The Spiritual Big Picture of God's Kingdom
In the beginning, before time and space existed, there was God, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Everything that exists was created by Him, for Him, and through Him (Colossians 1:16). The universe, with its trillions of galaxies and stars, is just a small part of God's infinite existence. His rule and reign transcend infinitely beyond the created realm.
God decided to create a planet in the center of a solar system in the middle of this universe and fill it with all kinds of living creatures. But He had a special plan for this planet. He created a species of being that was like Him and gave them rule and reign over the planet and realm. As Jesus said, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'?" (John 10:34).
“The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”
In the beginning, before time and space existed, there was God, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Everything that exists was created by Him, for Him, and through Him (Colossians 1:16). The universe, with its trillions of galaxies and stars, is just a small part of God's infinite existence. His rule and reign transcend infinitely beyond the created realm.
God decided to create a planet in the center of a solar system in the middle of this universe and fill it with all kinds of living creatures. But He had a special plan for this planet. He created a species of being that was like Him and gave them rule and reign over the planet and realm. As Jesus said, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'?" (John 10:34).
This planet and everything on it were created for Jesus (Romans 11:36). God predestined that He would populate the planet with a group of people who were like Him in the beginning, autonomous with free will to choose good from evil. Through one facet of Himself manifesting in the earth, He would bring restoration to what those image-bearers broke. His plan included that they could be transformed into that same facet of the Son and inherit the right to become His children.
Jesus came to carry out that plan. He showed us how those image-bearers should be operating on the planet. The planet is an extension of God's kingdom, but He put His image bearers in charge of it. He wanted to rule this realm through His image bearers, but we introduced sin and death.
But God's plan included the destruction of sin and death by reconnecting His rule and reign to this realm through Christ. God united Himself to us so we can co-rule with Him and yield to His authority and leadership. So we are joint heirs with Jesus. We are now God's co-rulers on this planet. Mankind still has dominion, but God has made where his infinite realm can impact and restore this realm through his image bearers. We are to announce the GOOD NEWS that God's Kingdom is now here. It was planted here in Christ and will continue to grow to the increase of His government/kingdom, there shall be no end.
There are currently wheat and weeds in the earth, but one day that will change. Until then, we are sent into the world as Jesus was sent, to rule and reign as He modeled when He was here. This is what Peter was excited about in Acts 2 when he talked about the restoration of all things.
God's rule and reign have been established and will continue to increase. Let's have a restorative view of the future, not a fatalist view. Until the end, there will be weeds in this realm, but His rule and reign will continue to grow. Announce the GOOD NEWS that God's Kingdom is here, and we display it by bearing fruit, walking in love, and ministering in power. Let's be about His kingdom and not be overwhelmed by the weeds.
God's Inner Kingdom Affects the World Through You
The kingdom of God was cast into the earth in Christ. The Kingdom of God began to increase when Jesus walked the earth. There will be no end to the increase of God’s Kingdom, it will ultimately overcome all the world’s powers and take over the earth. See this article for the scriptural references for these statements.
God is actively speaking to us, leading us and revealing his will and character to us as he further establishes his Kingdom in the earth. Ultimately he is bringing all things together in Heaven and Earth together in Christ. Praise be to His glorious name forevermore!
The fascinating reality that follows these truths is that we’re actively experiencing God’s Kingdom now. You might say “I don’t feel like I’m in Heaven,” to which I’d say, it’s there, let me help you see it.
The kingdom of God was cast into the earth in Christ. The Kingdom of God began to increase when Jesus walked the earth. There will be no end to the increase of God’s Kingdom, it will ultimately overcome all the world’s powers and take over the earth. See this article for the scriptural references for these statements.
God is actively speaking to us, leading us and revealing his will and character to us as he further establishes his Kingdom in the earth. Ultimately he is bringing all things together in Heaven and Earth together in Christ. Praise be to His glorious name forevermore!
The fascinating reality that follows these truths is that we’re actively experiencing God’s Kingdom now. You might say “I don’t feel like I’m in Heaven,” to which I’d say, it’s there, let me help you see it.
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
The application of this passage is that we can look at nature, the created world and clearly understand that God exists. Paul adds the definitive statement that nature so accurately and thoroughly testifies of God’s existence that no one has an excuse to deny God.
The second application is that we can understand how the unseen realm work by observing the seen realm. You can understand God’s unseen Kingdom by looking at his created world. Jesus taught from this perspective by teaching about God’s Kingdom through illustrations about seeds, yeast and trees.
Like this…
Mark 4:26 Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. 28 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within. 29 And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
If Jesus were walking the planet today he’d do the same thing, he’d take things we observe in nature to help us understand God’s unseen Kingdom. He would probably even use what science observes as proof of God’s existence as well as to teach us about his kingdom.
