The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it?

[Seeker]

Hi again Seeker,

Indeed, the Kingdom of God, rather than being an earthly traditional monarchy, is the fulfillment of His mission here on earth. It is the culmination of all that was spoken of by the prophets, ie, that the disease which was inflicted upon our humanity by our decision in the garden has been cured, and our state has been restored.

The entire message in scripture from cover to cover is the story of our fall from Grace, and the types (symbolism) of our Redemption.

The Messiah indeed preached about the Kingdom of God, and His suffering, death, burial and resurrection are the means by which we may enter into that state of Grace which otherwise would not be possible. This is what the prophets saw and why they rejoiced.

The following is an ancient Aramaic hymn you may find insightful.

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+Shamasha

Thank you, Shamasha Paul. Both for your answer and for the link you provided. I'll look into it following this post.

Seeker, how is the kingdom of God given or opened to us, if not by the death and resurrection of our Lord?

Hi Alan,

Thank you, too, for your response and help.

Please tell me: how do you make sense of preaching of the kingdom -before- He was crucified, though? Are you implying that it was not possible to find the kingdom of God when Jesus was asking people to "seek" it, because he had yet to be crucified? I don't quite understand what point there would be in saying, "go look for 'so and so'", if "so and so" was unattainable when you instructed that person or persons to go find it.

Is it not written that the kingdom of God is within us? Knowing that, can you please tell me why my conclusion that Jesus, even prior to His death and resurrection, was directing our attention inward, is incorrect? You say that, "...to seek the kingdom we must do so through Christ." Well Christ always was, wasn't He? Even before His resurrection, He was. So why or how does His resurrection play a role in finding the kingdom, especially since the kingdom was being preached before His resurrection took place?