The Shepherds, Angels And The Kingdom Of God.

And I am sure most of us, (if not all of us), have had strange experience where we have said, how did that happen? … How did I get through that? … How did I survive? … How did I know that was the right thing to do? … All of these experiences I am talking about, are not logical thoughts, but divine inspiration that came from apparently nowhere, or 2nd sight or what others may just simply say is a higher level of faith, in action. Whatever way you look at it, it supernatural, and is not of this world. … So, there must be another world, or worlds, here on this earth working with us … or against us, because the converse is true also … but I don’t want to focus on that today.

Staying with the positive, I said earlier, none of us have seen this heavenly realm in its entirety, but Jesus did … in fact Jesus made constant reference to this hidden realm, all throughout his ministry … right up to his death when he said, “my Kingdom is not of this world” … and even his final words referred to this kingdom, were “Father unto your hands, I commend my spirit” … because Jesus knew that he was headed for this other realm.

And all through his teachings, Jesus made constant reference to this kingdom, and yet, most bible scholars avoid talking about this kingdom like the plague … because it is rarely preached, yet it is at the very heart and ministry of Jesus, and mentioned throughout the bible … and right in plain sight may I add.

Don’t take my word for it, the next time you read your bible be aware how many times Jesus refers to this kingdom. … I mean, look at the mount of transfiguration alone, that’s a weird story that is, and it’s a very difficult story to explain, and I have tried to do so in more than one sermon.

And look at all the number of parables that start … “the kingdom of God is like … “. And look at every miracle and healing and deliverance, for something from this heavenly kingdom, because something not from this earth was involved … some ethereal power presented itself, and all for the glory of God, as people were healed and delivered. No wonder Jesus spent his ministry trying his best to engage us with that kingdom.

What we glimpse in the Kingdom.

Anyway, to move on, I have said we have all had glimpses of this heavenly kingdom, and I am going to trying and describe it, I am going to try and describe what we have all witnessed … and the first thing we know about this kingdom is it vastness and complexity.

1. Vastness, beyond our understanding complexity.

Now I am brave trying to explain this one, but what we can all agree on is that is its complex, very complex and difficult to understand or comprehend. Even Jesus did his best in his parables, and although we all have went yes, I think I understand that one, well we probably don’t, or we would hone in on it a lot more than we do, because we would realise its power. … I do know many physicists, astro or meta physicist or just very clever people have tried, and they have made a dent in this subject, but none of their studies have been definitive or conclusive, but they all agree, there is something there. So, for now I am content to say, this kingdom is well beyond our understanding, although one day, we all hope to live in this kingdom.