The Gospel of the Kingdom

“From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” (Matthew 16:21-23)

Most Christians believe that the gospel message is equal to Jesus’ death on the cross. But if this is true, then what was Jesus preaching prior to the above announcement in Matthew 16? If this is the first instance where Jesus discloses to his disciples that he will be crucified, then what gospel message did he and his disciples preach prior to this event?

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Author: Sean Finnegan

Keywords: Gospel, Gospel of the kingdom, Gospel of the Kingdom of God, kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, kingdom in the midst of you, kingdom within you, kingdom of God in your midst, kingdom of God within you, kingdom of the Lord, going to heaven, dieing and going to heaven, dying and going to heaven, Peaceable kingdom, Lion and lamb, Peaceful kingdom, Kingdom on earth, Wolf and lamb, Future age, Age to come, Messianic age, Messianic kingdom, Millennium, one thousand years, 1000 years, Millennial age

Bible reference(s): John 4:22, Isaiah 11:6-10, Isaiah 65:25, Hosea 2:18, Ezekiel 37:24-26, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Ecclesiastes 12:7, John 14:3, John 18:36, Luke 17:21, Luke 23:43, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 24:34, Philippians 1:23, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 6:10, Luke 11:2, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 12:28, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:45, Matthew 13:47, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:1, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 18:4, Matthew 18:23, Matthew 19:14, Matthew 19:23, Matthew 19:24, Matthew 20:1, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:43, Matthew 22:2, Matthew 23:13, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 25:14, Mark 1:14, Mark 1:15, Mark 4:11, Mark 4:26, Mark 4:30, Mark 9:1, Mark 9:47, Mark 10:14, Mark 10:15, Mark 10:23, Mark 10:24, Mark 10:25, Mark 12:34, Mark 14:25, Mark 15:43, Luke 4:43, Luke 6:20, Luke 7:28, Luke 8:1, Luke 8:10, Luke 9:2, Luke 9:11, Luke 9:27, Luke 9:60, Luke 9:62, Luke 10:9, Luke 10:11, Luke 11:20, Luke 12:31, Luke 13:18, Luke 13:20, Luke 13:28, Luke 13:29, Luke 14:15, Luke 16:16, Luke 17:20, Luke 17:21, Luke 18:16, Luke 18:17, Luke 18:24, Luke 18:25, Luke 19:11, Luke 21:31, Luke 22:16, Luke 22:18, Luke 23:51, John 3:3, John 3:5, Acts 1:3, Acts 8:12, Acts 14:22, Acts 19:8, Acts 20:25, Acts 28:23, Acts 28:31, Romans 14:17, 1 Corinthians 4:20, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:10, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 5:21, Colossians 4:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:5, Mat 5:39, Matthew 5:44, Mat 26:52, John 18:36, Romans 12:19, Romans 13:1-4, 1 Corinthians 7:23, Philippians 3:20, 1 Peter 1:1, 1 Peter 1:17, 1 Peter 2:11, Heb 11:13-16, Heb 13:14, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 26:13, Mark 1:1, Mark 1:14, Mark 1:15, Mark 13:10, Mark 14:9, Mark 16:15, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:22, Luke 9:6, Luke 20:1, Acts 8:25, Acts 14:7, Acts 14:21, Acts 15:7, Acts 16:10, Acts 20:24, Romans 1:1, Romans 1:9, Romans 1:15, Romans 1:16, Romans 2:16, Romans 10:15, Romans 10:16, Romans 11:28, Romans 15:16, Romans 15:19, Romans 15:20, Romans 15:29, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Corinthians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 9:12, 1 Corinthians 9:14, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 1 Corinthians 9:17, 1 Corinthians 9:18, 1 Corinthians 15:1, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 8:18, 2 Corinthians 9:13, 2 Corinthians 10:14, 2 Corinthians 10:16, 2 Corinthians 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:7, Galatians 1:6, Galatians 1:7, Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9, Galatians 1:11, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 2:5, Galatians 2:7, Galatians 2:14, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 4:13, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 3:6, Ephesians 6:15, Ephesians 6:19, Philippians 1:5, Philippians 1:7, Philippians 1:12, Philippians 1:17, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:22, Philippians 4:3, Philippians 4:15, Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 2:8, Philemon 1:13, Hebrews 4:2, 1 Peter 1:12, 1 Peter 1:25, 1 Peter 4:6, 1 Peter 4:17, Matthew 16:21-22

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