2. Shadow
REALITY
KINGDOM?

3. Shadow
REALITY
OT Kingdom
boundaries defined geographically

4. Shadow REALITY OT Kingdom CHRIST’S Kingdom
boundaries defined geographically
CHRIST’S Kingdom
throughout the world & beyond

5. Shadow REALITY OT Kingdom CHRIST’S Kingdom
boundaries defined geographically
citizenry defined outwardly
CHRIST’S Kingdom
throughout the world & beyond
citizenry defined inwardly

6. Shadow REALITY OT Kingdom CHRIST’S Kingdom
boundaries defined geographically
citizenry defined outwardly
conquered enemies militarily
CHRIST’S Kingdom
throughout the world & beyond
citizenry defined inwardly
fights not according to the flesh

7. Shadow REALITY Anticipated in the OT Realized in the NT
CHRIST’S Kingdom
Anticipated in the OT
Sceptre in Judah
(Gen. 49:10)
Warnings to eventual kings
(Dt 17:14ff)
When there was no king in Israel
(Jdg 17:6, 18:1, 19:1, 21:25)
Israel rejected God as king
(1 Sam 8:7)
Anointing a king
(1 Sam 10:1, 16:13)
David represents the future king
(Ezek 37:24)
Whose kingdom will come with the Spirit
(Ezek 37:27, 37:14,22,24)
God’s Spirit & an Inwardly Defined Kingdom
Realized in the NT
Ezek. 36:26-28
“Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you…
“...I will put My Spirit within you...
“...you will be My people, and I will be your God.”
Jer. 31:33
"I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it...
“...I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”

8. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Jesus’ birth CHRIST’S Kingdom
Luke 1:32f
“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” 

9. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Soon! CHRIST’S Kingdom Matthew 3:2
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 

10. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Soon! CHRIST’S Kingdom Mark 1:14-15
Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

11. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Soon! CHRIST’S Kingdom Mark 9:1
And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

12. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Jesus’ Teaching CHRIST’S Kingdom
Matthew 5-7, “The Sermon on the Mount”
53 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
510 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
519 Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and
teaches them, he shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.

13. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Jesus’ Teaching CHRIST’S Kingdom
Matthew 5-7, “The Sermon on the Mount”
520 “For I say to you that
unless your righteousness
surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
610 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
633 But seek first His kingdom
721 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

14. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Jesus’ Teaching CHRIST’S Kingdom
Parables
“the kingdom of heaven is like…”

15. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Jesus’ Final Emphasis
CHRIST’S Kingdom
Realized in the NT
Jesus’ Final Emphasis
Acts 1:3
To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

16. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT CHRIST’S Kingdom Acts
23And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
233 Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. 
236 Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified.”

17. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Preaching CHRIST’S Kingdom Acts
812 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike.
1422 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”
28 23 …and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God… 
28 30-31 And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God
20 25 “And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.

18. Shadow REALITY Realized in the NT Jesus reigns until….
1 Corinthians 15
25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
 26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.