Men Of Torah Day--Men Rediscovering Their Priority in The Kingdom!!!

Matthew 6

We are walking in today:  Men Of Torah Day--Men Rediscovering Their Priority in The Kingdom!!!

 Witness order throughout the Bible:  H6186 `arak--to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare

Genesis 22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid H6186 the wood in order, H6186 and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

The Torah  ...............
 Leviticus 1:7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order H6186 upon the fire:

The prophets ..................
 Isaiah 44:7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order H6186 for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

The writings  ...........................
 Joshua 2:6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order H6186 upon the roof.

Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order H6186 unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Mathew 6:25 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 shall ye put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

The pursuit of life is in the heart and minds of everyone male and female alike. Goals, careers, education, personal health targets, Bills, the latest technological gadget or car. All as a vice to pursuit of mankind. Who where created to be conquerors over this earths fruits.

But when the pursuit of these material vices becomes more of a bondage than obtaining happiness. The life lesson becomes repetitive and out of the accurate order The Most High intended the pursuit of life and happiness to be.

Therefore the question remains. What does the priority of life look like, seek things or The Kingdom, as The Most High intended it to be?

REDISCOVERING THE PRIORITY

The greatest secret to living effectively on earth is understanding the principle and power of priorities. Life on earth holds no greater challenge than the complicating daily demand of choosing among competing alternatives for our limited time.

Life was designed to be simple, not complicated, and the key to simplifying life is prioritization. Identifying the correct and right priority of life is the key to a successful and fulfilled life. So then, what is the principle and concept of priority?

Priority is defined as:

The principal thing.

Putting first things first.

Establishing the most important thing.

Primary focus.

Placing in order of importance.

Placing highest value and worth upon.

First among all others.

If our priorities determine the quality of life and dictate all of our actions and behavior, then it is essential that we understand and identify our priorities. The greatest tragedy in life is not death but life without a purpose—life with the wrong priorities. Success in life is measured by the effective use of one’s time.

Your time is important because your time is your life. And the key to effective use of your time is establishing correct priorities. First things first! Correct priority is the principle of progress because when you establish your priority according to your purpose and goals then your progress is guaranteed. Correct priority protects your time. When you set the right priorities, then you use your time for intentional purposes; your time is not abused or wasted.

Failure to establish correct priority causes you to waste your two most important commodities: your time and your energy. Why is this principle of priority so important to our discussion of the Kingdom? Because if priority is the essence of life, then we should want to know what our priority in life should be so that we can live effectively.

THE PRIORITY OF GOD

Should it surprise us to discover that The Most High’s priority for mankind is completely opposite to man’s priorities? During His first discourse introducing His mission and primary message, Yeshua established The Most High’s priority for all mankind with several powerful and straightforward statements:

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? (Matthew 6:25).

His admonition to us not to worry implies that these basic needs for maintenance should not be the primary motivator for human action. The word worry means to consume in thought, to establish as our first interest, mental preoccupation, priority concern, fretting, fear of the unknown, and to rehearse the future over which we have no control.

Continuing on, Yeshua says:
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6:26-27).

This statement implies that our self-worth is more important than our basic needs and should never be sacrificed for the sake of those needs.

And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (Matthew 6:28-30).

The thrust of these verses is that our confidence in our Creator’s obligation and commitment to sustain His creation should lead us to transfer our priority from our basic human needs to the priority of cultivating and maintaining a healthy relationship with His Kingdom and with Himself.

GOD’S PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT FOR MANKIND

Our first instruction from Yeshua is to seek. This means to pursue, study, explore, understand, learn, and consider. Seekers must have a desire to know, and possess a passion for the object of their search. To seek means to give diligent dedication to and to preoccupy one’s self with that which one is seeking. The Kingdom must be pursued, studied, understood, and learned.

Second, Yeshua tells us to make the Kingdom first. In other words, the Kingdom must be our top priority, the principal thing to place before all others as most important. We must place the highest value on the Kingdom of God, setting it above everything as our primary focus. The Kingdom must be placed above everything else and should have no competition. It must be our highest priority.

Yeshua then instructs us to seek first the Kingdom. This is the most important aspect of the mandate and must be carefully considered. First, it is important to understand that because a kingdom is not a religion, the priority of mankind should not be to seek a religion or some form of ritual.

The word for “kingdom” in this verse is basileia (NT: 923), the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew mamlakah (OT: 4467), translated in Genesis 1:26 as “dominion.” Both words mean dominion, sovereign rule, kingdom, reign, or royal power. In this book, we will focus on this concept in detail because it should be our priority and because it is generally an unknown or misunderstood concept in most modern cultures.

In practical terms, a kingdom may be defined as “the sovereign rule of a king over territory (domain), impacting it with his will, purpose, and intent.

A kingdom is…
The governing influence of a king over his territory, impacting it with his personal will, purpose, and intent, producing a culture, values, morals, and lifestyle that reflect the king’s desires and nature for his citizens.

Yeshua’ final instruction to us in this verse is to seek also the righteousness of the Kingdom. This is another vitally important concept that has been diluted in the waters of religion and must be recovered if we are to understand the Kingdom and experience the abundant life all humans deserve.

The word righteousness is actually from the discipline of law, not religion, and implies right positioning. To be righteous means to be in alignment with authority, to be in right standing with authority, to have correct fellowship with authority, to be in right relationship with authority, to be in legal or lawful alignment, and to be in correct standing with the law or regulations (principles) of and to fulfill the requirements of authority.

In essence, righteousness describes the maintenance of the rightly aligned relationship with a governing authority so as to qualify for the right to receive governmental privileges.

This is why Yeshua emphasizes the Kingdom and the need to be righteous so that you can receive “all things added unto you.” This promise includes all your physical needs, all your social needs, all your emotional needs, all your psychological needs, all your financial needs, and all your security needs, as well as your need for self-significance and a sense of self-worth and purpose.

