other Bible versions were done in secret.

The Roman Catholic in 1911 said they would not use The King James Bible. In the other versions read I Cor 1: 18, Heb 10: 14 and they read I am being saved. They are not saved only being saved. This act is not complete this is a Roman Catholic saying for they need Purgatory to purify them, and the prayer of the Pope to get them to heaven. The New American Standard Bible has you are a chosen race mean first in this text that there is only one holy race, which race, Black, Caucasian, Asian , This mean only one group will go to heaven The word race became popular with Darwin.

The Caucasian the superior race, and all other race inferior. See this reference 1 Pet 2:9.
Catholic idolatry , as you likely know, is forbidden in the second commandment, written by a Jew.

The Roman Catholic in 600 A.D. started praying to Mary, dead saint, angle, and use image of Mary and Jesus to ask for intersection in their life. The Bible or Sola Scriptural as the Roman Catholic say. In John 14 chapter to come through Jesus to the Father God. The Christian use faith as found in John 4:24, not sight.

In 1492 Spain drives out its Jewish population, and take their property. Christopher Columbus a Jew left for his safety and he had read in Isaiah 40:22 that the world ‘was round not flat.
The Mameluke Period, the word means slave the Mamelukees were Turkish slaves in Egypt. They took over the throne of Egypt. After this they overran Palestine or Israel the true name as we shall see when we get to the land. The Jews and Christians Law, Jews had to wear yellow turbans and Christian).s blue turbans to distinguish them from the first class Moslem citizens. There was a prolonged droughts and food disappeared. People ate cats, dogs, vermin, and occasion even little children. This is known as cannibalism and can affect the brain. The symptoms are trembling, laughing,

These are some of the symptom of Kuru disease that result from cannibalism, other are headache, and joint pains.
1517 -1917 The Ottoman Turkish Period
In 1517 Selim I of Turkey defeated the Mamelukes and took over Palestine for 400 year the Turkish occupation of Palestine. Among other achievements, he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.
In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte entered the Middle East. During that year he captured Egypt with 30,000 troops and a large fleet of ships. He then announced his intention to conquer Palestine and restore to the Jews. Because of this ,m many Jews looked upon him as their true Messiah, an honor they had last paid some 665 years prior to Bar Cochba.
In 1838 The British Consulate opened in Jerusalem, the first of its kind. Protestants, Catholic, and Jews also founded missions during this time. By 1914 there were 90,000 Jews
1791-1917 Persecution arose in Russia as many Jewish men were required to serve up to twenty-five years in the military, Jewish children were deprived of a proper education m and frequent massacres occurred in an effort to thin out the population . Payday came in 1917 when Russia fell from the hands of the Czars into the hands Of Communism.
1917 a British General name Allenby, who just happened to be a Bible believing Christians , Knowing that they were being invaded by a prophet from God in the sky, the Turks became terrified and gave up the city without Allenby firing a single shot.
In World War I, Chaim Weizmann was Russia born Jew; he was credited with developing a method of producing acetone from maize. Which was needed for the production of artillery shells, and in 1917 he was credited with securing a promise from the British to build a Jewish National Home in Palestine, better known as the Balfour Declaration.
Later the British Government announces a White Paper which virtually abrogates the Balfour Declaration . The Yishuv is restricted to a status if of permanent minority.

In 1922 Britain and League of Nation grants mandate, a homeland to the Jews for Israel based on the Balfour Declaration in 1917.

1948 The rebirth of the State Israel.

1967 the six day war when Israel with the help of God defeated the surrounding nation and recapture Jerulesalm as the capital and worship center.

