Only those who are born again (born from above) — believers in Christ — will enter the kingdom; no unbeliever will go in.
Jesus told Nicodemus that unless a man is born again he cannot see or enter the kingdom of heaven, and Les Feldick applies that same requirement to all who would be part of that kingdom. At the Second Coming, the surviving people of the nations are gathered before Christ, and the believers go into the kingdom while the unbelievers are excluded. The kingdom will be on the earth, with Christ reigning as King of kings and Lord of lords.
John 3:3 — Jesus states that a man must be born again to see the kingdom of God, directly answering the question of who qualifies.
John 3:5 — Jesus makes the new birth — of water and of the Spirit — the requirement to enter the kingdom of God.
Matthew 25:34 — The King invites the blessed on His right hand to inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world.
John 3 records Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus. Jesus answered, 'Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God' (John 3:3). He continues, 'Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God' (John 3:5). These verses set the condition for entering the kingdom: a person must be born again. Matthew 25 describes the Son of Man coming in His glory to sit upon the throne of His glory, gathering all nations before Him. To those on His right hand the King says, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world' (Matthew 25:31-34). This shows the righteous being granted the kingdom at His appearing. Colossians 1:13 further reveals that believers have been 'delivered from the power of darkness, and translated into the kingdom of his dear Son.'
Les Feldick teaches that all through Scripture there is only one kingdom — the kingdom Christ will set up on earth when He returns to become King of kings and Lord of lords (Clip 1). He emphasizes that Jesus' words to Nicodemus in John 3 set the requirement: 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of heaven' (Clips 1, 3, 4). This new birth is the inner spiritual relationship with God that makes a person part of that literal, physical, political kingdom that is coming to the earth (Clip 1). Les further explains that no unbeliever will go into that kingdom. In Matthew 25, at the Second Coming, the surviving people of all nations are gathered before the Son of Man, and only the believers go into the kingdom (Clips 4-5). The kingdom's earthly citizens will be normal flesh-and-blood people living in the absence of sin, under the perfect righteous rule of Christ (Clip 7). Believers today are already citizens of that Kingdom, having been translated into the Kingdom of God's dear Son, and will be part of it when Christ establishes it on earth (Clip 6).
Les teaches that all through Scripture there is only one kingdom: the kingdom that Christ will set up on earth when He returns to become King of kings and Lord of lords. Even after His resurrection, Jesus spent forty days with the eleven speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom.
Jesus told Nicodemus that except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of heaven. Les clarifies that Jesus' phrase 'the kingdom is within you' does not mean the kingdom is only inside a person; rather, an inner spiritual relationship with God is what makes someone part of the literal, physical, political kingdom that is coming to the earth. The same kingdom is in view in John 3, and the new birth is the requirement to enter it.
Les is emphatic: no unbeliever will go into that kingdom. In Matthew 25, when the Son of Man comes in His glory and sits on His throne, the surviving people of all nations are gathered before Him; the believers go in and the unbelieving survivors cannot enter. This separation is why the believers enter the kingdom and the rest do not.
During the kingdom, the citizens who fill the earth will be normal flesh-and-blood people living in the absence of sin and under the perfect righteous rule of Christ. They will have children, work, and produce. Les also teaches that believers of this present age are already citizens of that Kingdom, having been translated into the Kingdom of God's dear Son, and they will be part of it when Christ sets it up on earth.
The Kingdom After Christ's Resurrection
Jesus spent forty days after His resurrection speaking with the eleven about things pertaining to the kingdom, showing the kingdom remains central to God's plan.
Only One Kingdom
Les teaches there is one kingdom — Christ's literal, physical, political kingdom on earth — and the new birth is the inner spiritual relationship necessary to become part of it.
Why Is Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Still Relevant Today? Daniel 2
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Born Again Required
Les uses John 3 to show that Jesus required being born again to enter the same kingdom coming upon the earth; no unbeliever will go into that kingdom.
Believers Enter, Unbelievers Excluded
Les explains the setting of Matthew 25: survivors of the tribulation are separated, and only believers go into the kingdom.
The Judgment of the Nations
Les points to Matthew 25 as the perfect description of how God separates survivors at the Second Coming — no unbelievers enter.
Believers Already Citizens
Les shows that there is only one kingdom; believers are already citizens and will be part of it when Christ sets it up on earth.
Kingdom Citizens: Flesh and Blood
Les describes the kingdom's flesh-and-blood citizens living without sin under Christ's rule, while Church-age believers will interface with them.
John 3:3: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
This verse gives the foundational qualification for seeing God's kingdom.
John 3:5: Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
It further explains the new birth as necessary to enter the kingdom.
Matthew 25:34: Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
It shows the righteous being welcomed into the kingdom at Christ's return.
Colossians 1:13: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
It reveals that believers are already brought into the kingdom of God's Son.
Acts 1:3: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
It confirms that Christ's post-resurrection teaching was centered on the kingdom.
Only believers who are born again will enter. Jesus told Nicodemus that except a man be born again he cannot see or enter the kingdom of God, and Les Feldick confirms that no unbeliever will go into the kingdom.
Yes. Jesus addressed Nicodemus with the general statement 'Except a man be born again,' and Les teaches that the believers go into the kingdom while those who are not believers cannot. The new birth is the inner spiritual relationship necessary to become part of the kingdom.
It will be on the earth. Les Feldick describes the kingdom as a literal, physical, political kingdom that Christ will set up when He returns to become King of kings and Lord of lords.
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