THE UNIQUENESS OF KINGDOM CITIZENSHIP

Matthew chapter 4






Today we are walking in: The Uniqueness Of Kingdom Citizenship










Today we look to the word-KNOWLEDGE- H847 da'ath--knowledge, perception, skill, discernment





The Torah testifies.....................


Genesis 2:9


And out of the ground made Yahuah Elohiym to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 2:9 את CEPHER



Genesis 2:17


But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 2:17 את CEPHER



Exodus 31:3


And I have filled him with the Ruach Elohiym, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 31:3 את CEPHER


Exodus 35:31


And he has filled him with the Ruach Elohiym, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 35:31 את CEPHER


Leviticus 4:23


Or if his sin, wherein he has sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: VAYIQRA (LEVITICUS) 4:23 את CEPHER


Leviticus 4:28


Or if his sin, which he has sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned. VAYIQRA (LEVITICUS) 4:28 את CEPHER


Numbers 15:24


Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the assembly, that all the assembly shall offer one young bullock for an ascending smoke offering, for a sweet savor unto Yahuah, with his oblation, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. BEMIDBAR (NUMBERS) 15:24 את CEPHER


Numbers 24:16


He has said, which heard the words of El, and knew the knowledge of El Elyon, which saw the vision of El Shaddai, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: BEMIDBAR (NUMBERS) 24:16 את CEPHER


Deuteronomy 1:39


Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. DEVARIYM (DEUTERONOMY) 1:39 את CEPHER











The prophets proclaim..................


1 Samuel 2:3


Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for Yahuah is an Elohiym of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. SHEMU'EL RI'SHON (1 SAMUEL) 2:3 את CEPHER


1 Samuel 23:23


See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Yahudah. SHEMU'EL RI'SHON (1 SAMUEL) 23:23 את CEPHER






Nehemiah 10:28

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Leviyiym, the porters, the singers, the Nathiyn, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the Torah of Elohiym, their women, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having knowledge, and having understanding; EZRA V'NECHEMYAHU (NEHEMIAH) 10:28 את CEPHER


Isaiah 8:4


For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Shomeron shall be taken away before the king of Ashshur. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 8:4 את CEPHER


Isaiah 11:9


They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahuah, as the waters cover the sea. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 11:9 את CEPHER


Isaiah 28:9


Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 28:9 את CEPHER


Isaiah 32:4


The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 32:4 את CEPHER



Isaiah 33:6


And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times, and strength of yeshu`ah: the fear of Yahuah is his treasure. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 33:6 את CEPHER


Isaiah 40:14


With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 40:14 את CEPHER





Jeremiah 3:15


And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. YIRMEYAHU (JEREMIAH) 3:15 את CEPHER






The writings bear witness.............



1 Kings 9:27


And Chiyram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Shalomah. MELEKIYM RI'SHON (1 KINGS) 9:27 את CEPHER


2 Chronicles 1:10


Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this your people, that is so great? DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 1:10 את CEPHER


2 Chronicles 1:11


And Elohiym said to Shalomah, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor את the life of your enemies, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king: DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 1:11 את CEPHER


2 Chronicles 1:12


Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall there any after you have the like. DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 1:12 את CEPHER


2 Chronicles 8:18


And Churam sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Shalomah to Ophiyr, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Shalomah. DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 8:18 את CEPHER


2 Chronicles 30:22


And Yechizqiyahu spoke comfortably unto all the Leviyiym that taught the good knowledge of Yahuah: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to Yahuah Elohiym of their fathers. DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 30:22 את CEPHER


Ruth 2:10


Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in your eyes, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? RUTH (RUTH) 2:10 את CEPHER


Ruth 2:19


And her mother in law said unto her, Where have you gleaned today? and where wrought you? blessed be he that did take knowledge of you. And she showed her mother in law את with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought today is Bo'az. RUTH (RUTH) 2:19 את CEPHER





Job 34:2


Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. IYOV (JOB) 34:2 את CEPHER


Psalm 119:66


Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments. TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 119:66 את CEPHER


Proverbs 1:7


The fear of Yahuah is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. MISHLEI (PROVERBS) 1:7 את CEPHER


The Principle and Power of Kingdom Citizenship: Keys to Experiencing Heaven on Earth by Myles Munroe


Chapter 5 The Uniqueness Of Kingdom Citizenship


Everybody in the world knows what Yahusha did two thousand years ago, even the pagans. The atheists know what He did. The Muslims and the Hindus know, too, whether they believe it or not. When Yahusha died on that bloody crucifixion stake outside the city of Jerusalem--His death rocked the foundations of human culture so deeply that they have never stopped reverberating.


