The first message Jesus preached was “Repent, for the kingdom of God is here, the kingdom of God is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17)

Jesus was not declaring to a sexually immoral, adulterous, drunk nation they need to repent of some behavior, He was speaking to a religious nation, law-bound, Sabbath serving people, repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent of what? Repent of the way they were thinking.

They thought their salvation would come through following all the rules, obeying all the commands, doing all the things religion told them to do. They also thought the Messiah was coming as a conquering king wanting to take over Rome. Repent, change the way you think, what you have been told or taught is now the way of my kingdom.

Jesus is speaking the same words to the church today. Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand. Change the way you think, what you have been taught about the rapture, salvation is about heaven, and saying a prayer is all that is needed is not the way of the kingdom of God.

Things are not getting worst, peace is not to be feared, war is not the way of the kingdom of God, and the antichrist is not a person. Repent, change the way you think, the kingdom of God is at hand.

Hosea 1:7 says, “I will show love to Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the LORD their God, will save them.” Zechariah 4:6 says, ““This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.”

Jesus is the Prince of Peace, He is not coming to destroy, He is here to build the kingdom of earth as a it is in heaven, through us His church. Do not fear peace deals, rejoice in them, for this is how God wins war, peacefully. The kingdom of God is at hand and if you can’t see it, you need to repent, change the way you think. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org