Therefore, as we have seen above, God established only two priorities for mankind: the Kingdom of God and the righteousness of God. Kingdom refers to the governing influence of Heaven on earth and righteousness refers to right alignment and positioning with that government authority.

Our highest priorities and greatest desires should be to enter the Kingdom of God and thirst for a right relationship with God’s heavenly government.

Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Shema Selah, we have to return to the priorities of our King and how to operate in His kingdom!!   

Prepare to Expand Your Kingdom Authority!!!

Matthew 23

We are walking in today:  Prepare to Expand Your Kingdom Authority!!!

 Witness enlarge throughout the Bible:  H7337 rachab--to be or grow wide, be or grow large, to be widened, be enlarged

Exodus 34:24  For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge H7337 thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

The Torah ...............
 Deuteronomy 19:8 ​ And if the LORD thy God enlarge H7337 thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

The prophets  ..................
 2 ​ ​Samuel 22:37 ​ Thou hast enlarged H7337 my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

The writings ...........................
 Psalm  119:32 ​ I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge H7337 my heart.

Matthew 23:13-15 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Simply asking these questions can ignite a spirit of depression and despair because they expose the deficiencies and defects of humanity and cast a somber cloud of doubt about our achievements as a race as well as our potential to improve our lot.

1. Why is there so much hatred in the world?

2. Why do we discriminate against people who possess
Human value?

3. Why is there racism in the world?

4. What are the benefits of war?

5. Why do men in every generation pursue power at the
expense of peace?

6. Why are there so many religions?

7. Why do the religions conflict?

8. Why can’t we love one another on earth?

9. Why is no one religion good enough for all men?

10. What can I do to make a difference in this world?

11. Why is there always tension between politics and religion?

12. Will there ever be global peace and harmony on earth?

13. Why has man’s scientific and intellectual advancement not been able to solve his social, cultural, and religious problems?

14. Is there hope for our world?

15. What about the future for our children? What kind of world will they live in?

This solution is not found in religion or politics but in an idea that has been misunderstood for six thousand years—a concept that was established at the foundation of creation but then was lost.

This book is about your original purpose for existence and the source of meaning behind your life. In these pages you will discover the Creator’s divine motivation, design, and mandate for His creation and your role in that creation.

Moses, the great freedom fighter and former prince of Egypt, first recorded this idea 3,500 years ago in his writings, documenting the creation narrative. But it was already an ancient concept even in his day.

Then, 2,000 years ago, this wonderful idea was reintroduced by a young country teacher from Galilee but later was misunderstood and lost in the complicated formation of another religion.

What is this idea? The Kingdom!

The concept of kingdom in its original and pure sense has been lost to our modern world. Kingdom as a concept does not exist anymore in the minds of people in Western civilization, particularly in the past few generations, because all the prototypes either have been destroyed or abandoned.

The goal of this book is to reintroduce the concepts, principles, and nature of true authentic kingdoms as presented by the Creator and show the superior and advantageous nature of kingdom as compared to any religion, political ideology, government system, or social program.

The greatest threat to civil society is mankind. Every day the flood of images on our television screens tells the sad story. Blood, death, diplomacy, conflict, hatred, fear, poverty, starvation, rape, genocide, refugees and human migration, natural disasters, daily bombings, economic uncertainty, immigration, corporate corruption, moral decay, sexual revolution, and clash of counter cultures—all of these testify to the undeniable fact that we are our own worst enemy.

We build buildings and then bomb them; we make weapons and then use them on ourselves; we invent medicines that heal and then withhold them from the sick; we improve the World Wide Web to enhance global communication and then use it to destroy the moral fiber of our children. We are our own greatest enemy.

Shema Selah, this is all about a King, His kingdom and the royal family!!! Turn from the distraction of religion to you soul's cry for kingdom!!!    

The Kingdom Has An Army!!

Psalms 91


We are walking in today:  The Kingdom Has An Army!!


Witness army throughout the Bible:   H6635 tsaba'--that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host


Exodus 14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

 

The Torah ...............
 Genesis 26:26 - Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. H6635

The prophets  ..................
 1 Samuel 4:2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

The writings ...........................
 Judges 9:29  And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, H6635 and come out.

Daniel 11:7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

Psalms 91:11-12 11 for he will order his angels to care for you and guard you wherever you go. 12 They will carry you in their hands, so that you won’t trip on a stone.

As a recap of the weekend meditation. Chapter 9 UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPTS. We left off on the concepts (precepts) of the Kingdom of Elohim number 13.

13. The Kingdom Taxation Principle
All kingdoms incorporate a taxation system, which allows its citizens to participate in the process of maintaining the kingdom infrastructure. The system allows the citizen to share in the kingdom’s commonwealth and return a set portion of the king’s resources back to the king.

In essence, everything in a kingdom already belongs to the king, including the taxes required from the citizen, therefore taxation is simply the government’s allowing its resources to pass through the hands of the citizen.

Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? (Matt. 22:17)

Then He said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” (Matt. 22:21b).

“In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing Me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the Lord Almighty. “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty (Mal. 3:8b-12).

The Kingdom is life itself. Therefore it is imperative, crucial, and necessary that we all understand the concepts of kingdoms so that we can better appreciate the good news brought to earth by our Lord and Creator.

All true kingdoms contain the same characteristics and components. Here are concepts and principles of kingdoms that you should know and become familiar with. Study and apply them to the message of the Kingdom of God and heaven taught by the King Himself, Christ, in order to fully understand your purpose, potential, power, and position in life.

14. The Kingdom Army Principle
All kingdoms incorporate an army of security components to protect and defend their territory and citizens.

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone (Ps. 91:11-12).

15. The Kingdom Delegated Authority Principle
All kingdoms establish a representative system that delegates responsibility to appointed citizens to serve as envoys or ambassadors of the kingdom or state. Ambassadors personify and embody the king’s authority and the kingdom or state. Ambassadors are the property and responsibility of the state and thus do not concern themselves with their own personal needs. Their primary purpose is to represent the interest of their kingdom.

