Yes — the Kingdom coming upon the earth is the fulfillment of God's earthly Kingdom purpose: Christ's thousand-year reign on a restored earth introduces the eternal state on a new earth.
Les Feldick teaches that the kingdom of heaven is the kingdom on earth — the same kingdom. It is spiritual, physical, and political, and it comes to its fruition when Christ returns and sets it up on the earth. This thousand-year reign is just the introduction to the eternal state, which believers will spend in a Kingdom on a new earth, not floating on a cloud.
Daniel 2:44 — Directly reveals that God will set up an earthly kingdom that will never be destroyed — the foundational promise behind the Kingdom coming upon the earth.
Revelation 11:15 — Declares that the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, showing the Kingdom's arrival on earth.
Matthew 3:2 — John the Baptist's proclamation that the kingdom of heaven was at hand — the announcement that the King and His Kingdom were about to appear.
Scripture plainly looks for a Kingdom that comes upon the earth. Daniel 2:44 declares that "the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever." This kingdom is set up in the days of earthly kings, breaking in pieces all other kingdoms — an earthly, world-ruling kingdom established by God. John the Baptist's opening message was, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 3:2). He announced the kingdom's nearness just before the King began His earthly ministry. Later, Revelation 11:15 summarizes the outcome: "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever." The reign of Christ is over the kingdoms of this world, not merely in a distant, disembodied realm. The only explicit time frame Scripture gives for this Kingdom is found in Revelation, where the saints "lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years" (Revelation 20:4). While the Old Testament describes the Kingdom as everlasting, Revelation reveals that the earthly reign of Christ begins with the thousand-year period known as the millennium.
Les Feldick teaches that "this kingdom of heaven is going to be the kingdom on earth. It's the same kingdom." He explains that when John the Baptist announced "the kingdom of heaven is at hand," he was pointing to Jesus, who was about to begin His earthly ministry — because Jesus is the essence of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is not just a spiritual, ethereal, invisible realm; it is spiritual, physical, and political, and it will come to its fruition when Christ returns and sets it up on the earth (Clips 1, 3). Les insists that when the Bible speaks of "the Kingdom," it means the final thousand-year reign of Christ on the earth — the only valid Kingdom in Scripture. At that time Christ will finally be King of kings and Lord of lords. The thousand-year reign is just the introduction to the eternal state (Clips 4, 5). The earth will be brought back as it was in the Garden of Eden — the whole planet restored to an Eden-like condition — after Christ returns and destroys the remaining rebel armies, and then the thousand years begin (Clip 6). Although the Kingdom was prophesied all the way through the Old Testament, Les notes that it is only in Revelation that a time frame of a thousand years is attached. At the end of that thousand-year reign, the planet will have used up its usefulness and will be destroyed; in its place comes a new heaven and a new earth that will be a carbon copy of the Kingdom. Believers will therefore spend eternity not floating on a cloud, but in a Kingdom on a new earth (Clips 2, 5, 7).
Yes. Les Feldick states plainly: "this kingdom of heaven is going to be the kingdom on earth. It's the same kingdom." He explains that when John the Baptist announced that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, he was pointing to Jesus, who was about to begin His earthly ministry. The Kingdom is spiritual, but it is also physical and political, and it will come to its fruition when Christ returns and sets it up on the earth.
Les teaches that after the seven years are consummated, Christ returns, destroys the remaining armies and all those still in rebellion, and the earth is brought back to a condition as it was in Eden — the whole planet reverts to a Garden of Eden situation. Then comes the thousand years.
Les teaches that at the end of the thousand-year reign, the planet will have used up its usefulness. It will be destroyed, and in its place will come a new heaven and a new earth. This new creation will be a carbon copy of the Kingdom as seen in Revelation and the Old Testament — the same set of circumstances as the thousand years — and it will be eternity. Believers will spend eternity in a Kingdom on a new earth, not floating on a cloud.
Both. The Old Testament speaks of the Kingdom as forever, and Revelation attaches a thousand-year time frame, which is where the term millennium comes from. Les describes the thousand years as just the introduction to the eternal state. When the new heaven and new earth come, the same Kingdom circumstances continue into eternity.
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course, that will be just last week's program. And again, we like to have all of you, as many of you have expressed you do, take your Bible and just be part of the class. That's all we are, is an informal teaching. We don't claim to have any special revelations. We just teach the Word as we feel the Holy Spirit would have it taught.
The Kingdom of Heaven Is the Kingdom on Earth
Les teaches that the kingdom of heaven is the same kingdom that will come on earth — spiritual, physical, and political — and that it will be set up when Christ returns. John the Baptist's 'at hand' pointed to Jesus beginning His earthly ministry.
Eternity Spent in a Kingdom on a New Earth
Les explains that at the end of the thousand-year reign the present earth is replaced by a new heaven and new earth — a carbon copy of the Kingdom — and believers will spend eternity in a Kingdom on that new earth, not floating on a cloud.
The Kingdom of Heaven Is the Kingdom on Earth (Repeated)
This lesson repeats the same teaching: the kingdom of heaven is the kingdom on earth, and it comes to fruition when Christ returns and sets it up on the earth.
The Kingdom Is the Thousand-Year Reign of Christ on Earth
Les states that when the Bible speaks of the Kingdom it refers to Christ's final thousand-year reign on the earth — the only valid Kingdom in Scripture — and that the thousand years are the introduction to the eternal state.
The Kingdom Is the Introduction to Eternity
Les connects Revelation 11:15 — the kingdoms of this world becoming Christ's — to His return to set up the Kingdom, and repeats that the thousand-year reign is the introduction to eternity before the present planet is destroyed.
Earth Restored to Eden Before the Thousand Years
Les describes Christ's return, the destruction of the rebellious armies, and the restoration of the whole planet to a Garden of Eden condition before the thousand-year Kingdom begins. He notes the Old Testament prophesied the Kingdom but only Revelation gives the thousand-year time frame.
Daniel's Kingdom That Never Destroys
Les ties Daniel 2:44's kingdom that shall never be destroyed to the millennium — the thousand-year rule and reign. He adds that the new heaven and new earth will feature the same set of circumstances as the thousand-year Kingdom.
Daniel 2:44: And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
The foundational Old Testament promise that God will set up an eternal Kingdom on earth.
Revelation 11:15: And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Declares that Christ's reign will be over the kingdoms of this world — an earthly Kingdom.
Matthew 3:2: And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
John the Baptist's announcement of the nearness of the Kingdom, which Les points to Jesus about to begin His ministry.
Revelation 20:4: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The passage that supplies the thousand-year time element of Christ's reign, which Les says is "delineated in Revelation" (Clip 5).
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that "this kingdom of heaven is going to be the kingdom on earth — it's the same kingdom." It is spiritual, but also physical and political, and it comes to its fruition when Christ returns and sets it up on the earth.
A thousand years. Les notes that the book of Revelation attaches the thousand-year time element to the Kingdom, which is where the term millennium comes from. He calls this thousand-year reign "just an introduction to the eternal state."
Les teaches that the planet will have used up its usefulness and is destroyed. In its place comes a new heaven and a new earth — a "carbon copy" of the Kingdom — where believers spend eternity in a Kingdom on a new earth.
Les explains that John was announcing that Jesus was just around the corner — about to begin His earthly ministry. Jesus is the essence of the Kingdom, so the presence of the King meant the Kingdom was at hand.
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