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| | Kingdom Now theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Hence, Kingdom Now opposes a separation of church and state and freedom of (non-Christian) religions. | | | One of the most controversial tenets of the theology is the belief that secular or non-Christian society will never succeed, since, according to their beliefs, the only valid legislation, social theory, spiritual beliefs, and economic theory are those derived from the Bible. | | | Kingdom Now theology has some beliefs in common with the Latter Rain Movement. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Now_theology
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| | What is kingdom now teaching? |
| | According to these views, Jesus inaugurated the kingdom of God--in its abstract, invisible form, and it is the responsibility of the church to proclaim the kingdom message of Christ. | | | It is this present kingdom, according to its adherents, that gives the Christian power to defeat evil and conquer humanity with the gospel of Christ. | | | In summation, kingdom now theology is the belief that Jesus inaugurated the future kingdom (however you define the future kingdom--heaven, earthly kingdom, or both) into the present age. |
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http://www.gotquestions.org/kingdom-now.html
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| | KINGDOM NOW |
| | The "Kingdom Now" teaching is that of having a "State Church," or if you will, a Church State, having a Church that is in control of the Government. | | | In their eyes, this meant that the Jews were now imposters who no longer had any vocation or reason to exist except as a witness to the misery and degradation that would befall a people originally chosen by God, but unfithful to its election by rejecting the Messiah and bringing about His death. | | | They believe the Church is now the true spiritual Israel and that physically, God's purpose for the Jewish people and for Israel is finished. |
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http://www.bloomington.in.us/~lgthscac/kingdomnow.htm
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| | RECONSTRUCTIONISM- Reconstructionism and Kingdom Theology |
| | Kingdom Now proponents are correct in stating that postmillenialism is a teaching as old as the Church. | | | The proponents of Kingdom Theology are correct when they say that the Church is spiritual Israel, but they fail to acknowledge that God has promised to restore national Israel and deal with her during the coming seventieth week of Daniel. | | | While we who are outside the Kingdom Now Movement understand that Jews, like all men, are lost until they come by faith to recognize Jesus as their Messiah, we also recognize that the nation of Israel does have a purpose in God's plans for the last days. |
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http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/recondrg.htm
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| | Dominion Theology |
| | Postmillennialism teaches the kingdom of God is now being extended in the world by preaching the Gospel, so that the world will be Christianized during this nonliteral Millennium. | | | One of the key doctrines of this movement is the claim that the Church is now Israel, heir to all of her promises, and that national Israel has been cut off from God, and has further no place in the prophetic scheme. | | | "Kingdom Now theology" urges the Church to become united and mature under the rule of charismatic apostles and prophets (such as Paulk), and take control of secular institutions enough to establish that the Church represents the authority of Christ. |
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http://www.biblicist.org/bible/dominion.htm
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| | A comparison of Kingdom Now Theology to Dispensationalism |
| | D: "The gospel of the kingdom" was the announcement exclusively to Israel to repent of their sins in preparation for the imminent historic arrival of the Messianic kingdom (corresponding with the Judgement Day of the LORD) spoken of by the Old Testament prophets. | | | "Kingdom Now" (KN): The belief that Jesus Christ, since His ascension, has reigned as the (mediatorial) king of the kingdom of God, defeating His enemies, daily increasing the realm of His kingdom in and through the Church until the end of the future Millennium (following 2nd coming of Christ). | | | KN: The signs Jesus and the apostles worked (both before and after the cross) demonstrated "the gospel of the kingdom," that the presence of the kingdom of God (the power of the Holy Spirit, the power of the age to come) is here on earth now, especially to cast out demons and heal the sick. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Hebrews928/dkn.html
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| | Interpretation: The Great Apostasy |
| | According to the prophecy given to Jeannette, God is angry at the church because of her impatience to rule without His Son, and is heading for destruction. | | | As we have seen, heresy was distorting the gospel as well as the new theology about the New Covenant, and was creating problems within the assembly of believers. | | | Present tense 'is' means He came, died, and arose from the dead and 'is' now seated in the seat of power in heaven. |
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http://www.whitestones.org/inapost/inapost.htm
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| | Media Spotlight - Kingdom Theology Part III - Section A |
