Fractal

Have you ever heard the word fractal before?

From the online Merriam-Webster dictionary: 

Definition of fractal

1. :  any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size

If you look at any of God's creations you will see fractals; trees, flowers, clouds, rivers, sea shores, mountains, seashells, snowflakes, hurricanes, etc. Fractals are images of dynamic systems and said to be pictures of chaos.

 




The first time I heard this word was when I read the book "The Shack". I just love this book. It has opened my mind to new understandings about Father God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. In the book, the character as the Holy Spirit was "Sarayu". Sarayu has a garden. One day, Mack, the main character, decides to go out to help Sarayu in her garden. On the way there, Mack pictures a garden perfectly manicured and ordered like an English garden. Here is what he sees:

"The Shack" by William P Young

""It was chaos in color. His eyes tried unsuccessfully to find some order in this blatant disregard for certainty. Dazzling sprays of flowers were blasted through patches of randomly planted vegetables and herbs, vegetation the likes of which Mack had never seen. It was confusing, stunning, and incredibly beautiful.
"From above it's a fractal," Sarayu said over her shoulder with an air of pleasure.
"A what?" asked Mack absentmindedly, his mind still trying to grapple with and control the pandemonium of sight and the movements of hues and shades. Every step he took changed whatever patterns he for an instant thought he had seen, and nothing was like it had been.""

I look at America's forefathers wanting a kind of country with a government for all people. A government that works for the good of all, no mater what their race, creed, religion, or color. I see this as a fractal, something that is infinitely beautiful in a chaotic way. But, we are tearing this apart. We want to fit everyone into the box we believe to be the perfect box. We want a perfect manicured English garden.

Have you ever had conversations with others not like yourself? There is just something about the experience that is rich and refreshing. Getting a glimpse into the cultures of others is so fascinating; their music, their food, their dance, their poetry, their thoughts, their religion. Why try to control everyone into one type when God does not?

  

Enemies become friends.

The last book I read to date was "Jacob DeShazer: Forgive Your Enemies" by Geoff Benge and Janet Benge.

Jacob DeShazer (1912 - 2008). I borrowed this book from my daughter and have returned it so am relying on memory and taking some things off the internet for details in this writing.

Jacob Deshazer enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp in 1940. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, while on KP duty, he heard the news that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. He became so enraged that he shouted, "The Japs are going to have to pay for this!"

Following the bombing, DeShazer along with other members of the 17th Bomb Group volunteered for a secret mission to attack Japan. This special group of volunteers became know as "Doolittle's Raiders" after their famous commander Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. This mission had an almost zero chance of succeeding. Japan was too far from any air bases friendly to the United States, so they decided to load the aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet, with modified B-25 Mitchell bombers, sail close enough to Japan without getting noticed, and launch the bombers from the carrier. This had never been done before. Even if they were successful with the launch and in the bombing of targets in Japan, they could not land back on the USS Hornet. So they were to try and make it into a friendly part of China. The amount of fuel they carried, which was part of the modifications, made it so that every part of the plan had to work out perfectly for any chance of making it.

On the way to Japan, the fleet was discovered by the Japanese so they had to start the mission early which shortened their fuel supply more; they weren't as close to Japan as their carefully calculated plans said they should be. Their mission was successful but some of the planes ran out of fuel over enemy territory, there were some that did make it into friendly territory, DeShazer's plane was one that ran out of fuel in enemy territory. He and some other Doolittle Raiders became POWs (Prisoners Of War). He was moved from POW camp to POW camp both in Japan and China. Some were more brutal than others. In one of the camps, a Bible was given and shared between DeShazer and several other prisoners, which was a miracle in itself. The prisoners were in separate cells and I believe they agreed to keep the Bible for one week and then pass it to the next one. When Jacob had the Bible, he had a great hunger for what it had to say. I think it was at this one POW camp that Jacob repented, trusted the Lord, and said that if he survived, he would come back to Japan to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

DeShazer's parents were devout Christians but he was an unbeliever They didn't know if there son was alive or dead during this time but they kept praying for him.

Jacob's change of heart made him more loving and compassionate towards his tormentors and this affected the hearts of some of the guards who in turn showed more compassion towards him. The guards who showed any compassion at all to prisoners risked their own lives as this was considered disobeying orders and they were often killed for doing so.

After 40 months as a POW, the war ended, August 20, 1945. When the war ended, it could have been a bad thing for Jacob DeShazer because prisoners were normally executed instead of set free. Some of the Doolittle Raiders were killed but he was not.