1906 David Ben-Gurion, born David YosefGryn in Poland (1886-1973), as a teen becomes a
Zionist, and moves to Haifa. In 1918, he co-publishes Eretz- Yisrael in Yiddish.
1903 A follow-up conference proposes to organize a Hebrew Christian Alliance of America
(HCAA)
1912 Resnick, John was ordained as pastor and labored under the Swedish Mission to the Jews in
Jassy, Rumania. In 1912 his work became affiliated with the Chicago Hebrew Mission to free him from governmental restrictions.
1915 First Jewish Prophetic Conference sponsored by the Chicago Hebrew Mission.
1915 Arthur Kuldell founds the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America (HCAA)
1917 British Mandate of Palestine begins as Ottoman Empire collapses. The Balfour Declaration
promises Palestine as a homeland for the Jews in return for their help in the war.
1917 The HCAA begins publishing the HCA Quarterly with a Yiddish supplement with Dr.
Emmanuel Greenbaum as its full-time worker.
1917 Second Jewish Prophetic Conference sponsored by the Chicago Hebrew Mission.
1917 The British Government announces a “White Paper” which virtually abrogates the Balfour
Declaration. The Yishuv is thereby restricted to a status of permanent minority. The Arabs are given the right to veto Jewish immigration. Further Jewish settlement is also strangled by land purchase restrictions. In his “Book of Betrayal” Ben-Gurion outrightly rejects these measures and henceforth leads the Zionist movement in its endeavors, irrespective of the British policy.
1919 Third Jewish Prophetic Conference sponsored by the Chicago Hebrew Mission.
1920 The HCAA sends two workers in Palestine to enlist the Zionist cause
1920 Fourth Jewish Prophetic Conference sponsored by the Chicago Hebrew Mission.
1920 Giovanni Baptista Jonas translates New Testament into Hebrew
1921 David Ben-Gurion, as Secretary of the Histadrut (1921-1935), becomes the dominant figure of the political and public life of the Yishuv (Jewish settlement in Palestine)
1922 John Zacker, Russian Jew, forms the Hebrew Christian Synagogue of Philadelphia,
recognized as “the first distinct Jewish Christian house of worship in the United States

2000 By the turn of the millennium the IMJA claims 18 national affiliations, such as the
Messianic Jewish Alliance of Mexico (AJMM), or the British Messianic Jewish Alliance (BMJA). One is transnational, the Association of Messianic Believers (AMB) created as a non-denominational umbrella uniting both Jewish and Gentile believers with a Messianic vision emphasizing on outreach, education, and disaster relief.
2000 Facts & Myths about Messianic Congregations in Israel, 1998-1999 reports the existence of
about 80 such congregations. The estimate of Messianic Jews worldwide is around 100,000. The first Messianic Lebanese-Arab congregation is planted in Nahariya, Israel, a fruit of the Messianic Jewish movement. Joint friendly meetings between Christian Arabs and Messianic Jews are held regularly. Efforts are also made to unify the branches within the Messianic Jewish movement in Israel and those in the Diaspora through conferences, sharing, education and support.
The MJBI links with Har Zion Messianic Congregation in Brazil and Netiviyah Ministries in Jerusalem, Israel, to form the fourth school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in February of 2000. By the turn ofthe millennium the IMJA claims 18 national affiliations, such as the Messianic Jewish Alliance of Mexico (AJMM), or the British Messianic Jewish Alliance (BMJA). One is transnational, the Association of Messianic Believers (AMB) created as a non-denominational umbrella uniting both Jewish and Gentile believers with a Messianic vision emphasizing on outreach, education, and disaster relief.

2000 Mark Kinzer & Stuart Dauermann (Hashiveinu) in an effort to develop a more “mature
Judaism” come up with the idea of a Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTl) on the campus of Fuller Theological Seminary. John Fisher also offers on the campus of St. Petersburg Theological Seminary operates Netzer David International yeshiva autonomously as a separate school.
2001 The Israel College of the Bible gains additional European accreditation with the EEAA and
moves to a larger campus on the streets of the Prophets in the heart of Jerusalem.
In February of2001, following a successful Hear 0 Israel festival, another MJBI school begins for Spanish-speakers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Israel College of the Bible gains additional European accreditation with the EEAA and moves to a larger campus on the streets of the Prophets in the heart of Jerusalem.
2002 Messianic Times becomes bimonthly. Times of the Messiah Ministries begins publishing a
four-page news version of The Messianic Times, called Zmanim, meaning The Times for Israel. It launches a supplement In’Response that looks at issues of Jewish faith, culture and politics, translated in Russian and distributed in Israel, Eastern Europe, Canada and the United States. The Hebrew version is called BaZman, meaning On Time.
2002 The UMJC establishes this Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTI) to provide
advance education and training for those seeking ordination in the Messianic congregations with two programs, School of Jewish Studies (SJS) and Rabbinic Ordination Institute (RO’I) with a faculty of seven. Mark Kinzer is the first appointed President. Lacking a cenjrallocation, it operates from satellite locations, in Michigan, California & Florida.
2000-2003 A controversial brand of Messianic Judaism the Union of Two House Messianic Congregations formed by Marshall Moshe Yoseph Koniuchowsky of Your Arms to Israel (YATl), changes its name to the Union Of Nazarene Yisraelite Congregations (UONYC). The same trend is evident in James Trimm ofthe Society of the Advancement of Nazarene Judaism (SANJ), representing his Union of Nazarene Jewish Synagogues (UNJS).’ James of

The Land
What most people do not know is that there are two Old Testament covenants pertaining to the land of Israel. The Abrahamic Covenant gives the title of the land to the Jews an in perpetuity. A later covenant, the Mosaic Land covenant or Canaan covenant – of Deuteronomy 28-30 defines the conditions for possession and enjoyment of the land.

