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Kingdom of God
When a person becomes born again they are translated immediately into the Kingdom of God's dear Son. (Col 1:13) That would be the Kingdom of God where Jesus sits enthroned in all of his Glory.
Every born again believer is sitting on the right hand of God in Christ today! (Eph 2:5-6) This is the highest place of power, and authority. Our authority, and power comes from this fact of our position in Christ.
The word, “Kingdom” is made up of two words. “King” which means a “king ruler ship”, and the word “dom” which means, “Dominion” The Kingdom of God is ruled by a King who has dominion. A Kingdom must have citizens that makes up that kingdom. Normally we think that a king would rule over subjects, or peasants. But the Kingdom of God is not made up of subjects ,but is made up of Kings! This is why Jesus is known as “The King of Kings” (Rev 19:16)
We find this out here....
Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Rev 1:6 And HATH MADE US KINGS and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Obviously, if we are “Kings” in this Kingdom, then we are Kingly citizens of God's Heavenly Kingdom!!
Eph_2:19 Now therefore ye are no more STRANGERS and FOREIGNERS, but FELLOWCITIZENS WITH THE SAINTS, and of the household of God;
Php 3:20 But OUR CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Jesus is the head and we are his body. If the head has power, and authority, so does his body which make up his Church. The reason why we are Kings, is because the King of kings lives inside us!!
It is no longer I that lives but Christ lives in me! (Gal 2:20) The King of kings lives inside all of his Kings that make up the “one” King!
King(s) have the rule over something.
Eph 1:20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
Eph 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Eph 1:22 And HE PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET AND GAVE HIM AS HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH,
Eph 1:23 WHICH IS HIS BODY, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Jesus Christ has rule over every name, every power, and every authority in this age and in that which is to come!! In other words every thing is under his control forever!! That ruler ship extends also to his body the Church!! This is why we are sitting in Christ in Heavenly places with him! (Eph 1:3)(Eph 2:6)(Eph 3:8-10)
If you ask 99% of all Christians if they are sitting in Heavenly places in Jesus, they will tell you no!!
The reason why we don't believe is because every physical sense we have is telling us it is not true!
We are more willing to believe what our flesh is telling us more than the Word of God!!!
The Bible tells us that the “CARNAL” (fleshly) mind is at “ENMITY” against God. (Romans 8:7)
The word, “ENMITY” means, “to actively plot against God, hatred, Hostility against God”
The physical fleshy mind actively plots against God by looking for a reason why not to believe what God has said!! This must not stand for a believer!! Our weapons that can destroy this kind of thinking is the Word of God that the mind is wagging war against.
2Cor 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
2Cor 10:4 (For THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
2Cor 10:5 CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT to the obedience of Christ;
Imaginations, and thoughts come from man's physical brain in his head. They must be pulled down and destroyed by the very thing that human mind is battling against!!
When a person becomes born again they are translated immediately into the Kingdom of God's dear Son. (Col 1:13) That would be the Kingdom of God where Jesus sits enthroned in all of his Glory.
Every born again believer is sitting on the right hand of God in Christ today! (Eph 2:5-6) This is the highest place of power, and authority. Our authority, and power comes from this fact of our position in Christ.
The word, “Kingdom” is made up of two words. “King” which means a “king ruler ship”, and the word “dom” which means, “Dominion” The Kingdom of God is ruled by a King who has dominion. A Kingdom must have citizens that makes up that kingdom. Normally we think that a king would rule over subjects, or peasants. But the Kingdom of God is not made up of subjects ,but is made up of Kings! This is why Jesus is known as “The King of Kings” (Rev 19:16)
We find this out here....
Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Rev 1:6 And HATH MADE US KINGS and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Obviously, if we are “Kings” in this Kingdom, then we are Kingly citizens of God's Heavenly Kingdom!!
Eph_2:19 Now therefore ye are no more STRANGERS and FOREIGNERS, but FELLOWCITIZENS WITH THE SAINTS, and of the household of God;
Php 3:20 But OUR CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Jesus is the head and we are his body. If the head has power, and authority, so does his body which make up his Church. The reason why we are Kings, is because the King of kings lives inside us!!
It is no longer I that lives but Christ lives in me! (Gal 2:20) The King of kings lives inside all of his Kings that make up the “one” King!
King(s) have the rule over something.
Eph 1:20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
Eph 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Eph 1:22 And HE PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET AND GAVE HIM AS HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH,
Eph 1:23 WHICH IS HIS BODY, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Jesus Christ has rule over every name, every power, and every authority in this age and in that which is to come!! In other words every thing is under his control forever!! That ruler ship extends also to his body the Church!! This is why we are sitting in Christ in Heavenly places with him! (Eph 1:3)(Eph 2:6)(Eph 3:8-10)
If you ask 99% of all Christians if they are sitting in Heavenly places in Jesus, they will tell you no!!
The reason why we don't believe is because every physical sense we have is telling us it is not true!
We are more willing to believe what our flesh is telling us more than the Word of God!!!
The Bible tells us that the “CARNAL” (fleshly) mind is at “ENMITY” against God. (Romans 8:7)
The word, “ENMITY” means, “to actively plot against God, hatred, Hostility against God”
The physical fleshy mind actively plots against God by looking for a reason why not to believe what God has said!! This must not stand for a believer!! Our weapons that can destroy this kind of thinking is the Word of God that the mind is wagging war against.
2Cor 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
2Cor 10:4 (For THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
2Cor 10:5 CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT to the obedience of Christ;
Imaginations, and thoughts come from man's physical brain in his head. They must be pulled down and destroyed by the very thing that human mind is battling against!!
