 Good morning and Shalom everyone. Welcome to class. Thank you for joining class, all our in-person students and also Rabili, our online student. Thank you for joining class. Also a warm welcome to our e-learning students who will be listening to these lectures later on. We'll begin our class today. So before we do so, we have Nina Santosh who's celebrating her birthday. So happy birthday Nina. Have a blessed year. Trust that you would you know enjoy this day and be blessed that the favor of God will rest upon you and that he will prosper the work of your hands and everything that you desire that you will see come into fulfillment this year even as you decree and speak God's promises over the various areas of your life where you want to see breakthrough where you want to see his promises come true where you want to see deliverance where you want to see healing restoration and also we pray that the fullness of the Godhead you know that has been given to you will be manifested in every area of your life. So have a blessed year Nina and such a joy to know you and such a blessing to be part of your life and thank you for being a blessing. So can somebody lead us in prayer please? Can somebody lead us in prayer praying for our class today and also for Nina? Can I ask Nina John to pray for Nina Santosh and also for our class today? Yes, Pastor. Can you hear me? Yes, yes. Thank you. Thank you, Pastor. And Father God, we thank you. We bless you for this day Lord. We will. Nina, sorry to interrupt. I asked Nina John to pray for the class and to also pray for you. Oh, okay. Is that fine? Okay. Yeah. Go ahead Nina John. Gracious loving father. Thank you so much Lord for this day and for giving us this time to come once again to your presence to spend time with you and learning from you Lord. Thank you for all the inputs we were able to learn as far as kingdom and the perspective and the thinking and the culture. We pray and ask Lord in the days to come. That we would really be able to apply these things that we have learned Lord and really be representatives of your kingdom in every sense of the word Lord in our thinking in our culture in our actions as well. Now this time Lord we especially bring to you Lord Nina Santosh even as she celebrates her birthday. We thank you Lord for the year that has gone by and we thank you for the beginning of the new year. We pray Lord for your hand of blessing, protection and guidance to be upon her in a special way. We pray that she would really delight in you Lord so that you would fulfill all the desires of her heart and even as she seeks you and learns from you Lord. We pray here at a class and at her home and with the different people that she comes into contact with. She would really be the salt and the light Lord and be able to draw many people to you because of her life and testimony Lord. Thank you once again we believe Lord that you will grant her many more blessed years to serve you and to be fruitful in your kingdom. Thank you once again for this day and time. In Jesus precious name we pray. Amen. Thank you. Thank you Nina John. Today we look at chapters 10 and 11 the last two chapters in this publication The Kingdom of God. So chapter 10 we will be studying about the literal kingdom. We already have studied and in chapter one we have already seen that you know God had a plan to have a kingdom with people who would be hairs with him in that kingdom here on the earth. And we see that you know this kingdom that he has planned was something that he initiated that he brought about was a spiritual kingdom. And this kingdom will eventually have its fulfillment when Christ who is the king of this kingdom will come and usher in the physical kingdom here on the earth. So all of what we have been studying from chapter one to chapter nine we've been looking at the spiritual dimension of the spiritual aspect of the kingdom of God. And in chapter 10 we will be looking at the physical kingdom which is a literal kingdom which Jesus will come and during his second coming he will come and you know he will establish his the literal kingdom here on the earth. And he will rule and reign and we his saints or his believers those who believe in him you know we will be people who will be ruling and reigning in that millennium kingdom which he will establish here on the earth. So we're going to be studying about the literal kingdom. And I'm not going to go into much of detail because you will be studying eschatology as a whole subject as a whole course during one of these years. I don't know if you've already completed studying about eschatology. The end times have you already studied that course or used yet to study that course. You haven't yet studied. Yes. No. Can I have some responses? Okay. Okay. No. So you will be studying that. That will be a course that you would go through in detail. So I'm not going to look at things in detail here. We'll just look at it in the aspect of the kingdom of God that he will come that Jesus will come to establish. Okay. So we see that God's God had an original plan even before the foundation of the world. His original plan was to have a kingdom with people who would be his with him in that kingdom here on the earth. Okay. And