| | Now, I've often heard people, in one breath, address their prayers to the Father, and, without breaking continuity, address Jesus as if He and the Father are the same person - a "Jesus only" mental glitch. | | | In this case, Paulk sees Jesus as "an indwelling Spirit." On this basis he claims that the Church is the "ongoing incarnation of Christ." In that case, the church is now Christ, and all Scriptures pertaining to Christ's ruling on earth are really referring to the Church. | | | The reader should keep in mind that Dominion Theology is not an easily delineated segment within the Church, but rather a loose networking of autonomous sub-movements that have different approaches to their attempts at establishing the Kingdom of God. |
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http://www.cephasministry.com/kingdom_theology_5.html
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| | While the Church is the Kingdom manifest now, it must never be confused with the coming of the visible world-kingdom of the Son of God. | | | Now, after the severe apostasy of the churches in the last few years, NOW, (if it were not bad enough), the people who call themselves Christian do not even want Christ to return to solve the shocking problems of a world in separation from God - they insist THEY will solve it all themselves. | | | The Kingdom is a spiritual experience in the inner being of believers, today, and yet this is not the visible KINGDOM when Christ establishes His rule over the globe (Isaiah 11). |
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http://www.despatch.cth.com.au/Books_D/dom_theol.htm
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| | PARTICULARISM, UNIVERSALISM AND FUNDAMENTALISM IN TODAY'S WORLD |
| | Kingdom Now fundamentalists believe that the Kingdom of God is a visible political kingdom that should be produced now through the endeavors of "committed" Christians. | | | As we shall see later, when we discuss the conflict between a universal God and a specific faith, fundamentalists assume that their faith is indeed the universal faith. | | | Fundamentalism, as it is now developing, is primarily a political movement that uses religious language to unify its supporters and to justify its program. |
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http://www.j-cinstitute.org/Articles/Lyons_Particularism.htm
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| | The Bible teaches that the kingdom is restored to Israel, not the Church, and it happens with the return of Christ, not before it. | | | It is this wrestling with the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenlies that shall cause the very heavens to shake and Satan and his hosts to relinquish their kingdom into the hands of the Sons of God. | | | Once the earth has been subdued, Jesus will come back to earth and be given the Kingdom that has been won for Him by this "manchild company." (Prophets and the Prophetic Movement Bill Hamon).The Manifested Sons of God doctrine teaches that these immortal sons will be sinless, having partaken of the divine nature. |
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http://www.agetwoage.org/Kingdom4.htm
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| | Millennium |
| | And right now, you are a priest of Jesus, and a prophet, and a king, to live the life of Jesus in you, to be another Christ, humble like Jesus, healing the sick like Jesus, casting out the devils of fear, and of vices, like Jesus did... | | | Kingdom of God is present in the world today... | | | Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." (Lk.17:20-21). |
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http://biblia.com/coming/millennium.htm
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| | Postmillennial Problems |
| | But the Bible teaches that it is the responsibility of the Church to preach the gospel, not to convert the world (Mark 16:15). | | | It is deception that is preparing people for the emergence of the Antichrist, for the Bible teaches that the only worldwide kingdom that will be established before the return of Jesus will be the apostate kingdom of the Antichrist, a kingdom that will be established in the name of religion (Revelation 13). | | | A third text sometimes used by the Dominionists is Romans 8:19 which says that "the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God." This is interpreted to mean that the creation will be redeemed as the Church matures, purifies, and spreads its influence over the earth. |
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http://www.lamblion.com/articles/prophecy/viewpoints/Views-04.php
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| | Radio Program #211 : Latter Rain - Kingdom Now |
| | A study of the "latter rain" heresy of the past shows it is strongly connected to the current "Kingdom Now" theology which teaches that in the latter days, the offices of prophet and apostle will be restored and true sonship with God will come through stages of perfection: servant, friend, son, and, ultimately, godhood itself. | | | Essentially, the "Latter Rain" doctrine which originated with a combination of the teachings of Franklin Hall, William Branham and a group from North Battleford, Saskatchewan called the Sharon Brethren, claimed that the Scriptures relating to the restoration of Israel, were actually meant for the restoration of the Church. | | | "Kingdom Now" advocates also believe that through the signs and wonders delivered by the apostles and prophets, a worldwide revival will break out, and a majority of the world will be won to Christ. |
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http://www.calvarychapel.com/understandthetimes/radio/radio211.html
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| | Churchianity vs Kingdom Christianity Marc Lawson |
