#531 – Embodying The Promises
The Kingdom As The Inner Life
The Manifestation Of The Inner Life
The Priesthood After The Order Of Melchizedek.
THERE IS NO ALTERNATE PLAN “B”.
October 14, 2012
For over 42 years I have been researching, studying, writing notes and speculating about the Christian Life, the Kingdom of God and what God has determined would be mankind’s role in fulfilling His Eternal Purpose. For the most part we have only scratched the surface of these things. Before I depart from this dimension I have had an insatiable desire to be able to open up some of these areas of scripture that are still a great mystery.
One of the mysteries revolves around this question; How can man be developed and prepared for this seemingly impossible task of fulfilling the demands of the Kingdom? The “Divine solution” is outlined in very sketchy details in the scriptures! However, this burden is straining within many of us for these things to be understood and experienced! Recently, I have understood that there really are MANY scriptures that point to this reality. I am beginning to understand that the “solution” is not very complicated at all when we really examine the scriptures.
Over the years the possibility of God actually revealing this next dimension of Life and Ministry seemed uncertain at best. Still, there was and IS an inner anticipation that one day it would be clearly seen. We had a confidence that THOSE WHO SEEK WILL ONE DAY FIND!
Even though many of these things are still in the speculation stage and NOT in the realm of experience, a clearer overview seems to be unfolding. Therefore, I am attempting to put this in document format that may NOT be so clear that it is understandable at this time. My hope is that at least a few people, somewhere, will be able to grasp what I think might be the key to the next restoration.
Many “watchmen”, “prophets”, “teachers” are announcing the end time and the very real dangers in the economy, in the diabolical conspiracies to bankrupt the country and the many atrocities that are about to overtake us. EVERY day these men are on radio and the inter net warning us to get prepared for a total governmental and financial meltdown. It was recently announced that at least one of these men will soon be on Television giving us warning from cyberspace! These are sincere men who speak with total concern and a real compassion! They fully believe their calling is to warn the believers what is about to take place in our nation and around the world.
My concept or speculation has been that God is Sovereign over all things and NOTHING can or will take place on that massive scale until He has determined it is necessary to fulfill His Eternal Purpose! When that happens NOTHING can stop it! Until that takes place God will continue with His original plan. In other words; IF He has determined that He WILL have a Kingdom of Priests after the Order of Melchizedek, that will certainly happen! If these called, prepared and ordained priests will be the body of the High Priest, that will take absolute priority over EVERYTHING else. If God has predetermined that there will be a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, holy and blameless, that MUST take place first. Why?
There is NO ALTERNATE PLAN “B”.
What we don’t know is if this “glorious church” is visible in the earth dimension or if God has been preparing the “Church He is Building” since the first Pentecost, 2000 years ago. Is this preparation visible or invisible? That IS the question. In Revelation 12, John saw the woman {the visible church} but that was a vision and not in the earth / dirt realm.
We could speculate that if the “glorious church” is just about prepared, if the New Jerusalem is about assembled and if Zion is just about built up and if God’s purpose for the church age is fulfilled, then the end will shortly come. However, ALL that the prophets spoke MUST first be fulfilled. Why?
There is NO ALTERNATE PLAN “B.”
Dan 7:27 ‘Then the sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.’
Of course, we have no way of knowing how much of God’s Eternal Purpose has been fulfilled. Why? God has kept ALL that under His exclusive Sovereignty. It is NOT for us to know the times and seasons which the Father has kept in His own authority.
My speculation is that there is STILL a LOT of work to be done and THIS Gospel of the Kingdom HAS NOT YET been preached in the whole world as a witness to every nation. Why are we concerned about that at this time? Because that MUST happen BEFORE the end will come. To assign this task to the two witnesses in Revelation 11 is a VERY BIG stretch. How do we know that? The two witnesses do NOT show up until the end of the Great Tribulation! Why MUST Matthew 24:14 be accomplished FIRST? Because that is a shall be “absolute.”
Mat 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.
All these things Must be fulfilled FIRST ! Why?
THERE IS NO ALTERNATE PLAN “B”.
How do I know that? God WILL fulfill His original Plan so He doesn’t need an alternate plan. Why? He is Absolutely Sovereign Over Everything! He has already determined the “END” from the “BEGINNING.” He established His Eternal Purpose before the foundation of the world.
BUT WHAT IF HE CAN’T PULL IT OFF? FORGET THAT! THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE!
Now, the question remains. How can man POSSIBLY be included in this irrevocable plan? It is already clear that Man IS included in God’s Plan and, therefore, He WILL include man in what He is doing to fulfill His plan. I am going to call this PLAN for mankind;
THE “EMBODIMENT OF THE PROMISES!”
