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Kingdom in the Midst of You
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Luke 10:9  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) A misunderstanding has arisen from this verse because many people understand the preposition "near" to refer to place or proximity, but in this case it refers to time. To paraphase Jesus' words, He said, "Tell them, 'The Kingdom of God is coming soon.'" Richard T. Ritenbaugh Is the Kingdom of God Within You?

Luke 17:21  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) This sadly mistranslated verse has led many sincere people astray. Without even knowing the Greek language, we can see that Jesus could not mean that the Kingdom was some ethereal quality in the hearts of the Pharisees! To the contrary, He castigated them often for their unbelief! Entos, translated "within," should be translated "in the midst of" or "among." Jesus, the coming King of the Kingdom of God, was in their midst or among them! The thrust of His teaching in this section is that unbelievers will not recognize the working of God's Kingdom among them, just as the Pharisees had not recognized their Savior among them. Richard T. Ritenbaugh The True Gospel

 

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