The Kingdom of the New Testament by Kevin Ziegler

• John the Baptist taught that the Kingdom is at hand

• Matthew 3:2

• Jesus taught that the Kingdom is at hand

• Matthew4:17

• Matthew 4:23

• Jesus taught that the Kingdom was not of this world

• John 18:36

• Some would not taste death before the kingdom is established:

• Matthew 16:28

• Peter Is given the keys to the kingdom

• Matthew 16:19

• All references before the Day of Pentecost are future tense.

• In Acts 2, Peter used his "keys" by proclaiming the new covenant of the last days, referring to the church:

• Acts 2:14-42

• All Post-Pentecostal references to the kingdom are in present tense

• Acts 8:12

• Acts 14:21

• Acts 14:22

• Acts 19:8

• Acts 20:25

• Acts 28:23

• Acts 28:30-31

• Romans 14: 16-17

• I Corinthians 4:20

• I Corinthians6:9-lO

• I Corinthians 15:23-24 

• Galatians 5:19-21

• Ephesians 5:5

• Colossians 1: 13-14

• Hebrews 4:11

• I Thessalonians 2:lO-12

• II Thessalonians 1:5

• 2 Timothy  4:1-2

• 2 Timothy 4:18

• Hebrews 1:8

• Hebrews 12:28

• James 2:5

• II Peter 1:10

• How then should we understand the Kingdom Revelation? And the 1000 year reign?

• Revelation 1:9

• Revelation 12:lO

• Revelation 20:1-6