Jacob was in very bad health when he returned home. During the time he was recovering, his heart lead him to go into seminary and he learned some Japanese. He fulfilled his promise to God and returned to Japan as a missionary. It was through his work there that many lives were changed, even the life of Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, the commander who lead the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Fuchida became a Christian in 1950. He became an evangelist and also a good friend to DeShazer. They would at times both speak at the same function telling their stories, affecting the lives of many who listened to them.

There were more stories in this book of others who played a part in all that the Lord accomplished through this.

I came across this writing by Mitsuo Fuchida. There are always different perspectives in wars depending on which side you view it from. I am just quoting the part where he repents and Jesus enters his life.





"DeShazer did just that. after some training
at Seattle Pacific College, he returned to Japan as a missionary. And his story, printed in pamphlet form, was something I could not explain.
Neither could I forget it. The peaceful motivation I had read about was exactly what I was seeking. Since the American had found it in the Bible, I decided to purchase one myself, despite my traditionally Buddhist heritage.
In the ensuing weeks, I read this book eagerly. I came to the climactic drama -- the Crucifixion. I read in Luke 23:34 the prayer of Jesus Christ at His death: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." I was impressed that I was certainly one of those for whom He had prayed. The many men I had killed had been slaughtered in the name of patriotism, for I did not understand the love which Christ wishes to implant within every heart.
Right at that moment, I seemed to meet Jesus for the first time. I understood the meaning of His death as a substitute for my wickedness, and so in prayer, I requested Him to forgive my sins and change me from a bitter, disillusioned ex-pilot into a well-balanced Christian with purpose in living.
That date, April 14, 1950 -- became the second "day to remember" of my life. On that day, I became a new person. My complete view on life was changed by the intervention of the Christ I had always hated and ignored before. Soon other friends beyond my close family learned of my decision to be a follower of Christ, and they could hardly understand it."

Our elections are over.

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It is hard to put into words my feelings and thoughts right now; about the future of America and the world. I did not vote for Trump. I do not hate him but I don't know that I could say that I love him either. I will definitely pray for him, for me, and for our nation. 

That word,"hate", I have heard it so many times lately. I have heard it come from the mouths of Christians. The very word Christian means you believe in Christ Jesus and profess His teachings which is love not hate; love God, love neighbor, and even love our enemy (I would like to tell you, hopefully in the next post, about a book I last read which tells how enemies during WWII became friends through the gospel of Christ).

I had a feeling that Trump would be nominated as our next president. I even made a comment on Facebook to a friend a while back that I thought that he probably would be elected. But, when all was done and he was elected, I was stunned, shocked. How did this happen? I do believe this is the work of Satan but the will of our Father God.

It seems to me that many Christians have become like the scribes and Pharisees during Jesus' time, believing they are righteous.

Romans 3:20-23New International Version (NIV)

20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

Righteousness Through Faith

21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousnessis given through faith in[a] Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Matthew 15:8Common English Bible (CEB)

8 This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far away from me. 

I wonder how America will be made great again, as Trump says he will do. Will it be like Germany during the reign of Hitler and the Nazis? Germany became a very powerful nation but it was done by deceit, bullying, threatening, and eliminating the dissenters and the unwanted. 

I just watched 60 Minutes on TV, an interview with president elect Trump and his family. I have to say that after watching it, I am still uneasy about our future. 

A large number of Christians believe that Trump is anointed by God to be like Cyrus in the Bible because of prophecy through someone believed to be a prophet of today, someone who is respected. I just don't know. I feel otherwise. If they are right, great. Even if my thoughts are correct and we are headed to be great like Germany, Christ Jesus' way of love and prayer will win out over evil and it will calm our fears.

If you haven't already done this, opening your heart to Yeshua Jesus, letting Him in, and receiving the Holy Spirit (the Living Water), I invite you to do so. All who do this become part of Christ. He is our head and we are members of His body. He will direct our actions. Love will rule over hate. Think about the fruits of the spirit. 

Galatians 5:22-23King James Version (KJV)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Matthew 5:43-48Common English Bible (CEB)

Law of love

43 “You have heard that it was said, You must love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy. 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who harass you 45 so that you will be acting as children of your Father who is in heaven. He makes the sun rise on both the evil and the good and sends rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous.46 If you love only those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Therefore, just as your heavenly Father is complete in showing love to everyone, so also you must be complete.

Let us pray for each other. I believe we are headed into difficult times, more so than what we already have.

More about the kingdom of God.

Yeshua Jesus is always telling us, teaching about the kingdom of God, that realm that is invisible to our human eyes. When Jesus was with us in a form we could see, it was to verify what was spoken by the prophets, to give us a seen glimpse into that unseen realm, God's kingdom. 