This latter covenant is often referred as the Palestinian Covenant, but that is a misnomer, for the land was never called Palestine until after the second Jewish revolt in 132-135 A.D. At that time the Romans dubbed it Palestine to erase the memory of its Jewish heritage and to insult the Jews, for Palestine is the Latin word for Philistine, the ancient enemy of Israel.

Israel was promise by God to own about 300,000 sq miles see Genesis 15:18, Ezekiel 47:13-21.
The Jews now own about 33,000 sq miles. After the Six Day war the Jews gave most of the land back, but let the Muslim worship in Jerusalem; at the Doom of the Rock. This is the site of the Temple. The Muslim built in 691 A.D. The Muslim say any land conquers for Allah is always for Allah, but did they stop to think that the Jews defeated them in 1967 and did not have to let them on the land. The Muslim got the land from the Roman in 638 A.D. In 1004 B.C. Davie conquer the land from the Jebusite (2 Samuel 5:6¬9, I Chron 11:5-7) and before that Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and win and blessed Abraham. Abraham latter returned to offer Isaac as a sacrifice to God (Gen22:2.).
Palestinian never existed prior to this century. So they do not have any rights to the land. I will now discuses some myths.
1) Palestinian has always been there. False they follow the Jews hoping to Reap from the benefits that belong to the Jews
2) Palestinian is refugee from the land. False Ottoman Turkeys changed Meaning of a refugee form a person who once lives there, and who made Their living there and was force to move by the Roman or Hitler. To any One Living on the land two years before 1948.
3) The Ottoman Turkeys charged the Jews 100-120% interest to rent the Land, the Palestinian could not stay for long because of the rough land That had been flooded by the Mediterranean Sea in the past.
4) The Peel Committee says there have always been a Jews present Israel.

The Temple
Israel is God time piece, and we can see it clearly in the temple. First the Tabernacle that moved when Israel was not stable , in unbelief for forty years. From 1446-1406 B.C. This continue with them even after they or more correctly God defeated the city Jericho. The time of the Judges lasted about 363 years. God had Promise Abraham that he would make him a great Nation. To be a nation there are three things needed I) land, 2) law) and 3)People . This was all fulfill in Davie the King, and he was a man after God own heart. He obtain the land ,and money to built the Temple but God would not let him built the Temple because he had blood on his hand .King Solomon built the Temple, he even said in I king 8:27 but will God indeed dwell in the earth? Behold, the heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built.

During Ezekiel time the priest, was not studying the law, the people wear worshiping Tammuz the goddess of love, Sumerian myths, and according to Babylon myths he was Nimrod reborn who gives life in the spring. In the celebration of the east sun or as we say Easter. Constantine let the people worship.

God said for seventy years you will be in bondage to the Babylon (Jeremiah 25:11-12).This happen in 605 B.C. and in 586 B.C. the Temple was burned. Seventy years later they enter the completed temple.
The next temple will be King Herod’s temple. That He build, Partly to be accepted by the Jews since he was part Hebrew from Esau line, and because he was a great builder. He started to rebuild the temple about 20A.D.

When you read Malachi you will know that God said he will turn to the Gentile because of the life style of the Priests not keeping the law on their lips, offering unclean animals, people not bring their tithes, and devoice. God is a God of order. (I Cor 14;30-35).And because he had the church in mind from the foundation of the world (Eph 1;4; Matt 25:34)
God did not speak for about 400 years ; till it was time for the for runner John the Baptist (Mal 3:1) not Isaiah that founded in the NlV (Mark 1 :2) The Temple is a pattern of heaven Hebrew 5-1 Oth chapter.
High Priest (Heb 9:6-10) Jesus Christ
Incense (Rev 5:8) Prayer
Throne (Rev 7:9) Mercy of God

