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227The Kingdom Is the GreatestTruth Taught in the BibleJesus opened his preachingcampaign with the announcementof the Kingdom and spoke of theKingdom over 110 times, in thefour Gospels .Eph . 1 :8-10 "He made known tous the sacred secret of his will .It is according to his good pleasurewhich he purposed in himselffor an administration at the fulllimit of the appointed times,namely, to gather all things togetheragain in the Christ, thethings in the heavens and thethings on the earth ."Phil. 2 :9-11 "For this very reasonalso God exalted him to asuperior position and kindly gavehim the name that is aboveevery other name, so that in thename of Jesus every knee shouldbend of those in heaven and thoseon earth and those under theground, and every tongue shouldopenly confess that Jesus Christis Lord to the glory of God theFather."1 Cor. 15 :24, 25 "Next, the accomplishedend, when he handsover the kingdom to his God andFather, when he has destroyedall government and all authorityand power . For he must rule asking until God has put all enemiesunder his feet ."Isa . 9 :6, 7 "For unto us a childis born, unto us a son is given ;and the government shall be uponhis shoulder : and his name shallbe called Wonderful, Counsellor,Mighty God, Everlasting Father,Prince of Peace. Of the increaseof his government and of peacethere shall be no end, upon thethrone of David, and upon hiskingdom, to establish it, and touphold it with justice and withrighteousness from hencefortheven for ever . The zeal of Jehovahof hosts will perform this ."Heb . 12 :25-28 "See that you donot implore him not to speak . Forif they did not escape who imploredhim not to give divinewarning upon earth, much moreKingdomshall we not if we turn awayfrom him who speaks from theheavens . At that time his voiceshook the earth, but now he haspromised, saying : `Yet once moreI will set not only the earth butalso the heaven in commotion .'Now the expression `Yet oncemore' signifies the removal ofthe things being shaken as thingsthat have been made, in orderthat the things not being shakenmay remain . Wherefore, seeingthat we are to receive a kingdomwhich cannot be shaken, let uscontinue to have undeserved kindness,through which we may acceptablyrender God sacred servicewith godly fear and awe ."Rom . 8 :19 "For the eager expectationof the creation is waitingfor the revealing of the sonsof God."Matt . 24:14 "And this goodnews of the kingdom will bepreached in all the inhabitedearth for the purpose of a witnessto all the nations, and thenthe accomplished end will come ."Matt . 6 :10, 33 " `Let your kingdomcome . Let your will come topass, as in heaven, also uponearth .' . . . Keep on, then, seekingfirst the kingdom and his righteousness,and all these otherthings will be added to you ."Foretold, Foreordained BeforeFoundation of New WorldGen . 3 :15 "And I will put enmitybetween thee and the woman,and between thy seed andher seed : he shall bruise thyhead, and thou shalt bruise hisheel ."Eph . 1 :4 "Just as he choseus in union with him beforethe world's foundation, that weshould be holy and withoutblemish before him in love ."Luke 22 :29 "And I make acovenant with you, just as myFather has made a covenant withme, for a kingdom ."Rom. 9 :23, 24 "in order that bemight make known the riches ofhis glory upon vessels of mercy,