Is the Kingdom of God in Heaven or on Earth?

By Jinshen

The kingdom of God is a place where there are no tears or sorrow, much less pain or death, so all Christians pursue and yearn for it. Then, where is it? Maybe some brothers and sisters will answer without any hesitation, “Of course it’s in heaven. The Lord Jesus said, ‘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. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also’ (John 14:2-3). Since the Lord Jesus promised us that wherever He is He will ask for us to come there and He ascended to heaven after His resurrection, the place that God has prepared for us must be in heaven. So we have been longing for the Lord to return to receive us into God’s kingdom soon.” https://reurl.cc/Xg2j3

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However, is God’s kingdom really in heaven as we believe it to be? As for this question, let’s see what the Lord Jesus said in the Bible, “Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10). The Lord Jesus clearly told us that God’s kingdom will descend upon earth and that His will shall be done on earth, not merely in heaven. As such, God will obtain His glory on earth. Now let’s turn to Revelation 11:15, “The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.” And Revelation 21:2–3, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven…. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.” These passages of scripture mention “The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ,” “new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,” “the tabernacle of God is with men.” According to these verses, we can clearly know that God’s kingdom will be built on earth and that the kingdoms of the world will all become Christ’s kingdoms. Thus we will be able to obey and worship God and follow His will on earth. From this we can see that God’s kingdom will be realized on earth and so God won’t take us up into heaven.

John 3:13 says, “And no man has ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” The Lord Jesus clearly told us that no one can ascend up to heaven except for the Son of man, for heaven is God’s dwelling place. So how can we mankind deserve to ascend up to heaven? And let’s give it some more thought. If we are really raised up into the air, well, there’s no food and no place to live there, how will we survive? Thus, it is clear that the view that God’s kingdom is in heaven is indeed our conceptions and imagination. https://reurl.cc/Xg2j3

As we all know, when God first created man, He made them live on earth, and allowed them to obey, worship and honor Him on earth. And Satan corrupts mankind, also on earth. Moreover, after man sinned, God carries out His work of the salvation of man also on earth. For example: In the Age of Law, Jehovah God used Moses to proclaim His laws and commandments to guide man to live a normal life on earth. Thus mankind could know what kind of people God blesses and what kind of people God curses, and at the same time they could know what is righteous and what is sinful. However, during the later period of the Age of Law, since the human race had become more and more deeply corrupted by Satan, man all lived in sin. They were unable to abide by the laws and faced the danger of being convicted and cursed by these laws. That is why the Lord Jesus became flesh and came to earth to do the work of redemption in the Age of Grace. He served as a sin offering for man, exempting man from the conviction and the curse of the law, so we could be qualified to come before God and pray to Him, and enjoy His abundant grace and truth. The Lord Jesus taught us to be tolerant and patient and to confess our sins and repent, so that we can have the chance to gain God’s salvation and survive on earth. From this we can see that God first created man on earth and that His work in the Age of Law and the Age of Grace was also carried out on earth. Revelation 21:2-3 say, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven…. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.” Revelation prophesied that the new Jerusalem shall come down out of heaven. So when the Lord Jesus comes back again, the kingdom of Christ will be realized among man. In other words, the kingdom of God will be established on earth and will last forever. Thus it can be seen that God does the work of the salvation of man on earth all along.

About mankind’s future destination that is on earth, God’s words say, “God will return to His original position, and each person will return to his or her respective place. These are the destinations that God and man will respectively reside in after the end of God’s entire management. God has God’s destination, and man has man’s destination. While resting, God will continue to guide all of humanity in their lives upon earth. While in God’s light, man will worship the one true God in heaven. … When humanity enters into rest, it means that man has become a true creation; humanity will worship God from upon the earth and have normal human lives. People will no longer be disobedient to God or resist God; they will return to the original life of Adam and Eve. These are the respective lives and destinations of God and humanity after they enter into rest. Satan’s defeat is an inevitable trend in the war between God and Satan. In this way, God’s entering into rest after the completion of His management work and man’s complete salvation and entrance into rest likewise become inevitable trends. Man’s place of rest is on earth, and God’s place of rest is in heaven. While man worships God in rest, he will live upon earth, and while God leads the remaining portion of humanity in rest, He will lead them from heaven, not from earth.

