He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." -Matthew 13:52
Jesus
Established His Kingdom Within the Faithful
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. -Matthew 12:28
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." -Matthew 16:19
nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." -Luke 17:21
And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, -Luke 22:29
We Should Seek His
Kingdom, Serve It, and Preach It
But seek first his kingdom
and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. -Matthew
6:33
Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. -Acts 28:31
"I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life." -Luke 18:29-30
From the days of John the
Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and
forceful men lay hold of it. -Matthew 11:12
The Heavenly Kingdom
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 8:11
Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place." -John 18:36
It is Eternal
But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever-yes, for ever and ever.' -Daniel 7:18
…his kingdom will never end." -Luke 1:33b
The Kingdom Will Come to the World in the End
"In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom 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. -Daniel 2:44
your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. -Matthew 6:10
Other Details
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. -Luke 11:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. -1 Corinthians 4:20
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe -Hebrews 12:28
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, -Romans 14:17
Who Gets In and Who Does Not
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said. -Acts 14:22
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissentions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. -Galatians 5: 19-21
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God -Ephesians 5:5
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is [Some manuscripts is for those who trust in riches] to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." -Mark 10:23-25
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 18:1-4
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. -1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." -Matthew 19:14
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. -Matthew 23:13
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 5:19-20
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 5:3
In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." -John 3:3
Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. -John 3:5
He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family." Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." -Luke 9:59-62
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' -Matthew 7:21-23
For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it." -Matthew 19:12
I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. -1 Corinthians 15:50-52
The Kingdom of
heaven Is like…
New and Old Treasures
“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” -Matthew 13
"Therefore, the kingdom
of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As
he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was
brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered
that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the
debt "The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient
with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' The
servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. "But
when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a
hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe
me!' he demanded. "His fellow servant fell to his knees and
begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown
into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants
saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their
master everything that had happened. "Then the master called
the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of
ours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on
your fellow servant just as I had on you?' In anger his master
turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he
owed. "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you
unless you forgive your brother from your heart." -Matthew 18
Workers in the Vineyard
"For the kingdom of
heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to
work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day
and sent them into his vineyard. "About the third hour he went
out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He
told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is
right.' So they went. "He went out again about the
sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. About the eleventh hour
he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have
you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' " 'Because
no one has hired us,' they answered. "He said to them, 'You also go and
work in my vineyard.' "When evening came, the owner of the
vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages,
beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.' "The
workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a
denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected
to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. When
they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 'These
men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made
them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the
day.' "But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being
unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius? Take your
pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don't
I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious
because I am generous?' -Matthew 20
"What do you think?
There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and
work today in the vineyard.' " 'I will not,' he answered, but
later he changed his mind and went. "Then the father went to
the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did
not go. "Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The first," they answered. Jesus said to them, "I
tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the
kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of
righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the
prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe
him. -Matthew
21
Jesus spoke to them again in
parables, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who
prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to
those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they
refused to come. "Then he sent some more servants and said,
'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and
fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the
wedding banquet.' "But they paid no attention and went
off--one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his
servants, mistreated them and killed them. The king was enraged. He
sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. "Then
he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did
not deserve to come. Go to the street corners and invite to the
banquet anyone you find.' So the servants went out into the
streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the
wedding hall was filled with guests. "But when the king came
in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding
clothes. 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without
wedding clothes?' The man was speechless. "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot,
and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.' -Matthew 22
"At that time the
kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to
meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The
foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The
wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The
bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell
asleep. "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom!
Come out to meet him!' "Then all the virgins woke up and
trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us
some of your oil; our lamps are going out.' " 'No,' they
replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who
sell oil and buy some for yourselves.' "But while they were
on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready
went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. "Later
the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' "But
he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.' "Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. -Matthew 25
The Great Banquet
"A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' "But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.' "Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.' "Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.' "The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.' " 'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.' "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full. -Luke 14
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