Please understand that God’s Kingdom is not of this world. Jesus made that clear to Pilate when he asked Jesus if he were the king of the Jews? John 18:33-37.
When the religious leaders asked Jesus when the kingdom of God would come, he explained that man would not see it coming like an army for the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:20-21
So when Jesus taught us to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom (Luke 11:2) it was clear that this was a work that was to be done within mankind. In the book of Romans 14:17 it says that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Therefore the coming of God’s kingdom can not be seen with your eyes but rather with your heart. For righteousness, peace and joy are found in the hearts of mankind. God's kingdom is a change of the heart, a transformation from within.
In John 3:1-8 Jesus told Nicodemus that he must be born again if he were to KNOW the kingdom of God. The King James Bible reads “see” the actual Greek is “know” which is a word that means to know intuitively.
In those days they did not use the word “awareness” or consciousness. Instead they used the word “know” or “see” to describe what must happen before the kingdom of God would be revealed.
This is why Jesus said, “God is Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24.
In the Greek the word “worship” means to have a relationship from within. To know God is to raise your consciousness to a level of vibration that is equal to God. The word “righteousness” means to be self evident without proof or demonstration. To be one with God.
Christianity has failed to teach higher levels of consciousness. They only preach salvation and a ticket into heaven when you die. They made God and heaven a far away place.
This was not the message of Jesus. He spoke of a relationship with God through the present Holy Spirit. He taught we are to KNOW God and then be transformed into his likeness. 1 Peter 1:4 says we are to share his divine nature escaping the corruption of the world. This means when we become aware of his divine nature we can be free from all pain and suffering.
In 1 John 3:2 it says Jesus will appear when we become like him and this will happen when we purify ourselves. This means we learn to let go of our worldly minds we set ourselves apart in alignment with God. This can only be done by the Holy Spirit and for he knows exactly what must be done to raise our level of awareness.
Don't stop now, free yourself from this world and share the consciousness of God's kingdom right now here on earth.
Steve Hart
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