The document discusses three kingdoms that Jesus alludes to in his teaching to Nicodemus: 1) the kingdom of the flesh or the world, 2) the kingdom of God or the Spirit, and 3) the kingdom in heaven. It provides details on the nature of each kingdom, how one enters each kingdom, who rules over each kingdom, and the citizens of each kingdom.

1. In this teaching to Nicodemus, Jesus
alludes to three different kingdoms. One
directly and two indirectly.
1) The kingdom of the flesh, or the world.
2) The kingdom of God, or the Spirit
3) The kingdom in heaven

2.  It is a place where someone
rules, a king, and where
many live under that rule,
the citizens.

3.  It was created by the word of God – Gen 1,
“And God Said”
 We enter the kingdom of this world through
birth
 In fact, it is impossible to be a part of this
world, a citizen in it, without being born.
 It was designed to support and reproduce
beings of its realm Gen 1:28
 It supports its natural life
 Humans reproducing to bring about other
humans

4.  Satan is its king, the prince of this
world- John 12:31
 He is even called the god of this world 2
Cor 4:4
 His citizens are all those who live in
disobedience to God - Eph 2:2
 The whole world lies in darkness
 1 John 5:19

5.  It too was created by the word of God
 John 1:1 Jesus was the Word
 Matthew 16:18 Jesus established his church (vs.
19 - his kingdom)
 We enter the kingdom of God through birth
 John 3:5
 As with the physical world, it is impossible to be
a part of the church without being born into it.
 Paul speaks of going through birth pains with
the Galatians –Gal 4:19

6.  It too was designed to support and
reproduce beings of its realm
 1 Peter 1:23 -We are born of the
incorruptible word of God
 1 John 2:29 -Righteousness produces
righteous people
 1 John 5:1- Belief and love produces
children of God

7.  Christians reproducing by spreading the
word of God to produce other Christians
 Being in this kingdom, we take on
characteristics of this realm – Gal 5:19-20
 Have put on Christ - Gal 3:27
 Jesus Christ is the king – Col 1:13
 We are delivered from one kingdom into
another
 1 Cor 15:25 -Reigns until all is conquered

8.  The citizens of this kingdom
are those who live in
righteousness
 Gal 4:3-7 We are in God’s
family by adoption
 Given the right to inherit

9.  It too was created by the word of God
 John 14:2-3 - Jesus prepares a place
 We enter it through a birth
 1 Cor 15:35-58 -We die to the old and are changed
into a new form
 In fact, we cannot become a part of heaven
without a rebirth. The corruptible cannot inherit
the incorruptible.
 The nature of heaven is to support the eternal life
of its citizens
 1 Cor 15:24,28 God is it’s king
 The citizens of this kingdom are those who have
live righteously to the end
 They are delivered from one realm into another

10.  Of nature - the physical
 Of grace - a gift freely given to those who
would accept
 Of glory - a victory of the incorruptible
 Many shadows
 The temple –
 Outer court - the world
 The Holy - the church where the priests
serve (all Christians are priests)
 The Holy of Holies - heaven where God
reigns supreme