Furniture (Heb 8.2; 9: 1-5) Ministries of Christ Sanctuary (Heb 9:23-24) Heaven
Veil (Heb 10:19-22) Flesh of Christ
Jesus Christ is the temple (John 2:19,21), the fulness of the Godhead (CoI2:9). There are basically two things that are done in the temple, worship, and serve.
A) Worship, because he is worthy to be worship above all other gods.
B) Serve, that God can see righteousness in believers.
Tribulation Temple that is found in 2 Th 2:4; Rev 11: 1-2. This temple is desecrated by Antichrist and sacrifices cease (Da 9:27 ; Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14) This temple shall be in Jerusalem ( Rev 11:8; H eb 13:12 ) This is the temple that unbelievers shall come to worship, thinking that are worship God, but the two witness cause fire to kill unbelievers, not rain for forty two months and, plagues.
Millennial Temple that is found in ( Eze 40-48; Hag 2:6-9) … the place of my throne. In the midst of the children of Israel for ever. The restoration of National Israel, The reign of Jesus Christ on earth. Millennial Kingdom resumption of animal sacrifices and festival worship schedule.
New Jerusalem comes down from heaven (Rev 21:2, 10) but not touching the earth. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it (Rev 21 :22). And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
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Oh how wonderful it is to be in right relationship with the Heavenly Father through His Son Christ Jesus our Lord. It is wonderful to hear that you know how to withdraw to yourself to get in the presence of our God.

However, it is through interaction with others that our Love for God is perfected as it says in I John

4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

It is through trying to win others to Christ Jesus that we discover our own weaknesses. But it is through those weaknesses that we learn that we are that much more in need of the Heavenly Father. And it is through that need that grows us more in love with the Heavenly Father through His Son Christ Jesus our Lord.

It is is good to withdraw and spend time with our Lord in prayer. It is those times that should give us strength to go out and face those, especially our brothers in Christ, that may not understand or even agree with us.

I find myself, at times, trying to “prove” my christian walk to other Christians simply because they are looking to see my “good fruit / manifestations of God’s blessings” as evidence of His presence / favor in my life.

Then, I think about His goodness and all He has done for me and realize that He is the One that I owe an account of my christian walk .

It is because of His mercy,grace, love and forgiveness that I am saved and not anything that I have done. Moreover, I can not save myself; lest any man can boast, it truly is a gift of God. The most wonderous gift of Father God, which is Christ Jesus, our Lord and King.

Sometimes we can become so wrapped up in gaining the acceptance of other Christians that we lose sight of God’s purpose for our lives; to bring the lost to Christ by living our lives according to His will and way.

It is good to be accepted by others because we need one another for support, fellowship and companionship. Yet, we must never lose sight of the fact that “Only what we do for Christ Jesus will last and lead to an everlasting reward.”

There are times when I feel so alone. Surrounding myself with others oftentimes makes me feel even more lonely. It is when I turn to the written Word of God that the lonliness subsides. God’s words automatically lead me into a state of praise and worship. The Holy Spirit brings a song to my remembrance and I’m having a wonderful time in the presence of the Lord. The Creator of the universe is fellowshipping with me!

I thank Almighty God, my Heavenly Father, for my family and friends; but I thank Him most of all for my JESUS, my one true friend.

I LOVE YOU JESUS. THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND!

Then, I think about His goodness and all He has done for me and realize that He is the One that I owe an account of my christian walk .

It is because of His mercy,grace, love and forgiveness that I am saved and not anything that I have done. Moreover, I can not save myself; lest any man can boast, it truly is a gift of God. The most wonderous gift of Father God, which is Christ Jesus, our Lord and King.

Sometimes we can become so wrapped up in gaining the acceptance of other Christians that we lose sight of God’s purpose for our lives; to bring the lost to Christ by living our lives according to His will and way.

It is good to be accepted by others because we need one another for support, fellowship and companionship. Yet, we must never lose sight of the fact that “Only what we do for Christ Jesus will last and lead to an everlasting reward.”

There are times when I feel so alone. Surrounding myself with others oftentimes makes me feel even more lonely. It is when I turn to the written Word of God that the lonliness subsides. God’s words automatically lead me into a state of praise and worship. The Holy Spirit brings a song to my remembrance and I’m having a wonderful time in the presence of the Lord. The Creator of the universe is fellowshipping with me!

I thank Almighty God, my Heavenly Father, for my family and friends; but I thank Him most of all for my JESUS, my one true friend.

I LOVE YOU JESUS. THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND!!!

