Daniel #5

            And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. (Daniel 2:44-45 KJV)

We’ll be focusing on these verses today. The Bible says after the destruction of all kingdoms of earth, just one kingdom will stand forever. This kingdom is not established by man, but by the God of heaven. This is the Kingdom of God and at the same time it is also the kingdom of heaven. What this means is that since it is still before the Lord’s Second coming to earth, the kingdom of God exists only in those who believe and have received the Holy Spirit. That is why the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Because the kingdom of God is formed within those who are born again by the Holy Spirit, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit reside within them as the King, as God, and as the Father. However there is no kingdom of God anywhere in this world, including the unregenerate people. That’s why Daniel sees the kingdom of God being established on earth, at the same time becoming the Kingdom of heaven. There is a distinction between kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God. Only the King James Bible categorizes Kingdom of God and Kingdom of heaven separately, and if you don’t know this, you’ll get confused. Daniel is seeing the kingdom of God and kingdom of heaven at the same time since he does not know the Age of Grace.

            We must pay attention to the fact that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven will come simultaneously in the earthly millennial kingdom after Jesus Christ returns to earth and judges every Gentile nations of this world. When Jesus Christ returns, from that moment on, all Jews have full authority to expect that the Lord will destroy all nations of the Gentile world and establish His kingdom. The Jews should know that only then, they will receive God’s promised kingdom. That’s why many preach the book of Daniel to the Jews. Israeli missionaries preach this in Hebrew language, conveying these words of Daniel chapter 2. The Lord came to earth as the King back in His First Coming. In order to introduce this king, John the Baptist was born to introduce the Jewish King Jesus Christ unto the Jews. That was John’s sole purpose to be birthed into this world. He preached out in the wilderness of Judea, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2 KJV) Here comes the king. That very kingdom of heaven prophesied by Daniel is at hand.’ However the Jews didn’t know what that meant. There was no way to explain it. The Jews were expecting the Lord to sit on the throne of the King after God had destroyed the world government and established His kingdom. That is what Daniel is prophesying, but in fact, had the Jews accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah 2000 years ago at His First Coming, the kingdom would have already come to Israel back then.

            However, God postponed it because the Lord had to die in order to save everyone. But they crucified and killed Jesus Christ. That’s why the Kingdom was delayed. In Christ before the foundation of the world, it was predestined that we too would be adopted as God’s children. the bride of Christ. Provided the 2000 year age of grace, and soon the bride of Christ will be lifted up, and during the 7 year Tribulation the Jews will realize: ‘Now I, Jesus am the king. The kingdom is coming.’ That is why,  the kingdom gospel is preached during the 7 years of tribulation, not the gospel of grace. ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is coming to this earth. the King is on His way! Repent!’ In other words, that very gospel John the Baptist preached, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. will once again be repeated. Unto the nation of sheep in Matthew 25, “for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:35-40 KJV Just as from the book of Ezekiel, the Jews will have nothing to eat, imprisoned, get sick throughout the Great Tribulation. My brethren here are the Jews. These are all things concerning the events at the Lord’s Second coming. The Lord made it possible for us to know the Jews would go through the Tribulation through the prophecies. When the Jews eventually repent and believe in the Lord during the tribulation, when they believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the people, the nation who helped them will also enter the Millennium Kingdom. If the people of Republic of Korea help Israel during the Tribulation, they too can enter the Millennial Kingdom, otherwise they will go into the lake of fire counted as a nation of goat. Blessed are the nations that take good care of the people of Israel even today. America was blessed just before the twentieth century. When the Jews were looking for a new home out in the sea, while all other nations of the world refused to take them in, America received them with open arms.

Many people starved to death on board. But America accepted them. That is why 7.6 million Jews currently live in the United States. That’s why the United States received much blessings for a long time since it’s independence in 1776. America was once called a paradise on earth. But how has it turned out? America sided with the Vatican, and continued to press Israel for peace in the Middle East, especially during the H.W.Bush era. Then in Clinton and W. Bush administration. Even today, Israel is still under pressure. Because of this, various disasters have occurred in America, and as the Lord said to Abraham, Genesis 12:3 (KJV) And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed is still being fulfilled. The Great Tribulation is incomparable to what Hitler did unto the Jews during World War II. That is why, just as the Lord blessed America for helping all the Jews when they were expelled, wandering around, poor and sick, At the Lord’s Second coming, He will finally bless the people who helped them during the Tribulation. Allowing their entrance into the kingdom, inherit the kingdom and receive eternal life That’s why, even during the Great Tribulation, God gives us opportunities individually and nationally as well. John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, as long as they believe until right before the Lord returns to earth at the end of tribulation. When we pray for our unbelieving family members or non-believing friends, we have to look ahead and pray even that far advanced into timeline. Even if they cannot be raptured by the time of Lord’s Second coming, we must still pray that they can be saved even there. God always answers such prayers.

During that time, in heaven we will see the prayers being answered of all who we have prayed. There’s a story about a person who prayed for the salvation of about hundred different people. The story goes on to tell that some were saved while that person was still alive, some were saved by coming to that person’s funeral, and some received salvation long after that person’s death. When the Lord comes at the end of the tribulation, the kingdom of heaven is established on earth, and because the Lord is physically present on earth, the entire world becomes the kingdom of God. Remember, the Lord First conveyed the word Matthew 6:33 (KJV) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. You must first seek the coming millennial kingdom. And seek the righteousness of God. It’s about believing in Jesus. Then God will add everything unto you concerning the things you eat and drink. In same manner, we too must first seek the oncoming kingdom of God, and seek God’s righteousness. Not my righteousness. God’s purpose is for his kingdom to come. That’s why He saves us. That’s why, for the sake of the kingdom of God, we ask those who will enter it to somehow reap the fruits that lead to eternal life. This is the food that Jesus Christ ate. We must eat a lot of the Lord’s food. More than we eat the perishable foods. Then we will be strong both physically and spiritually. You will get spiritually weaker if you only eat and drink the perishable foods of the world. However, if we eat more spiritual food than we eat the foods of the world, we will become strong both physically and spiritually being able to overcome the tings of this world. This sort of person is untouchable. It’s so easy to share the gospel these days over our sma