Wotsup, when you make long posts such as the above it becomes very difficult/ impossible to discuss the lot, so I select just one point.
You will find that both John and Jesus said the Kingdom was near at hand. This was because Jesus was anointed for his role as future Royal Priest in the manner of Melchizedek - Heb 7:17 He was right there among them and for that reason the Kingdom was 'near'.
You will find however that once Jesus returned to heaven none of Jesus' disciples any longer said the Kingdom was near. There was to be a long period of waiting before Jesus would be made King with authority to act against his enemies.
(Psalm 110:1, 2) Jehovah declared to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand Until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.” 2 Jehovah will extend the scepter of your power out of Zion, saying: “Go subduing in the midst of your enemies.”
Only after Jesus' enthronement in 1914 could it again be said the Kingdom is near, in the sense of soon to take control of earth's affairs.
I'm not suggesting you have to reply to all points, however, to ignore them is another matter.
Not sure what part of Heb 7:17 You think helps your line of thinking unless you have been tampering with your Heb verse?
My Bible says he is the Royal Priest for ever, nothing whatsoever to do with "a" future.
They never mentioned it again, Jesus tells them the kingdom is within you, hmmm so maybe that suggests WHY they never mentioned it. However you created this Unity matter in place of IN, so maybe that's part of your problem.
Luke 17:20-21 – Part thereof – The kingdom of God commeth not with observation (eyes/see literally). 21. Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or lo there!
(Because) For behold,
the kingdom
of God is within you.
And perhaps the following is another obvious reason they never mentioned it again.
Luke 22:16 (Before the cross, Jesus said) For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof,
until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Luke 24:41 (After the cross) And while they believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them,
Have ye here any meat.
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Only after Jesus' enthronement in 1914 could it again be said the Kingdom is near, in the sense of soon to take control of earth's affairs.
As for this nonsensical subject of 1914 of Yours - What part in these following verses are you Not Seeing, I mean,,,,, really?
John 14:16-20 – And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.
- The Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him (God) not, neither knoweth him; but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and “shall” be in you.
- I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (Jesus comes through this One Spirit of the Fathers).
- Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me, because I live, ye shall live also.
- At that day ye shall know that I'm in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Matt 28:18 All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
I could be wrong in thinking like this of people but, I don't think many have fully grasped God The Word and exactly what it represents and entails.
God who is a Spirit and that Spirit being the Holy Spirit AND His Word IS Spirit, effectively ONE or one in the same.
The House, Kingdom The Word of God the mortar for the House and Jesus, first seed to grow and prosper, produce the fruit and now The Word of God, the corner stone of the House, Door and He brought the mortar to build the new house, Spirit/Word.
