Have modern Christians diminished the practical meaning of the word “heaven” by making it all about a place you go when you die? Verses throughout the Bible indicate there are things the living can do to achieve that state of being while on earth.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: January 23, 2021
Show Notes
Paul’s Notes
“Covenants of the gods” chapter 6; Only Matthew uses Kingdom of “Heaven”; Mt 4:17 = Mk 1:14; Mt 6:10 Do the will of God if you want to be in kingdom of Heaven; Revelation vs Intellectual pursuit; The sin of Adam (and us); How to get God to hear your prayer; God’s government here and now; How we know we’re saved; Mt 16:19 one key to the kingdom; Miraculous intervention; MT 18:18; Heaven vs Earth; Our dominion and fall; Hiding from the truth; Giving life as God does; Heaven = spiritual realm, Earth = physical realm; Kingdom of Heaven “at hand”; Heaven in Renaissance paintings; Clouds?; War in “Heaven”?; Angels = messengers; Beware taking metaphors too far; “Bad guys” missing some aspect; Evil afoot; gods many seeking offices of power; Evil knows God’s will, just won’t do it; You need God; Divine right of kings?; Ex 23:5; “Hating” God?; Paul’s lists of what NOT to do; Lucifer’s fall; Calling “evil” “good”; Samuel’s warning; Beasts and images; The sin of Sodom and Gomorrah; Ex 33:2; Sackcloth metaphor; Is 13:5; Understanding principles behind images; Talents – how we (ab)use them; Power corrupts; God’s indignation built into the system; Charity vs Force; Many was to be “dead”; Acts 12:23; Knowing God’s will by revelation; Jacob’s ladder; Busy angels influencing Earthly events; Nu 22:23; Balaam and Nicolaitans; Jude 1:6; Dressing and Keeping; The goal of the adversary; Dominion on condition; Subtlety of evil; Man over man?; Wycliffe bible introduction; Individual dominion; Private property?; Despising dominion; 2 Pe 2 – False prophets; Pernicious ways; Human resources; Seeing yourself in this picture; Bondage of Egypt; The direct commands of Christ; Pure Religion; Living at the expense of the state; Heaven = being one with God; Isa 9:6; Kingdom “at hand”; What is His will?; Setting your neighbor free; Beatitudes; Which “father” do you pray to?; “Numbering” people; Pilate’s trial of Jesus; Perfect law of liberty; Tithing; Christ is revolutionary; Repenting for righteousness.
Segments
[00:02:33] Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven are interchangeable phrases
[00:04:52] Thy Kingdom come
*[00:08:12] What happens when you die? LISTEN
[00:10:57] What is the righteousness of God?
*[00:13:10] Binding and loosing LISTEN
[00:21:57] Spiritual realm of “heaven”
*[00:34:17] No other gods before me
[00:37:42] Fall of Lucifer
[00:43:27] Beast and image of the Beast
[00:46:46] Angle drives out nations
[00:48:38] David saw an angle
[00:49:55] Elijah called fire down from heaven
[00:55:45] “Dead” become an army
[01:02:15] Balaam = Nicolaitans = Conquered people
*[01:06:45] Giving up dominion by bindings and debt LISTEN
*[01:08:15] Pharoah withheld the benefits but Israel still had to pay 20% taxes
*[01:12:40] We despised the dominion we were given
*[01:17:20] False prophets; bondage of Egypt; Coveting neighbor’s goods
*[01:28:00] You are in heaven when you are one with God
[01:36:05] Jesus was king of a specific nation
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