PACIFIC KINGDOM - PART 6

MONDAY 21 APRIL 2025

Luke 24: 6-7 (NIV) reads, "He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'"

In other words, the King of Pacific Kingdom would be delivered into the hands of god of this world, and to a large degree, worldly people blinded by the god of this world would unwittingly experience themselves and the world around them crucifying the King by their misperceptions and misinterpretation of the Pacific Kingdom.

To that effect, Pauline epistolary expression numbered as 1st Corinthians 2:8 reads, "the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." Beloved, the Kingdom we receive encapsulates a wisdom from above, which is the light of the doctrine we have gained from Christ: the light of holy and gracious conversations, and a mystery that is not synonymous with human wisdom. More below!

Reference: Hebrews 12:28 English Standard Version (ESV)

"Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe."

Pacific Kingdom is a Kingdom that wields the greatest authority. When the Jews asked for a sign from our King to prove His authority, which is emblematic of the government of Christ, Jesus replied, "All right, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (John 2:19 NLT). The temple was the body of the pacific Kingdom, which was about to be crucified, meaning that the Kingly Saviour would be put to death by the very people He came to save.

Having crucified the Lord of glory, who embodies the Kingdom and government which cannot be shaken, it didn't take long for Him to be raised from the dead. In fact, within three days, He was raised from death by the power of God, and, if there is any mystery in this resurrection, it denotes that the Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power (1st Corinthians 4:20 NIV). And this resurrection leads us into the mysteries of the Kingdom glory, which God desires to set forth in our hearts, through the exceeding riches of His grace.

To sum up the narrative of His crucifixion and resurrection, the Bible says:

"Though He was in the form of God, He did not regard equality with God something to be possessed by force. On the contrary, He emptied Himself, in that He took the form of a slave by becoming like human beings are. And when He appeared as a human being, He humbled Himself still more by becoming obedient even to death — death on a stake as a criminal! Therefore God raised Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above every name; that in honour of the name given Yeshua, every knee will bow — in heaven, on earth and under the earth" — (Philippians 2:6-10 CJB).

Beloved, our Pacific Kingdom is a symbol of God's presence among the saints, and in this Kingdom we are partners in accomplishing God's work and purpose on earth, as it pertains to His divine plan in building His temple in us, a central place of worship pleasing to God. This construction project symbolizes the unification and strength of the Kingdom body under Christ's rule or reign. To instantiate this verity, Petrine epistolary expression numbered as 1st Peter 2:5 reads, "And you are living stones that God is building into His spiritual temple. What's more, you are His holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God" (NLT).

Beloved let us show gratitude, and always offer to God a pleasing service because the Lord Jesus has risen in victory from the dead, for God Himself raised us from the dead along with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6 NLT). On account of being united with Christ, Jesus has made us alive as a Kingdom, and as Priests for His Father, forever.

The Scriptural annotation is numbered as Revelation 1:5-6 (NLT) which reads, "And from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding His blood for us. He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God His Father. All glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen." Stay tuned for part 7. Shalom!

Scripture Reading - John 11:25-26; Romans 6:8; 1 Corinthians 15:57; Galatians 2:20.

Exuberant Declaration:

Blessed be God who has raised me from the dead along with the Lord Jesus and has seated me with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. All glory, honour, power and dominion belong to God forever and ever! Amen!