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I. The Kings AscensionMARK 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up intoheaven, and sat on the right hand of God.ACTS 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.HEBREWS 9:2 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, whichare the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God forus:J. The Kings ReturnACTS 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 asye have seen him go into heaven.LUKE 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power andgreat glory.MATTHEW 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels ofheaven, but my Father only.1 THESSALONIANS 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with ashout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christshall rise first:17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in theclouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.REVELATION 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, andthey also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Evenso, Amen.REVELATION 19:11-14 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and hethat sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge andmake war.12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had aname written, that no man knew, but he himself.13. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Wordof God.14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed infine linen, white and clean.Pg.9

2. The King’s Authority* Jesus Christ has been seated at the right hand of God the Father and given all authorityover all powers and principalities, in heaven and in earth. He is Lord and is Head of thechurch.MATTHEW 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is givenunto me in heaven and in earth.REVELATION 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.HEBREWS 2:14-15 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, healso himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him thathad the power of death, that is, the devil;15. And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject tobondage.1 PETER 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels andauthorities and powers being made subject unto him.COLOSSIANS 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew ofthem openly, triumphing over them in it.EPHESIANS 1:21-23 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion,and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:22. And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things tothe church,23. Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him aname which is above every name:10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things inearth, and things under the earth;11. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of Godthe Father.Pg.10

B. The Present KingdomThe present Kingdom of God. here on earth; cannot be seen nor felt, because it isSpiritual and in Mystery form, in the hearts and lives of believers. What can, be seen andfelt, is the change in people and their lives, when the principles of God’s Kingdom arepracticed.This section of this study course is made up of the following:1. Entrance into the Kingdom2. The People of the Kingdom3. The Principles of the KingdomPg.11

1. Entrance into the KingdomA. By the New BirthJOHN 3:3-5 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except aman be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter thesecond time into his mother's womb, and be born?5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and ofthe Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.For God to reign in the heart of man, a change must take place in man’s heart. Thechange takes place when a person hears the gospel, repents of their sins and accepts JesusChrist as their Savior. It’s not turning over a new leaf, doing good works, going tochurch, or any such thing: man is lost in sin; his heart ( spirit ) is corrupt in nature andtherefore he cannot save himself, by his own efforts. The good news is that God sent hisSon Jesus Christ, to save us.EZEKIEL 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put withinyou: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heartof flesh.TITUS 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to hismercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;1 CORINTHIANS 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: oldthings are passed away; behold, all things are become new.B. By TranslationCOLOSSIANS 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hathtranslated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:* Upon receiving Christ into our hearts and lives, we are translated into the Kingdom ofGod; Jesus Christ is the head of the church and we are citizens of his Kingdom.Pg.12

2. The People of God’s KingdomThe spiritual Kingdom of God here on earth consists of the universal church, called thebody of Christ, which is made up of all born again believers, from all over the world. Weare the family of God, his children by faith in Jesus Christ, called sons and daughters,joint-heirs with Jesus Christ.A. His ChildrenROMANS 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the childrenof God:GALATIANS 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.GALATIANS 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Soninto your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.PHILIPPIANS 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, withoutrebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights inthe world;1 JOHN 3:1-2 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that weshould be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knewhim not.2. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: butwe know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.2 CORINTHIANS 6:17-18 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate,saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.18. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the LordAlmighty.Pg.13

B. Heirs of GodROMANS 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; ifso be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.GALATIANS 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirsaccording to the promise.TITUS 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to thehope of eternal life.1 PETER 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away,reserved in heaven for you,C. BlessedEPHESIANS 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hathblessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:It’s never wrong to speak about yourself, in light of God’s word; but just saying whatGod’s word says, doesn’t necessarily bring the blessing into a Christians life. There arecertain principles that must be in operation, such as prayer, faith, and love, to name a few.The Bible says to seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all thesethings will be added unto you ( Matthew 6:33 ). The things of God must be first, in oneslife. The blessings are in Christ, in other words; everything that God did and accomplishin Jesus Christ was for our benefit.a. Some of the blessings in the book of Ephesians1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Adoption as children 1:5Accepted in the beloved 1:6Redemption through his blood 1:7Sealed with the Holy Ghost 1:13Seated in heavenly places 2:6By grace we are saved through faith 2:8-9Brought close to God by the blood of Jesus Christ 2:13One family in Christ 2:15-19Un-searchable riches of Christ 3:8Armor of God 6:11-18Pg.14

b. Delivered from the fear of DeathHEBREWS 2:14-15 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh andblood, he also himselflikewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had thepower of death, that is, the devil;15. And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject tobondage.c. At death, Christians go to Heaven2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-2, 6-8 For we know that if our earthly house of thistabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made withhands, eternal in the heavens.2. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house whichis from heaven:6. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in thebody, we are absent from the Lord:7. (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)8. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to bepresent with the Lord.PHILIPPIANS 1:21-22 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.22. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose Iwot not.23. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ;which is far better:24. Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.LUKE 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou bewith me in paradise.d. The Resurrection of our Bodies1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-53 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep,but we shall all be changed,52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shallsound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put onimmortality.1 THESSALONIANS 4:16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with ashout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead inChrist shall rise first: ( see 4:13-18 )Pg.15

