THE KINGDOM: PROMISED. POSTPONED. COMING.
Blog Series Intention Recap
For most of us, the idea of a kingdom can feel foreign. We elect our leaders, and even modern monarchies operate alongside parliaments and constitutions. Mention a kingdom, and we may be more likely to picture castles, crowns, and medieval knights than something that shapes how we read the Bible. Yet the Kingdom is central to the biblical story. God is sovereign over all creation, but He also made specific promises about a coming Kingdom: Messiah reigning on David’s throne, Israel restored, Jerusalem at the center, and the nations living under the righteous rule of the King. When Jesus came, Israel as a nation did not recognize Him as Messiah, so the promised Kingdom did not begin then. It was postponed, not canceled. In the meantime, God is doing something distinct through the Church, bringing Jewish and Gentile believers together in one Body. In this four-part series, we’ll follow the Kingdom from promise to postponement to return to reign and discover why the Church and the promised Kingdom are not the same thing, why God is not finished with Israel, and why we can still look forward to Messiah returning to reign on earth.
This post is the main page of the series “THE KINGDOM: PROMISED. POSTPONED. COMING.”
Week 1 — PROMISED: What exactly did God promise Israel?
Week 2 — POSTPONED: If the Kingdom was offered, why didn't it come, and what is the Church doing here?
Week 3 — COMING: Does the Church bring the Kingdom, or does the King bring the Kingdom?
Week 4 — REIGNING: If we aren't in the Kingdom now, what will it actually look like when it comes?
