06/18/2026
How can we define the Kingdom of God? The New Testament Greek word for “kingdom” is basileia (βασιλεία), which means royalty, rule, realm, reign, or kingdom.
In other words, the Kingdom is God’s rule, reign, and royalty over and across the whole Earth in and through the hearts of His people. To better understand God’s rule, we need to consider God’s promises to ancient Israel.
God loved the people of Israel and chose them as His special people.
He rescued them from slavery in Egypt and led them into His promised land, working unbelievable victories on their behalf.
But again and again, Israel and her kings fell into sin, profaning God’s name and inviting His judgment on their land.
As a result, they lived under near-constant oppression from the allied nations of the Kingdom of Darkness.
God sent prophets to warn that these oppressions would come—but He also offered a hope that lay at the very foundation of every Jew’s worldview.
One day, God would forgive Israel’s sin, defeat Israel’s enemies, take the throne of Israel Himself, and rule over the nations through Israel, ushering in a new world of righteousness, peace, and joy.
The King Himself would invade the whole world with pure and holy light!
As Isaiah prophesied:
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Lord returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord will lay bare His holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God! (Isaiah 52:7-10)
Yes, soon the world would have a new king—God Himself!
And Jesus Christ is that prophesied king.
He came to Earth to begin God’s restorative reign—His holy invasion of light—and at the end of days, He will truly “make all things new” for both Israel and the world (Revelation 21:5 NASB).
Yes, after Jesus offered His life on the cross, God the Father “raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 1:20).
At that time, Jesus paid for the sins of all men, defeated the powers of darkness, and ascended the throne as King over all.
According to Paul, Jesus’s throne now sits “far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come” (Ephesians 1:21).
Now, every other person, ruler, king, and spiritual power must bow to Him, because “God placed all things under His feet” (Ephesians 1:22).
And Jesus is a kind ruler, desiring salvation, not destruction; light, not darkness; for “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him...[because] whoever does not believe stands condemned already” (John 3:17-18).
As Peter declared, “He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
Take heart—the merciful God sits on the throne!
This is the gloriously good news of the Kingdom of God!
(From the book, Invasion of Light: How Jesus Can Use You and Me to Win the Battle for Souls and Societies by Brian Mark Weller and JJ Weller)
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