Rhema: “The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.”
Is this about the occupation of Jerusalem? Wherever we go, we seem to see wolves on Moses seat.
His kingdom must, of necessity, be here and now!
The realm, two thousand years ago, in order for His kingdom to manifest, was insubstantial, restricted to only the Roman empire (Jn18:36). But now that the Gospel has reached the ends of the earth, it is in fact the realm and purview of His kingdom (Matt24:14).
When the Lord said, the kingdom of heaven is in your midst (Luke17:21), he was referring to Himself, being that He is the King in their midst. As for now, though Jesus is already seated at the right hand of the Father in the heavens, sitting on Moses seat or the throne of David is what makes Jesus the king, experientially and visibly. If the ark is currently in the hands of the Philistines, the Father knows how to handle that!
Luke 1:32 – “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.”
Meanwhile, unity in the body of Christ is bride-prepared for His coming! It is true that the Lord “raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Eph2:6). But that is not visible for all to see. Jesus speaks of a united embodiment such as one that the world can see. An embodiment with the Head seated on an eNeck or eThrone of the Body.
Dr. Billy Graham, et al, expounding on Jn17:21-23 writes: It is “a unity such as one that the world [blind as it is to see spiritual things] can see [tangibly].”
Jn13:34-35 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. “By [SEEING] this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another”; and
Jn17:21-23 – “that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe [BY SEEING THE ONENESS] that You sent Me. The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may [BY SEEING THE ONENESS] know [SOMETHING AS FUNDAMENTAL AS] that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.”
Now, we do recognize that the Church is very distraught with consumerism and materialism. But goods are really goodness, which in turn is the glory of God (Exodus33:18-19; Jn1:14). So all GOODS & SERVICES are the glory of mankind, the result of our having subdued the elements of the earth, in keeping with “the divine Magna Charta” given to man in Genesis 1:28 (Scofield Study Bible).
As a Servant of God with a 24×7 testimony, i too have invented a particular goods, namely, the Necktie-imitating Persona-Extender/Environment-Integrator, for embodying the Bride/Body, fully furnished with an eNeck/eThrone for the Head (Son of David) to sit on and rule the world with His Bride. And we hope to ship a limited edition of 144,000 of it under the brand name of Agape TiE® Person™ in order to member the Agape TiE® Wedded Avatar of Christ (also part of the invention).
The author credits brethren, Ron Mosby, Chase Rollins, and John Hawes for contributing to this article.