Today, Jesus teaches us in the Spirit, the unseen again; as long as you have asked Him in. Jesus' teaching us about God's kingdom is what eternal life is (John 17:3).

This taking Jesus into you may be difficult to understand. Jesus tells us in various ways that this is the only way to be taught, to understand about that which we don't see. One way to to get a picture is when Jesus said, " take and eat, this is my body " when He broke bread and gave it to His disciples (Matthew 26:26). He wasn't saying literally to eat His body nor was He saying that the bread becomes His body. It was a picture of eating food, Why do we eat food? From SciWhys"Just as a power station requires gas or coal to power its turbines and generate energy, so we need fuel – in the form of food".

The Holy Spirit is water. Not literally water, again it's to help us understand what the Spirit does. We need both food and water. The water (blood) gets rid of the bad stuff and it breaks down the food and carries it throughout the body to make the body healthy and strong.

Now let me talk some about that bad stuff in our bodies. Also of the unseen realm are unclean spirits, demons, devils. In another post, I said that I don't know how someone becomes demon possessed but I thought of one scripture that gives us a picture of how that happens. 

Matthew 12:43-45Common English Bible (CEB)

Unclean spirit seeking a home

43 “When an unclean spirit leaves a person, it wanders through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find any. 44  Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the place vacant, cleaned up, and decorated. 45  Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself. They go in and make their home there. That person is worse off at the end than at the beginning. This is the way it will be also for this evil generation.” 

In this scripture, we see an unclean spirit leaving a person. I don't think that it is leaving willing, it was cast out. It goes looking for a new place to rest; it actively seeks out someone else to take up residence in. If it finds no other person, it goes back to the person it came from. If that person has not filled that cleaned out space with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, then the unclean spirit goes and brings back other evil spirits so, that person ends up worse than the way he was when the first demon was cast out.

Satan is worse than demons. Satan can affect our thoughts, if we don't have Jesus inside. Jesus was about to go through great suffering and He told His disciples what was about to happen. 

Matthew 16:21-23Common English Bible (CEB)

First prediction of Jesus’ death and resurrection

21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and legal experts, and that he had to be killed and raised on the third day. 22 Then Peter took hold of Jesus and, scolding him, began to correct him: “God forbid, Lord! This won’t happen to you.” 23 But he turned to Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are a stone that could make me stumble, for you are not thinking God’s thoughts but human thoughts.” 

Jesus' words were directed toward Peter, the one seen, but His words were for Satan, the one unseen.

Satan is powerful, but not as powerful as God and Jesus. I have personally experienced Satan's power. He has anticipated things I am about to do or say and will try to stop me. He has brought down my internet, killed all my email accounts, disabled Facebook, made whole writings disappear or made the cursor jump around to different areas of the writings I was working on so that when I looked up from keyboard to screen, I was typing in a totally different place. Satan and demons are working to keep us from believing in the One True Living God and in Jesus, our Savior, our Teacher, our Counsellor, our Messiah, our King, the Prince of Peace. 


  

If you care to study "the Kingdom of God" for yourself, here are all the scriptures in the King James version of the Bible.

Yeshua Jesus' conversations with others were constantly about the kingdom of God, the unseen realm. God, angels, Satan, demons are all of the unseen realm. Jesus is of the unseen and the seen realm. He is the One who taught those who saw Him when He was here on earth, in a human body. He is the One who teaches each of us now if we have invited Him into us. We don't see Him now but His spirit is everywhere. He knows our thoughts. He judges perfectly because He knows all things, not like our earthly judges. He wants to help us, if we want His help; teaching us about the kingdom of God.

After Jesus arose from the dead, He appeared to people for 40 days. He was no longer in an earthly body. I think that His new body was to demonstrate, to show us, the new body we will receive some day. Because the kingdom of God is not something we can see right now, we can only have faith that it exists, it is here with us. 

After Jesus arose from the dead, one of Jesus' disciples, Thomas, didn't get to see Him at first and he said that he would not believe unless he himself saw Him and touch His wounds. When Thomas finally saw Jesus and touched His wounds, he finally believed. Jesus told him that he believed because he saw but then He said, "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed" (John 20:29)

From my Kindle version of "Ultimate Bible Study Suite":

The Greek word translated "blessed" is makarios {mak-ar'-ee-os}

Definitions: a prolonged form of the poetical (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension fortunate, well off: -blessed, happy (x-ier).

