The Bible states in Isaiah 9:6-7a (KJV) “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government (Kingdom of Heaven) shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…” I think we can both agree that this is talking about Jesus, The Christ. It also implies that because Jesus was born the government comes to earth.
In the book of Daniel the king has a dream that Daniel interprets about a statue (Daniel 2). Daniel goes on and explains what the different metals represent on the statue as the different kingdoms (Governments) that would rule the earth, then Daniel moves on to “the Rock”. In verse 44 Daniel makes this statement “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (government) that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever”. Now, “when will or when was this rock cut?” Daniel states that the rock was not cut “by human hands” (Daniel 2:45 KJV). Jesus, The Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit NOT by man. He is “The Rock” cut from the mountain NOT by human hands.
In Matthew 16 Jesus asked his disciples “Who do men say I am?” (verse 13 KJV) and Peter answered “You are the Christ, the son of the living God” (Verse 16 KJV) This where Jesus then states “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;”(verse 18 KJV) We know that the name Peter means “rock or stone” (Strong’s G4074 - Petros) but when Jesus says “upon this rock I will build my church” he is NOT talking about Peter, because if he was, he would have use the same word in the Greek (Petros) but instead He uses the word “Petra” in the Greek (Strong’s 4073) which means “A large stone” because Peter’s statement in verse 16 was recognition and the first key or truth (Rock) in the Kingdom of Heaven. It’s the fact that Jesus is King. A King is the foundation of any kingdom. This is why the apostle Paul wrote “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:11)
A Kingdom is the governing authority of a King (Jesus) over His territory (Psalm 24:1), impacting it with His will, His intent, His purpose and His power (Prov. 19:21), producing a community of citizens who express the culture, the nature and the lifestyle of the King (Ephesians 5:1). Jesus said during the last supper “I will not eat or drink until the kingdom of God comes” (paraphrasing) see Luke 22:15-18. Then after His resurrection Peter states in the book of Acts “by us who ate and drank with Him after he rose from the dead” (Act 10:41b) Religion want us to believe that the kingdom can only be entered when we die and go the heaven, yet Jesus said “I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." (Matthew 16:28 NIV) The disciples were apart of it back then and YOU CAN BE A PART OF IT TODAY.
God Bless Everyone
Written by Edil Ortega
