The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God

After Jesus' execution and ascension those of the same mindset as the Jewish Religionists are bound by their customs, rituals, traditions and persuasions in Religious thinking, and oppose those of John the Baptist and Jesus in today's kingdom and New Covenant operations. Those who are portray the same mindset as those Jewish rulers, Judaizers and also the Hellenists continue to plague those who have come out from among them, by denial and the renouncing of their own heritage. These are those of us who are of the old gentiles nations and those of the Hebrews, how have heard and obeyed God's voice spoken to them through Christ and acted upon His revelation. We must remember that John the Baptist's and Jesus Christ's kingdom message went primarily first to Israel, with few exceptions, because they were the people that God had been dealing with (for almost 2000 years) until His appointed time of change had come. For in Jesus was realized such terms as, the for ever, forever, the end of days and other such revelations which where in Him terminated, made complete. Jesus' disciples would become the backbone of this change and the new kingdom. But God knew them better than they knew themselves because He already had a man in the ready, even though he was totally unaware of what was to come. And we will see him shortly, this man made a great impact on the Jewish community not only in Jerusalem but even to the extremes of its scatterings and indeed the nations of the then known world. Because of the revelations imparted within him by the risen Lord, Christ Jesus, to this every day causes many a miss understanding, in those of Religious persuasions still. To this Peter also attested to in his day in 2Peter 3:16. 

One of the first letters written to the first Jewish converts is known as Hebrews and was, as I believe if not written by the hand of the converted Saul of Tarsus, then one of his close and trusted friends may have written it. Why? Because of the consistent persecution and external pressures to revert back under the heavy yoke and weight of the Jewish Religion, and the Mosaic Law of those in Jerusalem and other such strongholds, as those who had chosen the Way were by then scattered abroad, to whom he had a hand in bring to the Truth, in the knowledge of Christ Jesus. But before I proceed, not only with his many warnings, but also the revelations and the revealing of the activities in those who followed him, wherever he ministered. I will look further into the book of Acts to see what treasures it holds about the Religious zealots like Saul of Tarsus, had been. The first one is just after Peter's incident with Ananias and Sapphira, that ended with the stoning of Stephen.

  

WHY SOME JEWS LOOKED FOR CHRIST …

Saul of Tarsus believed that he was serving God by finding Christians, throwing them into prison, and even executing them when possible.(Matt. 5:11, 10:23, 23:32, Luke 11:49, 21:12, John 5:16, 15:20) But Saul was wrong. Perhaps even more intriguing, Saul was highly educated for his era in Jewish beliefs and the Law, but this did not impress God.

". . . Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you . . . " (Acts 22:3).

How could such a highly educated man be completely wrong?
To answer we look on Gabriel's prophetic words to Daniel about the Messiah. We have learned that the Messiah had to appear before Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed (which occurred in 70 CE). And we have learned that Gabriel foretold that the Messiah would be killed as a sacrificial offering (which occurred to Jesus). Why didn't the majority of Jewish people living at Jesus' time understand these prophetic ideas?

The most intriguing question about Messiah must be answered based on Gabriel's words about the Messiah being killed."How is it possible for a human being to go to Jerusalem before its destruction in 70 CE, perform a death wish to prove himself as Messiah (Daniel 9:26: Messiah to be killed), and remain a successful Messiah?"

Daniel's 70-weeks infers that a supernatural event has to take place for the Messiah to prove himself a success. Any normal person that would submit to a "death wish" will undoubtedly fail. Very simply, a normal person posing as the Messiah will remain a dead person.

Saul of Tarsus met the resurrected Messiah on the road to Damascus. The event is described as a bright-light that blinded Saul of Tarsus along with a voice giving spiritual instructions. Saul of Tarsus with his name changed became widely known as the Apostle Paul. By the time the Apostle Paul was martyred for his faith in Jesus as Messiah about 32 years later, he had written about 25% of the New Testament. Paul's written words are the testimony of a man that violently persecuted the early Christians, then became a Christian due to a supernatural spiritual experience.

Meeting Christ by a supernatural spiritual experience one on one continues - called Salvation, which now comes usually after Redemption, has been applied to the heart and soul.