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From: none@none.con
On Sep 29, 2023, James wrote
(in article):
> Is the Kingdom within you?
>
> According to the popular King James Bible; yes. As well as many other
> translations:
>
> -- King James
> Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for,
> behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
>
> First, what is God's kingdom? Notice Dan 2:44:
>
> -- Revised Standard
> Daniel 2:44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set
> up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty
> be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms
> and bring them to an end, and it shall stand for ever;
>
> Notice how the Bible is defining a "kingdom"; It is a nation's
> government.Thus God's Kingdom is God's government, which will soon
> take over all the governments of the world.
>
> So back to the question. Is God's kingdom "within you"?
>
> Of course not. God's Kingdom consists of Jehovah as its head, Jesus as
> its king, all of God's righteous angels, and some humans from the
> earth. (Rev 14:1; 7:4) All of that cannot be inside a person.
Of. Course it is, look at Luke 17:21, it states it flat out.
>
>
> And there is more proof. Notice who Jesus was talking to at Luke 17:21
> and who is the "you" in that verse? See the verse directly before it:
>
> -- King James
> Luke 17:20 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:
It cometh not with observation, so it was not a nation at that time, but it
was a spiritual happening that had not occured yet. You could not touch it
nor see it.
>
>
> Yes, Jesus was talking to the Pharisees. The ones he called "offspring
> of vipers". (Mt 3:7)
>
> So even if the Kingdom could be inside a person, they are the last
> persons who would have it.
Of course, and he did not say they were part of it. He didn't even infer it,
he just answered their question, and they were looking for a different
Kingdom. The future one where He would rule the earth and set up Israel as
the kingdom which he promised them through prophecy.
As Paul stated, let the JW be accursed for preaching a different Gospel then
what Christ taught.
>
>
> Here are some others translations for support: See if your favorite
> translation is among them.
>
> -- Revised Standard
> Luke 17:21 nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There!' for
> behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
>
> -- New American Standard
> Luke 17:21 nor will they say, 'Look, here {it is!}' or, 'There {it
> is!}' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."
>
> -- New Jerusalem with Apocrypha
> Luke 17:21 and there will be no one to say, `Look, it is here! Look,
> it is there!' For look, the kingdom of God is among you."
>
> -- New American with Apocrypha
> Luke 17:21 and no one will announce, `Look, here it is,' or, `There it
> is.' For behold, the kingdom of God is among you."
>
> - Darby's Bible
> Luke 17:21 nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the
> kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
>
> -- New Living Translation
> Luke 17:21 You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over
> there!' For the Kingdom of God is among you.* "
>
> -- International Standard Version
> Luke 17:21 People won't say, 'Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!'
> For the kingdom of God is among you."
>
> -- Montgomery New Testament
> Luke 17:21 nor will they say, `Look, here it is!' or `See there!' --
> for the kingdom of God is now in your midst."
>
> Sincerely James
> In God's Kingdom
> all needs are met
> 9/29/23
> Go to jw.org
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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