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The Authentic Kingdom of God, Peaceful, Non-Violent, and Universal, has existed on planet Earth since the year 30 of the Common Era.
Among the powerful proofs supporting this affirmation are Jesus Christ's parables in Matthew 13, which revolve around the "Kingdom of Heaven." For example, "The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught all kinds of fish..." Matthew 13:17. The "FISH" symbolize human beings, and the "NET" is the "kingdom of heaven," synonymous with the "kingdom of Christ and of God." Ephesians 5:5. What does the "NET" do? It catches "fish." Application: The "kingdom of heaven" gathers living human beings on earth. How? Through Jesus Christ’s “gospel of the kingdom” and people who serve him as "fishers of men" (Mark 1:17) who skillfully proclaim it. Where? On earth. Therefore, the "kingdom of heaven" does, indeed, exist on earth, and the gathering of souls takes place here. Once this gathering is complete, the “kingdom of God” is purified and glorified, becoming “the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Matthew 13:47-50; 1 Corinthians 15:24-26; 2 Peter 1:11
There are only two spiritual kingdoms, namely: the “Kingdom of God,” which is "everlasting," and the Kingdom of Satan, the Beast, and the False Prophet, which is temporal and will suffer a violent end, suffering God's wrath and being eliminated forever. Dear Reader, in which of the two kingdoms do you find yourself?
The true and only Kingdom of God did not appear in 1914, nor in 1918, as claim the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It will not be established after the Second Coming of Christ, for it was already established in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost in the year 30 of this Common Era and has existed on earth to this very day. Please consider some compelling evidence.
The apostles selected personally by Jesus Christ witnessed the establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth in the first century!
The apostles were to witness the establishment of God's divine Kingdom on earth before their deaths. Addressing them during his earthly ministry, Christ promised them: “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here (with Christ during his earthly ministry) will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.” Mark 9:1. The “power” of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-8), an unmistakable SIGN of the Kingdom's arrival, was poured out on the day of Pentecost in the year 30 CE. Acts 2. Therefore, the Kingdom of God was established on earth on that date.
On that day, the apostles, using “the KEYS of the Kingdom” (Matthew 16:19; 18:18), that is, preaching the conditions “for the forgiveness of sins,” opened its doors wide, and “about three thousand people,” receiving the word and being baptized (Acts 2:41), became the first “citizens” (Ephesians 2:19; Philippians 3:20) of the Kingdom. In this way, the prophecy of Daniel 2:44 was fulfilled, according to which the Kingdom of God would be established on earth during the time of the fourth empire, namely, the Roman Empire, which, in fact, was at the height of its power during the first century of the Common Era.
Transferred NOW to the Kingdom of God
From that momentous inauguration until today, the Kingdom of God exists on earth. The apostles preached it (Acts 20:25), not as belonging to some supposed future millennial age, but as a present reality. The apostle Paul, by the Spirit, categorically affirmed in Colossians 1:13 that God “has delivered us (past tense) from the power of darkness and transferred us (a completed act) into the Kingdom of his beloved Son.”
Indeed, such is the blessed state of all who obey the pure “gospel of the Kingdom.” Mark 1:14. They have already been transferred to the Kingdom of Christ! They are not waiting for the Kingdom. They are already in it!
Every “competent minister of the New Covenant” (2 Corinthians 3:6) preaches the spiritual Kingdom of God as already established. Not as something for the future, but for the present time. As current, real, and visible on earth. Not as limited to the
Millennium, but existing from Pentecost until the end of the world. Dear Reader, have you been transferred to the Kingdom of Christ, or do you continue to struggle under “the power of darkness” (the dominion of the devil)?
Christ does not return to earth to establish
a so-called “Millennial Kingdom!”
The text in 1 Corinthians 15:24-25 is key. It says: “Then comes the end, when he (Who is He? Christ Jesus himself) delivers the kingdom... to the Father (What does Christ deliver to the Father? The inspired answer: The Kingdom). For he (Christ) must reign until he has put all His enemies under His feet.”
