The Kingdom of God Unveiled

Did you know Jesus' first public words weren't about himself being God, but about something

else entirely? Mark 1:14-15 reveals Jesus proclaiming "the gospel of God." This isn't the "gospel

of Jesus" in the sense that he authored it. It's the good news *from* God,

*about* God's plan. Jesus was the herald, the messenger, sent by the one true God,

the Father. He declared, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand."

This wasn't a spiritualized concept of heaven. The "Kingdom of God" meant God's actual,

sovereign rule breaking into the world. It was about His literal government establishing itself

on a restored earth, just as the prophets foretold. Jesus, as the Messiah,