Kingdom Principles

The Priority of the Kingdom

Ever since the Fall of man, he has tried to imitate this concept of kingdom; but throughout history, man’s every attempt to establish a heavenly kingdom on earth has failed. This is why religious govern ments always fail, whether Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or any other form. It is for this reason that God Himself had to come to earth to bring the heavenly Kingdom back to this planet. The earth cannot give rise to the Kingdom of Heaven independently; the Kingdom of heaven must issue forth from heaven. Man lost a kingdom, and a kingdom is what he is looking for. Jesus came to bring the Kingdom of Heaven back to the earth, not to establish a religion. And mankind seeks not a religion but the Kingdom we lost so long ago. This is why religion cannot satisfy or fulfill man’s spirit. The Kingdom of Heaven has top priority by virtue of its role in the orig inal purpose of man’s creation. As such, the Kingdom was the first form of government on earth. LOSS OF A CONCEPT The kingdom concept as a whole has been lost to contemporary human culture, especially in the Western world. In his attempt to create the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, man has opted to design his own forms of government. But his experiments continue to fail: evil kingdoms, empires, dictators, communism, socialism, democra cy…and the list goes on. The desire for righteous government burns in the heart of every human. All of us are seeking the Kingdom even if we all don’t realize it. Many historical kingdoms of the past contained several compo nents that resemble the Kingdom of God and can be beneficial to us when studied. I was born in 1954 under a kingdom that at that time ruled the Bahamas and colonized our lives. This experience has made it easier for me to understand the Bible because it is a book about a King and a Kingdom. My goal in this present writing is to reintroduce the concept of the Kingdom to a world that has lost it. Most people alive today have

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