Reino
O Reino de Deus é o tema central da pregação de Jesus. Desde o início de seu ministério, Ele proclamou: 'Arrependei-vos, porque é chegado o Reino dos céus.'
O anúncio do Reino
Jesus inaugurou seu ministério proclamando a chegada do Reino. Ele convida todos ao arrependimento e à fé nessa nova realidade.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and [to] say, Do ye penance, for the kingdom of heavens shall come nigh [or the realm of heaven hath nighed].
and said, That the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God shall come nigh; do ye penance [or repent ye], and believe ye to the gospel.
and heal ye the sick men that be in that city. And say ye to them, The kingdom of God shall [come] nigh to you.
Full fair be the feet of him that telleth, and preacheth peace on hills [or mountains], of him that telleth good tidings, of him that preacheth health, and saith, Zion, thy God shall reign.
A natureza do Reino
O Reino de Deus é governo soberano do Senhor sobre todas as coisas. Ele é o Rei eterno, imortal e invisível.
And to the king of worlds, undeadly, and invisible God alone, be honour and glory into worlds of worlds. Amen.
Lord, worthy doing is thine, that is, thy doing is worthy and great, and power, and glory, and victory, and praising is to thee; for all things that be in heaven and in earth be thine; Lord, the realm is thine, and thou art over all princes;
Who is this king of glory? the Lord of virtuesor the Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory.
For why the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he shall save us.
And the Lord shall be king on all earth; in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name shall be one.
Entrar no Reino
Para entrar no Reino é preciso nascer de novo, tornar-se como criança e buscar primeiro a justiça de Deus acima de tudo.
Jesus answered, and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, but a man be born again, he may not see the kingdom of God.
Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, but a man be born again of water, and of the Holy Ghost, he may not enter into the kingdom of God.
Therefore seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his rightwiseness, and all these things shall be cast to you.
But Jesus said to them, Suffer ye that little children come to me, and do not ye forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heavens.
Blessed be they that suffer persecution for rightwiseness, for the kingdom of heavens [or the kingdom of heaven] is theirs.
And to thee I shall give the keys of the kingdom of heavens; and what-ever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound also in heavens; and whatever thou shalt unbind on earth, shall be unbound also in heavens.
Cidadãos do Reino
Os cristãos são concidadãos dos santos e membros da família de Deus, chamados a viver dignamente do Reino que receberam.
Therefore now ye be not guests and strangers, but ye be citizens of saints, and [the] household meine of God;
above builded on the founda-ment of apostles and of prophets, upon that highest cornerstone, Christ Jesus;
Do not ye, little flock, dread, for it pleased to your Father to give you a kingdom.
Blessed and holy is he, that hath part in the first again-rising. In these men the second death hath not power [or no power]; but they shall be priests of God, and of Christ, and they shall reign with him a thousand years.
Whether ye know not, that wicked men shall not wield the kingdom of God? Do not ye err; neither lechers, neither men that serve maumets [or idols], neither adulterers, neither lechers against kind, neither they that do lechery with men,
neither thieves, neither avaricious [or covetous] men, neither men full of drunkenness, neither cursers, neither raveners, shall wield the kingdom of God.