From God’s words, we can see that God and humanity will enter into rest together after the completion of God’s management work. God’s resting place is in heaven, while man’s place of rest is still on earth. By then, we humans will live on earth as if in heaven. This is the beautiful destination that God has prepared for us. When God accomplishes His work of salvation and completely saves us from the influence of Satan, our filth and corruption will have been cleansed, and we will be able to act according to God’s words and obey, love and satisfy Him in all things. After we have been able to live out what God requires of us and witness for and glorify Him, the kingdoms of the world will then become a God-worshiping kingdom. This way, God’s kingdom will be realized on earth. https://reurl.cc/Xg2j3


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神寶愛能聽他話順服他的人

在神看,一個人無論是偉大還是渺小
他只要能夠聽神的話
順服神的吩咐與託付
能夠配合神的作工,配合神的旨意、神的計劃
達到讓神的旨意、讓神的計劃得以暢通得以成就
這樣的行為在神那兒是值得神紀念的
是配接受是配接受神祝福的

神寶愛這樣的人,也珍惜人這樣的行為
珍惜人對神的這份情、這份心
這是神的態度
達到讓神的旨意、讓神的計劃得以暢通得以成就
這樣的行為在神那兒是值得神紀念的
是配接受是配接受神祝福的
摘自《跟隨羔羊唱新歌》
分享一首【中文字幕】西班牙語敬拜詩歌《神寶愛能聽他話順服他的人》

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「我们生命中的所有时刻,都需要神!」
神是造物的主,是萬物生命的源頭,祂滿載著權柄與能力,我們的命運,我們的一切生活更在祂的眼目之下,當我們遇到難處感到難以支撐時;當我們面臨工作的壓力,感覺力不從心時;當我們面對複雜的人際關係,感到無所適從時,當我們面對失敗挫折,感到一無所有對生活失去希望時, 不要灰心、失望,也不要哭泣、悲傷,因爲我們還有神!神知道我們的所需,也唯有神是我是我們的依靠,只要我們用誠實的心向神禱告,真心的仰望呼求祂的名,尋求祂的幫助,祂大能的手就會帶領我們走出困境,保守我們渡過一切的艱難險阻!

聖經中說:「你不要害怕,因為我與你同在;不要驚慌,因為我是你的神。我必堅固你,我必幫助你;我必用我的公義的右手扶持你。」(以賽亞書41:10)

「神真真切切地守護在你左右,他供應著你的生命,掌管著你的命運,他不在遙遠的天際,他不在雲端間隱秘,他就在你的身邊主宰著你的一切,他是你的所有,也是你的唯一。」

#每日經文 #耶和華 #不至缺乏 #引領 #開啟 #難處 #神的愛

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2018 Christian Music Video "The True Love of God" Praise Almighty God (Korean Song)
Today I come before God again, I see His lovely face.
Today I come before God again, I’ve left my wandering past behind.
Today I come before God again, enjoying His word fills me with joy.
Today I come before God again, my heart has so much to say.
It’s His tender words that water and nourish me to grow up.
It’s His stern words that encourage me to stand up again.
Oh God! We can praise You for You have raised us!
We can sing to You today all because of Your blessing and mercy.

