lunamoth
Episcopalian
matthew 24;14 the good news of the KINGDOM![]()
Matthew 24:14 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
The writers of the synoptic Gospels certainly seemed to believe that the Kingdom was immanent. By the time John was written Christians saw that it was taking some time and were settling in for the long haul.
mee said:what kingdom would that be then?
Matthew 4: 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
it would be this one spoken of in DANIEL 2;44
Daniel 2: 44 "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
Daniel writes about the troubles of his own time and as an apocalyptic writer he writes to instill hope in the people. The early Christians, and Christians still today, retain much of the apocalyptic views reflective of this time of war, foreign occupation and corruption. Hope is in the new era of God, when God's justice prevails and the corruption and oppression by human rulers ends.
and it is really relavant for today because it was set up and established by God in the heavens in 1914 .
How does it help us here if it is in heaven?
God has always reigned in heaven, not just starting in 1914.and the heralding about this ESTABLISHED KINGDOM which has JESUS as a reigning king.
And what help does being put on notice do?is being made known on a global basis , and it is being made known to put people on notice about it .
some respond to the GOODNEWS about the kingdom, but most do not .
but it is being made known for a witness ,or to put people on notice about it .
so regardless of how many people respond to the preaching of the GOODNEWS ,the work of making it known goes on .
What is the response to the good news?
and Jesus himself is directing that great preaching work .
and yes you have guessed,MEE HAS PUT MY VOTE IN
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If I'm getting you correctly, the good news is that Jesus reigns in heaven (since 1914), the response to this is to believe and preach that Jesus reigns in heaven (since 1914).
Is there anything else you would like to add to this summary?