06/19/2023
The King and His Kingdom (WHY every man must accept Jesus to receive eternal life).
Every Kingdom is owned and controlled by a king. A Kingdom is therefore primarily about its king. The Kingdom of God is not an exception. When we look at the world today, it is controlled by man. When we look at man today, the only power which controls him completely is death. At some point in human history however, a man named Jesus obtained control over death via his bodily resurrection after three days - with an indestructible body not limited by time, space or matter.
After his resurrection, he ascended bodily into the heavens. This is a historical fact and it demonstrates that He (Christ Jesus) owns all power and rules over all things.
The kingdom of heaven represents everywhere king Jesus' influence has been established. When a man leaves this world (which is man's territory and sphere of influence), he will need another territory to exist in. King Jesus who is the owner of all things alone has the power to grant this. A man who did not acknowledge and accept Jesus will not be allowed into the domain where Christ reigns (light). By default, he will remain in a place where Christ does not reign or control (darkness). It's similar to how anyone who seeks admission into the kingdom of Great Britain MUST acknowledge and accept the authority of the King of England by accepting a visa or a passport (both of which are issued in the king's name. Anyone who tries to enter into the king's domain without any of these two documents will be apprehended and expelled. Please note that obtaining the passport or visa (which acknowledges and accepts the King's authority) must occur BEFORE admission into the king's domain NOT after. (If mere mortals have a strict rules and processes about who gains access into their borders, would you expect the eternal Spirit to have none?).
Secondly, you must acknowledge and accept the king's right to rule as well as His authority right now (in this present world) because the knowledge of His authority isn't yet apparent in a visible way to everyone. When you depart this world, you lose your physical body and you aren't limited by matter, space and time anymore. At this time, the forces of light and darkness will become apparent to you in the 'realest' way. By then you'll realise that Christ is light and any other force or person is darkness. If you acknowledge and accept Christ's authority and right to rule at this point, it's already too late. There's simply no reward for a 'warrior' who submits after defeat. All he gets is either death or captivity.
Finally, you must realise that every kingdom has only one King. This is precisely why Jesus is the only way. It's obvious that there's only one creation. Consequently, there can only be one creator. Since Jesus demonstrated power over death - which is the only power man is unable to defeat, it's clear that Jesus is the creator and is King over all since man is clearly king here on earth.
Will you open your heart to receive Jesus?