Oh God, You truly love us so! You make us relish Your words every day!
Oh God, You truly love us so! You enlighten us every day!
Oh God, You truly love us so! You water and nourish Your people.
You lead us away from Satan’s influence.
Brothers and sisters! Hurry and rise! Let’s praise our God!
Let’s cherish how He’s gathered us here today.
Be free from all burdens of the flesh! Praise onto Almighty God earnestly!
Fulfill our duty with all our heart and might, show our love for God with action.
We will love You forever, almighty true God!
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2019 Gospel Song | "What the Young Must Pursue" | The Word of God to Young Christians
I
Prejudiced eyes and deceit are not what the youth should have.
Awful and destructive ways are not how the youth should act.
They should have aspirations, ardently strive to advance,
not lose heart over their prospects,
keep faith in life, the future.
Youth should have resolve in discernment, seeking justice and the truth.
Pursue all things beautiful,
gain reality of positive things.
Be responsible towards life.
You must not take this lightly. You must not take this lightly.
II
Youth should persist in the path of truth,
thus expend their lives for God.
They should not lack the truth,
nor harbor falseness, unrighteousness.
They should take the proper stance.
They shouldn’t just drift along.
They should dare to sacrifice, fight for justice and the truth.
Youth should have resolve in discernment, seeking justice and the truth.
Pursue all things beautiful,
gain reality of positive things.
Be responsible towards life.
You must not take this lightly. You must not take this lightly.
III
Young people should not give in to oppression of dark force.
They must have the courage to change the meaning of their lives.
Young people shouldn’t resign themselves to adversity,
they should be open and frank, forgive fellow believers.

Youth should have resolve in discernment, seeking justice and the truth.
Pursue all things beautiful,
gain reality of positive things.
Be responsible towards life.
You must not take this lightly. You must not take this lightly.

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神的權柄無處不在

「耶穌醒了,斥責風,向海說:『住了吧!靜了吧!』風就止住,大大地平靜了。」(可4:39)

「造物主的權柄與能力在他創造的每一件新生物上得以發表,他的話與實並行,絲毫沒有誤差,也沒有絲毫間隔。」

「『神的權柄』用土話解釋就是神能說了算,神有權決定怎樣作,神要怎樣作就怎樣作。萬物的規律都是神說了算,不是人能說了算的,也不是人能改變的,它不以人的意志為轉移,而是因神的意念、因神的智慧與神的命定而改變,這是任何一個人都不可否認的事實。」

哈利路亞!從這節經文中我們看到狂風、巨浪都在主耶穌的掌管之下,聽從主的擺佈和安排,也讓我們感受到主的話帶著權柄和能力,看到造物主的權柄無處不在、無所不能,沒有任何人事物能攔阻改變!

#誰在見證神 #權柄 #智慧 #造物主 #無處不在 #無所不能 #主耶穌

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一个果農的經歷:利益面前做誠實人有神祝福

她是這樣處理壞蘋果的 

又是一年秋收季節,各家的蘋果都已銷售了出去,唯獨紅霞家的院子裡還堆滿了壞蘋果、小蘋果,不知咋處理,這可把紅霞愁壞了。

正當這時,紅霞的兩個鄰居走進了院子,連諷刺帶挖苦地說:「呦,紅霞啊,你家剩這麼多蘋果呢?你怎麼沒把這些摻進好蘋果裡一起賣掉呢?你也太死心眼了。」「可不是嘛!要不要我幫你們家處理了呀?」說完兩人對視一眼,嘲笑著走開了。聽到這些話紅霞心裡很難受,現在世道怎麼變成這樣了,難道自己憑良心做事還有錯嗎?怎麼本本分分做人反倒沒人瞧得起呢?紅霞越想越難受,回想自經營果園這幾年以來,每次賣蘋果時,她都按收購商的要求認真地分好等級,從不以次充好欺騙人。可一年年過去了,同樣種植蘋果,別人家都富了起來,有買樓房的,有買轎車的,而自己家還住在破舊的老房子裡,掙的錢僅夠解決溫飽,根本攢不下錢,還被挖苦嘲笑,紅霞心裡感到特別不平衡。

