May 2012

Matt 24:22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved alive…

Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

31 But seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. 32 "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Luke 12:31-32

Give us what?

The Kingdom of God

What is it?

What will it be like?

What will we do?

:4 “And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley… :5 . . . Thus the LORD my God will come, and all the saints with You.”

Zechariah 14:

The Beginnings….

Zechariah 8:3 Thus says the LORD: ‘I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, the Mountain of the LORD of hosts, the Holy Mountain.

The Beginnings….

Jeremiah 3:17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.

Isaiah 2:2 {NLT} In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.

The Beginnings….

The Beginnings….

Isaiah 2:3 People from many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob's God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For the Lord's teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.

The Beginnings….

Revelation 11:15: “And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’”

Rev 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.

The Beginnings….

:2 He seized the dragon that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan and bound him in chains for a thousand years.:3 … he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.

Rev 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.

The Beginnings….

:2 He seized the dragon that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan and bound him in chains for a thousand years.:3 … he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished.

Millennium

Transformation

Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

Transformation

Isa 35:1 …the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom like a rose.2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon …There the Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God.:7 The parched ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.

Transformation

Isa 41:18 {NLT} I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water. Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground. 19 I will plant trees in the barren desert— cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.

Isa 41:20 I am doing this so all who see this miracle will understand what it means— that it is the Lord who has done this, the Holy One of Israel who created it.

Abundance

Amos 9:13 ‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘when the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.’

HealingIsaiah 35:5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. 6 The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.

Micah 4:3 He shall judge between many peoples, and rebuke strong nations afar off; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Peace

Micah 4:4 But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.

Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Safety

Isa 11:9 They shall not

hurt nor destroy in all My holy

mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge

of the LORD as the waters cover

the sea

Knowledge of God

Where will YOU be?

1 Cor 15:50 …flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Is this YOU?

Revelation 5:9 …you ransomed for God saints from

every tribe and language and people and nation; you have made them to be a kingdom and priests serving our God, and they will reign on earth

Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

Is this YOU?

Luke 22:29-30 “But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Revelation 3:21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Is this YOU?

Have YOU repented?

Mark 1:14 Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. REPENT and believe the gospel.

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