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Shawn wrote:
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God has already come unto you.”
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http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/17.20 )You will see that I inserted the JST. The other footnote to that verse is interesting. It says “Many translations read ‘among’ because the pronoun ‘you’ is plural here in Greek.” Sure enough, some translations read”the kingdom of God is among you” or “in the midst of you” or variations of those. See
http://bible.cc/luke/17-21.htm Also, can the word “church” be inserted where the following verses say “kingdom”?:
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/dan/2.44 )“Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.” (
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/21.43 )Hi Shawn…
Yeah, that’s one interpretation.
Personally, I feel that Jesus meant that the kingdom of God is within you, as stated in Luke 17:21.
This is supported by other sciptures & parables… & by common sense: I can’t feel God outside of me, only within me.
Yet, no doubt the kingdom/realm/experience of God is within others too, but I wouldn’t limit it to just the church, since God is no respector of persons.
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