“Humanity is undergoing in the post-Cold War era an economic and social crisis of unprecedented scale leading to the rapid impoverishment of large sectors of the World population. National economies are collapsing, unemployment is rampant according to Global Research website. The website also states “Food prices in Haiti had risen on average by 40 percent in less than a year, with the cost of staples such as rice doubling…. In Bangladesh, [in late April 2008] some 20,000 textile workers took to the streets to denounce soaring food prices and demand higher wages. The price of rice in the country has doubled over the past year, threatening the workers, who earn a monthly salary of just $25, with hunger. In Egypt, protests by workers over food prices rocked the textile center of Mahalla al-Kobra, north of Cairo, for two days last week, with two people shot dead by security forces. Hundreds were arrested, and the government sent plainclothes police into the factories to force workers to work. Food prices in Egypt have risen by 40 percent in the past year… Earlier this month, in the Ivory Coast, thousands marched on the home of President Laurent Gbagbo, chanting “we are hungry” and “life is too expensive, you are going to kill us.
Similar demonstrations, strikes and clashes have taken place in Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Yemen, Ethiopia, and throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa.”
World Markets Collapse
Fallout from the sub-prime market continued to weigh heavily on the world markets for all of 2008 and into 2009. The stock markets from around the world are turning in their worst performance since the Great Depression. . To allay recessionary concerns and boost sluggish economies, Central Banks cut key interest rates to historical lows. In addition, many nations announced stimuli packages in an effort to turn the troubled economies around.
Why are the world economies troubled? Proverbs 14:34 states Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Sin causes nations to go into recessions. When a nation goes into recession the poor are hurt the most. The Heavenly Father through His Son Christ Jesus gives us the consequences of sin, but He also shows us a way out.
Jeremiah 44:12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
In the above verse there are two things that God said He would do to Judah for refusing to obey His Word. He would bring upon them the sword and famine. The sword represents war and famine represents a failed economy.
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kondratiev (in some sources also referred as Kondratieff), Russian: (4 March 1892 – 17 September 1938) was a Russian economist in the Soviet Union. He proposed a theory that Western capitalist economies have long term (50 to 60 years) cycles of boom followed by depression.
The Russian economist discovered a principle that God expressed in the Bible. It is called the period of Jubilee. During the Jubilee period, which was the start of every fiftieth year, the nation of Israel was to rest soil, restore property and release all slaves.
The Jubilee allowed a nation to get a fresh start. It teaches a nation that we are no stronger than the weakest of us. Many nations have fallen into the trap that they exist without the poor. Therefore they do not care for the poor . When you refuse to care for the poor you destroy your own nation. Look at all the nations that are run by dictators and despots. The poverty is great and the nations are weak. It is only when we take of the least of these that a nation prospers.

Even though Christ Jesus our Lord said that the poor will always be with you. The principles that God gave then are applicable now as we expericne a world wide downturn in economic growth. The word economy has its origin in the Greek word, oikonomos, which means household manager. Knowing how to manage our house is the key to managing the economy. The word is used eight times in the New Testament.
Luke 16:2: “give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.”
Luke 16:3: “from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg”
Luke 16:4: “when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their”
1 Corinthians 9:17: “but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed”
Ephesians 1:10: “That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in”
Ephesians 3:2: “If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given”
Colossians 1:25: “a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for”
1 Timothy 1:4: “rather than godly edifying which is in faith:”

