The Kingdom of God Must Still Be Preached Today

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In the Matthew 24:1-51 (and Mt 25:1-46) Olivet Prophecy, Jesus was asked about those events that would be the signs of His Second Coming and of “the end of the world [age].” He answered that a number of different trends and conditions would occur first. In Mt 24:14, He stated, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” The true gospel was prophesied to be preached until “the end come.” This plainly means that someone will be preaching it now, in our present age—because the end has not yet come.

The Restored Church of God is doing this!

The Kingdom of God Is Coming

Make no mistake! Jesus Christ will soon return to earth and establish His kingdom. No human being could set up a single, world-ruling government that could work. In late 1966, wondering about the possibilities, I asked my United States Congressman—once the Speaker of House—if he thought that this could ever happen. He had been in Congress for over 30 years, to that point. He loudly asserted that it was not possible. Interestingly, he did say that if he thought it could work, he would “shout it from the housetops.” I shall never forget his words. He was absolutely right—it certainly would never work, if left in the hands of men! But this is not what Christ will do.

Recall that Daniel wrote, “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever” (Dan. 2:44). The kingdom of God will reign over the entire earth—ALL nations—and the resurrected saints shall share this reign with Christ.

Jesus stated in the “Sermon on the Mount” that “the meek…shall inherit the earth” (Matt. 5:5). Now you know why! Actually, Christ was quoting Psalm 37:11, where David said precisely the same thing. Other passages show that David knew he would one day rule (over all the tribes of Israel), within the kingdom of God.

Now turn to Daniel 7:1-28 and examine three separate verses. Notice Dan 7:18: “But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.” Dan 7:22 states, “Until the Ancient of Days [Christ here, and the Father in Dan 7:13] came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.” Then notice Dan 7:27: “And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions [rulers] shall serve and obey Him.” Daniel understood that the saints will reign on the earth!

Now notice three separate passages in Revelation. Through John, Christ states, “To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne” (Rev 3:21). Also notice Rev 2:26-27: “And he that overcomes…to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron.” And, finally, “and [God] has made us…kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” (Rev 5:10).

Has anyone ever told you about any of these verses? Almost certainly not. Yet, they are basic, and have been in the Bible for thousands of years!

No wonder that when Jesus was on trial for His life, He said, “My kingdom is not of this world: if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is My kingdom not from here” (John 18:36). Pilate had asked Him, “Are you a king then?” Christ answered, “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world…” (Jn 18:37).

Jesus Christ understood throughout His life that He was born to be a king (Luke 1:31-33)!

The prophet Isaiah was inspired to also record, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come you, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more”(Isa 2:2-4).

The exact same prophecy is repeated in Micah 4:1-3!

In front of the United Nations building is the sculptured image of a large man forging a plough from a sword. No one seems to take notice of, or even believe, the enormous prophecy this famous sculpture depicts.

Christ came to be a KING. When His reign begins, world peace will literally “break out”—along with worldwide happiness, prosperity, abundance and supreme joy! No human government has ever been able to bring these things to even one country on earth.

This soon-coming kingdom is the core of the very gospel that Christ brought. Do you believe it? Will you believe it?

This kingdom, of which you can be a part, is coming soon to restore planet earth…

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