THE KING AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Lesson One

I. Introduction: God was the First King. He is called the King of Glory.
“Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9  Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King
of glory shall come in. 10  Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King
of glory. Selah.” Psalm 24:8-10

II. The Prophets Foretold the Coming of a King to Usher in the Kingdom of God.
A. The prophets of old saw a King who would become the Savior of the world.

“ The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying…” “Then shall he speak unto
them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6  Yet have I set my king
upon my holy hill of Zion.” Psalm 2:2 5-6

B. Isaiah saw Him.
Isaiah 9:6-7

C. Micah declared Him: Micah 5:2

III. The Message of the New Testament is “Repent ye, for the Kingdom of God is at
Hand”
A. John the Baptist: “And saying, Repent ( [a] think differently; change your mind,
regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.” Matthew 3:2

B. Christ Jesus: “From that time Jesus began to preach,  [a] crying out, Repent
( [b] change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of
your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

IV. Three Kingdom Truths:
A. You are citizens of the Kingdom of God.

B. Secondly, the Bible is your constitution.

C. Third Truth: you are under orders to pray in the Kingdom of God.
“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy name. 10  Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

V. Understand the meaning of the King and His Kingdom.

VI. When You were Saved You Changed Kingdoms!
“Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share
the  [a] portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God’s holy people) in the Light.
13  [The Father] has delivered and  [b] drawn us to Himself out of the control and the
dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son  [c] of His
love.” Colossians 1:12-13 AMC

VII. The Cross: the Way into the Kingdom. Jesus Christ our sin and Sickness Bearer.
“But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we
could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed” Isaiah 53:5 NLT

VIII. Seven Kingdom Exchanges of the Cross. (Handout)

THE SEVEN KINGDOM EXCHANGES OF THE CROSS

I. He And Is Our Jehovah Sidkeknu: He Is The Lord Our Righteousness!
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.” II Corinthians 5:21 KJV
-At the cross, He was made sin with our sinfulness that we would be made righteous with
His righteousness!

II. He Was And Is Our Jehovah Mekidish. He Is The Lord Our Holiness! Our Sanctifier!
“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the
gate.” Hebrews 13:12
-At the cross He took our selfishness that we would have His unselfishness!
-At the cross He took our lust that we would have and be His love.
-At the cross He took our pride that we would have His humility.

III. He Is Our Jehovah Ralpha. He Is The Lord Our Healer!
“Surely He took our sickness And took away our pains; Yet we  [ c ] esteemed Him stricken,
[ d ] Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5  But He was wounded [ e ]  for our transgressions, He
was  [ f ] bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by
His stripes [ g ]  we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5 NKJV
-At the cross He was made sick with our sickness that we would be made whole with His
health and healing!

IV. He Is Our Jehovah Jarieh. He Is The Lord Our Provider!
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your
sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” II Corinthians 8:9

A. At the cross He was made poor with our poverty that we would have wealth with His
Riches!

B. The Command and the Promise of Kingdom Provision
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and
prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
Malachi 3:10

V. He Is Our Jehovah Shalom: He Is The Lord Our Peace!

“…the judgment of our peace was upon him, and with His wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5
-At the cross He took our judgment that we can have His peace!
-You must daily maintain His peace in your mind!

VI. He Is Our Jehovah Nissa: He Is The Lord Our Man Of War!
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it.” Colossians 2:15 KJV
A. At the cross He defeated principalities and powers that we would have all authority
over demons and diseases!

B.   “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall
rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants
of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 54:17

VII. He Is Our Jehovah Shammah: He Is The Lord Who Is With Us; The Lord Our Favor!
A. At the cross He took our wrath that we would have His favor!
“David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the LORD was with him.”
I Samuel 18:14

B. He is Emmanuel : God is with us. Therefore God’s wrath is not against us, but His
favor is on us. We cannot fail. We will succeed!

THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS

Lesson Two

I. God’s Portals and Jacob’s Ladder: 2024 the year of the open Heaven and increased
Angelic Activity.
A. At our Lord’s first coming and increased angelic activity.

B. The Seraphim order: Isaiah 6:1-7

II. We need Heaven’s Assistance in fulfilling our Divine Destiny.
A. Main source is Holy Spirit

B. We need each other: the Power of Connection

C. We need the assistance of angels.

III. Angels are Ministers to God’s Sons and Daughters: They are servants to God’s
people. They come to our aid.
Angels: “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be
heirs of salvation?” Hebrews 1:14

IV. Let’s not Neglect Our Great Salvation: Believe that Angels are On Assignment to
You!
“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation: which at the first began to be spoken
by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.” Hebrews 2:3

A. Salvation is not referring to being born again.

B. You have personal angels: Guardian angels – to protect you.
Angels will work with us to strengthen us, to protect us. “Because thou hast made
the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10  There shall no
evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11  For he shall
give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12  They shall bear
thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.” Psalm 91:9-12

V. Angels are Listening to Your Words.
“ Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments,
hearkening unto the voice of his word.” Psalm 103:20

VI. Releasing Angels: Putting Angels to work!
A. Abraham released an angel to find a wife for his son. Isaac via Abrahams
servant.

-“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the
land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying,
Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou
shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.” Genesis 24:7

B. We have the ability to summon the aid of angels.

C. We have the keys of the Kingdom of God to release prophetic decrees to
empower angels.
- “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever
thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
**# **loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19 KJV
Matthew 6:9-10 KJV