Ephesians 1:10 states that in God’s economy He will gather in one all things. Economy,” therefore, refers to any and all of God’s dealings with creation. But it is also used in particular to speak of God’s actions undertaken to save and rescue fallen mankind. The Heavenly Father knows how to take care of His children. The greater question is, are we willing to trust the divine hand of God. God gives the rain which causes crops to grow. God stays earthquakes and tsunamis. We are dependant on God for our self existent.
The world has tried to through money at the problems wihout realizing that if we do not turn to God the problems will only get worst.
Wisdom of Men
The Glass Stegall Act of the 1930’s in the United States of America separated Commercial Banks and Investment Banks according to their businesses. Although this bill was repealed in 1999 when commerical and investment banks were allowed to consolidate, this financial crisis has fomented discussion on greater regulation of all financial institutions. Hedge funds. private equity funds, collaterized debt obligations, credit swap obligations which now operate virtually without regulation could come under the purview of regulators. Merger of federally insured deposits institutions with unregulated institutions with unregulated products led to greater risk in the financial sector. Level 3 assets are holdings that are so illiquid, or trade so infrequently, that they have no reliable price, so their valuations are based on management’s best guess. Both Merrill Lynch and Citigroup experienced significant write-downs because of exposure to level 3 assets. Some financial institutions have exposure to level 3 assets that outstrip the capital base of the company. Therefore if the subprime inspired financial crisis continues not only will we see further regulations of the financial industry, but also the possible collapse of companies with a preponderant exposure to unregulated products. This same action or overreaction happened with the Sarbanes Oxley Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. The act was passed to keep U.S. institutions from financial deception and misleading their investors and shareholders. WorldCom’s and Enron’s bankruptcy precipated this act being signed into law after shareholders lost billions due to unscrupulous record keeping by the corporations’ management. A study done by the Victoria University of Wellington in a study listed the following short comings of Sarbanes Oxley: increased the costs of auditing, governance and human capital, and compliance more generally; induced a mis-match between auditors and firms; encouraged fims to delist or otherwise stay below the regulatory radar; lowered corporate investment and risk-taking; and had ambiguous effects on the quality of investor information and capital market efficiency. If there is inaction by lawmakers the risk of the financial crisis worsening are great, however, with any action there is also the risk of overreacting and causing more harm than good.

Trust In Christ Jesus the Son of God
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. Trust in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. The things of the world may look appealing, but it is God through His Son Christ Jesus that has the answers

Christ Jesus said we are washed clean through the Words He has spoken. It is through the Words of Jesus, that we know who the Heavenly Father is. Jesus our Lord said that He came to declare the Father. He had to declare the Father to us because we do not know who He is. This is why we worshiped idols and were slaves to our passions as we though that we loved God. The Son of God declared that our thinking of God was in error. It is through living by the Word of God that we know who Jesus is and that He commands us everywhere to repent.

The false prophet, teacher and hypocrite try to give a religion that does not require change. They portray themselves as being righteous without requiring any change. Christ Jesus came because we were sinners. He came to declare us as sinners. We learn about sin through the Bible. Galatians 5, I Corinthians 6, and Romans 6 show us sins that we choose to ignore. Whether it is homosexuality, prejudice, pride, adultery, fornication, we live in a time that these sins are being made acceptable by the false teachers.

The true man of God chooses to deny the flesh and all the false teachings that he may be one with God through the Living Word. Trust the Holy Spirit who comes from the Father and is sent by the Son to lead you to the truth. The Bible says we have an unction from the Holy One and no man need teach you. If you have truly accepted Christ Jesus, then you know the sheep from the hypocrite. Christ Jesus our Lord said My sheep know my voice and another they will not follow. Trust Jesus. He will not deceive you.

It is important to know what a Christian is because if you do not know who you are others will define who you are. Christian means Christ like. We should have the attributes and characteristics of Yeshua (Jesus) our Lord.

There are many that refer to Romans 10:9,10. These verses or some simulation of these verses are often said in altar calls given to the repentant. Is it merely enough to simply make a confession with your mouth and say that you are saved? The misunderstanding of the word heart has misled some people. “That if thou shall confess with thou mouth and believe in thy HEART…..thou shalt be saved.” Your heart is the seat of your emotions. What is in your heart is what you do without thinking or rationalizing. It is similar to a knee-jerk reaction. Yeshua HaMashiach said that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. What we believe in our heart is that everything that Christ Jesus did for us is settled in our hearts. There is no doubt about His atoning death and resurrection, His sinless life, that He is the only Begotten Son of God and that He will return again for all believers to take them with Him.

Now if we believe these things, then we should also want to please our Heavenly Father through His Son Yeshua HaMashiach. Once again our Lord said they honor me with their lips but their hearts are from me. If the Son of the Living God is in our Hearts, we should keep His word. His word is the Bible. It is the Bible that points out our shortcomings and where we have come short of the Glory of God. A saved person that has accepted Yeshua HaMashiach, will live by the Word of God given in the Bible.

In other words, one way that we know that we are saved is a changed life. Our life changes because of our Love for Yeshua, the Son of the Living God. We love Him so much that we are willing to change our life based on His word. Everyone has to be changed because all have sinned. No one comes before the Lord perfect. It is through our faith in HaMashiach (Christ) that we allow His word to change us. And if we are changed then can we truly know that we are saved.

