What am I doing? I'm giving you instruction. I'm telling you, the Kingdom of Heaven is here, it is now. It is our inheritance. Read the scriptures. Read chapter 22 of Luke. He gave the Kingdom of Heaven to His apostles, it was His Last Will and Testament. He was going to His cross, He was going to die. When you die, you better have your Will made out, and that's what He did at the Last Supper. He made out His Will. And what was in His Will? The Kingdom of Heaven. Don't let anyone deceive you out of your inheritance.36 Genesis 27:35-36 But he said, "Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing." And Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!" And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
Remember our founding fathers.37 Luke 22:14-15 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." Remember what they have done, remember the lives they laid down so that we can have the Kingdom. The Last Supper. He talked about His Body, He talked about His Blood. He said these things must happen. His Body must be broken, His Blood must be spilled. If they were not, then He wouldn't die, and there would be no inheritance. But He loved us so much He had His Body broken and His Blood spilt to establish the Kingdom of Heaven - He died so that we can have the inheritance.38 Luke 22:19-20 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you." If He didn't die, we cannot inherit. He had to die. A kernel of wheat must fall to the ground and die in order to produce much fruit.39 John 12:24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain." We are His offspring. He died, and yet He lives. He was raised up again, and He was raised up in us.40 Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Where two or more are gathered in His name, He is amongst us.41 Matthew 18:20 "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them." He is with us. He is the Head of the Kingdom of Heaven - the greatest nation on earth. The only nation on earth as it is in Heaven. Hallowed be Thy name.42 Matthew 6:9-10 "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven."
He is the only One, no other King has done as our King has done. No other King birthed a nation with His life. For what is the indication of a true Shepherd? The true Guide, the one who owns the flock? He shall lay His life down for His flock, that is the True Shepherd and that He has done.43 John 10:15 "As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep." Who are the false shepherds, the false kings, the false priests, the false governors, the false presidents? - Those who flee when trouble comes.44 John 10:12 "But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them." How many of these people of the world do you know who will lay their lives down? I know of none except the Lord Jesus Christ - and it is documented. It is a gift from God, it is recorded, His Last Will and Testament is recorded. That is the cornerstone that the world rejected.
In the parable of the wicked husbandmen,45 Luke 20:9-16 Then He began to tell the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.' But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others." And when they heard it they said, "Certainly not!" Jesus is referring to the kingdoms of the world. What does the world do? They come in and say, "Oh, we can secure your liberty, we'll take care of you."46 Galatians 2:4 And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage). They take hold of the vineyard and claim it. After a hundred years pass, maybe two hundred years, what do they do? They perceive that vineyard as their own. "You there - you can have some grapes. You over there - you can't." "You want to visit our high retreat areas in the wilderness? You're a visitor now. No, this wilderness does not belong to God anymore, anyone who comes in is a visitor and you have to ask permission from us." "These highways? We're not stewards over the highways, we own the highways. You want to use them? You have to obtain a license from us." "That deer over there, - it belongs to the State. You want it? You have to obtain a license from us."
They claim to be the owners of the vineyard - they have forgotten who the Lord is. And when they become very wicked, they even kill the Son of the vineyard.47 Luke 20:13-15 "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.' But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?" The parable goes on to say that these wicked husbandmen shall be utterly destroyed, and new husbandmen shall be put in their place.48 Luke 20:16 "He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others." And when they heard it they said, "Certainly not!"
The Lord Jesus Christ has given us a Kingdom. That Kingdom is going to be reestablished once again - it's just a matter of time. And it will be God's doing.49 Matthew 21:42-43 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it." These people perceive the Kingdom as their own, and that they can hand it out to whomever they want to. But in the final hour they shall be burned and the wheat shall be put in the barn.50 Matthew 13:30 "'Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
So stand. Be prepared.51 Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Wait on the Lord.52 Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Be careful not to be deceived. Don't be convinced that the Kingdom isn't here. Or the Kingdom is some future point. It is our inheritance, it has been given to us - it has happened. It happened at the Lord's Supper.53 Luke 22:28-29 "But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me." He made out His Will. He gave it to the disciples. It has been passed on from generation to generation - an everlasting government.
Remember Satan will sift you like wheat. He'll try to convince you in any way he can that the Kingdom isn't here and that you cannot be a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven. "While you're here on earth your citizenship is in the world! You're in our territory, you're in our State and you have to abide by what we say. This court has jurisdiction because you are a resident of this State."
No. They may have jurisdiction over those who belong to the kingdoms of the world, but they have no authority over the Kingdom of Heaven.54 Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. They have rejected the Kingdom! They have rejected the Cornerstone!55 Luke 20:17-20 Then He looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone'? Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder." And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people; for they knew He had spoken this parable against them. So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor. They have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ! All the evidence is there.56 1 Corinthians 2:8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. The world hates our Lord.57 John 15:18 "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you." The world absolutely detests the Lord Jesus Christ! They deny that Jesus Christ came in the flesh! They deny that we are His flesh!58 Ephesians 5:30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. Therefore they are the Antichrist, period.59 1 John 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. Don't let the swine move you off the mark. Remember, they will drag you before their synagogues, they will do anything they can to make you answer to them.60 Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter." Answer to why you did not obey their decrees - as if their decrees were anything.61 Colossians 2:20-23 Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations; "Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle," which all concern things which perish with the using; according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
They make laws and laws, making you into criminals according to the way they think. "Look, you broke our law!" They designed those laws for Christians. They make you out to be outlaws and bandits.62 James 2:5-7 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? They make you out to be vicious, vile people, because you don't obey "the laws of the land." We're not subject to the laws of the land! We're subject to the Kingdom of Heaven. We are the Heavenly Government. The Kingdom of Heaven, it is here, it is now - it is supposed to be instituted in churches.