It is my understanding that this irrevocable plan was set in place BEFORE the foundation of the World and MUST be completed BEFORE the end can possibly come.
Since this is the first document on this subject, I ask for your patience while I struggle with the words to explain my interpretation of this tremendous plan. The actual plan is quite simple and not difficult to understand. In fact, after you see how simple it really is you may think this NEVER was a mystery. However, this HAS BEEN a great mystery to me even though I have known these scriptures for a very long time. In fact these scriptures are part of the New Covenant that I have shared for over 35 years.
Eze 11:19 “And I shall give them one heart, and shall put a new spirit within them. And I shall take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.
Eze 36:26 “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 “And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
When we speak about “Embodying the Promises” this is what we mean. To “embody” the New Spirit- the Spirit of Christ- and to “embody” His Spirit - the Holy Spirit- is just basic Christianity! This is how the New Covenant begins.
Col 1:25 Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations; but has now been manifested to His saints, 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 8 And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ. 29 And for this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.
These scriptures have been a “staple” in this ministry for many years. How is it then that another dimension of understanding has appeared now? It was and IS God’s purpose to reveal the mysteries through the church.
Eph 3:8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things; 10 in order that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord
It can no longer be accepted that CHRIST IN YOU could possibly be a strange doctrine. Most all denominations accept the “concept” even if they see nothing more than “salvation” by that truth. It should NOT be thought strange that God purposed to reveal His hidden secrets, that were hidden from former generations, SOMEDAY! It is also clear that the mysteries were to be revealed through the church.
Since we are just speaking about basic and fundamental Christianity, and nothing beyond, we feel confident to call this “blessing” “The Embodiment of Christ, the Living and Abiding Word of God.” In other words we are just calling “Christ In You” the “Embodiment of Christ.”
John 14:16 “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you.
1Cor 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
1John 4:4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
It should no longer be thought strange that we speak about the Holy Spirit Abiding in us, if we have opened the door to Him and received Him. Then, for me to speak about “Embodying the Holy Spirit” should be received as the same thing and NOT a new doctrine. I am just using “He shall be in you” now as “the Embodiment of the Holy Spirit.” Why? Because, these scriptures are so well known that we want to use another term to open up new dimensions of understanding. Are we changing the meaning? Not at all!
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him.
To focus upon “with him” let us look at the Greek which means to; “Take up residence and stay.”
G3438 μονή monēFrom G3306; a staying, that is, residence (the act or the place): - abode.
In other words, there is still another dimension of “EMBODYING GOD,” if we love Jesus and keep His commandments, both He and the Father will take up residence in us. What does that imply? That we become His Temple (stationary) {that He may be with you forever} or His Tabernacle ( portable.) {During our stay on earth}
If we apply this term “Embodying God” in the eternal dimension, we are referring to the heavenly Mount Zion and the City of the Living God! However, that is then but this is now and our application must incorporate this “embodying the blessings” in the present tense to make it applicable to the Holy Place Life and Ministry. Why is this important? Because, we are exploring the “plan A” of how God will equip us to Live in the Kingdom dimension. Why? Because, we are speculating that THIS DIMENSION is the next restoration.
But why are we interpreting this speculation by using the type of the Tabernacle of Moses? Because, this is the picture God has given us to understand the New Covenant Priesthood after the Order of Melchizedek. In the New Covenant, the High Priest and His Sons must fulfill their calling as the Priesthood after the Order of Melchizedek. Why?
Because there is NO ALTERNATE PLAN “B”.
Where does this “ministry” take place? By functioning in the Holy Place Life and Ministry and within the illumination of the Seven Spirits of God! This is what we are calling the rudimentary stage of the preparation of a Kingdom of Priests!
This much has been shared over many years and many persons here, in other places and in other countries have accepted this much as current truth.
Now, our purpose is to add to the former things that were shared this Kingdom dimension of this higher Priesthood. Why? Melchizedek is a King / Priest FOREVER. Therefore, this Priesthood must be the “Embodiment of the Kingdom.” (The Kingdom is Within You) This will include the “Embodiment of His Word, His Life, His Spirit and His Ultimate Truth” as Experience and as Present Reality! When we share this, we may face some serious problems. Why, because “Embodying this Ultimate Reality” will obliterate every excuse for remaining in the status quo. “But I didn’t know” will no longer be accepted. “But my pastor didn’t believe” cannot be used.