His death is so well-known because He did not stay dead for long. You cannot kill the King of Heaven, as people discovered when He rose from the dead after only three days in the grave. As a matter of fact, this King happens to be the most unique king in human history, because He is still alive, and His Kingdom is, too.


Examining The Evidence
Although everybody knows what Yahusha did, relatively few people--and this includes Christians, the ones who talk the most about Yahusha, know what He stands for. They have not perceived the fact that when Yahusha was working and teaching in Jerusalem and in the towns, all up and down the countryside, His primary message was about the Kingdom of Heaven, which was His home country. He talked about the Kingdom all the time, using that very term.


Somebody counted how many times the word “kingdom” is mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible (the part that was written after Yahusha was born), and they found it about 162 times. Most of these times “kingdom” is referring to the Kingdom of The Most High.


The four books written by Yahushas’ disciples Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are known as the Gospels, and they contain the firsthand accounts of the events of Yahushas’ life. The Gospel of Matthew uses the phrase “Kingdom of Heaven.” The authors of the other three Gospels prefer “Kingdom of The Most High.” The two terms mean the same thing.


So all through Yahushas’ recorded preaching, the word “kingdom” appears far more often than the other words you might expect to see, such as “eternal life,” “born again,” “forgiveness,” or “love.” Yahusha talked about the Kingdom all the time. It was His main topic, His primary reference point. In fact, you would be exactly right if you said that Yahushas’ whole purpose in coming to Earth was to reintroduce the Kingdom of Heaven to a world that had completely lost track of the truth about it!


Son Of The King, Son Of Man
You could say that Yahusha Hamashiach is the most misunderstood person on the Earth, because even His closest followers, the Christians (who carry His name), have misconducted His message. I would go so far as to call it a tragedy that we have produced a religion called Christianity. Yahusha Hamachiach did not invent such a thing. Even in the Bible stories about Him and about the undertakings of His disciples, the word “Christian” is used only twice, and one of them is derogatory.


It is time to set things straight. Yahusha did not come to set up a religion! He came to establish an outpost of the Kingdom of Heaven.


Yahusha did not exercise his right to become a teacher until he was thirty years old. Then for the next three years, He roamed the countryside as a travelling rabbi, teaching anyone who would listen, what the Kingdom was like and demonstrating its liberating power with miraculous signs.


A good part of His message was “repent”--change your thinking. Change your thinking to what? To Kingdom thinking, to a recognition of heavenly lordship. That is what He said in the first recorded words of His teaching:


From that time Yahusha began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 4:17 את CEPHER


From that time on Yahusha began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” (Matt. 4:17, NIV)


The words “at hand” and “near” mean the same thing. The Kingdom was approaching, and Yahusha was announcing its coming. As a matter of fact, He was ushering it in.


He did not give people more laws and religious rituals to learn. They had enough of those already. He wanted to tell people what to do with their lives, how to become naturalized (perhaps I should say “supernaturalized”) citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven.


After He spent three years teaching, preaching and demonstrating what the Kingdom was like, some people objected to His ideas so much that they plotted to have him killed. You would think that would have taken care of it. Dead men can’t preach against your cherished religion and a man in a tomb can no longer claim to be leading the way to this so-called Kingdom. His opponents especially disliked the fact that He seemed to be claiming some kind of kingship.


Yet as we know now, even His bloody crucifixion failed to defeat the Kingdom. In fact, Yahushas’ death and subsequent resurrection completed the purpose of His mission to earth-to re-establish a Kingdom outpost among the people who lived under the human jurisdictions of the world, to reclaim the territory of Earth for the Kingdom of Heaven.


