Yes, Jesus is leading many different people in many different directions, and I think this is all part of His plan to expand His rule and
reign upon the earth.
As Christians engage in work, we are fulfilling the gospel responsibilities to bring God's rule and
reign upon the earth.
This good news that God is restoring His rule and
reign upon the earth is to be spread to all corners of the world, not just by what we say, but also by what we do.
I firmly believe that Jesus will return at some point in the future, and that He will return physically, and that He will rule and
reign upon the earth from Jerusalem.
Not exact matches
You said that «The Kingdom of heaven refers to the rule and
reign of God
upon the
earth», but you don't say that this won't happen until Jesus returns [Matt 25:31 - 46].
The Kingdom of heaven refers to the rule and
reign of God
upon the
earth.
«We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion will be built
upon this [the American] continent; that Christ will
reign personally
upon the
earth; and that the
earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
Yet of two things the Christian can be confident: that the way of brotherhood and mutual understanding is God's way, which if followed leads to justice, security, and peace; and that if man does end his collective life
upon earth, God will still
reign in his eternal Kingdom.
New Testament scholars have endlessly debated the effect of the «delay of the parousia» — the expected ultimate triumph of God's
reign initiated by a return to
earth of the glorified Christ —
upon the life and doctrine of the early church.
All of these questions are finally only one question: Do we know what it is to pray for the
reign of God, on
earth as in heaven, in the name of Jesus who cried out for God
upon his cross?
It is true that such things will not be universally practiced
upon the
earth until Jesus Christ physically returns to rule and
reign over the entire
earth.