| | The Kingdom of God is expanding all over the world and entrance is not exclusively reserved for American church attenders, but believers from any nation who believe in Jesus and accept His Kingdom Lordship. | | | Part of the reason for this is that for some time now the church has become more spiritually proud and in doing so, succumbed to a state of denial and delusion about its effectiveness and fruitfulness. | | | Apostolic Christianity born of a Kingdom message and accurate gospel is erupting in Africa, South America, Asia and even Russia, but is slow to be received in the American religious system. |
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http://www.etpv.org/2003/cvkc.html
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| | Dominion Theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Dominion Theology arose in the 1970s in religious movements reasserting aspects of Christian nationalism. | | | It is influenced by postmillennialism, a view of the End Times which believes that godliness will eventually pervade secular society (some so-called "Golden Age" postmillennialists believe the present age will culminate in a literal one-thousand-year period of virtual heaven on earth, a millennium) before Jesus returns in a Second Coming. | | | Dominion Theology is derived from the Biblical text where God grants humankind "dominion" over the Earth. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theology
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| | Dominion Theology/Kingdom Now/Reconstructionism - Blessing or Curse? |
| | However, DT goes beyond traditional covenant theology and teaches that the church is to be governed by the same laws, is subject to the same curses, and is promised the same blessings as Israel; | | | (c) A central piece of DT is its belief in covenant theology. | | | It is believed that as a result of the reconstruction of society by Biblical principals, that the final aspect of the Kingdom of God will be established on earth. |
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http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/cor/dominion.htm
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| | CRI Journal - CRJ0094A |
| | "Kingdom Now" is a movement spearheaded by Paulk, Bishop John Meares, and others who believe that the church, as a manifestation of the kingdom of God, will eventually take over society. | | | Others believe Lee has erred in practice to such an extent that he should no longer be personally followed; and yet they continue to adhere to his doctrines and call for a reformation within "the Lord's Recovery." Still others have broken with Lee's teachings as well as his leadership. | | | Many in this latter category are now attending churches outside of the movement. |
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http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0094a.html
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| | A Dominion Experiement by Robin Arnaud |
| | It was to be the first practical application of the concept, putting the ideals into practice through mutual “shepherding.” It was supposed be the means to “establish the unified Kingdom of God on earth,” hastening the return of Christ. | | | Early on, this movement wedded itself to “Kingdom Now” theology, which most of the more orthodox churches (even Pentecostal ones) had rejected as heretical and dangerous. | | | Such forms seek to “bring in” the Kingdom, to “make it real in the here and now” and to hasten the return of Christ by ushering in a physical, earthly, temporal, political expression of the Kingdom of God. |
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http://www.the-highway.com/dominion_Arnaud.html
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| | Pentecostal, Charismatic, Third Wave Movements |
| | Rick Joyner is a Third Wave teacher and has written many books including The Final Quest which is about Joyner's vision on what he sees is a civil war now underway in Christendom between those who support the new thing God is doing today (called the "move of God") and those who oppose it. | | | God’s glory now replaces the physical Son of God coming back. | | | Individuals can be demonized; that is, a demon can live within a part of the body. |
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http://www.believershome.com/html/pentecostal__charismatic__thir.html
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| | The Alpha Course - Final Answer or Fatal Attraction? |
| | In the eschatological Kingdom, all ‘who are accounted worthy to attain to that age’ (Luke 20:35) will be saved from sickness and death in the immortal life of the resurrection. | | | The Alpha Course originated in the United Kingdom at Holy Trinity Brompton Church — an Anglican church in London &; through curates Nicky Gumbel and Sandy Millar. | | | Namely, that it mainly addresses Jesus, salvation and living the Christian life and is not presenting systematic theology of all the doctrines of Scripture as do other books. |
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http://www.pfo.org/alpha-cr.htm
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| | Crossroads: Where Faith and Inquiry Meet |
| | I actually do believe in much of the latter rain teaching BUT not the kingdom Now extreme, the definition that some are giving to apostles, and that horrid Manifest Sons of God teaching. | | | For a long time now I've felt that one of the main reasons for holiness in our lives was as an example of "Christ in us the hope of glory" (Col. 1:27). | | | In thousands of churches now, there is never any mention of sin, the Cross, sacrifice, judgement or hell. |
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