Outpost Of The Kingdom Of Heaven
Originally, the Kingdom of Heaven had established an outpost in a place that people know as the Garden of Eden. Here is how the first book of the Bible describes it:


And Elohiym said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. So Elohiym created man in his own image, in the image of Elohiym created he him; male and female created he them. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 1:26-27 את CEPHER


“Let them have dominion,” The Most High said. The word used in the original Hebrew is mamlakah. This word mamlakah turns out to be the same word that gets translated into English as “kingdom.” It also gets translated as “reign,” “sovereignty,” and “realm.” So dominion is the same as kingdom. You can see the “dom” syllable in both words because the words “dominion” and “kingdom” are closely related.


All of these words indicate that someone is in charge of something. Having dominion means having authority over. It means leading, managing, ruling over. According to the account in Genesis, human beings were created to manage the rest of Creation. We can see this throughout the rest of the story about the first man and woman, and on through all of human history up to the present day.


“Let them have dominion.” The King was assigning dominion to the people He had created. What were the people supposed to have dominion over? Their assignment on earth was to manage the real estate He had created as an extension of His rule in Heaven. First, He created the earth and all the living things that fill it, and then the King brought Heaven to earth and set up His government, His system of management.


Management Failure
We call the first man and woman Adam and Eve. How did they do with their assignment? Not very well. Here’s their part of the story:


And Yahuah Elohiym took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to guard it. And Yahuah Elohiym commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 2:15-17 את CEPHER


As managers of the outpost of the Kingdom of Heaven, they had only one restriction: do not eat the fruit from that particular tree. That one rule was evidently very important to The Most High, because He told them that breaking it would mean death. But a crafty serpent came along and contradicted what The Most High had said. Adam’s wife Eve believed the serpent’s lie, and she took a bite, offering some to her husband as well. The Most High confronted them:


And unto A’dam he said, Because you have hearkened unto the voice of your woman, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return unto the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are, and unto dust shall you return. And A'dam called his woman's name Chuah; because she was the mother of all living. Unto A'dam also and to his woman did Yahuah Elohiym make coats of skins, and clothed them. And Yahuah Elohiym said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: Therefore Yahuah Elohiym sent him forth from the Garden of Eden, to till ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden Keruviym, and את a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 3:17-24 את CEPHER


No longer could the Kingdom of Heaven claim to have an outpost on the Earth. The Most High has created the humans with the intention of having them represent His authority on the planet He had created. He had wanted them to exercise dominion for Him. They failed. We call it the Fall. This is the declaration of independence that I described in the second chapter. The colonists had ruptured their relationship with their King, and they could not repair it. The only way the colony could be re-established would have to involve the King’s Son.


The King’s Son
The name of the King’s Son was, of course, Yahusha. He did not come to Earth for a long time. Many generations of people lived and died in the meantime. Some of them began to expect Him someday. Religious people talked about it. In the whole region not far from where the first man had failed to manage the first colony of the Kingdom. Prophets would try to describe what The Most High was going to do. Some of them got very specific:


For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, El Gibbor, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahuah Tseva'oth will perform this. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 9:6-7 את CEPHER


This child that the prophet Isaiah was talking about was coming to re-establish the government of Heaven on the Earth. He would not be coming to set up a better religion, because Adam hadn’t lost a religion; he had lost dominion.


When the Son finally did arrive, most people did not know who He was. They thought He was the firstborn son of a simple carpenter and his wife. They did not understand until later that He was the long-expected Son of The Most High, the “Second Adam,” whose life, death, and resurrection would undo the judgement that had been rendered upon Adam so long before. Even to this day, in spite of centuries of the religion called Christianity, most people do not understand that Yahusha makes it possible for them to re-engage with The Most High’s original plan. They know next to nothing about becoming citizens of the Kingdom Yahusha talked so much about, and very little about resuming their role as The Most High’s representatives in the territory called Earth.


