In Exodus 18 we have a portrait of the kingdom of God; right after Amalek is dealt with and the people of Israel obtain the victory over their enemy Amalek, there’s order and peace in the people of Israel under God and His deputy authority. If we look in the New Testament of what the […]
The Kingdom of God is a Realm of Light (God Expressed) and Truth (God Realized)
In the Old Testament the kingdom of God was with His people Israel, but today His kingdom is spiritually in all those who are regenerated by God with His life. God’s kingdom is not something physical but spiritual; in order to enter into the kingdom of God we need to have the divine life, and […]
Living in the Kingdom of God as the Realm of the Divine Life by the Sense of Life
When the kingdom of God is able to assert its authority over a company of believers, those believers can be built up into the church (see Col. 1:13; 2:19; Eph. 4:15-16). How wonderful it is to be in the kingdom of God! However, many believers and unbelievers alike have been lied to by the enemy concerning […]
The Gospel Brings forth the Church, and the Kingdom is the Reality of the Church
In Exodus 18 we see a portrait of life in the kingdom of God; today, in the age of grace, when the gospel of the kingdom is preached, the kingdom of God is brought in and the church is brought forth. In the New Testament what we see first is the kingdom of God: the […]
The Gospel of the Kingdom Brings People under God’s Rule to become His Kingdom
God’s desire and goal is to obtain a corporate dwelling place in man, a building of God with man and man with God that will express Him and represent Him in the universe. For this, He first gains a kingdom: a group of people who are one with Him and who allow Him to rule and […]
When the Flesh is Dealt with, the Kingdom of God comes in and the Church is Built Up
The goal of God’s salvation, provision, and revelation – as seen in the book of Exodus is God’s building, His corporate expression. For God to have the building there’s the need for us as God’s people to be in the kingdom of God and live under the rule of God. In Exo. 18, right after […]