A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken

Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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No matter what the future holds, Jesus Christ is still King, and He will reign forever. In this episode, R.C. Sproul considers the privileges of living under the kingship of Christ between His glorious ascension and His triumphal return.

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0:00.0	We live on this side of the enthronment of Christ as the King of the Kings.
0:07.0	Even if things get worse, Jesus Christ will still be king.
0:17.0	The New Testament makes it clear that the kingdom of God will be finalized and consummated in the future,
0:31.0	but it has truly and surely been inaugurated already in the past.
0:39.0	Jesus coming was to begin the kingdom of God.
0:43.5	Remember John the Baptist preaching was what?
0:46.2	Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.
0:50.3	And then Jesus came preaching the gospel, the good news of the kingdom of God.
0:54.8	And he said, if you see me casting out Satan by the finger of God,
0:59.4	then you know that the kingdom of God is among you. It's here in a very real sense. And so our
1:08.4	situation historically in terms of redemptive history is far greater than anything John experienced,
1:20.7	even though he was an eyewitness of Jesus and actually baptized him.
1:27.0	You know, sometimes we think, wouldn't it have been great if we could have lived back in the first century and could have seen the miracles of Christ,
1:36.4	could have been a witness of the crucifixion, to have been there on Easter, Sunday,
1:40.8	and seen the resurrected Christ,
1:43.0	stand on the mount of ascension
1:45.0	and watch him on the glory clouds being lifted up to heaven.
1:49.0	Those people were so much more blessed than we are.
1:52.0	No.
1:54.1	We live on this side of the enthronment of Christ
1:58.8	as the King of the Kings and as the Lord of the Lords. Well, so what?
2:06.0	May be the perfect time to ask this question.
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