The following is all from "BibleGateway"

The Kingdom of heaven

2 Kings 19:15

And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O LordGod of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

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2 Chronicles 2:12

Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God ofIsrael, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

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2 Chronicles 36:23

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

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2 Chronicles 20:6

And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms ofthe heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

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Ezra 1:2

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God ofheaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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Isaiah 37:16

O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heavenand earth.

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Daniel 2:37

Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God ofheaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

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Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heavenset up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

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Daniel 4:25

That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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Daniel 4:26

And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.

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Daniel 4:34

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdomis from generation to generation:

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Daniel 5:21

And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

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Daniel 7:27

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness ofthe kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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Daniel 11:4

And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds ofheaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

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Matthew 3:2

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdomof heaven.

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Matthew 5:10

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 5:19

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 5:20

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 7:21

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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Matthew 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.

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Matthew 10:7

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heavenis at hand.

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Matthew 13:11
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom ofheaven, but to them it is not given.

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Matthew 13:24

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

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Matthew 13:31

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

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Matthew 13:33

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom ofheaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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Matthew 13:44

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

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Matthew 13:45

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

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Matthew 13:47

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

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Matthew 13:52

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out ofhis treasure things new and old.

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Matthew 16:19

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom ofheaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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Matthew 18:1

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

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Matthew 18:3

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into thekingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 18:4

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 18:23

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

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Matthew 19:12

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for thekingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

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Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom ofheaven.

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Matthew 19:23

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom ofheaven.

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Matthew 20:1

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

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Matthew 22:2

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

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Matthew 23:13

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

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Matthew 25:1

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

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Matthew 25:14

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

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Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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Revelation 12:10

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

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The Kingdom of God

Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Matthew 12:28

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then thekingdom of God is come unto you.

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Matthew 19:24

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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Matthew 21:31

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

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Matthew 21:43

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

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Mark 1:14

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

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Mark 1:15

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom ofGod is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

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Mark 4:11

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

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Mark 4:26

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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Mark 4:30

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom ofGod? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

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Mark 9:1

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

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Mark 9:47

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

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Mark 10:14

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom ofGod.

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Mark 10:15

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive thekingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

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Mark 10:23

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

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Mark 10:24

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

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Mark 10:25

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdomof God.

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Mark 12:34

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

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Mark 14:25

Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit ofthe vine, until that day that I drink it new in thekingdom of God.

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Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

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Luke 4:43

And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom ofGod to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

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Luke 6:20

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

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Luke 7:28

For I say unto you, Among those that are born ofwomen there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

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Luke 8:1

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

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Luke 8:10

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteriesof the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

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Luke 9:2

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

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Luke 9:11

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdomof God, and healed them that had need of healing.

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Luke 9:27

But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdomof God.

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Luke 9:60

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

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Luke 9:62

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdomof God.

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Luke 10:9

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

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Luke 10:11

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sureof this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

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Luke 11:20

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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Luke 12:31

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Luke 13:18

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

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Luke 13:20

And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdomof God?

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Luke 13:28

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

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Luke 13:29

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

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Luke 14:15

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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Luke 16:16

The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

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Luke 17:20

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when thekingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

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Luke 17:19-21King James Version (KJV)

19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

20 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:

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Luke 17:21

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

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Luke 18:16

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for ofsuch is the kingdom of God.

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Luke 18:17

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive thekingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

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Luke 18:24

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into thekingdom of God!

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Luke 18:25

For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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Luke 18:24-28King James Version (KJV)

24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Luke 18:29

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

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Luke 19:11

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

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Luke 21:31

So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

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Luke 21:30-32King James Version (KJV)

30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

32 Verily I say unto you, This generation (age) shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Luke 22:16

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

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Luke 22:18

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

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Luke 23:51

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deedof them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

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John 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.

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John 3:5

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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Acts 1:3

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 kingdomof God:

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Acts 8:12

But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name ofJesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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Acts 14:22

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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Acts 19:8

And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

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Acts 20:25

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

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Acts 28:23

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and outof the prophets, from morning till evening.

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Acts 28:31

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

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Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

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1 Corinthians 4:20

For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

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1 Corinthians 6:9

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit thekingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

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1 Corinthians 6:10

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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1 Corinthians 15:50

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

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Galatians 5:21

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Ephesians 5:5

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

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Colossians 4:11

And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto thekingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

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1 Thessalonians 2:12

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

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2 Thessalonians 1:5

Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment ofGod, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom ofGod, for which ye also suffer:

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Hebrews 1:8

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of  righteousness is the sceptreof thy kingdom.

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James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of thekingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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Revelation 1:9

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the wordof God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Revelation 12:10

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before ourGod day and night.

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Revelation 17:17

For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

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