Introduction:
The
Centrality of the idea of the Kingdom of God (or in Mathew, the Kingdom of
Heaven) in the teaching of Jesus is all
beyond question: ‘The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand’
(Mark 1:15); But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the
Kingdom of God has come upon you (Luke 11:20); ‘……the Kingdom of God is in the
midst of you (Luke 17:21);…… know that when you see these things talking place,
you know that the Kingdom of God is near’ (Luke 21:31). The kingly rule of God
is certainly present in the person of the King-Messiah; but it will be fully
manifested only at the end of time.
