Notice: Acts 8:12: But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus the anointed one, they were baptized, both men and women.
Notice: Luke 8:12: Those by the wayside are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word [about the kingdom of God] out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Notice: Matthew 13:19: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart.
So we understand from these verses that Satan is the enemy of the preaching of the word about the coming kingdom of God. Why? Because one needs to understand what the message about the kingdom of God is in order to be saved! (Luke 8:12).
So first and foremost the essentials of the good news message [gospel] that Jesus brought are the preaching of the good news about the coming kingdom of God and about his name which is Jesus who is the anointed one, the Messiah, the coming King of Israel. And since we have been grafted into the Israel of God [Romans 11] he is our King. We need to realize that Jesus and his disciples preached the gospel about the kingdom of God long before there was any mention of Jesus' death and resurrection and after his resurrection, that same message continued to be preached to the world even as he commanded.
Notice: Act 28:30-31: And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the lord Jesus the Messiah, The things concerning Jesus was about his death, resurrection and looking forward to the time when he will return to sit on the throne of David at Jerusalem ruling over all the nations as a glorified immortal man and doing so with all those who have been resurrected to co-rule and co-inherit all things with him.
Unfortunately, that good news message is not being preached completely today. We only hear about the death and resurrection of Jesus and nothing about the soon-coming kingdom of God. The message one has to understand in order to be saved... Luke 8:12.
Why are very few preachers today constantly preaching about the kingdom of God as Jesus did his whole ministry? Why are we not being taught more about how the sermon of the mount was given to help us know how to prepare to be a co-ruler in that soon-coming Kingdom of God. When the Kingdom of God arrives it will be the establishment of the Theocratic Government of God set up at Zion where Jesus will reign as King of Israel and King of Kings and Lord of lords over all the nations of the world who will come up to pay homage to him at the Feast of Tabernacles every year.
Notice: Zechariah 14:16: And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, Yehovah of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Yehovah of armies of heaven, even upon them shall be no rain.
Again, where is the gospel of the Kingdom of God being preached today?
Why is it not the emphasis of preachers today, it was at the forefront of the message Jesus brought to Israel and that he wanted to be preached to the world!
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