Has anyone figured it out?
Heneni,
God's Kingdom is the THEME of the entire Bible. It is called The Golden Thread, because it weaves itself through all the books of the Bible.
The actual Kingdom is Jesus and a small group of people who will be resurrected to heaven to be Kings and Priests over the earth for The One Thousand Year Judgement Day, called the Little Flock at Luke 12:32. This Judgement Day will be ruled over by the Kingdom and will bring the world to the paradise condition God originally made it, and the Kingdom will help resurrected mankind and ones who live through the Great Tribulation, back to perfection as Adam and Eve were before their rebellion, Rev 5:9,10, 7:4, Rev 20:4-6.
The first prophecy written in the Holy Scriptures tell about the final outcome, Gen 3:15. Jesus is the seed who will finally put Satan and his seed to death by throwing them nto the Lake of Fire, Rev 20:10, 14,15.
At the time of Abraham God picked him and his descendents to be His chosen people, Gen 12:1-3. The Israelites went down into Egypt and later were made slaves. God brought them out of Egypt and made them His Chosen People, after they had agreed to be His people and obey Him, Ex 19:5,6, 24:7. They were to be His witnesses to the whole world, Isa 43:10-13.
For a time the nation of Israel was ruled by God Himself, a THEOCRATIC GOVERNMENT. In the year 607BC God allowed the Nation of Israel to be defeated and taken captive to many nations, by Babylon, under their king Nebuchadnezzar.
This happened because the nation continued to fall to false religion and worshipped other Gods. This was the end of Theocraticd rule by God on earth. This concept is told about in Daniel the fourth chapter. The great TREE was actually a picture of the Theocratic Government, that was chopped down. Ezekiel also spoke of the time when God's rule over the earth would end, Eze 21:25-27. Jesus is the one with the legal right, Gen 49:10, the one called Shiloh. The tree would grow again after a period of seven times. In this Longrange prophecy the Kingdom would return to power, with Jesus as the King in 2,520 years. This time period ended in 1914 CE.
When the angels announced Jesus' birth they told about Jesus Kingdom, Luke 1:30-33.
The scriptures tell that when Jesus would become King of the Kingdom, he would not take full control, but would rule for a time in the midst of his enemies, Ps 110:1,2. The scriptures in Rev 6:1,-8 tell about Jesus receiving his crown and then riding forth to conquer, in the midst of his enemies. The same time period is also mentioned at Rev 12:3-5, this is the birth of the Kingdom. Notice here too that the coming of the King Jesus would be a time of wars. At Rev 7-9 we are told about Michael. Michael is a heavenly name of Jesus, Jude 9 shows that there is only one ARCHANGEL. Archangel means chief angel. Notice also that 1Thes 4:16 tells about the Lord, Jesus having THE ARCHANGEL'S voice. Notice that the wicked angels of Satan are thrown down to the earth, Rev 12:9, and then WOE for the earth, Rev 12:12. As can be seen by the riding of the four horses of Rev 6:1-8, there would also be all kinds of unrest and trouble on earth. This trouble is caused by the demons that were thrown down to earth with Satan.
Remember that all these things would show that Jesus is ruling in heaven. If you read Matt chapter 24, much of the unrest is prophesied by Jesus.
The GOOD NEWS of the Kingdom today is : Jesus is ruling in heaven NOW. His rule will extend to the whole earth shortly, at Armageddon. Then we will have a new ruling body in heaven, Jesus and 144,000 corulers, who will help bring this earth back to a paradise earth that has always been God's purpose, Gen 1:26-28, Isa 45:18, 55:11, Ps 37:29, Rev 20:6,7.
Some of the people who will be ruled over by these Kings will live through the Great Tribulation, Rev 7:14, and many more will be resurrected back to earth during the Thousand Year Judgement Day, John 5:28,29, Acts 24:15.
All the ones taken to heaven will be resurrected IMMORTAL, 1Cor 15:51-54, Rev 20:5,6. As is told at John 5:28,29, some of the ones resurrected to earth will be put to death because of being incorrigible, Isa 65:17,20, 25.