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What evidence is there that other New  Testament writers preached this same message? A great deal!<br>

The apostle Peter  also preached the kingdom   of God: &ldquo;For so an  entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the&nbsp;<em>everlasting  kingdom</em>&nbsp;of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ&rdquo; (II  Pet. 1:11).<br>
  
So did the apostle James: &ldquo;Hearken, my beloved brethren, has not God  chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and&nbsp;heirs&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<em>kingdom</em>&nbsp;which He  has&nbsp;<em>promised</em>&nbsp;to them that love Him?&rdquo; (James 2:5).<br>
  
The apostle Matthew&rsquo;s  account mentions &ldquo;gospel of the kingdom&rdquo; three times. Here is one: &ldquo;Jesus went about all the cities and villages,  teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the&nbsp;<em>gospel of the kingdom</em>,  and healing every sickness and every disease among the people&rdquo; (Mt 9:35). In most of His parables, Jesus  taught the basics of God&rsquo;s kingdom. Matthew  alone makes over 50 references to it.<br>
  
Luke records that Jesus  commissioned His disciples to preach this message: &ldquo;He called His twelve  disciples together...and He sent them to preach the&nbsp;<em>kingdom</em><em> of God</em>&rdquo;  (Lk 9:1-2). Soon after, He sent 70 others to  preach, and they also carried the message of the &ldquo;kingdom of God&rdquo;  (Lk 10:1,&nbsp;9).<br>

<strong>All God&rsquo;s Prophets Preached the Kingdom</strong><br>
The book of Acts contains an  extraordinary passage for our examination: &ldquo;Repent you therefore, and be  converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing  shall come from the <em>presence of the Lord</em>; and He&nbsp;<em>shall send  Jesus Christ</em>, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must  receive until the times of&nbsp;<em>restitution</em>&nbsp;[or restoring]&nbsp;<em>of  all things</em>, which God has spoken by the mouth of&nbsp;<em>all His holy  prophets since the world began</em>&rdquo; (Ac 3:19-21).<br>
  
Notice Peter,  the one speaking, refers to the Coming of Christ (Ac  3:19) as &ldquo;the presence of the Lord,&rdquo;  meaning in context He is now back on Earth.&nbsp;Ac  3:20&nbsp;states God &ldquo;shall send Jesus Christ.&rdquo;&nbsp;Ac 3:21 describes God&rsquo;s kingdom as the &ldquo;restitution of all  things.&rdquo; Peter declares this  &ldquo;restitution&rdquo; (Christ establishing His kingdom) is  something &ldquo;God has spoken by the mouth of&nbsp;<em>all</em>&nbsp;His holy  prophets&nbsp;<em>since the world began</em>.&rdquo;<br>
  
This is a truly eye-opening statement!  Did God actually use&nbsp;<em>all</em>&nbsp;of His prophets to announce His  kingdom? Bible scholars and religionists ignore this passage—and reject it  without examination.<br>
  
Let&rsquo;s review just a few examples. In  fact, we start in the period before the flood. The apostle Jude, Jesus&rsquo;  brother, recorded that &ldquo;Enoch [Noah&rsquo;s  great-grandfather]…prophesied…saying, Behold,&nbsp;<em>the Lord comes</em>&nbsp;with  ten thousands of His saints, to&nbsp;<em>execute judgment upon all</em>&rdquo; (Jude  14-15). These verses clearly refer to Jesus Christ coming to establish a world-ruling&nbsp;<em>government</em>&nbsp;under  Himself and the saints.<br>
  
The Bible calls Enoch a &ldquo;preacher of  righteousness&rdquo; (Jude 14;&nbsp;II  Pet. 2:5). Including Abel,  there were <em>seven other men</em>&nbsp;who held this role, with their lives  spanning the entire period between Adam  and the Flood. All of them spoke the same message. Remember, Peter said, &ldquo;…since the world began&rdquo; (Jude  21).<br>
  
Is there evidence the gospel was  preached in the period&nbsp;<em>following</em>&nbsp;the Flood?<br>
  