Intimacy is a human state that occurs when people engage in behaviors that allows them to know someone at a close personal level. It is this type of intimacy that the world craves but looks for it in the wrong places. My father once said you can be married to a woman for twenty years and wake up and say good morning stranger. We as people are constantly in a state of change. Whether we are growing older, learning more, health failing, or loosing our youthful looks, we are changing.

It is change that destroys intimacy. People love knowing they can take comfort and trust in someone or thing that is close to them. We need to trust and believe that there are things in live that will not change. Things like the love of a parent, the love of a spouse, Christian fellowship, reliable job, safe neighborhood and financial security are some of the things that we would like to see never change. But as stated earlier, we are in a constant state of flux. We do not know if the job, loved one or anything else will be the same years down the road as it is today. How many couples do you know that married for love, but a few years later, they are in divorce court saying the most horrible things about each other.

Intimacy requires work. if we really want to know someone we must work at the relationship. There was no better person on earth than Christ Jesus our Lord, but yet people turned against Him. It required work for the disciples to develop relationship with Christ. Initially they denied Him, cursed Him, deserted Him and betrayed Him. Did Jesus change who He was for them to love Him. NO. The people changed. They began to work on their relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord. The more they worked on who they were in approaching Christ Jesus, the more intimate they became with Him. The more intimate they were with Christ Jesus, the better they knew Him. They knew Him well enough to give their lives for Him. Now that is love. When you love someone so much that you would be willing to give your life for that person. That is what Christ Jesus did for us.

If you want to know intimacy and love this year, work on your relationship. Forget about changing the other person and focus more on changing yourself.

Even if the person or people that you are trying to show affection toward do not respond, you can always depend on Christ Jesus, the Son of God not changing. And because He does not change you can develop  intimacy with Him that will not leave you disappointed but lead you to true love.

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The evidence of Being Filled with the Holy Spirit is signs, wonders and a changed life. First Corinthians 12th chapter and Romans 12th chapter contain gifts that show that a person is filled with Spirit of God. However, even after being filled with the Spirit of God, God never takes away your will. He wants obedient and willing servants. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. After a person has received the Spirit of God, it is then the requirement of the church leaders to teach the Word of God. The Apostle Peter had to be corrected by the Apostle Paul.

Galatian 2:11 ¶ But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

If a person does not want to heed the teachings from God’s Word then he is a heretic and you should leave them alone.

Titus 3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

If there are signs of rebellion that you want help from the scriptures with, please let me know.

In the service of Christ Jesus, the Son of the Living God

Pastor Sylvester Williams

Very timely Bible meditations below for those who have suffered disappointments.. There was a 19 year old girl that we were praying for God through His Son Christ Jesus to heal. All the indications were there that she would be raised up from her hospital bed but she was not. This led me to delve deeper into understanding of God’s Word. Your second point I found to be the major reason people are disappointed with God. They do not understand God’s purpose for their lives. Healings and miracles impress us, but they do not impress God. While we are praying for miracles and healings, God is looking for faith. Faith is trusting God with your life – NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME.

The Hebrew boys in the Book of Daniel said whether God delivers us or not, we know that He can.

Daniel 3:17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

They prayed, they trusted God, but even if God did not give them what they were requesting from Him, they still Had faith in God. Many people have faith in results or the object of their prayer. The Heavenly Father desires faith in Himself, not faith in what He can do for you. It is this type of teaching that lead people to be disappointed in God. Yes we know God can raise the dead, but if He does not, it should not change our faith in Him. The fact that He saved us should be reason enough for us never to be disappointed in Him.

Psalms 44:6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Psalms 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalms 56:11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

We see the same thing in Matthew 26 while Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior was in the Garden of Gethsemane. He prayed the first time Father if it be possible let this bitter cup pass from me. However, Christ Jesus our Lord prayed the same prayer twice more.

Matthew 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Matthew 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done
Matthew 26:44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words

The thing that allowed Christ Jesus to remain faithful and not disappointed was the faith He had in His Father. He knew the purpose for His here on earth. He also knew that it required bearing the sins of the world. A person that was sinless and never knew sin was to bear what he never did and that is sin. It was a heavy burden, but His faith in His Father allowed Him to remain resolute. If we know God’s will for our life, tragedies and disappointment will not shake our faith in God. If our faith is not shaken, then we are not disappointed, for we know that all things work together for good to those that love the Lord that are the called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).

Much blessings and Peace to you.

