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Scripture Reading: Luke 24:44-49

Thy Kingdom Come

(The Kingdom of God in Luke)

Intro.

1.  Luke uses “kingdom” 45 times; He portrays Jesus as fulfilling the prophetic pronouncements of the Messiah’s kingdom, Lk 12:31-32.

2.  Luke does not view the kingdom as something postponed due to the Jewish rejection of Christ. Neither is it portrayed as a kingdom reigning on the earth for 1,000 years.

3.  Kingdom of God was coming (Lk 11:2), it was near (Lk 21:31-32) and it was being preached (8:1).

4.  The kingdom of prophecy is the kingdom of the gospel (the church), Matt 16:18-19. (“Thy kingdom come”, Lk 11:2 – Fulfilled!)

 

I. KING IS BORN OF A VIRGIN: THE KINGDOM HAS COME.

   Isa 7:14; 9:6-7 –Virgin bear a son; Throne of David—Luke 1:30-35

   -Immanuel, Son of God.

   -The kingdom has come!

 

II. THE KING ON HIS THRONE: THE KINGDOM HAS COME.

   2 Sam 7:13 –Throne, Sovereign Rule—Luke 1:32-33

   Psa 2:6-7 –Power—Luke 22:67-70

   Psa 110:1 –Exalted; Right hand of God—Luke 24:51 (Acts 2:33-36)

   -The kingdom has come!

 

III. KINGDOM IS PREACHED: THE KINGDOM HAS COME.

   Isa 2:2-3 –Preached—Luke 4:43; 8:1; 9:2, 11, 60; 16:16

   -Jesus sent to preach it, 4:43

   -Gospel (glad tidings), 8:1; Associated with healing, 9:2, 11

   -Sent others to preach the kingdom, 9:2, 60

   -Kingdom was preached since John, 16:16

   -Preached to the nations beginning at Jerusalem, 24:47

   -The kingdom has come!

 

IV.  NATURE OF THE KINGDOM: THE KINGDOM HAS COME.

   Isa 2:4; 11:3-5, 6-9 –Peace, Righteousness, Unity, Knowledge—Luke 6:20; 17:20-21; 18:1-17  (not of this world)

   -The kingdom has come!

 

V. COMPOSED OF ALL NATIONS: THE KINGDOM HAS COME.

   Isa 11:10-12 –All People—Luke 13:18, 20

   -The kingdom has come!

 

VI. WHEN THE KINGDOM WOULD COME.

   Dan 2:44-45 –Time—Luke 2:1-2; 3:1-2; 9:27 (10:9, 11; 11:20)

   -Rule of God, cf. Sign of His rule/power, Lk 21:31-33 (25-28)

   -The kingdom has come!

 

VII. FULFILLED IN THE KINGDOM: THE KINGDOM HAS COME.

   Exo 12:7-13 –Passover (Deliverance)—Luke 22:15-18 (1 Pet 1:18-19)

   Zech 12:10; 13:1 –Death of Christ (Memorial)—Luke 22:19-20 (Lord's Supper, 1 Cor 11:23-26)

   -The kingdom has come!

 

Conclusion

1.  The kingdom of prophecy is the kingdom into which every sinner is transferred when saved in Christ, Col 1:13.

2.  It is the church of Christ, Acts 2:47; Eph 1:21-23.

3.  The kingdom is here! Heb 12:22-23, 28