This book is not intended to be a critical-analytical comparison of the theme of the “Kingdom of God” within both the Jewish and historical ecclesiological traditions. But merely a thought-provoking conversation that I hope will inspire more dialogue on the subject. It took me some time to develop a position statement that defines my kingdom development theory and theological concepts for this book. As a result, this outlines my confession. God spoke the world in existence and gave mankind leadership of the planet. Then the plan altered from a universal mandate into a centralized one. Here is where all the problems for mankind began. The bible addresses all three in various ways to bring us to our full destiny.
The Old Testament emphasis on God’s sovereign power over all kings and kingdoms sets the stage for the New Testament teaching about the kingdom of God. When Christ spoke of the kingdom, what did He mean? Many have hypothetically envisioned the gospel is exclusively about receiving eternal life or the popular idea of going to heaven upon death. Of course, the Bible has a tremendous amount to say about salvation. However, salvation is directly related to only one aspect of the gospel of the kingdom of God. The other aspect of the kingdom of God is Kingdom REGIME. The word kingdom means government. So when the kingdom of God arrives, it will be a world-ruling