In the Service of Christ Jesus, the Son of the Living God

Pastor Sylvester Williams

ANSWER: That is a broad subject, but the Bible does have a lot to say about managing your finances. Below is a list of Bible references you can look up. Quote at least one verse regarding each specific aspect of finances. Concerning borrowing, see: Proverbs 6:1-5; 20:16; 22:7, 26-27 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave…Do not be among those who give pledges, among those who become sureties for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you? Concerning bribes, see: Proverbs 17:8; 18:16; 21:14; 28:21; 17:23 A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice. Concerning riches, see: Proverbs 10:15; 11:4; 18:11; 23:5; 28:20. A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

Concerning the sluggard and finances, see: Proverbs 6:6-11 Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which, having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest – your poverty will come in like a vagabond and your need like an armed man. Concerning the futility of riches, see: Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:12, 5:10 says, “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This, too, is vanity. Also 1 Timothy 6:6-11. Concerning giving, see: Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 verses 6-7, Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Concerning stewardship, see: Luke 16:1-13 verse 11, Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous mammon, who will entrust the true riches to you? Also James 1:17. We are also responsible to provide for our own household. 1 Timothy 5:8 says, But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. This is not an exhaustive list of references regarding finances… just a start.

Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven are used interchangeably in the New Testament. The one major difference being the Kingdom of Heaven is used only in the Gospel of Matthew and nowhere else in the New Testament. Matthew was written to the Jewish community in Palestine and therefore relied heavily on Jewish terms. However the term Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Theos was a term Greeks or Gentiles could better understand.

Kingdom of Heaven is the Kingdom of Uranus in the Greek. Uranus was the sky/heaven god. To prevent the Gentiles from confusing the idolatrous form of worship from true worship the other writers in the New Testament used the term Theos when writing about the Kingdom. It is the same confusion that is in the Ecclessia/church today. There has not been a proper distinction from the things of idolatry when compared to the things of God. The Jewish believers understood the differences but the Gentiles coming into the faith had problems distancing themselves from their sinful past.

1 Corinthians 6:9,10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
The Kingdom of Heaven is the promise that God gives to every believer. Daniel 7:14 gave a glimpse of the future Kingdom to the Jews. The Son of Man in this Book was given dominion and a Kingdom that shall be everlasting. Anticipation of the future Kingdom established hope in the heart of the Jews no matter what problems befell them – and there were many. Because of their hope for a New Kingdom they were able to persevere. How could they maintain hope in a Kingdom when life as they knew it offered oppression, grief, heartache and even death.

If we want the same hope that does not wither with the pressures of time we need to understand the message of the Kingdom of God. One of the first messages that our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus preached along with the apostles was the message of the Kingdom.
Mark 1:14,15 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
He preached the Kingdom because it should be the desire of every believer. The prayer, that we often call the Lord’s Prayer, states “thy kingdom come”. We should look for and desire the Kingdom to manifest on earth. The Kingdom is God’s will being done on earth. The Kingdom is being subjected to a righteous leader. The Kingdom is joy and peace in the Holy Spirt (Romans 14:17). It is not based on man’s reputation before other men, but it is based on a person’s ability to submit to the will of God. That is why publicans and harlots (Matthew 21:31) will be a part of the Kingdom. They will have acknowledged their transgressions and also allowed the healing power of Christ Jesus to not only transform their lives but place them in a Kingdom that is reserved for only the best of God’s creation.

Christ Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21). Behold what love the Heavenly Father has for us that He would deposit His Kingdom within us. Healings, miracles and whatever else we need, He has already given it to us. To be Kingdom minded is not only to think on God’s presence here on earth, it is also to receive what He has for us to make it into His Kingdom.
Luke 18:29,30 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
However, the one condition that goes with the Kingdom is repentance. Without repentance we cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. It is the righteousness of God that propels us into His Kingdom.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Not only does repentance produce righteousness, but it also adds unto us the things we need. Therefore the incentive to receive good things from God should lead us unto righteousness. God wants to give us the Kingdom ( Luke 12:32) but we must be willing to receive the Kingdom by changing our lives.

We know that the Kingdom of God is nigh by the miracles the Lord Jesus performed.
Matthew 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
The Jews were also witnesses to the miracles of God, but because they refused to repent, Matthew 21:43 states the Kingdom was taken from them “and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof”.

Let us not be misled by looking to the god of this world and have the Kingdom taken from us. Instead let us look unto the one that is able to keep us from falling and present us faultless in the Kingdom of His dear Son.

Stop looking for answers in the world’s system when God has already given us answers in Him.

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.