we know that Jesus is going to come and eventually have or establish the physical aspect or the physical dimension of this kingdom here on the earth. And so how can we say that Jesus himself is going to come and establish this physical kingdom here on the earth, the kingdom of God here on the earth. We look at various prophecies. We look at the prophecy in from Genesis through the Old Testament books right up to Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah. And also we will look at the prophecy or the angelic announcement in the Gospel of Luke and what Jesus teaches about his literal kingdom when he was here on the earth and how he gives a preview of the coming kingdom to his disciples. And what are the signs of this coming kingdom and how Jesus came to establish the spiritual kingdom and how he will come later on to establish the physical kingdom. And then we will look at the end times just very briefly what are the signs of the end times and how we as saints shall possess the kingdom, the literal kingdom. Okay. So we look at the prophecies that concerns the king of this kingdom, the literal kingdom, the physical kingdom that God will establish here on the earth. Who is going to be the king? And we know that it's Jesus. So how do we know it is Jesus? So we look at certain prophecies right in the very beginning in Genesis chapter 49 verse 10. We have a prophecy there so can somebody please read Genesis chapter 49 verse 10 please. Genesis chapter 49 verse 10. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah nor a law giver from between his feet until she low comes and to him shall be the obedience of the people. Amen. As early as in the book of Genesis, we have the prophecy of Jesus being the ruler, the law giver and Shiloh. Shiloh means basically, you know, peacemaker or the prince of peace. And if we look at the prophecy in Isaiah chapter nine where he says, you know, he will be the wonderful counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the prince of peace. And he's talking about the son that will be born and he's a prince of peace. So this prophecy is talking about Jesus Christ. And also we know that Jesus came from the tribe of Judah. Okay. So this prophecy explicitly foretells the coming of a particular individual who is Christ. And in the Old Testament times, we know that Shiloh was a city where the tabernacle was set up. We read about this in Joshua chapter 18 verse one. And the city was later on destroyed. We read about this in Jeremiah chapter seven, verses 12 to 14. And ancient Jewish scholars explained that Shiloh, the word that is compounded from shell and law, meaning to whom it belongs. Okay. Therefore, the sentence that, you know, we read here in Genesis chapter 49 verse 10 says, the Scepter shall not depart from Judah until the one who comes to whom it belongs. Because the word Shiloh, shell and law meaning to whom it belongs. So the Scepter shall not depart from Judah until the one comes to whom it belongs. So who it belongs to, it belongs to the king of this kingdom, who is Jesus Christ. And the Scepter shall not depart means, you know, that God would have a king who will rule, will continue to rule Israel and will have somebody sit on the throne as we will look at the prophecies. And will ultimately come the everlasting king who is Jesus Christ and his kingdom, which is everlasting and never end, which is eternal. Okay. So there's also we see that Jesus came from the tribe of the royal tribe of Judah. We read about this in Hebrews chapter seven, verse 14. I'm not going to be reading all of these because the lack of time. But I'm just mentioning the references. You can take it down and you can read it later. Okay. So there is also here we see an element of prophecy referring to Christ's second coming, which is to him shall the obedience of the people be because when he establishes the literal physical kingdom, you know, the God will rule and rain. And, you know, it will be, you know, people will live in total submission, surrender and in total obedience to the king of the kingdom that is Jesus Christ. Okay. So that is the first prophecy we'll be looking at. And also there is the literal kingdom that is foretold in various prophecies in the Old Testament. If we look at second Samuel chapter seven, specifically verse 13, it says God promises that he will establish a throne of his kingdom for ever. Okay. And we know that, you know, after King Jehochim, who was taken as a captive in the Babylonian captivity, there was no king that ruled over. Israel because they were all taken into captivity. And the last king was King Jehochim. And there was a pause after that. But then we come into the New Testament where we see the announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ and how he will reign in the house of Jacob forever. We look at that prophecy as well. But here if you look at this prophecy here in second Samuel chapter seven, verse 13, it says the throne of his kingdom will be for ever, which means that, you know, as of now, there is no king or after King Jehochim, there was no king that was ruling Israel. But it says his kingdom will be forever, which means Jesus will come establish his kingdom forever here on the earth