As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify Myself, that they too may be truly sanctified (John 17:18-19).

Again Yeshua said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.” And with that He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:21-22).

16. The Kingdom Ambassador Principle
An ambassador speaks for the kingdom and does not represent himself, only his kingdom. The ambassador is the kingdom’s agency for conveying its will, desires, and purposes in the territory to which he or she is assigned.

And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us (2 Cor. 5:19b-20).

18. The Kingdom Administration Principle
All kingdoms establish a system through which they administer their judgments and programs to the citizens. The administrative program is also designed to protect the right and privileges of the citizens and their access to the king’s favor.

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven (Matt. 5:16).

19. The Kingdom Principle of Glory
The glory of the king is all and everything in the kingdom that represents and manifests the true nature of the king himself. The glory literally means “true essence or full weight.”

Who among the gods is like You, O Lord? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? You stretched out Your right hand (Exod. 15:11-12a).

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands (Ps. 19:1).

This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples (John 15:8).

20. The Kingdom Principle of Worship
The worship of a king is the expression of the citizen’s gratitude and appreciation to the king for his favor, privileges, and security of being in his kingdom. Worship is also an indication of the perceived worth that the king is to the citizen.

Worship always involves the offering of gifts to the king, indicating the citizen’s awareness that all things that he enjoys are at the pleasure of the king and the acknowledgment that it all belongs to the king. Worship also expresses one’s dependency on the king, which activates the king’s obligation to care for citizens who proclaim his name as their king.

Worship the Lord your God, and His blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span (Exod. 23:2526).

Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God (Exod. 34:14).

Yeshua said to him, “Away from Me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’” (Matt. 4:10).

Worship the Lord your God, and His blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span (Exod. 23:2526).

Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God (Exod. 34:14).

Yeshua said to him, “Away from Me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’” (Matt. 4:10).

21. The Kingdom Principle of Provision
In all true kingdoms the king is obligated to provide for his citizens and thus he makes provisions at his own expense for their security and welfare.

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed (Ps. 37:25-26).

So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” (Matt. 6:31).

22. The Kingdom Principle of Influence:

All kingdoms are committed to making the influence of the king and his will felt throughout the entire kingdom. He told them still another parable:

“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough” (Matt. 13:33).

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age (Matt. 28:19-20).

23. The Kingdom Principle of Royal Favor
Royal favor is the sovereign prerogative of the king to extend a personal law to a citizen that positions that citizen to receive special privileges and advantages that are personally protected by the king.

And the Lord said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim My name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion (Exod. 33:19).

24. The Kingdom Principle of Decree
A royal decree is a declaration of a king that becomes law to all. It is sustained by the king’s personal commitment to bring the declaration or promise to pass.

Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed (Dan. 6:15).

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished (Matt. 5:18).

25. The Kingdom Principle of Reputation:
The king’s reputation is important to the king and is the source of the glory of his name. A king’s reputation is created and sustained by the conditions of his citizens and his kingdom. Therefore kings act in ways that are favorable to their name’s sake.

For the sake of His great name the Lord will not reject His people, because the Lord was pleased to make you His own (1 Sam. 12:22).

For the sake of Your word and according to Your will, You have done this great thing and made it known to Your servant (2 Sam. 7:21).

26. The Kingdom Principle of Giving to a King
Giving to a king activates the king’s obligation to demonstrate his glory and power to the giver and to prove that he is a greater king than all other kings. Giving to a king in his kingdom is the acknowledgment that all things belong to that king and the citizen is grateful.

Because giving to a king is impossible (since all things already belong to the king), the act of giving benefits the citizen more than the king. Thus one should never come before a king emptyhanded.

You were created to represent God and His heavenly government through your dominion over the territory of earth through the gift you possess. May you rediscover your true destiny through rediscovering your place in the Kingdom of God as His representative king-ruler over this colony called earth.

You were born to be born-again. It is your choice and your destiny! Welcome home to your dominion, and acknowledge Him truly as King of the Kings and Lord of the lords.

Thy Kingdom come! Welcome to the Kingdom of Elyon!!!


Psalm 91


1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Shema Selah for when we know and walk in kingdom we are not concerned about the rulers of this world!  Who is greater than the King of kings!?!?  

Weekend Meditation--There is nothing as Powerful as a Concept, and nothing more dangerous than a Misconception!!!!

Matthew 18  

We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation--There is nothing as Powerful as a Concept, and nothing more dangerous than a Misconception!!!!

Witness conceive throughout the Bible:  H2029 harah--to conceive, contrive, devise

Job 15:35 - They conceive H2029 mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their
belly prepareth deceit.



The Torah ...............
 Numbers 11:12 - Have I conceived H2029 all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?


The prophets  ..................
 Isaiah 33:11 - Ye shall conceive H2029 chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.



The writings  ...........................
 Psalm 7:14 - Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived H2029 mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
   

Isaiah 59:4 - None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive H2029 mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

 
Matthew 18:23  Because of this, the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared with a king who decided to settle accounts with his deputies.

UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPTS

Every one of the 7 billion people on planet earth is seeking the Kingdom of God, which is their ultimate fulfillment. Every religion and activity of mankind is man’s attempt to find the Kingdom. It is the pearl that out-values all pearls, and the only treasure that is worth all the other treasures of life.

The Kingdom is life itself. Therefore it is imperative, crucial, and necessary that we all understand the concepts of kingdoms so that we can better appreciate the good news brought to earth by our Lord and Creator. The message of the Bible is about a King, a Kingdom, and His royal offspring.

