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Apostolic Proclamation and the Kingdom

• He taught about himself as the fulfillment of the Old Testament
Scriptures (Luke 24:25–27, 44–48).
• He taught about the church’s responsibility to take the gospel to
all nations (Matthew 28:18–20; Mark 16:15–16; Luke 24:47–48;
John 20:21; Acts 1:8).
• He taught about the need to be empowered by the Spirit to
accomplish the missionary task (Matthew 28:20; Mark 16:17–18;
Luke 24:49; John 20:22; Acts 1:3–8).

These three Kingdom themes are repeated throughout the book of
Acts. Other mentions of the kingdom of God in Acts include the following:

• Philip’s preaching in the city of Samaria: “But when they believed
Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and
the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and
women” (8:12).
• Paul’s and Barnabas’ preaching in Galatia: “We must go through
many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” (14:22).
• Paul declaring Jesus to be king in Thessalonica: The Jews accused
Paul and the Christians, saying, “They are all defying Caesar’s
decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus” (17:7).
• Paul’s teaching in Ephesus: “Paul entered the synagogue and
spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about
the kingdom of God” (19:8).
• Paul’s testimony to the Ephesian elders: “Now I know that none of
you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will
ever see me again” (20:25).
• Paul’s message in Rome: “From morning till evening he explained
and declared to them the kingdom of God and tried to convince
them about Jesus.… Boldly and without hindrance he preached
the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ”
(28:23, 31).

The Kingdom of God in the Epistles of Paul

Paul also had much to say about the kingdom of God in his epistles.
In Romans, he taught that Jesus was “a descendant of David” (1:3), and
that the “kingdom of God is…righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy
Spirit” (14:17).

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