and he will rule forever. Okay. And verse 16, the last phrase says your throne shall be established for ever. So his kingdom is forever and the throne and the king who sits on the throne will be for ever. Look at the prophecy in Isaiah chapter 16, verse five, it says, you know, the one will sit on it in truth. If you look at the one there, it's a capital O, which means it's referring to God. If it's referring to a human being, it will be a small O, but the one here is talking about the king of this kingdom that is talking about God, that's talking about Jesus Christ. And look at what it says there. It says in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking justice and heathening righteousness. If you look at various other prophecies concerning Jesus Christ, you know, it talks about how he is the righteous judge and also a judge who seeks justice and will bring about righteousness. Because in the literal kingdom that Jesus will establish here on earth, it will be a kingdom where there is, you know, there will be truth, there will be righteousness because that is the foundation of God's throne of his kingdom. There will be justice there. And we will see everything that, you know, in perfection and in beauty and in order because God himself will be ruling his literal physical kingdom here on the earth. The prophecy in Jeremiah chapter 33, verses 14 to 18, it's look at verse 17. It says, for this says the Lord, can somebody read that please? Verse 17 of Jeremiah chapter 13 verse 17. For this says the Lord, David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. Amen. Sorry, it was Jeremiah chapter 33. So says God says and he promises that David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. So there would always be a king who will rule over Israel. And we know that, you know, when Jesus comes, he will establish his literal physical kingdom there in Jerusalem. So we see that God made a covenant with David that one of his descendants will have a kingdom that will last forever. Okay. We also know the prophecy in Daniel chapter nine verses six and seven. It's a prophecy that we are all very familiar with because we hear it over and over being read to us during Christmas time. But we know that, you know, a child will be born and the government will be on his shoulders. And his name will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God everlasting father, prince of peace. And it says of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. And upon the throne of David and over his kingdom to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from this time forward, even forever more. Okay. So we can see that here again, that, you know, even as Jesus will come to establish his, even as he came to establish the spiritual dimension of the spiritual aspect of the kingdom of God, he will come later on to establish the little physical kingdom, and he will establish it with judgment and justice. There will be justice, there will be righteousness, there will be a king who will judge and who will bring fair, righteous and just judgment here on the earth. Okay. But look at the prophecy in Daniel chapter two verse 44. Can one of you read Daniel chapter two verse 44 please. Daniel chapter two verse 44. And in the days of these kings of the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed and the kingdom shall not be left to other people. It shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms and it shall stand forever. Amen. So we know that when Jesus comes the second time, he will overthrow all the kings and the kingdoms on the earth. All the rulers of the kings and their kingdoms here on earth, he will also overthrow Satan and his forces, and he will establish or he will set up his kingdom. And his kingdom that he sets up will never be destroyed. And it's a kingdom that is everlasting, a kingdom that will will is forever and ever, and it shall stand for ever. So that is the prophecy that is foretold by Daniel. And we know that, you know, even though God had promised that there would be a person who will sit on the throne of David forever, but there was a temporary pause. We read about this in Jeremiah chapter 36 verse 30, where, you know, it says that, you know, concerning King Jehovah Kim, King of Judah says, he shall have no one to sit on the throne of David and his dead body shall be cast out in the heat of the day and the frost of the night. So we know that the lineage of kings in the line of kings that ruled over Judah, you know, there was a temporary pause when King Nebuchadnezzar came and defeated Judah and took everybody as captives back to Babylon. And King Jehovah Kim was put to death and there was no king who ruled after that in Israel or in Judah. And hence there was no king who was seated on the throne. But even though there was a temporary pause, we come to the New Testament where we read in Luke chapter 1 verses 30 to 33, where the angel announces to man, to Mary and tells her that, you know, she has found favor with God and that she is going to, you know, bring forth a son and we look at what the angel tells her in Luke chapter 1 verses 30 to 33. So can one of you please read that? Nobody wants to read? Ma'am, can you hear me? Yes, I can. Luke chapter 1 verse 32 to 33. Luke chapter 1 verse 30 to 33 please. Yes ma'am. But the angels said to her, do not be afraid. Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the son of most high. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David and he will reign over the house of the Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end. Amen. Thank you Prince. Please can you keep passing the mic quickly so others also get turned to read and so when we have to read a scripture passage, you know, all of you will be ready and quick to read. Thank you. So here we see that the angel announced that Jesus was the one who would sit on the throne of David and he will rule forever. His kingdom is everlasting and his kingdom will be from eternity to eternity. There will be no end. And we see that he introduced the spiritual dimension of that eternal kingdom when Jesus came on the earth when he was born here on the earth and then he did this ministry for three years. So he introduced the spiritual dimension of his kingdom, but we know that he's coming again and he will fulfill what he has promised that he will establish his little kingdom here on the earth. So when Jesus was here on the earth, he also thought about this little kingdom. He also gave his disciples a preview of the coming of the kingdom. He also spoke about the signs of this coming kingdom and we also see how he brought about the establishment of this kingdom of God. So we look at what Jesus thought on about the little aspect of the kingdom that he is going to establish. Matthew chapter 8 verse 11 and 12. Can one of you read that please? Matthew chapter 8 verse 11 and 12. And I say to you that many will come from east and west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Amen. Thank you Sri Raga. So you know here it's talking about many will come from east and west is referring to the Gentiles. And you know because the Gentiles had such faith in them caused Jesus to announce that you know that the Gentiles will also be part of the kingdom of heaven. And they will also even sit down to dinner with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Now what Jesus said was something very radical. This was a radical idea to many of the Jews or the Jewish people in Jesus's time because they assume that this great messianic banquet that they would have would have no Gentiles that it will only be all Jews would be there. But Jesus is correcting their understanding, their mistaken identity or their mistaken ideas or their understanding about this messianic banquet. And he says that in this messianic banquet there will be many Gentiles because the Jews have basically rejected the Messiah. They have rejected the truth. They have rejected the gospel that is in Jesus Christ. So these Jewish religious leaders are those who are the ones who rejected the message. And so you know he says that but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. So who are the sons of the kingdom is referring to the Jews. And he says there will be cast out into hell because they have rejected the truth. They have refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah and the gospel of truth that is in Jesus Christ. So here we see that Jesus is saying that even the Gentiles will be part of the kingdom of heaven. Another parable that Jesus talks about in Matthew chapter 22 verses 1 to 15. Here we see that in this parable Jesus says again he begins this parable like any other parable says the kingdom of heaven is like. So a king who arranges a marriage for his son and he sends out his servants to invite the people to come because he's prepared this great dinner banquet and he is inviting them. But we see that you know and he's referring to the Jews. So the prophets were sent to them. They had the kings. They had the judges. They were given the laws, the covenants, the commands, everything. But they rejected the Messiah. They rejected God. They rejected the gospel. And what did they do? When the servants came and invited them, they seized them and they killed them. So it's basically talking about the prophets who went to the Jews and delivered the truth about the coming of the Messiah. But they refused to accept them. They killed them. And so we see that the king was very furious, was very angry. So he sent his servants to those who were invited. He says go to the highways and as many as you find just on the way, the normal people, the local people just invite them for the wedding. So it's talking here and referring here to the Gentiles. So he says that, you know, the parable says that they went out and they invited all those who are in the highways and gathered them together. All whom they found good and bad and the wedding hall was filled with guests. Okay, but interesting to note what it says in verses 11 to verse 15. Can one of you please read that Matthew chapter 22 verses 11 to 15 please. Matthew 22 11 to 15. But when the king came and to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have all my wedding garments. So he said to him, friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, bind him hand and food, take him away and cast him into outer darkness. They will be weeping and gnashing of teeth for many are called what few are chosen. Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangling him in his talk. Amen. So here we see that, you know, in the little kingdom, you know, we see that, you know, it's not only the Jews who were initially were given this kingdom to be released here on the earth. They had the opportunity, they had the responsibility, they had the privilege. But when they rejected it, it was then, you know, you know, the invitation was sent out to the Gentiles and they were invited. And so they would also be part of the kingdom of heaven. And so here in verse 13 and 14, it says, a man who enters without, you know, the man who was not dressed in his attire or his wedding garment, we see that, you know, he was taken out and thrown into the darkness, which means, you know, those who have whom the gospel has gone out to, you know, and have the gospel has gone out to, but they have not received the gospel in its fullest sense. They have not been cloded with the required righteousness, which means they have just heard the gospel that they have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Or they have not just have been, you know, made righteous or being justified in God's sight, you know, or they have not responded appropriately to the gospel message that was preached to them, you know, or their lives have not been aligned to the values of the kingdom, you know, they will not be allowed to enter into the kingdom of heaven, but they will be thrown into, you know, darkness where they'll be weeping and mashing, basically talking about hell. So yes, there would be this great wedding banquet where it's not only going to be the Jews, but also the Gentiles are going to be part of the kingdom of heaven. But there would also be those who, you know, who have heard the gospel, who kind of, you know, are not made a decision, they're not here and they're not there. They fool themselves or they assume for themselves that, you know, we are Christians or we are believers. But in totality, they have not been made justified or been made righteous in God's sight because of their response. They have not wholeheartedly or fullheartedly given themselves to do the calling or to the covenant that Jesus has made on the cross, the new covenant. They have not responded appropriately. They have not aligned themselves through the kingdom values or what God requires of them. And such people would also be thrown into the, you know, into darkness which is hell. So here he's referring again to the Jews because, you know, they pretend to have righteousness by keeping the law, but, you know, and keeping all of those rituals. It's just an outward show, but, you know, Jesus says that's of no use because the law is not going to make you righteous. Keeping the laws and keeping the rituals and, you know, trying to follow some set of man-made rules and rituals which they think is important is not what is going to get them into the kingdom of heaven. But it's their heart response, you know, fully accepting the gospel that is in Jesus Christ, who is the Lord and the Savior. So we see that, you know, Jesus teaching here on the little aspect of the kingdom where he says that, you know, many from the non-Jewish world will be part of this eternal kingdom that he's going to establish. And the very ones that through whom he wanted to release his kingdom here on the earth, the Jews, you know, because they rejected him, there will be cast out. Okay. We also see that Jesus not only thought about the little aspect of the kingdom of God, we also see that he gives them a preview of the coming kingdom. Look at what Jesus says in Matthew chapter 16 verse 28. So can one of you please read Matthew chapter 16 verse 28 please. Matthew 16 28. Surely I say to you, there was some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. Amen. So here Jesus is saying that there are some standing here, you know, he's referring maybe to his disciples who will not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. Now we know that it, you know, Jesus the second coming did not happen literally when, you know, he was here the first time on here on the earth, but in the second coming he will establish the little kingdom. So then was Jesus lying when he said that, you know, there are some standing here which are not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. No, he was basically referring to, you know, a preview of the coming kingdom that his disciples will foresee for taste would have an experience and encounter with. And that was during the transfiguration, which we read in Matthew chapter 17 verses one to eight. Okay. So in his transfiguration, you know, he gave some of his disciples a preview of the glory of his coming kingdom. Okay. So he prepared them by saying that, that, you know, some of them will not die until they saw the power of the kingdom of God and the Son of Man. In that kingdom. So, you know, at the, on the mount of transfiguration, you know, they had a taste or a glimpse or a preview of what Jesus would look like in his glorified state, you know, bright radiant, and also as what John describes of him in the book of Revelation. So we see that his disciples, even though they were not dead, they