This completly “failed church system” will be exposed as something estranged from God’s Ultimate Plan and therefore, from His Purpose. What will this mean to the visible church? This will expose a “truth” about God’s Ultimate Provision for the church! This understanding will reveal why the visible church, in its present state, has become irrelevant! Therefore, it MUST be replaced with the Church He is Building! How can this be done? By each “Kingdom Seeker” making the transition to the Lampstand Church and that the Holy Place Life and Ministry has become a personally reality! Does that mean that we will no longer see the visible church? Not at all, she will remain in the earth dimension! However, we do expect to see her going into the wilderness AFTER the Man-Child Company is caught up to the Throne of God. (Revelation 12).
She will have a place prepared for her by God for 42 months of tribulation when God will be preparing her for her lessor place in the eternal dimension, before the Throne! What is our message to the visible church? You MUST cease from just becoming more and more irrelevant in the fulfilling of God’s Purpose and Calling for the church age and begin immediately preparing for the Kingdom / Eternal age!
But why is this warning so controversial? Because it presents this THEORY of the end time events that leaves the visible church (the woman) on earth to endure the great tribulation AFTER The Man-Child Company ( the bride) is caught up to the Throne of God!
However, our “end time message” must be much more than this warning. Why? Because, the Kingdom (that is preached to EVERY nation) will NOT be in Word only but by the “EMBODIMENT OF THE MESSAGE” which will be a manifestation of TRUTH that is preached by BOTH the Life and the Spirit!
It is this “WORD OF THE KINGDOM” which is “Embodied” in the minister of the New Covenant which is “EXPOSING the Kingdom Of God” to those on the outside. Let us explain!
We are NOT using this term like the news media when it refers to being “EMBEDDED” with the troupes. That means being “fix firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.”
Our understanding is that “GOD,” the “Ultimate Reality,” is “EMBODIED” in us and is manifesting His Reality, His Essence, His Ultimate Substance, His Absolute Truth in us. This “Manifestation” is what we are calling “the Ministry of the Holy Place.” Why is this important? Because, when “ALL OF GOD AND HIS ULITIMATE PROVISION IS EMBODIED” HE moves with us. Why? Because, HE IS IN US! This is seen in the grand procession of ALL the Holy Things traveling with the “tabernacle” to its next resting place!
It is THIS transition from being “embedded” to being “embodied” that is so difficult to explain but NOT nearly as difficult as experiencing what we are suggesting. While this may be the “ultimate mystery” it is NOT difficult to understand when viewed within the context of “GOD,” the “Ultimate Reality,” which is being “embodied within us.” Why is this essential? Because, we all know our own limitations and the “EMBODIMENT” removes our dependence upon our limited and hopeless natural abilities.
What we provide is the “Temple” (permeant) and the “Tabernacle” (temporary) as the “TENT” which houses the Holy Place ( the NEW MAN) for the Indwelling of God by His Spirit. His manifestation is by His Word which is “preached outwardly” by BOTH Life and Spirit which first must be within the “servant of God.”
The “Holy Place Ministry” is different because it is WITHIN the body of the High Priest and ONLY by the direction of the Head. No “ministry” is done on our own initiative! This is the meaning of “body ministry.” ALL ministry begins in the Head and NOT in the body. The Kingdom message is Not preached with “ words only.” The Kingdom that is “EMBODIED” is “EXPOSED” by the “ministry” and not “IMPOSED” by lording it over or preached with a heavy hand. The Kingdom is NOT a “THREAT” but an “OFFER.”
The Kingdom ministry is by “exposing” what is “EMBODIED” which IS the Word of the Kingdom manifesting Spirit, Truth and Life. This, then, is the Light coming once again into the world but now at least SOME in the world will SEE a great LIGHT!
At last the New Covenant can be lived and demonstrated by its “Ministers of the New Covenant.” But what IS this radical difference in the methods we have used? The actual “WORD” is delivered by He who is “Embodied” as the Living and Abiding Word of God “SPEAKS IN US” and “THROUGH US!” This is what we have identified as “the Word” rising up out of the inner man and speaking. What He speaks IS the Word of God! The “Word of God IS the Word of the Kingdom” and IS the real SEED that is sown.
Now, “Without Me you can do NOTHING” takes on a much fuller meaning because we KNOW He means; “NOTHING eternal can be accomplished.” If we do the end time ministry properly, what will we do? NOTHING, without Him! [the Him which is Embodied] But, some will say, then NOTHING will happen! NOT AT ALL! Everything will happen, at last, because NOW, in this responce, we have finally participated in the New Covenant ministry. This ministry originates in the HOLY PLACE! Who is responsible for this ministry? Our High Priest. Then, by His prerogative, He will speak in and through His Body of Sons.
