Thursday, September 17, 2009

Kingdom of Heaven near.

Matthew 4:17 (Today's New International Version)
17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."


Matthew 4:17 (Amplified Bible)
17From that time Jesus began to preach, [
a]crying out, Repent ([b]change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 4:17 (The Message)
Teaching and Healing 12-17


When Jesus got word that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee. He moved from his hometown, Nazareth, to the lakeside village Capernaum, nestled at the base of the Zebulun and Naphtali hills.
This move completed Isaiah's sermon: Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, road to the sea, over Jordan, Galilee, crossroads for the nations. People sitting out their lives in the dark saw a huge light; Sitting in that dark, dark country of death, they watched the sun come up.

This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: "Change your life. God's kingdom is here."
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(I found these on biblegateway.org)
I just found it fascinating that Jesus' preaching this began to the Gentiles, and living among them...what an awesome Savior.

1 comment:

  1. For some reason "rolling thunder" keeps popping up as I read.

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