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{{quote5 |내용= For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the '''kingdom of the Son he loves''', in whom we have redemption, the '''forgiveness of sins'''. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201%3A13%E2%80%9314&version=NIV Colossians 1:13–14]}}
{{quote5 |내용= For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the '''kingdom of the Son he loves''', in whom we have redemption, the '''forgiveness of sins'''. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201%3A13%E2%80%9314&version=NIV Colossians 1:13–14]}}


The “kingdom of the Son He loves,” which saints in the flesh have already entered, is God’s kingdom established on this earth when He came as our Savior—namely, the “kingdom of grace.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 2:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Even in this world, any realm where God reigns over and bestows grace is the kingdom of grace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A6&version=NIV |title=Revelation 1:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+5%3A10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 5:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible says that God chose [[Zion]] as His dwelling place,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A13-14&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:13–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and He is with us in [[Zion and Feasts|Zion, the city of our feasts]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A20-21&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:20–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> granting the blessings of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A24&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+133%3A3&version=NIV |title=Psalms 133:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, the kingdom of grace, where God rules according to His laws, is '''Zion'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+4%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 4:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+50%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 50:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+14%3A1&version=NIV |title=Revelation 14:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The kingdom of grace is the place where, through the grace of Jesus, we prepare on earth to enter the kingdom of heaven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+3%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 3:16–17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Those who dwell in Zion, the kingdom of grace, will ultimately enter the eternal kingdom of heaven.
The “kingdom of the Son He loves,” which saints in the flesh have already entered, is God’s kingdom established on this earth when He came as our Savior—namely, the “kingdom of grace.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 2:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Even in this world, any realm where God reigns over and bestows grace is the kingdom of grace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A6&version=NIV |title=Revelation 1:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+5%3A10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 5:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible says that God chose [[Zion]] as His dwelling place,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A13-14&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:13–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and He is with us in [[Zion and the Feasts|Zion, the city of our feasts]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A20-21&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:20–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> granting the blessings of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A24&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+133%3A3&version=NIV |title=Psalms 133:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, the kingdom of grace, where God rules according to His laws, is '''Zion'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+4%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 4:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+50%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 50:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+14%3A1&version=NIV |title=Revelation 14:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The kingdom of grace is the place where, through the grace of Jesus, we prepare on earth to enter the kingdom of heaven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+3%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 3:16–17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Those who dwell in Zion, the kingdom of grace, will ultimately enter the eternal kingdom of heaven.


==FAQs About the Kingdom of Heaven==
==FAQs About the Kingdom of Heaven==