Here are concepts and principles of kingdoms that you should know and become familiar with. Study and apply them to the message of the Kingdom of God and heaven taught by the King Himself, Jesus Christ, in order to fully understand your purpose, potential, power, and position in life

1. The Kingdom Principle of Kings
The king is the central component of a kingdom and embodies the essence of the kingdom. The king is the ultimate source of authority in the kingdom and through this authority establishes the kingdom. The sovereignty of the king is inherent in his royal authority. Here are some unique qualities about a king:

• A king is never voted into power;

• A king’s authority is by birthright;

• A king cannot be voted out of power;

• A king’s word is law in his territory;

• A king personally owns everything in his domain;

• A decree of the king is unchanging;

• The king chooses who will be a citizen of his kingdom;

• The king embodies the government of his kingdom;

• The presence of the king is the presence of his entire kingdom authority;

• The king measures his wealth by the wealth of his property;

• The home of the king expresses his nature; and,

• The name of the king is the essence of his power.

Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants (Matt. 18:23).

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son (Matt. 22:2).

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me” (John 18:37).

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen (1 Tim. 1:17).
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers (Rev. 17:14).

2. The Kingdom Lordship Principle
All true kings must have property or a domain over which they exercise ruler ship of dominion. Therefore, all true kings are personally legal owners of property, territory, or their domain.

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters (Ps. 24:1-3).

How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! (Ps. 47:2)

That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Rom. 10:9-10).

3. The Kingdom Domain Principle
The domain of a king is the territory over which he exercises authority, control, and dominion. The king owns his domain and can expand or extend it by the power of his might. The wealth of the domain determines the king’s glory. When the king impacts the domain with his influence it is called his “kingdom” (king-dom-ain). The king can delegate authority to others to share in the governing and administration of his domain.

His dominion is an eternal dominion; His kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back His hand or say to Him: “What have you done?” (Dan. 4:34-35)

4. The Kingdom Constitution Principle
The constitution of the kingdom is the documented will, intent, desires, and purposes of the king for his citizens and kingdom.
Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?” Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure (Eccles. 8:4-5).

I delight in Your decrees; I will not neglect Your word (Ps. 119:16).

Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve You. If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have preserved my life (Ps. 119:89-93).

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’” (Matt. 4:4).

5. The Kingdom Law Principle

The law of the kingdom is the proclaimed word, decrees, and edicts of the king, and these laws determine the standards and precepts by which the kingdom is to be governed.

And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us, that will be our righteousness (Deut. 6:25).

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the
simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes (Ps. 19:7-8).

The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold (Ps. 119:72).

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished (Matt. 5:18).

6. The Kingdom Keys Principle
The keys of the kingdom are the principles, precepts, laws, and systems by which the kingdom functions. The keys must be learned and applied by the citizens in order to appropriate the benefits and privileges of the kingdom.

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 (Matt. 16:19).

7. The Kingdom Citizenship Principle
Citizenship in a kingdom is not a right but a privilege, and it is at the pleasure of the king himself. Citizens are chosen by the king and are beneficiaries of the king’s pleasure and promises.

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the
power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body (Phil. 3:20-21).

8. The Kingdom Royal Privilege Principle

Royal privileges of the kingdom are the benefits the king affords his citizens. They serve as a security for being in good standing with the king.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow (Matt. 6:33-34a).

And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19).

9. The Kingdom Code of Ethics Principle 

This is the standard of conduct established by the king for the behavior and social relationships of his citizens.

This is also the expectation of the king regarding the values and moral standards the citizens must adhere to. The code of ethics becomes the foundation of the kingdom culture and manifests itself in the lifestyle of the citizens.

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.

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God (1 Cor. 6:9-11).

9. The Kingdom Commonwealth Principle
All kingdoms function on the principle of a commonwealth. Commonwealth is the king’s commitment to see that all of his citizens have equal access to the wealth and resources of the kingdom. This is important to the king because the quality of life of the citizens of a kingdom reflects the glory and reputation of the king.

When the welfare of the king’s citizens is excellent, then the king’s reputation among other kings is honorable. Kingdoms provide for all the needs of their citizens; and the king is personally committed to and involved in the welfare of his citizens. Makes since to me...

So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well (Matt. 6:31-33).

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless (Ps. 84:11).

10. The Kingdom Commonwealth Principle
All kingdoms function on the principle of a commonwealth. Commonwealth is the king’s commitment to see that all of his citizens have equal access to the wealth and resources of the kingdom. This is important to the king because the quality of life of the citizens of a kingdom reflects the glory and reputation of the king.

When the welfare of the king’s citizens is excellent, then the king’s reputation among other kings is honorable. Kingdoms provide for all the needs of their citizens; and the king is personally committed to and involved in the welfare of his citizens.

So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well (Matt. 6:31-33).

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless (Ps. 84:11).

11. The Kingdom Culture Principle
This is the lifestyle and way of life for the citizens manifested in their language, dress, eating habits, values, morals, and sense of self-worth and self-concept.
My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify Myself, that they too may be truly sanctified (John 17:15-19).

12. The Kingdom Economy Principle
All kingdoms operate on a system that secures and sustains the strength and viability of the kingdom. The system involves the kingdom government’s providing opportunity for the citizens to participate in the benefits program of the kingdom’s prosperity through contributing to the work ethic and culture of the kingdom.

The kingdom economy usually involves a taxation system, investment opportunities, and creative development programs for the citizens.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure,
pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you (Luke 6:38).

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me” (Luke 18:22).

13. The Kingdom Taxation Principle
All kingdoms incorporate a taxation system, which allows its citizens to participate in the process of maintaining the kingdom infrastructure. The system allows the citizen to share in the kingdom’s commonwealth and return a set portion of the king’s resources back to the king.

In essence, everything in a kingdom already belongs to the king, including the taxes required from the citizen, therefore taxation is simply the government’s allowing its resources to pass through the hands of the citizen.

Tell us then, what is Your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? (Matt. 22:17)

Then He said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” (Matt. 22:21b).

“In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing Me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the Lord Almighty. “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty (Mal. 3:8b-12).

