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