Jesus
was forever telling people, “The Kingdom of God is near.” Okay,
but what did He mean? What exactly was He trying to prove when He
said that?
Well,
He actually didn't stop there. What He really meant was, The Kingdom
of God is near AND here is what it will be like.
The
blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is
proclaimed to the poor.
Matthew
11:5-6
While
the miracles that Jesus presented proved that He is who He said He
is, they also showed in part, what the Kingdom of God will entail, in
full, when He returns to judge the living and the dead.
In
the Kingdom of God, there will not be any sickness, no more death, no
more injustice, no more tears, no more suffering, grief and
unbearable loss. In God's Kingdom peace will reign. There will be no
more storms or dangerous waters. There will be more than enough food
for everyone. In the Kingdom of God, people will know how to love one
another.
When
Jesus told people, “The Kingdom of God is near,” He was showing
in striking detail the difference between life as we have chosen it
to be on earth, and life as God will give to us if we will only
humble ourselves before Him and admit that we cannot fix ourselves.
For
people like atheists, that is simply too much to ask.
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