Modern Kingdom Parables
The scientific community is doing an excellent job of observing God’s creation and the way things work. In the past century we have developed technology that allows to observe the material world at its smallest levels. Here are some examples of that kind of research. The principle remains…we can gain insight into how God’s kingdom works by looking at the seen world.
“We can gain insight into how God’s kingdom works by looking at the seen world.”
DNA and Emotions
In the FIRST experiment, human DNA, isolated in a sealed container, was placed near a test subject. Scientists gave the donor emotional stimulus and fascinatingly enough, the emotions affected their DNA in the other room.
In the presence of negative emotions the DNA tightened. In the presence of positive emotions the coils of the DNA relaxed.
The scientists concluded that “Human emotion produces effects which defy conventional laws of physics.”
In the SECOND, similar but unrelated experiment, different group of scientists extracted Leukocytes (white blood cells) from donors and placed into chambers so they could measure electrical changes.
In this experiment, the donor was placed in one room and subjected to “emotional stimulation” consisting of video clips, which generated different emotions in the donor.
The DNA was placed in a different room in the same building. Both the donor and his DNA were monitored and as the donor exhibited emotional peaks or valleys (measured by electrical responses), the DNA exhibited the IDENTICAL RESPONSES AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
There was no lag time, no transmission time. The DNA peaks and valleys EXACTLY MATCHED the peaks and valleys of the donor in time.
The scientists wanted to see how far away they could separate the donor from his DNA and still get this effect. They stopped testing after they separated the DNA and the donor by 50 miles and STILL had the SAME result. No lag time; no transmission time.
The DNA and the donor had the same identical responses in time. The conclusion was that the donor and the DNA can communicate beyond space and time.
DNA and Photons
The THIRD experiment proved something pretty shocking!
Scientists observed the effect of DNA on our physical world.
Light photons, which make up the world around us, were observed inside a vacuum. Their natural locations were completely random.
Human DNA was then inserted into the vacuum. Shockingly the photons were no longer acting random. They precisely followed the geometry of the DNA.
Scientists who were studying this, described the photons behaving “surprisingly and counter-intuitively”. They went on to say that “We are forced to accept the possibility of some new field of energy!”
They concluded that human DNA literally shape the behavior of light photons that make up the world around us!
So when a new research was done, and all of these 3 scientific claims were connected together, scientists were shocked.
*** They came to a stunning realization that if our emotions affect our DNA and our DNA shapes the world around us, than our emotions physically change the world around us.
Scientist Who Performed Experiment
Dr. Vladimir Poponin is a quantum physicist who is recognized world wide as a leading expert in quantum biology, including the nonlinear dynamics of DNA and the interactions of weak electromagnetic fields with biological systems. He is the Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and is currently working with the Institute of HeartMath in a collaborative research project between IHM and the RAS. https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_genetica04.htm
What Does This Mean?
What is significant about these studies is that the created world responds to the presence of human life. Not just responds but actually arranges itself based on the emotions that human is experiencing. We don’t know all the conclusions we can draw yet and we can become carnal with our application of these findings, but if we keep it simple, this research can be useful.
Application
Here’s a possible scenario for application. You’ve heard it said that you can “change the atmosphere.” Of maybe you have said something about the “vibes” you were getting from someone. What if there is actual tangibility to that atmosphere shift or vibe perception? What if it’s not just a subjective experience?
If you couple the idea of human DNA actually rearranging the material world with the fact that God’s Kingdom is within believers, there must be something to the idea that God’s Kingdom affects the world through his children.
To apply the proof that your human presence has an impact on the world, you can simply rest in the fact that as you experience God’s love for you and rest in your spiritual, eternal identity in him, you are affecting the world.
This puts a new spin on praying in the spirit. It is very possible that as you’re praying in the spirit, God’s presence is riding on the frequency of your prayer and affecting the world to establish his will.
Resting in him and your identity in him means to become aware of who God is, acknowledge that he’s in you, acknowledge that you’re righteous in him because of the finished work of Christ, and then speak out the things that come to your heart and mind out of that knowledge of Christ. It’s a very simple process, and if we’ll consistently pray our of identity and collaborating with his presence within, we can trust that he’s moving in our lives and causing all things to work together for our good.
Life and death are in the power of your tongue, rest in him and allow him to touch the world through you. Act when inspired, put action to inspiration. Don’t just sit and meditate and think everything will mystically fall into place, much of this process depends on you following through with action.
Acknowledge him, know his presence is moving, acknowledge your identity in him, pay attention to revelation that arises…and move!!
