Mission to restore the kingdom of God



 

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. (Acts 18:21). This Bible has different kjv and niv. The following is not available in Niv (new international version).I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem

 

When the Apostle Paul traveled, he moved through the seasons, not the solar calendar or the date of the calendar. The story of Acts (chapter 20) is three years older than the story of (chapter 18).

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. (Acts 20: 6) For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. (Acts 20:16) What day was the apostle Paul told the Jews three years ago in Ephesus?

I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem The Bible does not specifically say about the feast, but because it is said that the feast tabernacles is a great feast, it is assumed that it is a feast of tabernacles. Why did the Roman Catholic eliminate this sentence? The center of the Roman Empire was not Jerusalem, but everything was the center of Rome. Paul's center of faith was Jerusalem. This shows that Christianity has two kinds of Christianity. Where is the center of faith? Is it on the cross of Jesus, or is it on the relief faith that works well in the world?

In the days of Daniel there was a prophecy of the gods. It is explained in Daniel (2: 31-35). Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon dreamed of a god image, and Daniel interpreted the dream. The statue of God is gold, so the first empire is Babylon (lion) and the chest is silver, so the second empire represents Persia (bear) and the waist is brass, so the third empire is the Greek Empire Since the toe is a mixture of earth and iron, the fourth empire was the Roman Empire. However, Catholicism at that time made Christianity the center of Rome from Jerusalem. The Catholics tried to change the content of the Bible and unite religion with Roman power. Christianity in connection with power and wealth in this world is not the kingdom of God. Today, if Christianity is affected by money and power, it is not the kingdom of God.

The Apostle Paul came back to Ephesus three years later and asked the Jews.He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.(Acts 19: 2-3)

 

Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. (Acts 19: 4) They were baptized twice. One was water baptism, the washing of sins, and the next was baptism in the name of Jesus.

 

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.  And all the men were about twelve. (Acts 19: 6-7)

People call this the baptism of the Holy Spirit. But in Romans 6: 4-5 says: Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Therefore, to be baptized in the name of Jesus is to be associated with the death of Jesus. Thus, the dead with Jesus receive the Holy Spirit from God.

Then Paul entered the synagogue and preached the kingdom of God. But previously in the synagogue, a man named Apollo testified to Jesus of the Jews. (Acts 18:25) He knew only John's baptism.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. The Greek text is not jesus, but kurius. The Jews believed only in the Old Testament Lord. So these people did not know about Jesus' baptism. Today, many churches only know John's baptism. Many people think of baptism as a washing of sin. Thus, it seems that they do not know baptism in the name of Jesus. Even if they know it, they will think it is baptism by receiving the Holy Spirit.

Says in Acts (18: 26-28).
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.  And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.If people speak anything other than "union with Jesus Christ, who died on the cross," it is likely to be heresy.

Paul went to the synagogue for three months to tell about the kingdom of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. He went to the Duranno vow in Ephesus for three years, preaching the kingdom of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Duranno was a scholar.

Mark (1:15):
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. The kingdom of God is upon those who repent in this land. The kingdom of God does not come to those who are united with Jesus Christ, who died on the cross. God showed the resurrection to those who were united with Jesus who died on the cross and made them born again. Thus, their spirit bodies are sitting at the right hand of God in Christ. Those who are not born again in the spirit body are incomprehensible.

When God returns to this earth, it is time to restore all things. It is said in Acts (3: 20-21):
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:  Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

If all things are not restored, God will not come. Its role is the church. Each one must be a church and form the kingdom of God. To achieve the kingdom of God on earth, we must conquer Satan's power. In order to conquer that power, we repent and be united with Jesus who died on the cross. This is the way to conquer Satan in Christ. The church is a mission, not a goal. The mission of the church is the restoration of the kingdom of God on earth. We will have a lot of trouble for this.

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