How Yahusha Talked About The Kingdom
The New Testament documents Yahushas’ message about this most unique Kingdom. Here are just some of the very many times He talked about the Kingdom. Many of these passages may be familiar to you.
“The Torah and the prophets were until Yahuchanon: since that time the Kingdom of Elohiym is preached, and every man presses into it. LUQAS (LUKE) 16:16 את CEPHER


Yahusha 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 Yahudiym: but now is my Kingdom not from hence. YOCHANON (JOHN) 18:36 את CEPHER


Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment? MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 6:25 את CEPHERBut seek ye first the Kingdom of Elohiym, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 6:33 את CEPHER


And Yahusha went about all Galiyl, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Besorah of the Kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 4:23 את CEPHER


And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them, I must preach the Kingdom of Elohiym to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. LUQAS (LUKE) 4:42-43 את CEPHER


These twelve Yahusha sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the other nations, and into any city of the Shomeroniym enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Yashar'el. And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 10:5-7 את CEPHER


“And I will give unto you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 16:19 את CEPHER


“Amein I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of A'dam coming in his Kingdom. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 16:28 את CEPHER


“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who established yeshu`ah in the heavens, Exalted is your name. Your Kingdom come. Your will be done in earth, as in the heavens. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our transgressions, as we forgive those who transgress against us. And lead us not into the evil inclination, but deliver us from the outer darkness: For yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amein. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 6:9-13 את CEPHER


“And this Besorah of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 24:14 את CEPHER


“When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 13:19 את CEPHER


Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 13:31-32 את CEPHER


Another parable spoke he unto them; The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 13:33 את CEPHER


“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 13:44 את CEPHER


“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 13:45-46 את CEPHER


“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 13:47-48 את CEPHER


AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his Talmidiym came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in ruach: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see Elohiym. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of Elohiym. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 5:1-10 את CEPHER


And when he was demanded of the Parashiym, when the Kingdom of Elohiym should come, he answered them and said, The Kingdom of Elohiym comes not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the Kingdom of Elohiym is within you. LUQAS (LUKE) 17:20-21 את CEPHER


Yahusha even kept talking the Kingdom after He rose from the grave:
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of Elohiym: MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 1:3 את CEPHER


Yahusha never stopped talking about the Kingdom. He was careful about referring to Himself as the King, and yet His disciples could tell that He was the one that all of the prophets from Joshua to Malachi had been talking about when they announced the coming of a future Messiah. Some of the books in the Old Testament had given details about his lineage (such as the book of Ruth, for example). Others proclaimed the future coming of an unnamed, magnificent king who would take care of all the injustices that plagued the nation of Israel. Psalmists such as King David provided tantalizing details (see Psalms 22 and 45). The prophet Micah included the name of the village in which Yahushas’ mother Mary would give birth to Him:


But you, Beyt Lechem Ephrathah, though you be little among the thousands of Yahudah, yet out of you shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Yashar'el; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. MIYKAH (MICAH) 5:2 את CEPHER


In the very beginning, the Father had said, “Let us make man in our image and let them have dominion over the earth,” and He never changed His mind. The Most High fitted you as a human being to have dominion over the earth, to steward its resources, to allow yourself to be directed by His will. Everyone of us fell away, however, because Adam and Eve did, and we needed to be restored to our intended position of rulership and dominion in the context of a heavenly Kingdom. We could never restore ourselves to Kingdom citizenship again on our own, because the situation is beyond our capabilities. So the Father sent His Son, Yahusha to restore Heaven’s government and to repair what Adam had destroyed. As that first man had lost the heavenly assignment for the whole race, the “Second Adam,” Yahusha, restored it. Now all we have to do is to recognize what He has done and get on board.