were, you know, of course, they were not there to see the literal or the physical aspect of the kingdom of God. But Jesus did, you know, get them to have a preview or foretaste of what that little kingdom would be and how the king of this kingdom would be in his glorified, you know, transformed glorious. Radiant stature or his, you know, his being that he will be when he comes in his literal kingdom. Okay. Now we look at some of the signs of the coming of the kingdom. We're not going to look at everything in detail. Luke chapter 21, you know, Jesus mentions the signs. But he's an important thing that we would like to emphasize here is those who look at the signs of the coming of the kingdom, the little aspect of the kingdom of God, you know, they will, they would also be the generation who will see the coming of the kingdom of God. The generation that sees the signs that are presented in scripture also presented what Jesus presents in Luke chapter 21 will be the same generation who would also see the son of man coming down the second time and establishing his literal kingdom. Okay. So that's what Jesus talks about in Luke chapter 21 versus 27 to 32. So can somebody read that please? Luke chapter 21, 27 to 32. Luke chapter 21 verse 27 to 32. Then they will see the son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now, when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads because your redemption draws near. Then he spoke to them a parable. Look at the fig tree and all the trees when they already built, when they already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by now, no means pass away till all things take place. Amen. Thank you, Anand. So here he says that, you know, when you look at the fig tree or all the other trees and it's budding, what is the signs? It's showing you that, you know, that summer is fast approaching or summer is very near. So he's saying that the generation that sees the signs will also see, you know, the coming of the son of man and his kingdom being established here on the earth. Okay. So we see that, you know, when Jesus came on the earth and he established the spiritual aspect, the spiritual dimension of the kingdom of God. And he knew that he could only establish it after he had fulfilled the reason for which he came, that is to redeem all of mankind. Only when this was completed, could he, you know, could he have a people who would inherit that kingdom and administer that kingdom here on the earth. So Jesus came not only to announce and to, you know, initiate or to bring about the spiritual aspect of the kingdom, but he also came to fulfill the mission to redeem the people who would inherit the kingdom and administer that kingdom here on the earth. And without him doing that, you know, we cannot be people who would, you know, even be part of the spiritual dimension of the kingdom of God here on earth. Leave alone the physical kingdom that he is going to come to establish later on. So we also see that, you know, another aspect of the coming of the kingdom of God is, you know, when we celebrate the Lord's table, it's that expression of our faith in the coming kingdom. Okay. And that is what Jesus speaks about in Matthew chapter 26, verse 29 and Luke chapter 22, verses 16, 18, 29 and 30. One of you read that, please. Matthew chapter 26, verse 29. Anyone reading that? Matthew chapter 26, verse 29. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the wine from now on until the day when I drink it new with you in my father's kingdom. Go ahead with Luke 22 also, please. Look, verse 22, chapter 22. For I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the wine until the kingdom of God comes. Verse 29. And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as my father bestowed one upon me. Verse 30. That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel. Amen. So here it's talking about, you know, the Lord's table communion celebration of the Lord's table, which is our expression of our faith. You know, of the coming kingdom that Jesus is going to come and establish. So he promises us that, you know, he will drink it with us once again in that kingdom. Okay, so we know that Jesus established or he brought, he had communion with his disciples, but he says he promises them that he will drink again with us once again in that kingdom. So our partaking in the Lord's table is an expression of our faith that, you know, that we shall fool and reign with him in his kingdom. Because it says here that, you know, I will bestow upon you a kingdom and that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel. So, you know, he will bestow upon us a kingdom, just as his father has bestowed on him a kingdom and that, you know, our partaking in the Lord's table is also an expression of our faith that we shall rule and reign with him in his kingdom. So each time we partake in the Lord's table, we're declaring that, you know, throughout all eternity, you know, we would reign with him forevermore. And we will be singing his praises. So as believers, you know, even though we go through struggles and challenges and pain and suffering, you know, we live with this blessed hope that even though we are experiencing in part the eternal life