Shema Selah here is our directions to walk in dominion that He gave us from the beginning that Yeshua returned to us at the stake!!!  Study, learn and be taught the ways of the King of kings!!!   

The Kingdom of God is all that matters, Apart from The Kingdom of God, NOTHING MATTERS!!!!

John 5

We are walking in today:  The Kingdom of God is all that matters, Apart from The Kingdom of God, NOTHING MATTERS!!!!

Witness matter throughout the Bible:  H1697 dabar--business, occupation, acts, matter

Exodus 18:16 - When they have a matter, H1697 they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

The Torah  ...............
 Numbers 31:16 - Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel H1697 of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter H1697 of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

The prophets  ..................
  1 Samuel 16:18 - Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, H1697 and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

The writings  ...........................
 1 Kings 15:5 - Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter H1697 of Uriah the Hittite. 

Ezra 10:16 - And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. H1697

John 5:21-22,24-27 21 Just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, so too the Son makes alive anyone he wants. 22 The Father does not judge anyone but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 24 Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever hears what I am saying and trusts the One who sent me has eternal life — that is, he will not come up for judgment but has already crossed over from death to life! 25 Yes, indeed! I tell you that there is coming a time — in fact, it’s already here — when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen will come to life. 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has given the Son life to have in himself. 27 Also he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

SON OF GOD/SON OF MAN

Fatherhood implies source. When we claim someone as father, we claim him as the source of who we are, suggesting we are made of the same “stuff.” This is what Yeshua was claiming when He called God His Father. The religious leaders understood His claim, which is why they persecuted Him.

Yeshua shocked the religious leaders of His day when He spoke of God as His Father. At this time, the Hebrews generally had no concept or understanding of God as Father in a personal way. Therefore, Yeshua’ claim of such intimacy offended them.

After His unprecedented claim to intimacy with God, Yeshua went on to compare His activities and authority with those of His Father. Essentially, they were the same.

See: John 5:21-22; 24–27

Yeshua stated that He had the power to give life and the power to execute judgment over men, both of which were the purview of God alone. It is significant that Yeshua refers to Himself as the “Son of God” in relation to His authority to give life, and as the “Son of Man” in relation to His authority to judge.

Only God can give life, and since the Son of God is of the same essence—the same “stuff”—as the Father, the Son can also give life. On the other hand, the only one qualified or “legal” on earth to render judgment upon men is one who is an offspring of man.

In order to qualify this offspring must be without sin, because only someone who has no sin of his own can bear the sins of others. No one except Yeshua has ever met this qualification, but He met it perfectly. Born of a woman, born of a virgin, born into the ancestral line of David, Yeshua was a “son of man” because He was fully human. He was, as Paul said, the second “Adam.”

It was necessary for God to become a man in order to unleash His love and power in the earthly realms. By design, God gave dominion of the earth to mankind, and only humans have “legal” jurisdiction here.

That is why whenever God wants to do something in the earth He seeks to work through human agents. In Yeshua He has the perfect man to initiate His work.

2 Corinthians 5:21  God made this sinless man be a sin offering on our behalf, so that in union with him we might fully share in God’s righteousness.”

A KINGDOM OF IGNORANT KINGS

ig·no·rant [ˈiɡnərənt]  ADJECTIVE
1. lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated:

The problem for so many of us is that we don’t know who we are. We have become a kingdom of ignorant kings: ignorant of our identity, ability, power, and authority. Long ago we forgot, (if we ever knew), all that the enemy stole from us.

Deposed, defeated, and dejected, like the prodigal son we sit in the mud and stench of the pigsty, nibbling on dry corn husks, never lifting the eyes of our spirit to behold the riches of our Father’s estate that are ours if we will only reach out and claim them.

Our greatest enemy today is neither ha satan nor sin, because Yeshua defeated both at the cross. Power is not the problem, either. We have power. That is why God did not send power to fix our problem. Our greatest enemy today is ignorance.

Either you want to know or you just don’t want to. Reminds me of the movie the Matrix--where the guy who sold everyone out to have a luxurious life. This person chose to stay in the matrix instead of the reality that life as everyone else knows it is a lie. What we don’t know is killing us; or at least depriving us of a full and abundant life!! The antidote for ignorance is knowledge, so God sent us His Word—His living Word in the person of His Son.

As long as we live in HaSatan’s darkness, we will never know that we are prisoners in our own territory, slaves of an illegal despot. We will never know we are the rightful rulers of this planet or that the devil is already a defeated enemy.

Because we don’t know any better, because we don’t realize the power we have, we allow HaSatan to run our lives, ravaging our bodies with sickness, draining our finances, destroying our marriages, messing up our kids with drugs and alcohol, and generally wreaking havoc.

Yeshua is the light of the world. Light means knowledge. He came to show us who we really are and to expose the enemy’s false kingdom. To put it another way,Yeshua came to introduce us to ourselves and to call us to become the people God always knew we could be. He came to call us home.

THE POWER TO CHANGE OUR LIFE

It is a matter of grooming our Kingdom mentality, of learning to think, talk, and act like the royalty we are rather than like the galley slaves the devil has told us we are. Unfortunately, this is not a natural mindset for us, and most believers have trouble making the change.

In a very real sense, Kingdom mentality is a warrior mentality. When necessary, kings go to war to defend their domain. They are willing to fight to the death in order to preserve their kingdom or to repel an attacker.

Kingship is all about protection, exercising authority, and reclaiming conquered territory. Sometimes it is even about taking the war right into the enemy’s camp. The enemy is always lurking about somewhere, seeking to divide and conquer, to destroy our lives and to devour our substance.

Kingdom mentality faces the enemy square on and says, “No way! This is mine, and you are not going to rob me anymore! I am a king and a child of the King, and He has given this territory to me!”

We must be willing to fight for what we know is ours.

We must be ready to stand firm, take authority in Yeshua’s name, and reclaim what is ours by right.