3. Principles of the Kingdom*In this section of this study course, we will look at some of the principles ( spirituallaws ) that the Kingdom of God operates by.1. LOVE2. FAITH3. FORGIVING4. JUDGING5. PRAYER6. GIVING7. POWERPg.16

1. LOVEA. Love is the greatest CommandmentMATTHEW 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with allthy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38. This is the first and great commandment.39. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.1. Loving GodJohn 14:15, 21,24 Vs.15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.21. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and hethat loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifestmyself to him.24. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is notmine, but the Father's which sent me.2. Loving PeopleJohn 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one toanother.John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.1 John 3:11,14,16-18 Vs.11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning,that we should love one another.14. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and weought to lay down our lives for the brethren.17. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth uphis bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?18. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and intruth.Pg.17

3. Love your EnemiesMatthew 5:44-46 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, andpersecute you;45. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh hissun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.46. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even thepublicans the same?Proverbs 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty,give him water to drink:4. The Excellence of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, itis not proud.5. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record ofwrongs.6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.7. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.8. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there aretongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (NIV)5. Love is the Royal LawRomans 13:8-10 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that lovethanother hath fulfilled the law.9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal,Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any othercommandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thyneighbour as thyself.10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.6. God gave us his LoveRomans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad inour hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.Pg.18

2. FAITHAs a child of God and a citizen of his Kingdom; the Lord teaches us not to worry aboutthe things of this life, but to trust in God; who as our Father will meet our need, as weseek him and his Kingdom ( Matthew 6:33-34 ). This involves the subject of faith, whichhas many facets to it.A. Faith as trusting in Jesus for SalvationJohn 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, thatwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: itis the gift of God:9. Not of works, lest any man should boast.B. By faith in Jesus we are JustifiedRomans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through ourLord Jesus Christ:C. By faith in Jesus, His righteousness is oursRomans 3:21-22 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested,being witnessed by the law and the prophets;22. Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and uponall them that believe: for there is no difference:Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was countedunto him for righteousness.Phiippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is ofthe law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of Godby faith:Pg.19

D. Faith comes by hearing God’s wordRomans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of Godunto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.E. A definition of faithHebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of thingsnot seen.F. Living by faith, a way of lifeHebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soulshall have no pleasure in him.Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as itis written, The just shall live by faith.G. Faith pleases GodHebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh toGod must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.H. Walk by faith2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)I. Two types of faith contrasted1. Abraham’s faithRomans 4:17-20 Vs.20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief;but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;2. Thomas’s faithJohn 20:24-29 Vs.29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me,thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.Pg.20

3. FORGIVINGA. God’s forgiveness for Salvation1. Based on the blood of ChristMatthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for manyfor the remission of sins.Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness ofsins, according to the riches of his grace;2. Based on man’s RepentanceActs 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you inthe name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of theHoly Ghost.3. Based on faith in ChristActs 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoeverbelieveth in him shall receive remission of sins.B. God’s forgiveness of a Christian’s sins1. Based on confessing our sins1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and tocleanse us from all unrighteousness.2. Based on our Advocate, Jesus Christ1 John 2:1-2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And ifany man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:2. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sinsof the whole world.Pg.21

3. Based on our forgiving othersMatthew 6:14-15 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father willalso forgive you:15. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yourtrespasses.C. Forgiving Others1. How Often?Luke 17:3-4 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebukehim; and if he repent, forgive him.4. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turnagain to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.Matthew 18: 21-35 Vs.21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall mybrother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?22. Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventytimes seven.Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man havea quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.D. Examples of Forgiving1. Jesus forgiving his TormentersLuke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.2. Steven asking God to forgive his MurderersActs 7:59-60 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,receive my spirit.60. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to theircharge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.Pg.22

4. JUDGINGThe Principle of:MATTHEW 7:1-3 Judge not, that ye be not judged.2. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and wi

mighty God, the everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord