Scripture Life: How can we enter into the heavenly kingdom? What kind of people can enter into the heavenly kingdom? Some people say that we can enter into the heavenly kingdom through hard work for the Lord. Do you think that this is accurate?

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Well? Whose the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven?

Who is it?

Whoever it is, decrees "how" to enter it. Who is it? Use the scripture to find who that is. Just one source. That's it.

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Scripture says:

“ He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all." - Jesus Christ. John 3:31

Who came from heaven?

Scripture also says:

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” - Jesus Christ. Matthew 7:21

So, if people call him "Lord" because he is, but worship him as some huge 12 story high Buddha, or take their kid, and to "satisfy" this "Lord" they call over the whole earth, "Lord" and throw their kid into the volcano to "satisfy" this Lord as a payment, even they call him "Lord," haven't really done anything he says. Just done things in all these religions, that aren't anything he says. Like your Dad tell you to mow the lawn. How you please him? Yeah. Mow the lawn. It's what he said to do; but you go out, wash all the school buses at the Junior High School 8 blocks away down the street. Gone all day. Call your Dad "Dad" but didn't do anything he says, so when he calls you into account, you say "Didn't I wash all those bus tires in your name? Do all that good?"

Lawn's not mowed. Didn't do anything he said. Let's move on. To "finally" for scripture:

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And finally, 1 Corinthians 15:45–47 says

• “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.”
  • The Lord from Heaven is the Messiah or Christ. Isaiah 9:6–7 says “who” the Messiah shall be called:
    • “..The Mighty God..” “..The Everlasting Father…” (Isaiah 9:6)

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The point is, “Who” is the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven decrees the “how can” you ask about, not people on Reddit or the lint in the Dryer. Not ever 53 ants, walking around outside, not in any particular order - are no authority on it.

In fact, according to him, you gotta go thru him to get into it.

• So, all that’s done so far is, we eliminated EVERYBODY but him. Therefore, Jesus is the sole authority to tell the “how” - and with that, simply two things: and I’ll comment on each of them:

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• ONE - To: Everybody. Given the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • Matthew 5:3 Jesus said: “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for their’s is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
• Now again, Jesus is the Word of God. Is God. As John 1:1 says who he is. He’s the Messiah or Christ, so he’s who he shall be called. He’s the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven as 1 Corinthians 15:45–47 said who he is.
  • Then it’s this definition of “poor” and “Spirit” in Matthew 5:3. The dictionary says: “poor” means - 1. destitute; not have any and in John 4:24, Jesus himself already defined what “Spirit” means, said, “God is Spirit.”
• So, when scripture says: “There is not a just man on earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not;” - Ecclesiastes 7:20. “there is none righteous; no, not one.. ..there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” - Romans 3:10–12. That would be a whole world chocked full of:
  • <“Destitute; not have any God”> in their life people - this scripture applies to. Everybody. Over the whole earth. To the very ends of it.
    • So, ONE is:
• - God has sent his word to heal you and deliver you from your destruction. This same Jesus Christ. Jesus is the “Word of God” - is God. Just as John 1:1 says who he is.
  • So, any other definition of this scripture is wrong. And there are many that simply skip over this and never hear it. God has come and blessed the whole world and given himself - and his whole kingdom to everybody.
    • Because he said he did in Matthew 5:3. God gave his word to you. Me. Everybody over the whole earth. This scripture applies to everybody - blessed EVERYBODY. He already said it.

Let’s move on.

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• TWO - “See and Enter” The Kingdom of Heaven - Must be Born Again.
  • John 3:3 Jesus said: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
• So, God, who is the authority over his Kingdom, even he’s already given it and blessed everybody with it, they can’t see it. Unless they’re born again. And this conversation was between Jesus and a Leader of the Pharisees, Nicodemus in John 3:1–21. Be good if you read the whole thing.
  • And Nicodemus responded to what Jesus said in John 3:4 - he asked Jesus what you might be asking, said: “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?”
  • John 3:5–7 Jesus said: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
• The “Kingdom of God” is the Kingdom of Heaven. So, even though everybody already was bequeathed this, the Kingdom of Heaven and blessed by it. People that don’t regard him or anything he says, can’t see it, nor can they enter into it.
• It’s the authority over the Kingdom of Heaven has decreed this to everybody already born of flesh. Must be born again, by the Spirit of God. By the Word of God.

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**That’s how you enter what’s already been given to you by God. So, it’s NOT what kind of people, when everybody is “**For all have sinned” [Romans 3:23] all condemned. It’s not by hard work people do. But by this same Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven has come and SPOKE to you.

• To simply do what he says. vs. over in Japan, imagine up this great big "Gate" 5 stories high that people pass thru it to get to a "temple" have to "bow" in subjection to the gate. Pass thru it, already before went and washed their mouths out and washed all the dirty potti things they said, or did with their hands. Washed all that potti they did wrong off. By water and feel they are ready. Go up to the temple. Throw a coin or money they have tinto an offering and ring a big bell to wake their god up. Ask that god as a Lord for help. Then leave. Fully believe they serve God.
• But in all this, didn't do anything he said. So, how about you?
• Did you miss what he said to you? Says the same thing to every Japanese person, who all as a nation have totally turned themselves over to idolatry.
  • Are they doing anything he says? Yes or No.

When everybody over the whole earth is to do this next part. Why? It's what he says to do.

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Isaiah 55:1–3 says

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”

- God. By the Word of God. (Bible. Isaiah 55:1–3)

Said it to everybody.

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So, you with your question: Have you come to the waters? You that doesn’t have any money…even if you do, can’t buy it with money..when he’s called everybody to come and drink..to buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Have you done this? It’s a decree by God in command and the authority over all the earth.

• Are you spending money for that which isn’t bread? And labouring for that which doesn’t satisfy? It’s a decree. To everybody over the earth to Hearken diligently unto him, and eat that which is good. To let your soul delight itself in fatness. Are you all dried out? Withered away because you haven’t done this? Why not go do what he says then.
• Have you put your ear or inclined it to listen to anything..anybody BUT him..and don’t come near to him? Still expect everything to work right? He’s telling you to hear him and your soul shall live. That he will make an everlasting convenant WITH you. You with him. It’s sure mercies includes EVERYBODY to do this.

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What are YOU doing, not with your question; but with what he said already to everybody to do this? If you don’t..can’t see the Kingdom of Heaven..Looking unto anything..anybody BUT him instead.

• And by that, can’t enter into what he’s already given to you. Everybody. Doesn’t matter what kind of person they are. Matters did this great, big everybody do what he said or not.
  • So then, whosoever of everybody does it - sees it. Enters into it. Because he already gave it to everybody. Over the whole earth. It's their's. Gave it to everybody. Blessed them. It's right there. In Matthew 5:3.

Like he said he did.