3. Key #1 The proper understanding of some crucial books

4. Key #2 The proper placement of the Jew and the Nation of Israel

5. Key #3 The proper view toward the Millennial reign of Christ

6. Key #4 The proper application of doctrine in the New Testament

7. Key #4 The proper understanding of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God

8. kingdom of God kingdom to Israel (Act 1:3-7) To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

9. But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief (1Th 5:1-5) But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

10. I. What is the Kingdom of God? ANSWER: IT IS A SPIRITUAL KINGDOM

11. righteousness, and peace, and joy (Rom 14:17) For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (Joh 3:3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

12. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation kingdom of God is within you (Luk 17:20-21) And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

13. II. What is the Kingdom of Heaven? ANSWER: IT IS A LITERAL PHYSICAL KINGDOM

14. and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven (Mat 8:11) And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

15. kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force (Mat 11:12) And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

16. These kingdoms are the theme of the Bible

17. IV. Tracing these Kingdoms through the Bible

18. THE BIBLE BEGINS WITH A STRUGGLE OVER A THRONE. (Gen 1:1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God (Isa 14:13) For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

19. THE BIBLE ENDS WITH SOME SITTING ON A THRONE (Rev 22:3) And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

20. THE ATTITUDE FACTOR Always be prepared to change whatever you have been taught or believed when it goes contrary to the Bible. Never make the Bible line up with what you believe or think. Always line up your thoughts with what the Bible clearly teaches

21. 2. God places a king over the kingdoms

22. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God (Eze 28:12-15) Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God ; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

23. For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heavenI will exalt my throne above the stars of GodI will sit also upon the mount of the congregation I will ascend above the heights of the cloudsI will be like the most High (Isa 14:12-15) How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

25. Original Earth Chaotic Earth Recreated Earth Millennial Earth Fire Ball Earth New Earth

26. V. Transferring these Kingdoms to a New King

27.  God Still has a plan that he intends to carry out. (Gen. 1:3- 2:7)  In Gen. 1:1-3, God takes 6 days to recreate the earth, to get ready to accomplish His plan for the universe (Watch the 7 th day)  On the sixth day God creates a new king that he is going to give the Kingdoms to, and his name is Adam

28. GOD’S PROPHECY ABOUT CREATING MAN Let us make man in our image, after our likeness (Gen 1:26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

29. THE FULFILLING OF THAT PROPHECY  “Dust of the Ground”… Body… In the likeness of Christ  “ Breath of Life” … Spirit… In the likeness of the Holy Spirit  “Man became a living soul” … In the likeness of the Father MAN BECOMES A TRICHOTOMY OR A TRINITY… JUST LIKE GOD

30. 2. In the Garden

31. a. God give Adam the Crowns over both Kingdoms

32. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness (Gen 1:26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

33. He is the King over the Kingdom of God

34. HE IS THE SON OF GOD WITH THE IMAGE OF GOD Adam, which was the son of God (Luk 3:38) Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

35.  Adam is a spiritual being made in the image of God for the purpose of reigning over the Kingdom of God (The spiritual kingdom)  God Gives him a Queen (Woman)

36. He is the King over the Kingdom of Heaven

37. let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. (Gen 1:26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

38.  Adam as King, he has dominion  Notice the Dominion is over the things in the earth (Physical)  He has dominion over the whole earth

39. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth (Gen 1:27-28) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

40. GOD HAS PLAN FOR MR. AND MRS. ADAM (Gen 5:2) Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. (Gen 2:22-23) And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

41. b. God gave Adam the Commission over both Kingdoms

42. UNDERSTANDING THE COMMISSION  God basically says “I want you to fill the earth with a spiritual race of people who will willingly choose to glorify and worship me because they love me”

43. COMPREHENDING THE PRIVILEGE  At this point Adam has the ability to populate the Kingdom with “Son of God”

44. REMEMBER THE ENEMY  Before Adam ever was created in the Garden, Lucifer has made himself the enemy of God in that vary place  As soon as God took Adam from the dust of the ground and gave him the kingdoms, he was the sworn enemy of Satan  Satan would have immediately set his sights on destroying God’s plan through Adam  As a result he approaches the woman and causes them to sin and lose the kingdom

45. VI. The Splitting of these Kingdoms

46. A. Kingdom of God?

47. 1. Adam dies spiritually and loses the Image of God

48. in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Gen 2:17) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image (Gen 5:2-3) Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

49. 2. As a result he loses the crown to the “Kingdom of God”

50. 3. When Adam loses the crown to the kingdom, no man can wear it unless he has the Image of God

51. Christ, who is the image of God (2Co 4:4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. Who is the image of the invisible God (Col 1:15) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

52. express image of his person (Heb 1:3) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; the glory as of the only begotten of the Father (Joh 1:14) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

53. 4. The Kingdom leaves this plant and doesn’t return until Christ shows up

54. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: (Mar 1:14-15) Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

55. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth God is a Spirit (Joh 4:23-24) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

56. first man Adam last Adam second man is the Lord from heaven (1Co 15:45-47) And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

57. 5. The promise to restore the kingdom

58. (Gen 3:15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

59. that (Luk 19:10) For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. power to become the sons of God (Joh 1:12-13) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. the sons of God (1Jn 3:2) Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.