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Today when we preach the gospel, our goal should not merely be to get people to heaven, but rather, to bring the kingdom of the heavens to the earth. It is when God has His kingdom, His ruling among men, that He can carry out His work of building up the church. In this way He will arrive at His ultimate goal, which is to have the holy city, the New Jerusalem, come down from heaven to the earth as His eternal dwelling place with mankind (Rev. 21:1-3, 10).

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Books Cited in this Episode

The Recovery Version of the New Testament
Notes and outlines by Witness Lee

The Kingdom and the Church
Witness Lee

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Hymns Referred to in this Episode

“Home, Home in the Church”
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Bible Verses Cited in this Episode

Matthew 13:41,42,49,50: During the Millennium, all unrighteousness will be rooted out of the kingdom.

Matthew 3:2, 4:17, 10:7: Repent for the kingdom of the heavens!

Revelation 1:5-6: The gospel is that Jesus died for our sins so we could be cleansed from our sins and become His kingdom.

John 3:16: The source of the gospel is God’s love for us.

Revelation 11:15: God will recover His right to the whole earth.

2 Samuel 7:1-5,12-16: God’s covenant with David.

1 Corinthians 10:6: The history of Israel is a picture of what God wants to do with the church today.

Matthew 16:16-19: After Peter confessed Jesus and the Christ, the Lord revealed to him the church and the kingdom of the heavens.

John 12:31, 2 Corinthians 4:4: Satan is the ruler of this world and the god of this age.

Luke 2: The story of Jesus’ birth.

Ephesians 3:17, John 14:23 Romans 8:10, Colossians 1:27: Christ wants to make His home in our hearts.

1 Corinthians 3:16, John 17:26, Ephesians 2:21-22: Christ dwelling in all the saints together.

Revelation 21:1-3,10: The New Jerusalem comes down to the earth after the Millennium as the ultimate manifestation of God’s building work throughout all the ages.

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This edition of the program was broadcast live on Saturday, 24 December 2022.