It would be nice if you took a breath.....
Walls of text don't make anyone want to read. At least put space between your thoughts.
Let's see if I can break this up a bit.....
That old chestnut?
Who said those words and to whom did he say them? If the kingdom was not "within" those to whom he spoke, then that is not what he meant.
Says, you.
Another way to phrase what Jesus said was "the kingdom of God is in your midst". This is more in keeping with what he meant.
He was speaking to the Pharisees of whom he said,
"You hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about you when he said: ‘This people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far removed from me. It is in vain that they keep worshipping me, for they teach commands of men as doctrines.’” (Matt 15:7-9; Isa 29:13)
Where is ones heart, within them or in their midst?
Which is more accurate, to meditate on the Lord within day in and day out as ones only teacher or rely upon mindkind's lies and teachings?
Yes indeed, but this spiritual kingdom rules over mankind on a material earth, not spirit creatures in heaven. (Rev 21:1-5; 1Cor 6:2)
Nope.
Jesus said his kingdom was "not from this source"...he didn't say it wasn't anything to do with the earth....only "this world".
This "world" is the world of wicked humanity who are under influence from the devil. (1John 5:19) This is the world that would hate Christ's true disciples for doing what Christ did....being no part of the political set up at all and actually exposing it as belonging to the devil. (John 15:19, 20)
Like the days of Noah, Jesus said......people would not listen to the kingdom message. (Matt 24:36-39)
There are "new heavens" (ruling authority over us) and a "new earth" (new earthly society) which God has promised and in these "righteousness is to dwell" (2 Peter 3:10-13)
Indeed, this world is under the influence of the devil (mindkind-mankind). you could find this source and the only truth "within" you. What political set up do you belong to? Why am I a hated disciple and not received, exposing man's empire and teaching one to seek the Lord as ones teacher?
You have said, a new heaven and earth is created inside of us, the old man gone, the new man arising. Indeed, wisdom dwells with the prudent, and our bodies are temple wherin the Spirit dwells.
Nope.
That is what Christ's disciples do.
Nope.
Again you are detailing what it means to be a Christian. You are not talking about the kingdom. The "gospel" is "good news" and the "good news" is connected to the kingdom, but you still haven't told me what it is and what it accomplishes. Here is a clue....Dan 2:44.
Actually Jehovah's first purpose
was all earthly. Read the Genesis account and you will see that there was no mention of death or heaven and hell in any of it.
Only when Adam sinned was there a need for a redeemer, a sacrifice and a kingdom. Originally humans were ruled only by their Creator and the only way they could die was if they ate the forbidden fruit. There was no other cause of death. Humans were supposed to live on earth in the flesh forever in paradise conditions.
Read Gen 322-24 and tell me what you see.
How cliche and earthly, a human nonchalantly walked up to a tree and ate an apple, his wife being tricked by a magical talking snake. How kind of God placing a devil in paradise knowing mankind would fail. What was the devil doing in paradise?
See now you're going off with the pixies. Where is this in scripture and what does it have to do with the kingdom?
The "marriage of the Lamb" (if that is what you are referring to) is the union of Christ and his bride, mentioned in Rev 21 as "new Jerusalem". This "city" is pictured as "a bride adorned for her husband", coming down out of heaven extending its rulership over the earth.
This "marriage" takes place in heaven when the full number of Christ's bride have been transformed so as to rule with him in heaven.
Precisely, you have just said the spiritual Union of husband and wife in scripture. Not earthly union. The Lord reigns inside of me, and my new Jerusalem has already been created and being created.
With the rulership of this kingdom, mankind will be brought back to God's original purpose.....having a sinless race of intelligent human creatures living in the paradise conditions he gave them in the beginning.
Precisely, I died, my ego, my mind, my reputation, my old earthly and lustful and evil ways.... And brought back to the Lord's will and not my own.
Jesus taught us to pray..."thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven".
How does the kingdom "come" and how is God's will done "on earth as it is in heaven"? It obviously hasn't happened yet.....
Speak for yourself. Spiritual stuff is still folly to you.
I am not even going to try and respond to the rest......
Because you can't.
Seriously, when you can give me a succinct definition of the kingdom and what it will accomplish without the waffle....let me know.
If you went to someone at their door with that spiel as an explanation about God's kingdom, how far do you suppose you would get?
