Kingdom of Heaven?

Originally posted by billhabing
 Ardent Multitudes have been crowding toward the Kingdom of Heaven.

I think this is a good translation, my undestanding is that this is happening even today on earth. There are many who believe that the Kingdom is all future. I believe that Jesus taught his disciples, demonstrated to them, and then sent them out to experience the Kingdom on their own.

Remember that at one point He sent out 72 not just the twelve. which means that provision on earth was not just for the 12. Jesus left them with the instruction to make disciples, to know what disciples are all about just read what they did, and are doing today.

IMHO there is no higher call than to be a disciple of Jesus, to become the president would be a step down. May God bless those go with Jesus and do the Kingdom stuff today.

 

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Billhabing, I agree with you here..

Evee:  Another thing to consider is that John the Baptist, even though he did great work for God and Jesus Christ, he died under the old covenant.  We will die under the new covenant.  Also, John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit while still in the womb, he did not make a choice here, he was chosen... (boy did I just open a can of worms with that last sentence)

Yea Servant, Ithink I'll leave those worms alone. Most of what I have learned about the "now" part of the Kingdom, I have learned from my experience (another can) as we worked with the poor. John Wimber, George Eldon Ladd, Dallas willard, and Kallas (sp?) have helped me put words to it.