後來「好心」的親戚、鄰居都勸說:「『錢不是萬能的,但沒錢是萬萬不能的』『人不為己天誅地滅』『人無外財不富,馬無夜草不肥』,現在人都是向錢看,你把好壞蘋果摻著裝,就能矇混過關。你看別人家的生活怎麼樣,再看看你家,如今是金錢社會,有錢就有一切,好人吃不開……」紅霞終於禁不住誘惑,為了過上好一點的生活,不再讓村裡人小瞧,她做人的原則動搖了。

再次銷售蘋果時,紅霞開始試著把小的、壞的蘋果分散開,摻進大的、好的蘋果裡,可每摻一個壞蘋果她的心就哆嗦一下,當給老闆裝車時,紅霞心裡更是緊張得「怦怦」直跳,生怕被老闆抽查,發現壞蘋果了,直到老闆把她家的蘋果拉走了,紅霞提到嗓子眼的心才落了下來。此時,紅霞渾身就像散了架一樣,身子軟綿綿的,這樣欺騙人她心裡太難受了,就想下次再也不這樣幹了。可當紅霞接過錢的那一刻,良心上雖然有些不安,但一數比以往多收入不少,看到這樣來錢快,心裡也很高興,也就逐漸地接納了這種生存的方式,直到後來越摻越多,心裡也不受責備了。當紅霞深陷社會潮流的大染缸裡時,神的末世救恩臨到了她。

一年的收入險些打水漂

一次,紅霞看到神的話說:「你們都應當知道神喜歡的是誠實的人。神有信實的實質,所以他說話向來都是可信賴的,他作事更是讓人無可挑剔、無可疑義的,所以他喜歡對他絕對誠實的人。所謂誠實就是能把心交給神,凡事都不對他作假,凡事都向他敞開,不隱瞞事實,不做欺上瞞下的人,不做僅僅是討好神的事總之,誠實就是做事、說話不摻水分,不欺騙神,不欺騙人。」從神的話中看到,神有信實的實質,神說話作事都是實實際際,沒有半點虛假欺騙,所以神也喜歡誠實人,恨惡詭詐人,只有按著神的要求做誠實人、辦誠實事,才能蒙神喜悅。紅霞通過接觸教會的弟兄姊妹,看到他們都單純敞開,以誠相待,跟世上的人不一樣,都是按照神的話實行做誠實的人,紅霞喜歡這樣的生活,也願意追求真理做神喜悅的誠實人。可因紅霞對自己的自私卑鄙、彎曲詭詐的本性不認識,所以想的是美好,但做的卻跟想的不一樣。https://reurl.cc/AaX7Z

蘋果象徵基督徒在利益面前實行真理

 

轉眼又到了收蘋果的季節,紅霞在裝箱時,還是如往年一樣習慣性地把小的、壞的蘋果裝在底下,大蘋果放在上面。她忽然意識到現在信神了,應該按著神的要求實行做誠實人,可又一想家家賣蘋果都是這樣裝的,自己不這樣裝,少賣錢不說,還得被村裡人貶低小瞧。紅霞一番思前想後,還是不能實行做誠實人。她自我安慰道:「我只要在教會裡和弟兄姊妹相處的時候,實行做誠實人就行了。」紅霞邊想邊麻利地把大大小小的蘋果裝進了箱子。老闆過了秤之後只是給了紅霞一張收據,說是第二天來結賬。可一連幾天過去了,收蘋果的老闆也沒來,紅霞心裡感到很不安,心想:「是不是神厭憎我耍詭詐、搞欺騙,賺昧心錢遭到報應了?如果那老闆不回來給錢,可咋辦啊?那可是我們辛苦一年種蘋果掙來的血汗錢呀!」

