Kingdom of God is Within You

[VictoryinJesus]

there are counterfeits i guess, but imo that does not negate the fact that the kingdom is within us, or beside us, right now.
the kingdom is already established here, on earth, whether "we" are a part of it or not imo

Agree, but we also have to look at the model of an heir, The Lord of all. Although He is an heir to all, He laid his status of The King aside, to serve. Boasting in Kingdom living and being heirs to the inheritance ...serves no one. Jesus Christ displayed the Kingdom in meekness and love. But that is only my opinion.

 

[Davy]

Do you mean the movement of "we bring the Kingdom down to earth"? If so, I agree that this Kingdom they say they bring to earth, does not resemble His Kingdom but something entirely different...worldly in spirit.

Oddly: Solomon's porch was also known as "The Women's Court" by king Herod. The women's court was as far as women could go. It was the court for the poor and the widows and the women. The Eastern side. A "woman" being anyone that belongs to the husband.

Not sure if you're ready to receive this, but here goes:

Do you remember how God's feelings were hurt when the children of Israel wanted a flesh king, like the pagan nations around them, even though God already was their King? So how was God already The KING? When did God make Himself KING? Even in Hebrews 7 we are shown Jesus being called "king of righteousness" with the name Melchisedec who met Abraham and blessed him even before the existence of Aaron and the Levitical priesthood. The reality is that God has always been The KING.

That reveals the idea of Monarchy, a Kingdom with a King as the Perfect Government, God's Government. This Jesus will manifest upon this earth when He returns, a Perfect Monarchy with a Perfect Monarch Jesus Christ, King of kings, and Lord of lords, The Priest-King.

Did you know that the occult factions (secret societies) also have a belief in their idea of a priest-king, or philosopher-king sitting upon a throne over all the earth and universe? Just who do you think that might be? If you said Lucifer, then that would be correct. That's their "rock". But our "Rock" (God) is not like their "rock" (Lucifer), remember? (Deut.32).

In the time of old, and I mean even before the foundation of this present world, Lucifer rebelled against God in coveting His Throne. That is what God shows us by metaphor in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. Revelation 12:3-4 reveals that Lucifer established a beast kingdom at his original rebellion, for that one of Rev.12:4 was at the time when he drew a third of the stars (angels) to earth along with him. That was about a kingdom of angels on earth under Lucifer as king, of old, even before Adam and Eve, if you can receive it.

The kingdom beast of Revealtion 13 is about another attempt by Lucifer at the end of this present world. The occult factions are those who are setting up today's world for it, for Lucifer is their "rock" and king. They intend to use all religions, including Christianity, to help establish it.

 

[Albert Finch]

We serve a mighty God!
The presence of the Holy Spirit, which brings both the manifestation of the Kingdom of God and the nature of the Holy Spirit, is creative. It's who He is. The presence and personality of who the Holy Spirit is bringing the manifestation of the creative power of Heaven to earth. His creative power gives evidence when He is on the scene, and when He releases His creative power on the earth, that action reveals the Kingdom of God in operation.

When Jesus declared, "the Kingdom of God is at hand" (Mark 1:15), or "the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17; 10:7), He never said that again. From that day forward, He spoke about the Kingdom in the context of "the Kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21), and He demonstrated (showed) the manifestation of the Kingdom.

WALKING IN THE KINGDOM NOW

Most Christians are waiting for the Kingdom of Heaven to happen when they die-- "absent from the body and present with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:8). But Jesus said, "… the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." And from the beginning of the time that Jesus first began to walk on this earth in His earthly ministry, as He released the dynamic and the presence of the Holy Spirit, He ushered in the Kingdom of Heaven. AND IT'S STILL HERE!

We can come into the realm of the Kingdom of Heaven now by experiencing what Jesus meant when He said, "Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven" (Matthew 6:10). The Kingdom of Heaven is the manifestation of the Kingdom of God on the earth, as it is in Heaven. The reality is this: as it is in Heaven means that there is no sorrow, or pain, or sickness because such conditions do not exist in Heaven.

THE ETERNAL IS THE UNSEEN SUBSTANCE

Therefore, we need to say, "Come Holy Spirit; so as it is in Heaven, it will begin to be on earth." As you invite the Kingdom of God and as you say, "Holy Spirit come," He brings the realm of God; He brings the activity of God.
When the Holy Spirit shows up, a superior order shows up, and it breaks the law of science, it breaks every doctor's report and what every person has said about you concerning what you can and cannot do. It breaks the law of physics and the realm of the impossible. It begins to open up the impossible! It begins to open up the eternal! It begins to open up the supernatural!

MANIFESTING THE KINGDOM

An example in Scripture of God's Kingdom in action. "When evening had come, they brought to Him (Jesus) many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick" (Matthew 8:16). Casting out demons with a word and healing the sick are manifestations of the Kingdom of God! Later, Jesus said, "But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you" (Matthew 12:28).

Believing for a manifestation of God's Kingdom in our lives and walking in a Kingdom mindset is vital. Why? Because we were created on purpose for this purpose! We are body and we are spirit; we are born from above. Jesus told Nicodemus that no one could see the Kingdom of God unless that person is born again or born from above. Here's what Jesus said, "I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the Kingdom of God" (John 3:3).

As a spirit being born from above and born again, we're to experience the Heavenly realm with our spiritual senses. To live in that Heavenly realm and to WALK IN THE SPIRIT is to live and believe as it is in Heaven, so let it be done on earth (Matthew 6:10).

As born-again believers the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us. (Romans 8:11).