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God answers our questions. Only one note not from scripture.

The Kingdoms of Grace and Glory

Give the promise which our Saviour made to the "little flock."
"Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Luke 12:32.
To what throne are we exhorted to come to find mercy?
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Heb. 4:16.
To what other kingdom do the Scriptures call our attention?
"When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory." Matt. 25:31.
By what are men saved from sin?
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God." Eph. 2:8 (Rom. 6:23).
In the parable of the wheat and tares, what does the good seed represent?
"The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one," Matt. 13:38.
Who sows the tares?
"The enemy that sowed them is the Devil." Matt. 13:39.
To whom did God entrust His kingdom?
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." Gen. 1:26.
When Christ sent out His disciples, what did He tell them to preach?
"And He sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick." Luke 9:2.
In carrying out their commission, what did they preach?
"And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere." Luke 9:6.
After the loss of the first kingdom, what promise did God make to Israel, if they would obey Him?
"Now therefore, if ye will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above all people: for all the earth is Mine. And ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation." Ex. 19:5-6.
After the children of Israel were settled in Canaan, what did they request of Samuel the prophet?
"Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations." 1 Sam. 8:5.
Upon taking the matter to God, what instruction did Samuel receive?
"And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them." 1 Sam. 8:7.
Notwithstanding the perverseness of Israel, what did the lord promise to David their king?
"Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations." Ps. 89:4.
Through whom was the throne of David to be perpetuated?
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David." Isa. 9:6-7.
Who is this seed of David, the heir to his throne?
"Thou shalt. .bring forth a son, and shalt call His name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David." Luke 1:31, 32.
While the kingdom was still held by the Jewish kings, what prediction was made concerning the kingdom?
"And thou, profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown." Eze. 21:25, 26.
After the crown was taken from the Jewish king, and that kingdom had become tributary to the Babylonians, what more was predicted concerning it?
"I will overturn, overturn, overturn it; and it shall be no more, until He come whose right it is; and I will give it Him." Eze. 21:27.
NOTE: This threefold overturning was accomplished in the successive subversions of the kingdoms of the Babylonians, the Medes and Persians, and the Grecians. The Jews were under the rule of each of these dynasties. The last overturning took place when Rome conquered the Grecians, 168 B.C.; but the famous league between the Romans and the Jews, made 161 B.C. brought the latter people more completely under the rule of that iron power. In 70 A.D., the Jews were dispersed to all parts of the world, and the throne of David, which their kingdom represented, was to be no more, till He should come to whom it belongs.
Christ did not take that throne when on earth. Did He assume it when. ascending to heaven, or did He occupy the Father's throne, with Him?
"To him that overcometh 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.
What is He doing at the Father's right hand?
"The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." "The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." Ps. 110:1, 4; Heb. 10:12, 13.
When His priestly work is finished, what will Christ do?
"Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father." 1 Cor. 15:24.
When He comes to earth, on whose throne will He sit?
"When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory." Matt. 25:31 (Rev. 11:15).
Then what will He say to the redeemed?
"Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." Matt. 25:34.
How will the saints appear after reaching that kingdom?
"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father." Matt. 13:43.

It appears to me that all you are doing is quoting scripture that has the words kingdom and grace in them. I don't see any comparison of the two gospels.

 

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The church today is the reality of the kingdom today (Rom 14:17).

Paul's peaching of the mystery which was hidden and had been make known to His holy apostles (v5). Paul announce this to the saints, the unsearchable riches of Christ as the gospel (v8). In verse 10, in order that the multifarious wisdom of God might be made known through the church. Now IN THIS age, the church as the reality of the Body of Christ is expressed


>>It appears you are putting the gospel of the Grace of God as part of the gospel of the kingdom.

Oh ya... it is

>>In your response, it appears to me, you are saying that believers today will inherit the kingdom of heaven which will be here upon the earth.

The inheriting as the reward of the kingdom depends on the entering into the reality of the kingdom today.

Yes you did respond, but not to what I asked for.

In your response, it appears to me, you are saying that believers today will inherit the kingdom of heaven which will be here upon the earth.

According to Paul's preaching of ..."the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began," the Church, the Body of Christ, has a heavenly hope/home, not earthly.

It appears you are putting the gospel of the Grace of God as part of the gospel of the kingdom.

Correct me if I am wrong.

 

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In the New Testament age, the age of the gospel, the first sentence God spoke to man was “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near” (Matt. 3:2). He spoke this word through John the Baptist. When the Lord Jesus came out to preach, His first sentence was also “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near” (4:17). Why is there a need for repentance? It is because the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near. Repentance is to bring people into the kingdom of the heavens. It not only causes people to be forgiven of their sins, receive life, be saved, and be regenerated, but it also brings them into a kingdom. Later, the Lord Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in the synagogues and preaching not merely the gospel of forgiveness and of life, but the gospel of the kingdom (9:35).

When the Lord Jesus was about to depart from the earth, He told His disciples, “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come” (24:14). This word implies a great deal. It indicates mainly that the kingdom must be preached in the whole inhabited earth until all the nations know this kingdom, and then the end will come.

Acts reveals that after His resurrection the Lord Jesus spoke to His disciples particularly concerning the kingdom of God for a period of forty days (1:3). Then at Pentecost the disciples announced the gospel in Jerusalem and throughout the land (2:1-41; 8:1-4). Acts also says that the gospel they announced was the gospel of the kingdom of God (v. 12; 14:22). Even Paul himself said that his testifying of the gospel of the grace of God was his proclaiming of the kingdom; therefore, the kingdom of God is the content of the gospel of God (20:24-25). The last verse in the book of Acts says that the apostle Paul was “proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness” (28:31).

When we come to the Epistles, the apostle Paul says in the book of Romans, “The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (14:17). In 1 Corinthians, Galatians, and Ephesians he indicated that the unrestrained ones, the filthy ones, and the evil ones have no inheritance in the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5). In Colossians 1:13 he wrote that God’s salvation is to deliver us out of the authority of darkness and transfer us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. From God’s perspective we were formerly in Satan’s kingdom, which is the authority of darkness, but God has delivered us out of the kingdom of the authority of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.

The apostle Paul is not the only one who mentions in his Epistles that the gospel is the kingdom of God; James also refers to this matter in his Epistle. He says, “Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which He promised to those who love Him?” (2:5). Peter refers to the kingdom of God in his Epistles also. He says, “In this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly and bountifully supplied to you” (2 Pet. 1:11). Even the apostle John, who ministered primarily on life, mentions the kingdom of God. He indicates that regeneration is for the kingdom of God, writing that unless one is born anew, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God (John 3:3, 5). In writing the book of Revelation, he began by saying, “I John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus” (1:9). Halfway through the book he said, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ” (11:15). At the end he said that all the overcomers will be resurrected and will reign with Christ for a thousand years (20:4, 6). Finally, he said that all the saved ones will reign forever and ever in eternity (22:5b).