那些天紅霞吃不下飯、睡不好覺,痛苦中只好來到神的面前跟神禱告;「神啊!我知道你要求我們做誠實人,我做生意本來不應該搞欺騙,不該給老闆裝壞蘋果賺昧心錢,但我卻身不由己又這樣做了,我不明白自己為什麼會變成現在這個樣。神哪,求你帶領我對自己能有認識,有真實的悔改。」禱告後,紅霞看到神的話說:「按照平常那種方式掙錢,童叟無欺,貨不二價,你掙來的是良心錢,這個錢就不可能讓你暴發,但是在利益的驅使之下,你的思想在逐漸地轉變,在轉變的過程當中,你做事的原則也開始發生了變化。當你第一次搞欺騙的時候,搞詐騙的時候,你有所保留,你說:『我騙完這一次我再也不騙了,不能騙人哪,騙人遭報應,騙人遭禍患哪!我騙完這一次再也不騙了。』第一次行騙的時候你心裡有所顧忌,這是人的良心起到的作用,有所顧忌,也有所責備,所以你做得很不自然。但是當你行騙成功之後,你看到自己手裡拿到的錢比原來多了,你就覺得這個方式對你來說很有利,心裡雖然隱隱作痛,但是你還是為自己這次的成功而感到慶賀,感到一點沾沾自喜,第一次你認可了自己的行為,認可了自己的行騙。從此以後,這個『騙』在人身上一旦被人沾染了,就像一個人沾上了賭博成了一個賭徒一樣。在不知不覺當中,他認可了欺騙的行為,也接受了欺騙的行為;不知不覺當中,他把欺騙當成一種正當的商業行為,也把欺騙當成了自己生存、生活最有用的一種手段,他認為這樣來錢快。在這個過程中,從一開始人不能接受這種行為,人藐視這樣的行為,藐視這樣的作法,到人自己親自去試驗這樣的行為,以自己的方式去嘗試這樣的行為的時候,他的心在逐漸地轉變。這個轉變是什麼呢?是對這個潮流的一個認可與接納,是對社會潮流所灌輸給你的這樣一個思想的接納與認可。……當人接受了這個行為,當人接受了這個思想之後,人的心是不是變了?你的心變了,那你的人格變沒變?你的人性變沒變?(變了。)那你的良心變沒變呢?(變了。)整個人從心裡到思想以至於從裡到外都發生了一個質的變化,這個變化讓你離神越來越遠,讓你與撒但越來越相合,越來越相似。https://reurl.cc/AaX7Z

神的話把紅霞這些年被撒但敗壞的過程揭示得淋漓盡致,回想著這些年的經歷,紅霞就如神的話揭示的一樣,由起初的不願欺騙,到第一次欺騙感到良心不安,再到後來她漸漸接受了這種生存手段,變得隨波逐流。在她剛賣蘋果時,還能持守著誠實守信的做人原則,把蘋果按質量分好等級再賣出去,雖然錢掙得相對少些,但是心裡踏實,良心平安。可看到別人家賣蘋果以次充好,多賣了很多錢,日子比自己家過得好時,就放棄了做人的底線,慢慢地認同、隨從了「錢不是萬能的,但沒錢是萬萬不能的」「人不為己天誅地滅」「人為財死鳥為食亡」等這些撒但的觀點,變得自私貪婪,良心越來越麻木。雖然現在信神了,也知道神喜歡誠實人,可是為了維護自己的利益,依舊憑著撒但的生存法則活著,又昧著良心以次充好,做出欺騙神、欺騙人的事。此時,紅霞意識到撒但毒素已經在自己身上根深蒂固,身不由己地搞欺騙。紅霞看清了自己被撒但敗壞的可憐相,開始恨惡自己,同時禱告神尋求實行的路途,想早日脫去身上的敗壞性情,不再欺騙神、欺騙人。

