The Kingdom of God on Earth



The Kingdom of God on Earth

Introduction

The Kingdom of God (kingdom of heaven) is a concept of the theology of Judaism and Christianity including sects like Catholic, Lutheran, and Pentecostal. The Kingdom of God has appeared in almost all the Abrahmic religions. They preached, especially in the parables, that Jesus Christ is already present among the people, or as expected to be coming in the future. Then it took over the preaching of the Apostles and other disciples of Jesus as the Good News. The kingdom of God is a term from the Tanakh or Old Testament of the Bible. Jesus of Nazareth has said in the Gospels of the New Testament that the Kingdom of God is at hand. The message in many ways illustrates about healing miracles, parables and teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount. This essay will present a detailed overview on the concept of the Kingdom of God on earth.

Discussion

Overview

The concept of the Kingdom of God builds on the ancient oriental name of the supreme god El as the "king". The predicate of God, "King" appeared in the history of Israel since the time of King which is around 1000-586 BC. This predicate of God was in the exilic and post-exilic prophecy and apocalyptic associated with different ideas. These ideas included a set by his universal lordship of God in the Torah which revealed the salvific will. Additionally, it included the idea of the liberation of all the Israelites of syncretism, exile and foreign rule, a notion that the judgment was connected to overturning a creation of the world. For Jews and Christians God's kingdom is a world in which God's will is done. It is a kingdom which has overcome all evil and forgives all the guilt, such that pain, suffering and death come to an end. Not only in the hereafter, but also here on earth should this empire take shape. For Christian ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the decisive beginning of this kingdom, his breaking into the god's hostile world. God's kingdom behaves, according to Jewish and Christian traditions, not as a complementary, surpassing and Hedge, but limited and qualified. It criticized all human exercises of power and all earthly regimes as their ultimate future. The term, therefore, plays a significant role in millenarianism, messianism and political theology.

Ancient Israel

In ancient Israel, the kingdom of God was understood as the absolute dominion of God over his people. The period when the twelve tribes of Israel under the leadership of Moses and Joshua wandered in the desert and won the land of Canaan, was understood as a period of higher social order and the rule of the Lord. It was called the perfect age of gold. Period of judges who led Israel was a continuation of the golden age. This organization has survived much longer than that of the surrounding peoples. Moabites and Ammonites monarchy established home soon after deposition. Biblical figures were confirmed by archaeological ...