2Cor 13:3 since you are seeking for proof of the Christ who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.
Paul was aware that it was Christ, the Living and Abiding Word of God, that was speaking in him. Christ speaking in us is the principle that we are applying to this concept of the End Time Ministry which proceeds out from the Holy Place. This is also called, “Preaching this Gospel of the Kingdom to EVERY nation.” Has this “Word of God Speaking within us” EVER been done before? Certainly, by Jesus, by Paul and we assume by all those who wrote the letters of the New Testament!
But why now are you placing this radical burden upon this generation of “ministers?” Who do you think you are to insist upon change? We have been working in this current church way for a hundred generations. Why are you so adamant about changing things now?
Because, it is obvious that what we are doing is NOT working and the saints are NOT coming to perfection. It is ONLY logical that we seek God for the real system that He has designed! That system WILL work. How do we know?
Because, there is NO Alternate “Plan B.”
Mat 10:17 “But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to the courts, and scourge you in their synagogues; 18 and you shall even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 “But when they deliver you up, do not become anxious about how or what you will speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what you are to speak. 20 “For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
When this becomes our experience and the Father speaks “IN US” then the New Covenant / Holy Place ministry has begun. When the Father speaks in us, who will hear that? All those who have come to hear words from that realm! But through whom do the words come? Read it carefully! The people are speaking but the words DO NOT originate with the people but with the Father. This IS the New Covenant “Ministry of the Word.”
John 10:37 “If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
The Father is in Me, = Embodied! I in the Father = Embedded!
Both are part of the New Covenant / Holy Place Ministry.
John 14:9 Jesus *said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.
We should clearly be able to see that the FATHER, abiding in us, will also do His works through us. Then what do we have to boast about? Nothing, because it is NOT our work but His.
If we can shift for a moment and focus upon the impossible demands of the Kingdom from Matthew 5-6 &7, we should be clearly able to “see” how these things can be lived within the New Covenant provision. What is the short definition of this “provision”. “GOD BEING EMBODIED” in us doing His Works.
While these “concepts” may be new to us and the “demands” appear to be beyond our capacity to function, it is clear that God’s Eternal Purpose is dependent upon us functioning within His Revealed Plan. Why?
Because there is NO ALTERNATE “PLAN B.”
That implies that all these new “programs” that are being presented in church / pastor’s conferences will surely fail. It means all these new “inspired” human plans for something we can “try now” and the new “outreach systems” to win souls will all soon vanish. Why? God is NOT inspiring new things to “TRY” to see if that works better. Why? Because,
THERE IS NO OTHER PLAN BUT THE ONE HE STARTED WITH.
If we discover that “PLAN” we will be moving forward but if we keep “TRYING” new systems designed by man, I can Prophesy now.
YE, YE YOU ARE GOING TO WASTE YOUR LIFE IN IRRELEVANT ACTIVITY BECAUSE THERE IS NO ALTERNATE PLAN “B!”
But, brother, I think we could start ----! That is where the worthless plans “B-C-D ----“
originate, in the mind of man. This is exactly why we must cultivate a “renewed Mind” to adjust to God’s non-negotiable and unchanging Plan. The visible church has missed the original “PLAN A” and must be up to “trying” plan “Z” by now and ready to start over.
PLAN “A” is not complicated. It is the “Almighty God” coming to dwell in man and through His Life, His Spirit, through His Inner Revelation and by His Anointing, to develop man into a totally New Creation- a NEW SPECIES- in which He can fulfill His Eternal Purpose and equip mankind to rule over the world yet to come. Of course this is not new and is included in most of these documents. It is the experiential “reality” and personal Revelation of His INDWELLING that is new.
But, brother, that just sounds like more of the TV hype that is so disgusting. That is true, because now it is just speculation UNTIL it actually becomes our experience. The actual experience is what we are calling the “embodiment” and NOT the doctrine. While being “embedded” is essential, the Holy Place Life and ministry comes through the “EMBODIMENT.” This is what we have referred to as the Body of the High Priest but that is still rather abstract.
John 17:21 that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, ( the Embodiment) and I in Thee, (Embedded) that they also may be in Us; (Embedded) that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. 22 “And the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given to them; that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them, (Embodied) and Thou in Me, (embodied) that they may be perfected in unity, that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and didst love them, even as Thou didst love Me. 26 and I have made Thy name known to them, and will make it known; that the love wherewith Thou didst love Me may be in them, (Embodied) and I in them.”(Embodied)
Love and the attributes of God are designed to be “embodied in us” and that we are to be “embedded in Him.” This is the Key to the Next restoration and to the Kingdom / Christian Life. This is the Key to living in Matthew 5-6 & 7. This EXCHANGE of Life is essential to living in the Kingdom dimension and meeting the qualifications of the Kingdom demands. How? By the “embodiment of His attributes” that the love wherewith Thou didst love Me may be in them.