How Others Talked About Yahushas’ Coming Kingdom
Not only did Yahusha talk unceasingly about the Kingdom, His disciples and others did as well. John (the one we call John the Baptist because he baptized a lot of people, including Yahusha) was Yahusha’s cousin. He started talking about the Kingdom before Yahusha became known to the public. He was a prophetic voice and he is considered a “forerunner” of Yahusha:


In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:


“IN those days came Yahuchanon the Baptizer, preaching in the wilderness of Yahud, And saying, Repent ye: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Yesha`yahu, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the Way of Yahuah, make his paths straight. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 3:1-3 את CEPHER


Yahusha sent out his first twelve disciples to talk about what it means to be citizens in His Kingdom, and they in turn commissioned all of His other followers to do the same, wherever their paths took them. We do not have a written record of what most of them said, but here is a few examples:
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the Kingdom of Elohiym, and the name of Yahusha Ha'Mashiach, they were baptized, both men and women. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 8:12 את CEPHER


And when they had preached the Besorah to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, Confirming the souls of the Talmidiym, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the Kingdom of Elohiym. And when they had ordained them elders in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to Yahuah, on whom they believed. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 14:21-23 את CEPHER


Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not Elohiym chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he has promised to them that love him? YA`AQOV (JAMES) 2:5 את CEPHER


Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Adonai and Savior Yahusha Ha'Mashiach. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. KEPHA SHENIY (2 PETER) 1:10-12 את CEPHER


Paul was so determined to talk about the Kingdom that he once suspended his travels for more than two years in order to talk about it.
Paul travelled more than all of them, and he talked about the Kingdom when he wrote letters to the believers all across the Mediterrean world:
For the Kingdom of Elohiym is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Ruach Ha'Qodesh. ROMAIYM (ROMANS) 14:17 את CEPHER.


Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. But I will come to you shortly, if Yahuah will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. For the Kingdom of Elohiym is not in word, but in power. QORINTIYM RI'SHON (1 CORINTHIANS) 4:18-20 את CEPHER
For our citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Adonai Yahusha Ha'Mashiach: PHILIPPIYM (PHILIPPIANS) 3:20 את CEPHER
When he was in Ephesus at the time:
And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the Kingdom of Elohiym. But when diverse were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of the Way of Yahuah before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the Talmidiym, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the Word of Yahuah, both Yahudiym and Yavaniym. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 19:8-10 את CEPHER.
Before this, Paul has always moved on to a new city. He actually stopped travelling for two years in order to stay in the same city and get the Kingdom into the hearts of the people. Remember the Kingdom is a country.
You can’t explain everything about it in thirty minutes! You can’t explain everything about the country where you live in that length of time either. Paul could not teach enough about the Kingdom in one sitting. He talked about it for several hours every single day for two years! He was describing the country of Heaven and how it affects the people on Earth. He talked about colonizing the known world, and about importing the Kingdom constitution and all of its laws, along with complexities of social relations and cultural expressions.
We must learn about the Kingdom and we must become citizens as soon as we can! At the end of his life, Paul restated the fact that he, like Yahusha had preached about one topic the Kingdom of the Most High:
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the Kingdom of Elohiym, shall see my face no more. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 20:25 את CEPHER.
Paul was taken to Rome as a prisoner. A long time passes before he went to trial. What did he do with his time? He taught about the Kingdom of course:
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the Kingdom of Elohiym, persuading them concerning Yahusha, both out of the Law of Mosheh, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 28:23 את CEPHER.
He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of the Most High, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Yahusha.
And Pa'al dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received את all that came in unto him, Preaching the Kingdom of Elohiym, and teaching those things which concern the Adonai Yahusha Ha'Mashiach, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 28:30-31 את CEPHER
Any subject that so dominated the preaching and teaching in the Bible must be worth our entire attention! We must learn about the Kingdom and we must become citizens as soon as we can.




The Importance of Becoming a Kingdom Citizen
I will put it to you, the Kingdom is the secret to life. The secret to a full and fulfilled life is the discovery, understanding and application of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. You have to learn how the Kingdom works , how to apply what you have learned every day. Religion will make you keep postponing the Kingdom until the future, by and by when you die. It is time to start living in the Kingdom here and now, we will discuss this later in this series on how to become a citizen of this kingdom (or how to know if you are already one).




The Kingdom of the Most High is now. You must enter into citizenship while you are still on earth. You cannot appropriate what you keep postponing. You can never experience what you keep putting off. You will never be able to enjoy what you believe is not here yet. Living in the Kingdom is a daily activity, now. Today I am a citizen and I experience the full rights and responsibilities of citizenship.