後來,紅霞看到神的話說:「你無論辦哪件事,無論大事小事,無論是在神家盡本分,還是你個人的私事,你都得考慮這事合不合神心意,這事是不是有人性的人該做的,你這樣凡事尋求真理,才是一個真正信神的人。這樣認真地對待每一件事,對待每一個真理,才能達到性情變化。」「聖靈鑒察人心肺腑,不要漫不經心,多多留心謹慎,不要盲目憑己去行,你所做所行如果不按我的話,那就要受審判。」看完神的話,紅霞明白了,神鑒察一切,要想達到性情變化,做神眼中的誠實人,就應該在大事小事上都接受神的鑒察,不能違背神的話,憑敗壞性情做事,這樣就不會再被撒但利用。此時,紅霞立定心志:以後一定認真實行真理做誠實人,再也不能為了個人利益,做那些缺德的事羞辱神了。這次老闆還沒有給錢,給了紅霞一個悔過自新的機會,她明白臨到這環境,是神對自己敗壞性情的審判,更是拯救,神的良苦用心是為要引導她走上光明的人生正路。紅霞決心以後一定做誠實人,不再受撒但苦害了。

當她有了這些認識之後,不久老闆一分沒少地把錢送到了紅霞的手中。接到錢的那一刻,紅霞在心裡默默地向神獻上感謝讚美,她明白了神擺設這一切環境不是為了剝奪,而是要加給她真理,讓她活得有人樣。她對神充滿了信心,以後願意更多地經歷神的作工,實行真理做誠實人。

按神的話行,做光明買賣蒙神祝福

當再摘蘋果裝框時,紅霞心想著這次一定按著神的話實行,可不能再耍詭詐、搞欺騙羞辱神了。於是,她就把壞的、小的蘋果都撿了出來,放在外面,可是當手裡拿到一些有點疤痕的蘋果時,紅霞又猶豫了,她放了進去,又拿了出來。這時,紅霞的丈夫走過來說:「這樣的蘋果只有點疤痕,放進去沒事的。」紅霞心裡爭戰著,要不裝上吧,不然得少賣不少錢呀!而且現在比以前好多了,起碼不會把壞蘋果放進去了,這點疤痕應該沒問題吧。這時紅霞想到之前看的神的話:「神有信實的實質,所以他說話向來都是可信賴的,他作事更是讓人無可挑剔、無可疑義的,所以他喜歡對他絕對誠實的人。」「不要人前一套,人後一套,你所作所為我是一一看清,你騙了人,騙不了我,我都看清了,你還想瞞,那是不可能的事,都在我的手中。不要認為自己聰明,小算盤打得好,告訴你,人千打算、萬打算,最終也逃不出我的手心,萬事萬物都在我手中掌管,更何況一個人!」紅霞揣摩著神的話,意識到自己又想為了一己之利耍詭詐、搞欺騙了,而且從神的這兩段話裡紅霞感受到神在鑒察一切,神是聖潔的,神要求人做絕對誠實的人,而不是根據自己的利益、所需而有選擇地做誠實人。在神話語的引導下,紅霞願意接受神的鑒察,按照神的話實行做誠實人,她不僅把小蘋果、壞蘋果撿了出來,還把那些只有疤痕的蘋果也都放在了一邊,之後按低價格出售。她還跟丈夫說;「我是信神的,神就在身邊看著我們呢,這次咱一個壞蘋果也別往好蘋果框裡裝,咱掙的是良心錢。」當她這樣實行時心裡充滿了踏實、平安。

當老闆驗蘋果時,紅霞心裡很踏實、平靜,老闆看到紅霞家的蘋果,大小一樣,沒有一個壞蘋果,給了紅霞家最高的價錢。後來這個老闆再來收購蘋果時,直接跟紅霞說;「你家的蘋果我放心,不用檢查了。雖然現在降價了,但我還按之前最高的價錢給你,以後不收誰家的蘋果,也收你家的,保證給你最高的價錢。」此時紅霞默默地向神獻上感謝和讚美,她知道自己能有今天的變化,都是神話語在自己身上達到的果效。她真實地體會到嚴格按神的話實行做誠實人,經濟上不但沒受損失,反而還得到了神的祝福,比之前賣的錢倒多了。更重要的是,這樣做人有尊嚴,良心也平安踏實。

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