No, God did. Psalms 2 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Daniel 7:13, 14, 18, 27 ; Luke 1:32, 33 ; Luke 12:32; Luke 22:28-30
Jesus declared the good news about God's kingdom. Isaiah 61:1-3 ; Matthew 4:17, 23
I reccomend you get familiar with the places in the Bible, where the kingdom is spoken of.
Drawn near is the same as come near, or is... at hand.
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Jesus the would-be king of God's Kingdom was here - on hand.
At hand means is nearby - same as come near.
Jesus the would-be king of God's Kingdom was here - on hand.
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Please provide the scriptures that say 'the kingdom of Jesus is spiritual'.
The kingdom of God is a real kingdom which is headed by a king... and in this case, kings.
It is the Kingdom
of the heavens. Matthew 5:3,10, 19, 20 ;
Luke 22:28-30
“However, you are the ones who have stuck with me in my trials; and I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones to judge the 12 tribes of Israel.
Are we not referring to that kingdom?
Jesus the would-be king of God's Kingdom was here - on hand... actually among them, or in their midst.
Again, I reccomend you get familiar with the places in the Bible, where the kingdom is spoken of.
The kingdom of God is mentioned in the Bible as a real kingdom, with Jesus as king, along with ones chosen to rule as kings, with him, and they will rule over the earth - the king's domain.
Isaiah 9:7 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Daniel 7:13, 14, 18, 27 ; Luke 1:32, 33 ; Revelation 5:10 ; Revelation 20:6 ; Revelation 22:5
"This one will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and Jehovah God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule as King over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his Kingdom."
Luke 1:32, 33
“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever...
Daniel 2:44
“I kept watching in the visions of the night, and look! with the clouds of the heavens, someone like a son of man was coming; and he gained access to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him up close before that One. And to him there were given rulership, honor, and a kingdom, that the peoples, nations, and language groups should all serve him. His rulership is an everlasting rulership that will not pass away, and his kingdom will not be destroyed.
“‘And the kingdom and the rulership and the grandeur of the kingdoms under all the heavens were given to the people who are the holy ones of the Supreme One. Their kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all rulerships will serve and obey them.’
Daniel 7:13, 14, 27
That's not so hard to see, is it?
It is evident you are mistaken. However, what makes you think you are in it, and not the early Christian followers?
According to Revelation 20:6, there are those who have part in the first resurrection. They rule in the kingdom. Are you saying there are none, or the apostles do not fit in there, but you do?
I do mean to disappoint you, Stephen was stoned to death, because he was
a man full of holy spirit. Acts 7
John was exiled to Patmos... for what? ...
endurance in association with Jesus, and speaking about God and bearing witness concerning Jesus. . ., where the king of kings sent an angel to show him the things that would shortly take place, and he said in his closing words, 'Yes. Come, Lord Jesus'. Revelation 1 - 22
He also spoke of the souls of the saints, and the 144,000 whom the angels held back the four winds, until
they were sealed.
What were they sealed with? Yes. Holy spirit - 2 Corinthians 1:22 ; Ephesians 1:13
Yes, they stuck with Jesus as the lamb of God is seen with them,
all having the name of the father, and the lamb, on their forehead. Revelation 14:1-5
So you are mistaken. I don't think you understand why though, but what Paul said at 2 Thessalonians 2 could help.
Again, I don't want to write a book.
I agree that faith is required, but I am not sure we agree on what faith is, and what is involved in exercising faith.