The Kingdom of the Most High is now. You must enter into citizenship while you are still on earth. No religion or ritual can substitute for the Kingdom. The Kingdom is what you are looking for. Your religion isn’t enough. The Kingdom of Heaven is like that “pearl of great price” or the treasure hidden in the field that Yahusha talked about--something so precious that the one who finds it rushes out to sell everything he owns in order to buy it.




The man who found the treasure and the man who found the pearl--sold everything. In the same way, we need to sell everything in order to be “sold out” for the Kingdom. We need to sell all of our old belief systems and previous opinions. Some of us need to sell our theological degrees for the Kingdom. Others need to sell their grandmothers’s denomination into which they were born. Some need to sell their loyalty to the pastor they love so much, but who is not teaching on the Kingdom! Everything you have valued needs to go because all of it pales in comparison to the treasured pearl of the Kingdom!
If you are a Christian, you may think you have already got the pearl until you find the real thing. Humans are collecting all kinds of pearls, searching for the best one. Some choose Islam that is a pearl. Some choose Buddhism, that is a pearl. Some choose Mormonism. Some choose yoga, Some choose atheism. All of those are pearls. And the minute a person discovers the Kingdom which is not a religion, they know they have found all that they ever wanted. They can give up all of the other pearls.




As a believer and student of Yahusha, you may still worry about tomorrow and fret about the present. As a Kingdom citizen, you can truly count on the limitless resources of your heavenly Father as never before. You may need to learn some things about being a Kingdom citizen before you can enjoy those resources, but they will be yours for the asking:
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you את the Kingdom. LUQAS (LUKE) 12:32 את CEPHER
The Bible As The Constitution of the Kingdom
A king’s will, purpose, and intent are expressed in the form of laws. Any country has laws, and the Kingdom of Heaven is no exception. The Bible is filled with the laws of the Most High and that means we can call it the constitution of the Kingdom of the Most High.




When you read the Bible, you come away with a strong impression of “Thy will be done.” We call the older part of the Bible the “Old Testament” and the newer part the “New Testament” A testament is simply a document, the will--of the Most High’s in this case. (Your “last will and testament” is your documented statement about how you wish to distribute your possessions upon death.) The collection of books we call the Bible is filled with the King’s ideas and promises about His own country and what He wants for His own citizens. It is the Most High’s testament.




The Bible is filled with the Most High’s thoughts about the constitution of the Kingdom. It is not subject to change. In a democracy, a constitution comes from the people. In fact, in the United States of America, the first words of the constitution are “We the people….” The constitution of the Bahamas begins in a similar way. But when a constitution comes from “we the people,” can be changed by the people.




In a kingdom, the constitution comes straight from the head of the King. His thoughts become the constitution. The Bible, filled with the Most High’s thoughts, becomes the constitution. The Bible, filled with the Most High’s thoughts, IS the constitution of the Kingdom. It is not subject to change!




The Bible is not only the constitution of the Kingdom, it is The Most High’s will--it shows us what our inheritance consists of. One of the most unique things about the Kingdom of Heaven is the citizens of the Kingdom inherit everything in it. That is not the case with other countries. As an American, I do not own the land in the country and I do not possess all the money in the treasury. But in this Kingdom, the commonwealth, it is different. The wealth is truly held in common. Citizens of the Kingdom of the Most High have inherited it and it belongs to them. Each and every one can lay hold of whatever they need, whenever they need it. The treasury keys are already in their hands.




The Kingdom of the Most High is not a religion, but an authority structure. It is a country with a government, and we live in an outpost of it, it is a colony. I’m from the Kingdom country! To repeat, the Kingdom of the Most High is not a religion, but an authority structure. It is a country, a country with a government. It may be invisible to our human eyes, but it is a country just the same, and we live in an outpost of it, a colony. When people ask you “What country are you from?” Then you can answer “I am from the Kingdom country.” You may claim dual citizenship as we discussed in a previous teaching. But you will want to give the Kingdom country priority over every other country where you have citizenship!

The Kingdom of the Most High--is the most unique Kingdom of all. Like Paul and the others whose words are recorded in the Bible, it is all I want to talk about. Let’s go on further in this series to explore the Kingdom of the Most High!!