THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM
Lesson 7

I. The Old Testament Predictions of the Kingdom
A.     Isaiah 2:1-3
1.      When will God establish His mountain? ____________________
2.      Who will stream to this mountain? ______________________
3.      According to verse 3, from what city will all this take place? ___________

B.   Daniel:
       1.  Daniel 2:25-45
             a.  Who is the head of gold? __________________________________
             Note:  Nebucchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. The gold represented the
                       Babylonian Kingdom. The silver was the Medo-Persian Kingdom,
                       the brass(bronze) was the Greecian Kingdom and the iron was the
                       Roman Kingdom. Therefore, each element of the image represented a
                       kingdom. The iron mixed with clay was the divided Roman Kingdom.
             b.  Read verses 35 and 44. The rock that became a huge mountain
                  represents the _____________ of God.
             c. Therefore, the mountain spoken of in Isaiah 2:2 was referring to
                 the _____________ of God.
             d. Read verses 40-44 carefully. During the days of which kings will God set up
                 His kingdom?(Babylon-gold, Medo-Persia-silver, Greece-bronze/brass or
                 Rome-iron?)  ____________________
             e. According to verse 44, how long will God’s Kingdom endure? ________
       2. Daniel 7:18
             a. Who will possess the kingdom of God? ____________________

II. New Testament Predictions of the Kingdom
A. Jesus:
       1. Matthew 4:17
             a.  According to Jesus, what was coming near? __________________
             Note: Jesus was preaching during the time when Rome (Iron) was in power.
       2. Mark 9:1
             a. According to Jesus, how was the kingdom going to come? ____________
             b. According to this passage, was the kingdom going to come within the
                 lifetime of His those standing there (including His apostles)?  _______
        3. John 3:3-5
             a. According to verse 5, how is the kingdom to be entered?  ___________
                 and __________
        4. Matthew 16:16-19
              a. According to verse 19, what did Jesus give to Peter? ______________
              b.What are “keys” for? _____________________________________
              c. Therefore, the “keys of the kingdom” allows a person to enter into
                  the ___________________

III. The Fulfillment: The Kingdom Comes
A. Acts 2:1-4
       1.  The day of Pentecost had come. In Mark 9:1, Jesus said the kingdom was to
            come with power. Is this a powerful event happening here in Acts 2:1-4? _____

B. Acts 2:5
       1. Isaiah 2:2 spoke of “all nations” streaming to God’s chief mountain. According
           to Acts 2:5, who was present? Devout men from where?_________________
       2. Isaiah 2:3 spoke of God’s mountain originating from Jerusalem. According to
           Acts 2:5, at what city was this powerful event taking place? _____________

C. Acts 2:14-17
       1. Jesus said in Mark 9:1 that some standing in His presence would see the
           kingdom come with power. According to verse 14, who was present
            here? _______________________________
       2. Were Peter and the other apostles present with Jesus in Mark 9:1? _________
         (see Mark 9:2)
       3. Isaiah 2:2 said God was going to establish His chief mountain during the “last
          days”. According to verse 17, was this powerful event taking place in the last
         days? ______

D.    Acts 2:38
       1.  In John 3:5, Jesus said a man must be born of water and Spirit to enter the
            kingdom.
       2. In Matthew 16:16-19, Jesus gave Peter the “keys of the kingdom”.
       3. In Acts 2:38, Peter tells the people to “repent and be ____________ (that’s the
           “born of water” part)…and you will receive the gift of the ________________
            (that’s the “born of Spirit” part).

E. Colossians 1:13-14
       1.  Paul told the Colossian church that they had been rescued from the dominion of
            darkness and brought into the ________________ of God’s Son.
       2. Therefore, those in the church are in the _____________________.

F. Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1
       1. Daniel 7:18 says the saints will possess the kingdom of God. The letters of
          Romans, Ephesians and Philippians were written to churches. What did Paul
           address these church members as?  ________________

G. Acts 2:42-47
       1. Those who belong to the kingdom devote themselves to….
            a.   _____________________________________________________
            b.   _____________________________________________________
            c.   _____________________________________________________
            d.   _____________________________________________________
       2. Those who belong to the kingdom had ______________ in common.
       3. Do those who belong to the kingdom care for each other? ______
       4. What type of hearts do those of the kingdom have? _________________ and
           _____________ hearts.
       5.  According to verse 47, who does God add to His Church, that is, His
            Kingdom? ____________

H. Matthew 6:33
       1. What must a true disciple of Jesus seek first? _________________ and
           ___________________________.

Challenge: Are you willing to first seek the Kingdom of God (the Church)?
YES      NO