that we have received, because we have accepted Jesus Christ that we would also, you know, experience in full. We would realize it in full when we meet him face to face and when we are part of his kingdom. So, you know, we have this blessed hope for place in his heavenly kingdom where we would be with the king and where we will rule and reign along with him. Okay. Now, just before Jesus ascended back to heaven, went back to the father, we see that his disciples were a little confused. They had not fully understood the two phases of the coming of the king and his kingdom. You know, we know in the first phase when Jesus came, he introduced the spiritual aspect of the kingdom. And, you know, he was going to come again to establish the physical or the literal aspect of his kingdom. But, you know, the disciples were disappointed because they had not, you know, seen the physical aspect of the kingdom. So in Acts chapter one verses six to eight, we read and the disciples asked Jesus, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel? So, you know, they're looking for a physical king who will come and rule and, you know, overthrow all of their enemies and establish the kingdom of Israel forever. And so they asked him, will you not, you know, establish or restore the kingdom of Israel and look at what Jesus tells them. You know, Jesus tells them that, you know, you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. So he's telling them, you know, this is not the mission that I came for now to establish the little physical kingdom here on earth and to rule and reign now. But he pointed them to a totally different mission and that mission is to proclaim the kingdom of God and to proclaim it with the power of the Holy Spirit and to proclaim it to the whole world. So, you know, the time that we are in, this is our kingdom mandate. This is the mandate or present mandate that God has given to us that, you know, here we are to establish the spiritual aspect of dimension of his kingdom here on the earth so that, you know, people can be part of this little physical kingdom when he comes to establish it later on during his second coming. Again, so we see that, you know, Jesus told us to his disciples, he gave them a new mission and he went back to the Father, he ascended back to heaven. And we know that there is a time when he is going to come again, there is the end times that is going to happen when Jesus will come again, he will be revealed from heaven. He will come with his saints and he will overthrow all the rulers, the kings along with Antichrist and all the nations that support him. And he will put an end to every rule and reign and authority here on the earth and he himself will establish his kingdom here on the earth and his kingdom and his rule will be according to the will of his father. Okay. And we know that we as his people, as his believers, his saints shall possess his kingdom. So, you know, sometimes when we, when we are ministering hard, laboring hard in God's vineyard in his kingdom and, you know, we look at people who were martyred, were persecuted and we think there is no justice. That is the end for, you know, the life that they live for the way that they have labored in loving God's kingdom, the way they have ministered. You know, they're not acknowledged, appreciated, nobody knows them, such hard labor that they have done, been faithful in the kingdom of God. But all of our labor is not in vain because in the physical, the little aspect of the kingdom, you know, the saints will rule and reign and will administer in God's kingdom. Or in his government. Okay. So how faithful you have been to what God has entrusted you to what he has committed to you. You know, how you have been able to be good stewards of building his kingdom and following his kingdom mandate and establishing his kingdom mandate with would be a crown or would be a place of position for you in the little aspect of the kingdom when you would be in a place in important places of responsibility, authority, government in God's little kingdom. So we see that in the, in the, in the little aspect of the kingdom, all of these passages given here, you can read it later on, that the saints of the most high will be responsible in executing his earthly kingdom. And then finally, after the millenium rule, you know, the 1000 year millenium rule will culminate in the final great white throne judgment that is described for us in Revelation chapter 20 verses 11 to 15. Okay. So that is when we would literally live with him in heaven. But before that, we will be part of his 1000 year physical kingdom here on the earth in Jerusalem. Okay, any questions, anyone has just very briefly run through this, you will, you know, receive much of, you know, the end time events, eschatological events and eschatology in the course you study that in detail. And I think Passage should be teaching that so you would learn things very much in detail. Any questions, anyone has? We just have one minute before our break or it's time. Okay, we'll, we'll end here. We'll go for a break and come back and then maybe if you have any questions, we'll take it on or we'll go on to our last chapter. Thank you, everyone. See you after the break.