PRIESTS WHO ARE ALSO KINGS--BRING IT!!!

Exodus 19:5-6 5 Now if you will pay careful attention to what I say and keep my covenant, then you will be my own treasure from among all the peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you will be a kingdom of cohanim for me, a nation set apart.’ These are the words you are to speak to the people of Isra’el.”

God is after building on earth a Kingdom of kings and priests; not two separate classes or castes, but two offices combined in the same person. God’s original plan was for both king and priest to be the same person, but ever since the fall mankind has been trying to keep the two separate.

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

Yeshua fulfilled this when He came to earth. Like Adam, Yeshua was (and is) a King. When Pilate asked Yeshua, “Are You the king of the Hebrews?” At the same time, Yeshua is also a priest. The New Testament Book of Hebrews presents Yeshua as the great high priest who intercedes for us before the Father:

Yeshua is the example, the prototype of what God desires for all His children. He wants us to be like Yeshua, kings and priests in the world: kings to faithfully represent His government and execute His authority on the earth.

John 18:33 So Pilate went back into the headquarters, called Yeshua and said to him, “Are you the king of the?”

Hebrews 4:14-16 14 Therefore, since we have a great cohen gadol who has passed through to the highest heaven, Yeshua, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we acknowledge as true. 15 For we do not have a cohen gadol unable to empathize with our weaknesses; since in every respect he was tempted just as we are, the only difference being that he did not sin. 16 Therefore, let us confidently approach the throne from which God gives grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace in our time of need.

He wants us to be priests who will represent His love, grace, and mercy to a world of people stumbling in the darkness with no knowledge either of Him or of His Kingdom. This is the purpose that lies behind His call to each of us when we came to Christ.

1 Peter 2:9-10  9 But you are a chosen people, the King’s cohanim,  a holy nation,  a people for God to possess! Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; before, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

GOD’S SUPER AGENTS IN A DARK WORLD

We, the Church, the “called-out ones” of Christ, are “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation” called of God to “declare” His praises to a dark world. A royal priesthood is another way of saying that each one of us is both a king and a priest.

Our Lord has called and commissioned each of us as His ambassadors—His agents —in leading those still trapped in darkness into the “wonderful light” of His Kingdom. Paul described our special calling this way:

As followers of Christ, children of God, and citizens of His realm, we have no priority greater than proclaiming His Kingdom. Yeshua devoted His earthly ministry to proclaiming the Kingdom, and His priority is ours as well.

CHAPTER EIGHT PRINCIPLES

• The Kingdom of God must be our highest priority; Yeshua gave us no other commission.

• Whatever we see in the physical world has a corresponding greater reality in the spiritual world.

• God sent  Christ, His only begotten Son—the second “Adam”— to undo the curse brought upon mankind by the first Adam.

• Our Father is always working, and we should be working also.

• Only God can give life, and since the Son of God is of the same essence—the same “stuff”—as the Father, the Son can also give life.

• Because He fulfilled His father’s will perfectly and without sin, Yeshua the Son of Man was qualified to judge the race of man.

• In Christ, we are authoritative on earth because we are human, just as He was.

• If you are a believer, you are a saint, and if you are a saint, you are an heir to the Kingdom of God.

• Kingship is all about protection, exercising authority, and reclaiming conquered territory.

• God’s purpose is to restore the offices of king and priest into one.

• The Kingdom of God is all that matters, and apart from the Kingdom of God, nothing matters.

“There is nothing as powerful as a Concept, and nothing more dangerous than a Misconception.”

Shema Selah we are set apart for His purpose and plan!!  Walk in the Kingdom of heaven and turn away from the kingdom of darkness!!  

Men Of Torah Day--The Kingdom of The Most High is the Center of Everything!!!

Matthew 28 

We are walking in today: Men Of Torah Day--The Kingdom of The Most High is the Center of Everything!!!

 Witness within throughout the Bible:  H1004 bayith--on the inside, within

Genesis 39:11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house H1004 to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house H1004 there within.

The Torah ...............
 Genesis 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within H1004 and without with pitch.

The prophets ..................
 Ezekiel 3:24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. H1004


The writings ...........................
 Psalm 101:2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house H1004 with a perfect heart.

Ezekiel 44:17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. H1004

Matthew 28:19-20 19 Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim, immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, yes, even until the end of the age.”

The beauty of the message of The Kingdom reaches to all not just some races and classes. But the scriptures do declare a remnant shall be saved and many are called but few are chosen. Yet the mandate of the Kingdom of Elohim declares as a commandment for our days and times to make disciples of men and setting the truth. In discovering what Kingdom means and how to operate as citizens of our King. Not some trues half trues or fables and cunning stories of men. But actual precepts and a culture that reach past any known existence to mankind. This is the message that Yeshua taught studied and created as His original intent to the purpose of creating man.

THE PRIORITY OF THE KINGDOM

The Kingdom of God is at the center of everything. God’s every action and activity is motivated by His desire and passion to see His Kingdom established on the earth. How important to the Body of Christ is the message of the Kingdom of God?

The Kingdom of God must be our highest priority; Yeshua gave us no other commission. When He said, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19), He was commanding us to proclaim the Kingdom of God to a world that knew it not.

THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE WORLDS

Many people dismiss the spiritual world as nothing more than superstition. Others acknowledge the existence of the spiritual, but believe it has little or no influence on their lives, or that it is a realm to be manipulated for their own benefit.

In truth, the spiritual world is more real than the natural one. First of all, the spiritual realm is larger than the physical realm, and, second, it is the realm from which the physical world originated. In other words, the invisible produced the visible.

All things were created from the mind of a powerful Maker. What He imagined and planned in His mind He brought forth by the power of the Word.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Cor. 4:16-18).

God’s original purpose for creating the visible world was to establish His invisible Kingdom in that visible world— to manifest the spiritual in the physical. His plan for accomplishing this called for children who would inhabit visible physical bodies.

