The Kingdom to Come.

The  coming of our Savior is something that should be on the mind of every Christ follower. When our Savior walked the earth what was the most important thing He talked about? What was the gospel He came to share with humanity?

Mat_4:23  And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom

Mat_11:5  …and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Mat_24:14  And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Mar_1:14  Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God

Mar_1:15  And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Mat 10:7  And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

Mat_5:19  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

The kingdom of heaven…  is real.

Jesus said this--

Joh_14:2  In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Joh_14:3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Many mansions… He went to PREPARE a place for us.

He will come again and receive us so we may be with Him in heaven!

He preached the future KINGDOM of HEAVEN when all His followers would be with Him.
 

Act 1:7  And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 

Act 1:8  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 

Act 1:9  And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 

Act 1:10  And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 

Act 1:11  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 

Jesus would return! Why? To claim HIS people!

1Th 4:16  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 

1Th 4:17  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 

1Th 4:18  Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 

The dead IN CHRIST will rise!
The alive IN CHRIST will meet the LORD in the air and we would ALL be with Him forever!

This is the GOSPEL of the KINGDOM, our SAVIOR!  Jesus dying for us so we could live with Him forever in the kingdom of heaven!

Mat 6:10  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 

So, yes, to be a Christ follower is to be waiting for Christ's return, eagerly, longingly, desperately waiting for His return….

More on this tomorrow by the GRACE and WILL of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, now and forever!!!!!!!