There is no contention about the possibility of Christ’s coming to set up a Kingdom. The following verses are not parabolic terminologies, but simple and direct to the point:
The forerunner of the Master, John the Baptist had this to say at the time of his manifestation to Israel, “…Repent ye for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mt. 3:2) kjv
The Master Himself confirmed this at the inception of His ministry, by declaring, “Repent ye for the Kingdom is at hand” (Mt. 4:17) kjv
And when He sent His disciples to go and preach, He told them what to say, “The Kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Mt. 10:7; Lk. 9:2) kjv
In Luke 10:9, He told them what to do and say, “And heal the sick…and say unto them, ‘The Kingdom of God is come nigh you” kjv. And they should make the same declaration to those who rejected their message (Lk. 10:11).
There is something quite strange about the attitude of our Lord concerning the imprisonment of His forerunner John the Baptist in Mark 1:14,15; instead of Him to go and see John in His prison custody, Jesus went to Galilee,
“…preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: Repent ye, and believe the Gospel”
Jesus considered His assignment to preach the gospel of the Kingdom to be the most crucial than attending to what we will consider as of great concern today. Setting our priorities right is actually doing the will of God, it is an expression of faith which pleases God than doing that which will only attract the commendation of men.
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