Obviously not everyone liked John's message and he ends up in prison. Jesus goes home to Galilee. He starts preaching "good news", news of the kingdom of God.
Do I talk about the kingdom of God very much?
I guess it is appropriate that the Son of God's first words are about the kingdom of God.
Basically He is saying "The kingdom is nearly here, it's time has come, get ready.
My centre-column reference points to Daniel 9:25. Is Jesus saying that Daniel foretold the time of Jesus as Messiah? Did Jesus only become the Messiah (anointed One) when He was baptised and "anointed" by the Spirit?
There is a lot of controversy over whether Daniel is referring to Jesus Christ. But if Jesus is referring to Daniel, which He could be, then that solves the whole thing. Daniel 9:24-27 is about "an end of sins" and the anointed being "cut off, but not for himself" so it would tie in nicely with Christ's mission.
The "kingdom of God is at hand". The first attribute of the kingdom is that it is close by, drawing near. So change your thinking, reconsider and have faith in the good news.
It is great news that the kingdom is really close. Help me believe it.
Sunday 13 May 2007
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