For this reason He created man in His own image. He created them spirit, soul and body with the capacity to communicate with both realms, the realm of the spirit and the realm of the physical.

CREATED TO BE KINGS IN GOD’S WORLD

God created us as spirit “men,” put us into physical bodies, some male and some female, placed us in a visible, physical world that He had created and said, “Dominate this for Me.” In this way, God planned for us to rule and exercise control over the earth in His name. Through us, His rule of the heavenly Kingdom would be extended over the earth.

We were created as administrators of God’s Kingdom on earth. It’s that simple. Adam was the first, the prototype. Next came Eve, whom God fashioned from a part of Adam’s side, and who ruled with Adam as a helper and
equal partner.

Adam and Eve disobeyed God and thereby forfeited their Kingdom rights. Satan, an interloper and outcast of Heaven, illegally usurped the throne that they abdicated, wreaking havoc ever since in the hearts and lives of people everywhere in every generation.

Because we are made in God’s image, our hearts cry out for Him. But since our sin has separated us from Him and we cannot see Him, all we can do is reach out and fashion gods of our own making according to our own flawed understanding.

Cut off from God, our source, we live lives characterized by fear, hopelessness, and despair. Worst of all, we live in fear of the One who created us to be like Him, who loves us with an undying love.

A LITTLE HELP FROM HEAVEN

What could we do? In our fallen state we were helpless. Nothing that we might do in our own power would be sufficient to restore us to God’s favor and to our former position. We needed help that only God could provide. That’s why He sent Yeshua Ha’ Mashiach, His only begotten Son— the second “Adam”—to undo the curse brought upon mankind by the first Adam.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.… So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam, a life-giving spirit (1 Cor. 15:20-22,45).

Adam lost the Kingdom; Yeshua restored the Kingdom. Adam did not lose heaven, because he was never in heaven; he was formed from the dust of the ground. Heaven was not Adam’s home, and neither is it ours— ultimately.

Heaven is a real place, the spiritual domain where God rules, but don’t forget that He gave the earth to man as our domain to rule in His name: “The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to man” (Ps. 115:16).

Here the word head stands for authority. By their failure to stand up to HaSatan and use their Kingdom authority to defeat him, Adam and Eve lost that authority. God promised, however, that the day would come when another would arise, an offspring and descendant of the woman, who would crush HaSatan’s authority, take back the power he stole, and restore the scepter of earth’s domain to man, its rightful holder. That offspring was Yeshua Ha’Mashiach.

THE SON OF MAN AND THE ANCIENT OF DAYS

This Kingdom was represented in the dream by the rock not cut by human hands that shattered the great statue. Furthermore, this eternal Kingdom would be established on the earth by a divine person whom Daniel referred to as a “son of man”.

This “son of man” came with the “clouds of heaven,” which is a reference, not to literal clouds in the sky, but to hosts of angels. The son of man is led into the presence of the “Ancient of Days,” another name for God the Father. Who is this “son of man”?

For over 500 years, from the days of Daniel to the days of Yeshua, the Hebrews regarded the term “son of man” as a reference to the Messiah, the Anointed One whom God would send to deliver His people. As the four Gospels in the New Testament make clear, Yeshua adopted the term for Himself. “Son of Man” was Yeshua’ preferred self-designation.

By so identifying Himself, Yeshua was claiming to be the Messiah, the anointed Son of God.

Daniel 2:44-45 44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not pass into the hands of another people. It will break to pieces and consume all those kingdoms; but it, itself, will stand forever — 45 like the stone you saw, which, without human hands, separated itself from the mountain and broke to pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold. The great God has revealed to the king what will come about in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 7:13-14 13 “I kept watching the night visions, when I saw, coming with the clouds of heaven,
someone like a son of man. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. 14 To him was given rulership, glory and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations and languages should serve him. His rulership is an eternal rulership that will not pass away; and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

FATHER IS ALWAYS WORKING

As children of our Father, we also should be working whenever He is working. Yeshua, as our elder brother, has set the example for us. The good work of the Kingdom of God never takes a holiday, and neither should we. Even when we are on vacation, and at other times when we are not at work at our jobs, we should still be working for the Kingdom.

No matter the time or the place or the circumstances, God is always working. He deliberately puts us in situations where we can minister to people. God is always working, and as His children, we must always be working also. That’s what the Kingdom is all about.

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Shema Selah, for we are of the Kingdom of heaven and should be about out Father, the King's work--always!! https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1525018337576277/?l=445717812654444430

The Kingdom Is Our Rock!!!

Matthew 16

We are walking in today:  The Kingdom Is Our Rock!!! 

 Witness approach throughout the Bible:  H5066--nagash--to draw near, 

Num 4:19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach H5066 unto the most holy things: Aaron and his  sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and  to his burden:

   

The Torah  ...............
  Deuteronomy 20:2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach H5066 and speak unto the people,

 

The prophets  ..................
   2 Samuel 11:20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh H5066 unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

The writings  ...........................
   Job 40:19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make  H5066 his sword to approach H5066 unto him.

Jeremiah 30:21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach H5066 unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach H5066 unto me? saith the LORD.

Matthew 16:13  When Yeshua came into the territory around Caesarea Philippi, he asked his talmidim, “Who are people saying the Son of Man is?”

THE FINAL KINGDOM

When Yeshua came, He spoke of the rock. One day He asked His disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” (Matt. 16:13). After their reply, He got more personal.

Yeshua was using a play on words here. The name Peter, or petros in Greek, means “stone” as in a small rock. When Yeshua said “rock,” however, He used the word petra, which refers to a large boulder.

Yeshua Himself was the “rock” upon which His Church would be built. He Himself was the rock in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream that crushed all the kingdoms of the earth to dust. His is the Kingdom made without human hands that will last forever.