In&nbsp;Genesis  12:3, we saw God said to Abraham, &ldquo;…in you shall&nbsp;<em>all families</em>&nbsp;of  the earth be blessed.&rdquo; This verse is also referenced in&nbsp;Galatians  3:8, but is phrased a little differently:  &ldquo;…in you shall&nbsp;<em>all nations</em>&nbsp;be blessed.&rdquo; This verse adds that  &ldquo;the&nbsp;<em>gospel</em>&nbsp;was preached before&nbsp;<em>unto Abraham</em>.&rdquo; This is fascinating understanding!  Considering what you have learned about Abraham,  not only would he have had the gospel preached to him (probably by Melchizedek), but it was then preached in&nbsp;<em>Genesis</em>,  through&nbsp;<em>Moses</em>!&nbsp;<em>All  nations</em>&nbsp;will ultimately be blessed when Christ  establishes His government&nbsp;<em>on Earth</em>—where &ldquo;the nations&rdquo; are.<br>
  
Moses was the first man God raised up to lead ancient Israel. As both  a prophet and judge, he preached the gospel to Israel in the wilderness. Also  read&nbsp;Numbers 24:17-19.<br>
  
Acts 3:24&nbsp;references Samuel  as a prophet, and as having preached the gospel. Notice: &ldquo;Yes, and&nbsp;<em>all  the prophets from Samuel</em>&nbsp;and  those that follow after,&nbsp;<em>as many as have spoken</em>, have likewise  foretold&nbsp;<em>of these days</em>.&rdquo;<br>
  
These are powerful statements that  cannot be glossed over. This verse says&nbsp;<em>all</em>&nbsp;God&rsquo;s prophets—&ldquo;as  many as have spoken&rdquo;!—foretold of these days!<br>
  
The book of Psalms records the kingdom of God coming. Notice: &ldquo;…for You [God]  shall&nbsp;<em>judge</em>&nbsp;the people righteously, and&nbsp;<em>govern the  nations upon earth</em>&rdquo; (Psa 67:4).  This obviously refers to the&nbsp;<em>divine government</em>&nbsp;of God.<br>
  
Here is what Isaiah wrote: &ldquo;For unto us  a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the&nbsp;<em>government </em>shall  be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The  Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of  His&nbsp;<em>government</em>&nbsp;and peace there shall be no end, upon the  throne of David, and upon&nbsp;<em>His kingdom</em>, to order it, and to  establish it with <em>judgment</em>&nbsp;and with&nbsp;<em>justice</em>&nbsp;from  henceforth even&nbsp;<em>forever</em>&rdquo; (Isa 9:6-7).<br>
  
This is so obvious it needs no  explanation!<br>
  
Now Jeremiah:  &ldquo;Behold, the days come, says the&nbsp;Lord,  that I will raise unto David a  righteous Branch, and&nbsp;<em>a King shall reign</em>&nbsp;and prosper, and  shall execute&nbsp;<em>judgment</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>justice</em>&nbsp;in the  earth. In His days Judah  shall be saved, and Israel  shall dwell safely [neither of these are happening now]: and this is His name  whereby He shall be called,&nbsp;the Lord  our righteousness&rdquo; (Jer 23:5-6).  This passage also needs no explanation.<br>
  
We saw Daniel  preached God&rsquo;s kingdom: &ldquo;And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven  set up a&nbsp;<em>kingdom</em>, which shall never be destroyed: and the&nbsp;<em>kingdom</em>&nbsp;shall  not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these  kingdoms, and it shall stand forever&rdquo; (Dan 2:44).<br>
  
All the so-called&nbsp;<em>minor</em>&nbsp;prophets  also spoke of the kingdom   of God in one way or  another. Remember, the phrase &ldquo;gospel of the kingdom of God&rdquo;  is not the only proper way of describing this coming government!<br>
  
Peter was right. &ldquo;God&nbsp;<em>has</em>&nbsp;spoken by the  mouth of&nbsp;<em>all</em>&nbsp;His holy prophets since the world began…[of] the  restitution of all things&rdquo; (Acts 3:21).<br>
  
An important final point from this  verse. It says, &ldquo;GOD has spoken…&rdquo; The gospel of the kingdom of God  is a message&nbsp;<em>from God</em>. It should be clear that&nbsp;<em>God speaks</em>&nbsp;through  whatever kind of servant He is using—apostle, prophet, patriarch, judge,  deacon, preacher of righteousness or pastor! His servants&nbsp;<em>always</em>&nbsp;spoke  the&nbsp;<em>same message</em>!<br>
  
Has anyone told you about&nbsp;<em>any</em>&nbsp;of  these verses? Almost certainly not. Yet, so basic, the Bible has held them for  thousands of years!<br>
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