Why We Must Understand Kingdom

John 14:6, 5:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Mark 1:3; John 18:36-37; Psalms 115:14-16; 1 Timothy 6:14-15; Matthew 16:19; Exodus 33:19; Esther 5:2; Matthew 4:17, Isaiah 2:1-3 and Deuteronomy 28:16

We are walking in today: Why We Must Understand Kingdom

This arrangement of the 613 principles, the law of our Lord God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is from the book by Rabbi Ralph Messer, Torah: Law Or Grace? Kingdom Principles For Kingdom Living.  This book can be ordered online here or in the store if you are in the Denver area here.

The Second Commandment Exodus 20:4-5 You shall have no other gods before Me.  You shall not make yourself a carved image nor any likeness of that which is in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the water beneath the earth.  You shall not prostrate yourself to nor worship them, for I am the LORD your God--a jealous God.

84. You shall not bake the remainder of the Meal-Offering with leaven --Leviticus 6:17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

85. You shall bring the twice daily Meal-Offering of the Kohen on the day of the inauguration --Leviticus 6:20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

86. You shall not eat the Meal-Offering of a Kohen --Leviticus 6:16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.

87. You shall slaughter the Sin-Offering where the Elevation-Offering is slaughtered --Leviticus 6:25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord: it is most holy.

88. You shall not eat the Sin-Offering slaughtered within Sanctuary --Leviticus 6:30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.

89. You shall slaughter the Guilt-Offering where the Elevation-Offering is slaughtered --Leviticus 7:2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

90. You shall burn any remaining part of the Feast-Offering on the third day --Leviticus 7:17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

91. You shall not intend to eat any remaining part of the Feast-Offering on the third day --Leviticus 7:18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

92. You shall not eat an Offering that touches anything unclean --Leviticus 7:19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

93. You shall burn in fire an Offering that touches anything unclean --Leviticus 7:19

While we are going through this lesson today, I want you to think about a few questions

How can man be made righteous?

Who's ways are righteous and holy?

Is there more than one way to walk in righteousness?

So with those questions in mind, let us first define righteous--let's take what we have in the Merriam-Websters' dictionary for righteous: acting in accord with divine or moral law; free from guilt or sin.  Which I think most people will agree to that is how they would view that word.  In looking deeper to get a better understanding we find the definition from ancient Hebrew even more is revealed--tsadiyq.  When we look at the word tsadiyq we find that it is commonly paralleled with the word "rasha". Rasha is usually translated as "wicked" but has a concrete meaning of "to depart from the path and become lost". From this we can conclude that a tsadiyq is one who remains on the path. The path is the course through life which God has outlined for us in His word.  So by putting all of this together, One who actions are in accord with divine or moral laws, are free from guilt or sin, on the path and not departed from it nor lost? John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.  2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Mark 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Fiveamprayer we have to wake up and understand that you can not appropriate that which you postpone--Rabbi Messer taught on this last Saturday.  What is being postponed?  Living in the kingdom of God, now!  He is our Lord God Most High!  Kings give laws for how their kingdom will operate.  A kingdom is a territory that the King has dominion over!  Adonai gave us authority through His 613 governmental transcripts!  So many Christians postpone heaven until after death, but the question is why are you dying to go to heaven when heaven is here on Earth?!  If you can't live in it, how can you benefit from it--look around, many Christians aren't.  John 18:36-37 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.  Yeshua is a King!  Remember that kings have laws for their kingdoms!  He is our Messiah which means anointed King--or in the ancient Hebrew, meshi'ahh anointed", as in Exodus 29:7, in the sense of smearing olive oil on the head. This ceremony was performed on anyone becoming a King, Priest or Prophet in the service of Yahweh. From the root mashahh comes the noun meshiahh literally meaning "one who is smeared with olive oil for office of authority" or, as it is usually translated, "anointed". This word is also used for any "one who holds an office of authority."   Psalms 115:14-16 14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.  He is teaching us His words, that is what we are to speak!  There is nothing more powerful than an idea. Concepts are produced by ideas, concepts are the source of communication.  Due to wrong communication many have been in fear of the law, not walking in obedience to the rights that Adonai, the Ultimate Sovereign has given us.  1 Timothy 6:14-15 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; We are the kings and lords that He is King and Lord over!  We got our authority from Him!  Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  You have to have authority to bind or loose a thing!  But where is that power found?  In the Kings' laws!  It is not easy to get your citizenship, as with all things of great value.  In the old times people use to beg for the king to make them a citizen and it was his decision to allow them into the kingdom.  Once you know your rights you can claim them!  Fiveamprayer, walk in your Kingdom of Heaven, citizen rights!  Demand them!  Similarly if you were arrested without being charged what would you say?  That they have no right!  They can not arrest me without being charged for a crime!  Also how do we know what a crime is?  Where there is a law that is broken then you are charged for the crime--hummm sounds like without the law you would not know if you missed the mark or the standard that the society has agreed to live by.  In a kingdom, it is the the king who puts forth the laws and enforces them.  If you choose to disobey, then you would have to appear before the king. Once we understand our rights we will have the right expectation of the King that we serve.  His word does not return void nor can it be reversed!  Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.  Yet He can lower His scepter and show us mercy!  Esther 5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.  (Go research why this is important!)  Fiveamprayer the kingdom of God is at hand!  Matthew 4:17, Isaiah 2:1-3 and Deuteronomy 28:16.  If you have the wrong concept than your conclusions will be wrong. Walking in the Torah, is walking in humility!  To hear this again click here.

We seal this prayer in the precious blood of Yeshua HaMashiach, the only Begotten of Yahweh our Heavenly Father and by the Ruach HaKodesh, our Comforter:  Fiveamprayer, seek His righteousness, walk in His teaching and instruction, His Torah!