So, Christ is King over the Kingdom NOW! He will deliver it to the Father when “…the END” comes. “…the END” is the destruction of planet Earth (2 Corinthians 4:18), an event always linked to the Second Coming of Christ (2 Peter 3:9-12), and never to a supposed “third coming” which is, be it fully noted, never taught in the Sacred Scriptures of the New Testament!
Knowing that Christ had sat “on his throne” (Acts 2:30) when He ascended to the right hand of his Father in heaven, Paul wrote to the Corinthians, saying: “He must reign,” clearly implying that the Lord Jesus was ALREADY reigning in the first century. He reigned then over the spiritual Kingdom established on earth on the day of Pentecost in 30 CE. He has continued to reign to this day. His Kingdom has remained on earth. He will reign until his return in the clouds to put an end to all that is material and temporal. Then, he will deliver the Kingdom to the Father!
It couldn't be clearer. Christ does not return to establish a so-called “millennial kingdom” but to purify his own spiritual Kingdom (Matthew 13:41-43), his "possession" since Pentecost, delivering the purified Kingdom to the Father.
This purified Kingdom is what the righteous will inherit. Matthew 25:34; 2 Peter 1:11. Which kingdom will you inherit, Dear Reader? The one of eternal joy and peace or the one of eternal pain and shame?
Pentecost of 30 CE: Thousands of people, repentant and baptized, were admitted into the Kingdom of God
According to John 3:5-7, Christ says, “Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom
of God.” It follows, then, that those who are born of water (are baptized; are immersed in water) and born of the Spirit (receive the gift of the Spirit; are immersed in the teachings and life of the Spirit), yes, definitely, without a doubt, CAN “ENTER the KINGDOM.” Now, baptism was ordained on the day of Pentecost, and the gift of the Spirit was offered to all who would be baptized.
“Repent… and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins… and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38. Immediately, thousands were baptized that same day, not postponing baptism as if it were not a requisite “for the forgiveness of sins,” receiving that same day the promised gift. Therefore, having fulfilled the requirements, they were admitted to the Kingdom! So, here is, Dear Reader, a truly undeniable fact: The Kingdom of God has existed since Pentecost of 30 CE! Are you in it?
The church built by Jesus Christ is
the Kingdom of God on earth.
The conditions for being transferred to the Kingdom of God and the conditions for being “added to the church,” to the ONE and ONLY CHURCH founded by Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:47; Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:4), are identical. Therefore, here is a logical and irrefutable deduction, a no-brainer: The church built by Jesus Christ is the Kingdom of God on planet Earth!
The STEPS that lead to the Kingdom of God are the same as those that lead to the true Church of Christ. By taking them, the soul-spirit submissive to the divine will is added to the church by Christ. Acts 2:47. In the context of “kingdoms,” he/she is constituted a CITIZEN of the spiritual Kingdom of God. Philippians 3:20-21
From Pentecost to the present, everyone who longs for eternal salvation hastens to enter the Kingdom of God. Beloved Reader, will you not also hasten! Believe in God and his promises, in Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, in his most beautiful redemptive work by becoming, himself, a living sacrifice to take away sin, repent of your sins, and be baptized as soon as possible. For these are the commandments set by the Holy Spirit, and not by any man (John 3:5-7; Acts 2:36-47), for being saved, for being transferred into the Kingdom of the Lord.
A purely SPIRITUAL KINGDOM!
This “…unshakeable kingdom” (Hebrews 12:28-29) that we who are born again of water and the Spirit receive is PURELY SPIRITUAL in NATURE. John 18:36. It is in this world, but “NOT OF THIS WORLD.” John 17:14-16. Its King is holy; so are its subjects. Its King is not a religious merchandiser and political activist; neither are its subjects. John 2:13-17. Therefore, our solemn duty is to point out – and we do so with love and concern for the souls of all humans, not with the intention of hurting, but of guiding and informing biblically – that:
A. The true SPIRITUAL “KINGDOM of HEAVEN” of the Sacred Scriptures of the New Testament is not the ecclesiastical-political-commercial-cultural-tradition and idol-laden religious kingdom headquartered in the Vatican, which has become a huge global empire, patterned after the "Roman," of essentially materialistic organizations and enterprises allied with secular powers, thus fulfilling to the letter the prophecies of Revelation 18 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
B. Nor is it the conglomeration of the religious empires and republics put together by Protestants, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, and independent pastors (councils, movements, religious corporations), for the vast majority of them err in three fundamental matters, namely:
1. They often commercialize spiritual things to build and sustain their kingdoms, a major sin and a sure sign of apostasy according to 2 Peter 2:1-3.