THE CHARACTER OF THE KINGDOM

Chapter seven of the Book of Daniel relates a dream and vision that came to Daniel himself that reveals the character and awesome majesty of the Kingdom of God. Daniel saw a procession of four frightening beasts rising from the sea.

These four beasts, and the fourth one in particular, represent the demonic and satanic forces that lie behind the power, wickedness, and corruption of many kingdoms of the world.

What follows assures us of both the certain defeat of HaSatan and the absolute triumph of the Kingdom of God.

Daniel 7:9-14
9 “As I watched, thrones were set in place; and the Ancient One took his seat. His clothing was white as snow, the hair on his head was like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, with wheels of burning fire. 10 A stream of fire flowed from his presence; thousands and thousands ministered to him, millions and millions stood before him. Then the court was convened, and the books were opened. 11 “I kept watching. Then, because of the arrogant words which the horn was speaking, I watched as the animal was killed; its body was destroyed; and it was given over to be burned up completely. 12 As for the other animals, their rulership was taken away; but their lives were  prolonged for a time and a season. 13 “I kept watching the night visions, when I saw, coming with the clouds of heaven, someone like a son of man. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. 14 To him was given rulership, glory and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations and languages should serve him. His rulership is an eternal rulership that will not pass away; and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

A PEEK INTO THE HEAVENLY REALM

The “Ancient of Days” in verses 9 and 13 is a reference to God the Father, eternal, without beginning or end. His white clothing speaks of His purity and holiness, while the white of His hair suggests the wisdom of the ages. Blazing flames and the river of fire also symbolize God’s purity and holiness, as well as His majesty and power.

The Ancient of Days took His seat in the midst of thrones —thousands of them. Thrones are for rulers, and these thrones were the seats of authority for the kingly citizens of the Kingdom, the King’s court. Daniel saw many kings, but then the King of kings entered, and all the focus was on Him.

Thousands attended Him, as befitted such a great King. These verses at least imply that those who occupied the thrones around the King were also among those who attended Him. Here was a scene unlike anything ever found on earth: kings attending the King; rulers taking care of the Ruler.

Earthly kings have servants and advisors attending them. The King of kings, the Ancient of Days, has kings as His attendants.

THE FINAL DESTRUCTION AND THE SON OF MAN

What this means for us is that, even though HaSatan and the forces of darkness are still around to harass us if we let them, their power and authority over us have been broken. They have already been judged. Their final destruction awaits the consummation of all things with the return of Christ, but it is as certain as though it had already happened.

This is why we do not have to surrender to defeat or despair or helplessness in our daily lives.

We can live in victory and walk in confidence because the power of our enemy has been broken. The Lord has given us authority over him. We are among those seated in judgment over him with the King.

“One like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven” approaches the Ancient of Days and is led into His presence. This is a direct reference to Yeshua, 500 years before He was born. Yeshua’s preferred title for Himself was the “Son of Man.”

Through His death on the cross and resurrection from the dead, Yeshua the Son of Man conquered satan and broke his power and authority forever.

With this victory He entered heaven triumphantly where He was given “authority, glory and sovereign power,” was worshiped by people of all nations, and ruled “an everlasting dominion,” a Kingdom that will never be destroyed.

THE SAINTS GET THE KINGDOM

Daniel 7:15-18 15 “As for me, Dani’el, my spirit deep within me was troubled; the visions in my head frightened me. 16 I approached one of those standing by and asked him what all this really meant. He said that he would make me understand how to interpret these things. 17 ‘These four huge animals are four kingdoms that will arise on earth. 18 But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, yes, forever and ever.’

Although the four beasts represented four human kingdoms that were to arise, that is not the most important point. What’s important is the promise in verse 18 that the saints—the children of God—will receive and possess His Kingdom forever, infinitely longer than the tenure of worldly kingdoms, no matter how great and powerful they may appear.

MAN FORFEITS THE KINGDOM

What did we (the human race) lose at the fall—heaven?

No. We did not come from heaven, nor were we created for heaven. We were created from the dust of the earth to rule over the earth. What we lost at the fall was not heaven, but the Kingdom.

Yeshua died on the cross and rose from the dead not so much to take us to heaven as to bring us back into possession of the Kingdom we lost. When we receive it, we will possess it forever and ever.

HaSatan will fight against our restoration and his loss of power with everything he’s got. This is the conflict that lies behind the rise and activities of the fourth beast.

As before, however, the focus of this passage is not on the oppressive power and cruelty of this beast, but on his certain and complete destruction, and the coming of the saints into the eternal Kingdom.

Verse 27 mentions three specific things that the children of God will receive when they come into the Kingdom:

• Sovereignty • Power and • Greatness.

When Yeshua restored the Kingdom to us, He did not give us a pretty façade with nothing inside. Along with the Kingdom He gave us power: power to overcome, prosper, live in victory, be joyful, and to fulfill our potential.

Finally, with the Kingdom comes greatness. Man was created in God’s image, the crowning glory of His creative activity, designed to rule over the earthly domain. As lost and fallen sinners, we still bear God’s image, but only a faint shadow of our former glory. When we are restored to the Kingdom, we are restored to greatness, because we return to the place and environment for which we were created.

CHAPTER SEVEN PRINCIPLES

• God’s scepter—the defining characteristic of His rule—is justice.

• We can live in victory and walk in confidence because the power of our enemy has been broken.

• Yeshua died on the cross and arose from the dead, not so much to take us to heaven as to bring us back into possession of the Kingdom we lost.

• As children of God, we receive three specific things when we come into the Kingdom: sovereignty, power, and greatness.

• Within the scope of our delegated sovereignty, we have absolute authority.

• When we are restored to the Kingdom, we are restored to greatness, because we return to the place and environment for which we were created.

“The greatest discovery is self-discovery.”

Shema Selah, our return to the Rock of Ages is our return to the Kingdom and principles of the King of Kings!! Ahyah Asher Ahyah!!