This is an interesting and informative article written by Jonas Clark, about what's going on with our economy. However that may be, there are kingdom priciples that will keep us atop of things if we know them, realize them and implement them. As God's people we yet have hope when there is no hope in things of the world or the world's system.

The reports in America are odious with over 8.5 million unemployed, 7 million home foreclosures, 40 percent of homeowner’s upside-down on their mortgages and Federal Government debts exceeding 12 trillion expecting to grow to 20 trillion in the next ten years.

What's a Christian to do? I'm convinced Christ offers meaningful hope, change and solutions. The answer is found with embracing the Kingdom of God. Christianity has a success culture. We need to learn more about it. In this series of essays I’'m going to share with you such things as the meaning of the Kingdom of God, what it was like living in the Kingdom under Adam’s leadership, when the kingdoms of this world started, the division of kingdoms under Cain, Nimrod, Pharaoh, Sodom and Caesar, and Abraham's relationship with God. We will also discover the true identity of those warriors born in Abraham's own house, the dangerous democratic voice of the people that rejected God for a golden calf, Christ as restoring King and your part in the restoration of all things including the Kingdom of God.

THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD
Christ said, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Some think Jesus was referring to “saving” men alone. Could it be possible he was also talking about seeking and saving the Kingdom of God?

Is your allegiance to Christ and the Kingdom of God or another kingdom? In our world there are many kingdoms. Kingdoms can be likened to various nations such as the United States, Russia, and China with governments of men ruling over men contrasted by the Kingdom of our Lord with Christ ruling over men.

he Word teaches the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, a shift from kingdoms of man ruling over man to kingdoms of God ruling over man. God ruling over man is how things were in the beginning of creation before Cain’s murder of Abel. When you look at the many multifarious kingdoms throughout the world the restoration of God ruling over men seems impossible yet Scripture makes it clear that kingdom change will happen. So the question is, “Will the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord suddenly or progressively?” Let’s examine this verse.

Scripture declares, “The kingdoms (basileia) of this world (kosmos) are become (ginomai) the kingdoms of our Lord (kurios), and of his Christ; and he shall reign (basileuō) for ever and ever” (Revelation 11:15).

Again, when will the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord? Will it happen instantly after some event like the rapture of the Church, Jacob’s trouble, the great tribulation, after the resurrection of the just and the unjust as some teach, during the millennial reign, or will the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord slowly? The word “become”, Greek ginomai, may help us find the answer.

According to Strongs the Greek word gionomai (become) is: “A prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be (“gen” -erate), that is, (reflexively) to become (come into being)… .”

If Strongs is correct then gionomai means caused to be as in generated, becoming. That means that something has and is causing the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdoms of our Lord. This “caused to be” is not what many of us have been taught. We have been schooled to passively wait for the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdoms of our God through the sovereignly of God. Could it be possible that disciples of Christ are involved in some way in the kingdoms becoming? According to Apostle Luke the kingdoms of this world have been in a state of restoration since the world began (Acts 3:21).

Even thought the kingdoms of this world are shaking you can take courage because Christ is the way, the truth and the life. These shakings are part of His restoration (gionomai) plan. As you put first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, your road to freedom will become apparent.

Your partner,
Jonas Clark
www.jonasclark.com

 

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Yes!

The Kingdoms of this world have become, meaning because of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, He ascended to the throne where He was given ALL authority, IN heaven, ON earth, and under the earth. Matt 28:18.

This being done, in the Spiritual realm, it is NOW up to us to MANIFEST that, as we manifest our salvation, as we manifest our healing etc. The work of Jesus is THE FINISHED work.

Today we have church denominations, including Pentecostal churches who preach the Kingdom of God is not here, meaning it is irrelevant for us today, or it is here in limited form, and will ONLY happen when Jesus comes to reign in the temple in Jerusalem, which scripture does not teach.

That the Kingdom is here in its fullness is solidly backed in scripture, the problem is that we fail to fully enter, thus unable to fully manifest it, because we want to live in the worlds system, rather than fully align ourselves with the Kingdom of God.

I am writing an article at the moment and will post it, The thesis is that I am convinced there is coming a time as God seeks to bring the Kingdom back to center stage, that if the church does not fully embrace the fullness of the Kingdom, then it will be crushed by it.

John McDonald
Schoolofthekingdom.com
http://abcpreachers.ning.com/forum/topics/denominations-religion

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