2. Many preach the Kingdom of God as limited to some future “millennial time frame” on earth. Others, as to be existent only after the end of earth and time.
3. They falsify the conditions for obtaining spiritual citizenship in the Kingdom of God, stubbornly denying that baptism is “for the forgiveness of sins,” openly and boldly contradicting Christ and the apostles. Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Romanos 6:3-7; 1 Peter 3:21, John 3:1-7, and other Bible texts.
Most religious leaders vainly await the establishment of a millennial kingdom, with Christ sitting on a literal throne in Jerusalem. They feed millions of naive souls with these empty hopes and mistaken prophecies. Ezekiel 13; Jeremiah 23.
It is utterly impossible that they have the true Holy Spirit, for they do not speak the truth about Christ's spiritual Kingdom. Indeed, even the "angelic tongues" that millions of them claim to speak are mere gibberish, and the "miracles" that some claim to perform belong to the category of "lying wonders" identified by the Spirit of God. 1 Corinthians 14:7-11, 19, 23, 27-28; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12; Matthew 7:21-23
There are ONLY TWO SPIRITUAL KINGDOMS
You can be transferred to the ONLY ONE
belonging to GOD and CHRIST!
Dear Reader, we reiterate: In the spiritual realm there are only two kingdoms.
1. On one hand, the Kingdom of Darkness of Satan. This kingdom is distinguished not only by alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling, thievery, fraud, political corruption, violent crimes, adultery, homosexuality, prostitution, lies, sorcery, pure materialism, secularism, hedonism, atheism, debauchery, and wars but also by deceptive prophecies, false doctrines, and vain religious traditions. It is a diabolical kingdom. A kingdom of apostasy and spiritual death; of mental confusion, pure subjectivism, and fierce, undisciplined emotions. A kingdom that will be cast away into eternal punishment.
2. On the other hand, there is the glorious Kingdom of Heaven, unshakable, everlasting, of pure and brilliant spiritual light, a light that emanates from Jesus Christ and his fantastic, incomparable message of love, reconciliation, peace, renewal, salvation, glory, and eternal life.
This “kingdom of Christ and of God” (Ephesians 5:5) is founded on eternal truth, distinguished by the noble attributes it possesses and promotes, such as sincere love, heavenly wisdom, divine dignity, honesty, peace, spiritual joy, compassion, patience, and good works, as well as by faithfulness to “all the truth” given by the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. John 16:13. It is a kingdom of immortality and complete happiness! Revelation, chapters 21 and 22
“The law (the Old Testament, the Law of Moses) and the prophets (of the Mosaic Age) were until John (the Baptist). Since that time, the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.” Luke 16:16. ARE YOU, Dear Friend, AMONG THEM?
In which of the two spiritual kingdoms do you find yourself at this very moment? If you are in the kingdom of immorality and religious error, know that God is desirous of, and willing to transfer you out of that dangerous, deceiving, Hell-bound kingdom into the noble, powerful, everlasting Kingdom of his beloved Son. He will do so as soon as you repent and are baptized according to the Bible. Do it today! We will gladly assist you if you wish. Call or write to us with confidence. God wants you to find the righteousness, peace, joy, and hope of eternal life that he offers you only in his SPIRITUAL KINGDOM. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and
gathered up fish of every kind. When it was full, they drew it ashore, and sitting down, they gathered the good fish into baskets, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age: the angels will come out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 13:47-50
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