Jesus said his kingdom was not of this world. If he were a worldly king his servants would have fought.

Source: John 18:33-37

The wise men were among the first to recognize Jesus as a king. Who got confused by this and thought Jesus would be and earthly king?

King Herod was confused when the wise men came to Jerusalem. Herod was also ruthless when it came to protecting his throne, and ordered the slaughter of all boys two years old and younger in Bethlehem. Joseph was warned by an angel to flee to Egypt.

Source: Matthew 2:1-18

Jesus admitted before the Sanhedrin that he was the Messiah the promised King. What did the Jews do after this?

They did not believe Jesus and convicted him of Blasphemy.

Source: Matthew 26:63-66 and others

After Jesus did this miracle the people wanted to make him king. What did he do?

Jesus fed the five thousand with five barley loaves and two small fishes. The people wanted to make him their King after that.

Source: John 6:1-15

Who offered Jesus the chance to rule the earth?

The Devil offered this to Jesus during his temptation. Jesus refused.

Source: Matthew 4:8-9, Luke 4:5-7

Hello,

Well my singing went well yesterday. That is some good news as things are slowly getting back to normal. We will see if I can keep going.

One of the things that caused a lot of trouble for Jesus was the expectation that he would set up an earthly kingdom. Jesus was constantly on guard against that his kingdom was not of this world. His was the Kingdom of Heaven.

The picture this week is. Title: Map of the countries Paul traveled to Artist: Unknown Date: 1870’s Copyright: Public Domain Source: Wikimedia Commons

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