Mat 5:48 “Therefore you are to be perfect, as (since) your heavenly Father is perfect.
G5046 tέλειος teleios From G5056; complete (in various applications of growth, and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with G3588) completeness: - of full age, man, perfect.
This verse has caused so much controversy over the centuries because of the word “perfect.” It has long been thought to be an error in copying the text or translated in error since EVERYBODY knows this is not possible to be “perfect AS the Father in heaven IS PERFECT.” To come to His Perfection seems ridiculous.
The word translated as “AS” can also be translated as “SINCE.” Then it can be translated as “Since your Father in Heaven is Perfect; you are to be perfect also!” From this we could guess that “If the Father who IS Perfect is “embodied” in You; You can also become perfect like Him.”
Or “If the Father is “embodied” in you and you are “embedded” in Him” then to be like Him is normal and practical. Or, “If you are conceived by Him and are born of Him then you also can be like Him.” “If the Divine Person is “embodied” in us and we are “embedded” in Him and are of His same species then we can become one even as He is One.”
The oneness, the perfection or growing up in all things into Him is NOT because of us but because of Him who is in us. Or It is Christ in us which is our hope of Glory. Paul said THIS is the Mystery that has been hidden since the beginning.
Col 1:26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations; but has now been manifested to His saints, 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete ( perfect) in Christ.
It is clear that our perfection is “in Christ.” This “perfection” is normal and possible simply because He is “Embodied” in us and we are “Embedded” in Him. The preaching of the Word of the Kingdom is to those “to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles.”
Our “coming to perfection” is not the work of human effort but of resting in Him. (Embedded) It is permitting God , [the Father / the Word- Christ / and Holy Spirit] to be formed in us. This is how we are using the term “embodied.” “Perfection” by ANY OTHER method will be a big waste of time and a waste of human effort.
Why it took me over 40 years to just read the Bible and understand what it said is a BIG mystery. It really cannot get any more simple than this and ANYONE can do it. For the church to come to perfection by adhering to the man made church systems inherent within the visible church is simply NOT possible.
Then why are the five ministries in Ephesians 4 ordained to bring the church to perfection? Isn’t that ONLY possible when THEY are “Embodying God?” Yes! And that is the problem. That is why we have been so adamant about ALL ministry STARTING in the Holy Place and NOT in the Outer Court. It is in the Holy Place where we begin to “Embody” the Divine Person, the Almighty God. After that “ALL things are possible.”
To bring our life into harmony with the demands of the Kingdom of God, we must be “Embodied” by the Kingdom Government of God! That is by His laws, statutes and ordinances. To “preach the Kingdom” before we are “Embodied” by the Kingdom will be ineffective! To be “Embodied” by the Kingdom of God , and by the Almighty God, and by His Ultimate Truth makes the “ministry of the Word of the Kingdom” possible.
I was preaching an ineffective “message” about the Kingdom for over 30 years but that is NOT the same as preaching “the Kingdom” itself, out of the “embodied” Kingdom. The Ultimate King knows everything about the Ultimate Kingdom and He can speak anytime we permit Him to Speak, IF He is “EMBODIED.” Where will He speak? IN US. His message of the Kingdom IS using the “KINGDOM” as a NOUN.
The word “kingdom” has been used more like an adjective than a noun. We have heard about having a “kingdom marriage” or a “kingdom message” or a “kingdom ministry.” Having a “kingdom church” is popular. Or a “kingdom outreach.”
There is a TV program called “The Kingdom Connection.” The kingdom being the adjective describing the “connection” which is the noun. I have listened to the preacher several times and I see NO connection to the real Kingdom at all. If the name was our “connection to the Kingdom” it would make more sense. However, if there really was NO connection to the real Kingdom it would just be more hype. If we see the “KINGDOM” can only properly be a noun, then we might see that this “Kingdom” is the reality of the Christian Life.
The Kingdom being “in the Christian” is “EMBODIED.” The Christian being “in the Kingdom” is “EMBEDDED.” Those on the outside are “OUT OF LUCK.” They will just hear the parables.
However, they are satisfied to hear a new verse preached each Sunday and evaluate the message. Those on the “outside” have no intention of changing or conforming or being transformed. Why is this still possible? Because, the REAL GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM has NOT been preached. Whose responsibility is that? That is given to His disciples but who is listening!