The Kingdom has come in it's first part: The outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Before Meshiach came, the Holy Spirit was made available only to individuals on ocassion and to the High Priest as needed. The Tapestry seperated everyone from the Holy of Holies and the Shekina Glory was hidden from the eyes and presence of mankind because sin and unholiness made us unworthy of being in G*d's presence. Only could the Atonement Sacrifice offered by the High Priest cover and excuse our sins and give us relief from damnation.
Yeshua was our personal Passover Lamb, Theusername, He was unblemished, washed, prepared, dressed and sacrificed (offered up)by the High Priest, and the Unblemished and Holy Living Blood of Atonement was shed this one time on behalf of Israel and then ALL people and ALL sin for ALL TIME that there would never be a need for another sacrifice again. G*D accepted this sacrifice and in demonstration of His approval, the tapestry in the Temple, which seperated the Mercy seat from the the Mankind, was rent in two and fell tom the floor and the Yeshua was became our High Priest- in the order of Melchezidek, and defends us before G*d. After He asacended, fifty days later, on the Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was made manifest, and the Kingdom of Heaven began in earnest on Earth. Understanding, wisdom, knowledge, healing, all these things became available to all persons, Jew and Gentile. The physical Kingdom of Heaven will come later when Meshiach returns physically to fulfill that prophecy and take up His throne in the temple in Jerusalem. That will happen soon enough, but not before things get pretty nasty here first.
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