THE KINGDOM OF GLORY

MATTHEW 25:3

A. WE HAVE LEARNED IN OUR FORMER STUDY THAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS A DUAL KINGDOM
  1. At the present it is the kingdom of grace:
    1. It is the reign of grace - Rom. 5:21 "as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."
    2. Christ makes the heart the seat of His kingdom - Col. 1:27; 1 Cor. 15:25
    3. The life of the believer is under the control of Christ the King - Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:16, 17
  2. The kingdom of glory follows the reign of grace:
    1. The very purpose of grace is to prepare the subjects of God's kingdom for the kingdom of glory; there can be no hope for glory without the effectual preparation of the subjects of the kingdom - 1 John 3:1-3; Rev. 19:7, 8, 27
    2. The kingdom of grace, when it has finished its work, will usher in the kingdom of glory - 2 Cor. 3:17, 18
B. THE KINGDOM OF GLORY
  1. It consists of:
    1. A King - Ps. 2:6; 24:7-10; Rev. 19:16
    2. Subjects of the kingdom - Isa. 52:3; Matt. 5:5; Ps. 37:11; Dan. 7:22
    3. Territory - the whole earth will be the territory where Christ, our King, will reign - Rev. 11:15; Heb. 12:28
  2. Adam and Even reigned on this earth for a short time:
    1. He had been crowned - Ps. 8:4-9; Gen. 1:26-28
    2. He lost his kingdom through transgression - Gen. 3:1-23
    3. They sold out to Lucifer - Luke 4:5, 6; Isa. 52:3
    4. That is how Satan got control of this world - John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Luke 4:6
  3. Christ regained the first dominion:
    1. His victory was foretold - Mi. 4:8; Luke 19:10
    2. He brought it back to be repossessed by the redeemed - Gen. 13:14, 15; 17:8; Acts 7:5; Heb. 11:8-13
    3. It is the earth in its renewed state - Isa. 65:17- 20; 2 Pet. 3:13
C. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF GLORY
  1. Its capitol: The New Jerusalem.
    1. Heb. 11:8-11; Rev. 21:2; Gal. 4:26
    2. Dimensions of the capitol. It is four square - 375 miles on each side; covers an estimated 90,000,000 acres of land.
    3. It has twelve foundations and twelve gates.
  2. It will become the center of the universe:
    1. Throne of God will be moved from the third heaven to this earth - Rev. 21:1-6; Luke 1:32, 33
    2. The tree of life will be in the New Jerusalem - Rev. 22:1-6
  3. Inhabitants of the kingdom of glory:
    1. All who are born again - John 3:1-9
    2. The pure in heart - Matt. 5:8
    3. They that keep the commandments of God - Rev. 22:14; Matt. 5:17-19
  4. Will we know each other in the kingdom of glory:
    1. Negatively - not as we have known each other in our present state - sin, sorrow, wickedness, and pain; not as we know each other in a state of imperfection, for the former things have passed away.
    2. Positively - we shall know one another in our redeemed state - no sin, sickness, sorrow, nor death. All will be love and eternal harmony.


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