The Coming Kingdom of God on Earth ….
…. will be immensely better than the world in which we live. The Bible assures us of this. To gain an initial impression, imagine a world at peace, its inhabitants healthy and well-fed and doing rewarding work. Imagine a world in which there is full employment, where people are not exploited and where they can live long and truly prosperous lives; a world in which famine and pandemics no longer kill much of the world population and where the world’s resources are harvested for the benefit of all. This is just a glimpse of the kingdom of God.
Now imagine the benefits of internationally accepted laws, with justice administered by fair-minded, yet uncompromising judges. Conjure up a mental picture of life without terrorism, homelessness and sexual or child-abuse; where good-neighbourliness prevails and evil tendencies are discouraged, where governments establish good standards of behaviour, and implement justice. That will be the kingdom of God on earth!
To many people, the Kingdom of God is just a vague hope that one day man will bring about a state of happiness on earth. To others, the Kingdom is a dream of heavenly bliss in the skies. But you know that despite their best intentions the aspirations of politicians are not producing a better world for us or our children. And anyone who reads their Bible, carefully, knows that there is no evidence for the common belief in an afterlife in heaven. The Kingdom of God will be a real, tangible worldwide empire which will be set up when the Lord Jesus Christ returns from heaven in the near future.
There are many word pictures in the Bible, particularly in the Psalms and the Prophets—you can get a flavour of what it will be like by reading from Isaiah chapter 2vs 1-5 as a cameo and then all of chapter 35, chapter 66vs 17-25 and all of chapter 11. Psalm 72 and 22:25-31 speaks of how people will live. In Zephaniah 3:9 it says there will be one language.
The signs that Jesus Christ gave us of his imminent return are in the earth today. Most Bible translations say there will be pestilences, this is old English word meaning epidemics or pandemics. We have this NOW, on a scale that is causing more fear and interruption to normal living in the world than anything since the second world war. It seems there is no escape from the Covid-19 virus, its quickly spreading everywhere. BUT pandemics are only one of the signs – Luke 21 tells us that many of the troubles on the earth today are the signs that Jesus is coming soon.
The Bible has a clear message of hope in the coming Kingdom of God beyond today’s trouble. This can be your hope too, if you trust in God, read His Word, the Bible, and do the simple things that Jesus asks us. That is repent (admit the past and turn our lives around), believe in God and His Word, be baptised and follow Jesus’ teaching to lead lives that please God.
For a more detailed understanding of the Kingdom of God and how you can enjoy Eternal Life in His kingdom please read the free resources available through this website. Here you will find all the Bible quotations that support what you have just read — Light magazine “the last great chapter of the human story” or the book “Thine is the Kingdom”.
This is published by Bramerton Christadelphians www.b-c.org.uk
For further reading start with the Bible – you can get further helps to reading it and understanding it from the above website and the following websites:
Light Magazine www.lightmagazine.org
www.dawncp.co.uk
Now imagine the benefits of internationally accepted laws, with justice administered by fair-minded, yet uncompromising judges. Conjure up a mental picture of life without terrorism, homelessness and sexual or child-abuse; where good-neighbourliness prevails and evil tendencies are discouraged, where governments establish good standards of behaviour, and implement justice. That will be the kingdom of God on earth!
To many people, the Kingdom of God is just a vague hope that one day man will bring about a state of happiness on earth. To others, the Kingdom is a dream of heavenly bliss in the skies. But you know that despite their best intentions the aspirations of politicians are not producing a better world for us or our children. And anyone who reads their Bible, carefully, knows that there is no evidence for the common belief in an afterlife in heaven. The Kingdom of God will be a real, tangible worldwide empire which will be set up when the Lord Jesus Christ returns from heaven in the near future.
There are many word pictures in the Bible, particularly in the Psalms and the Prophets—you can get a flavour of what it will be like by reading from Isaiah chapter 2vs 1-5 as a cameo and then all of chapter 35, chapter 66vs 17-25 and all of chapter 11. Psalm 72 and 22:25-31 speaks of how people will live. In Zephaniah 3:9 it says there will be one language.
The signs that Jesus Christ gave us of his imminent return are in the earth today. Most Bible translations say there will be pestilences, this is old English word meaning epidemics or pandemics. We have this NOW, on a scale that is causing more fear and interruption to normal living in the world than anything since the second world war. It seems there is no escape from the Covid-19 virus, its quickly spreading everywhere. BUT pandemics are only one of the signs – Luke 21 tells us that many of the troubles on the earth today are the signs that Jesus is coming soon.
The Bible has a clear message of hope in the coming Kingdom of God beyond today’s trouble. This can be your hope too, if you trust in God, read His Word, the Bible, and do the simple things that Jesus asks us. That is repent (admit the past and turn our lives around), believe in God and His Word, be baptised and follow Jesus’ teaching to lead lives that please God.
For a more detailed understanding of the Kingdom of God and how you can enjoy Eternal Life in His kingdom please read the free resources available through this website. Here you will find all the Bible quotations that support what you have just read — Light magazine “the last great chapter of the human story” or the book “Thine is the Kingdom”.
This is published by Bramerton Christadelphians www.b-c.org.uk
For further reading start with the Bible – you can get further helps to reading it and understanding it from the above website and the following websites:
Light Magazine www.lightmagazine.org
www.dawncp.co.uk