KINGDOM OF GOD

KINGDOM OF GOD

• One primary image that god uses to describe the church was the church as the kingdom of God
• The kingdom that christ tells us about is the kingdom of God
• Christ never set out to establish a temporal kingdom
• The kingdom christ preached about can be seen as inheritor of the primary characteristics of the kingdom of David

7 FEATURES OF GODS COVENANT WITH DAVID

• By re-examining the 7 main features od Gods covenant with David, we can see how they take on new meaning to the kingdom of God
• The covenant establishes a royal dynasty
• The king of Israel will not only be the son of David, but the son of God as well
• The king of Israel will be the christ that is the messiah
• Jersuale, and particularly mount Sion, will be Israel's spiritual center

7 FEATURES OF GODS COVENANT WITH DAVID

• The temple is the visible sign of the covenant and of Gods kingdom
• The king of israel is to rule not only over the 12 tribes but also over all the nations
• The kingdom given to David and his descendants will be everlasting