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| *1. 170:1.2 A present [[reality]]; and as | | *1. 170:1.2 A present [[reality]]; and as |
− | *2. 170:1.3 A [[future]] [[hope]]—when the kingdom would be [[realized]] in fullness upon the [[appearance]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah]. This is the kingdom [[concept]] which [[John the Baptist]] taught. | + | *2. 170:1.3 A [[future]] [[hope]]—when the kingdom would be [[realized]] in fullness upon the [[appearance]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah]. This is the kingdom [[concept]] which [[John the Baptist]] taught. |
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| 170:1.4 From the very first [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] taught both of these [[concepts]]. There were two other [[ideas]] of the kingdom which should be borne in [[mind]]: | | 170:1.4 From the very first [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] taught both of these [[concepts]]. There were two other [[ideas]] of the kingdom which should be borne in [[mind]]: |
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− | *3. 170:1.5 The later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish concept] of a world-wide and [[transcendental]] kingdom of [[supernatural]] [[origin]] and [[miraculous]] [[inauguration]]. | + | *3. 170:1.5 The later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish concept] of a world-wide and [[transcendental]] kingdom of [[supernatural]] [[origin]] and [[miraculous]] [[inauguration]]. |
− | *4. 170:1.6 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha#In_eschatology_and_soteriology Persian teachings] portraying the [[establishment]] of a [[divine]] kingdom as the [[achievement]] of the [[triumph]] of [[good]] over [[evil]] at the end of the world. | + | *4. 170:1.6 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha#In_eschatology_and_soteriology Persian teachings] portraying the [[establishment]] of a [[divine]] kingdom as the [[achievement]] of the [[triumph]] of [[good]] over [[evil]] at the end of the world. |
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− | 170:1.7 Just before the [[advent]] of [[Jesus]] on [[earth]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] combined and [[confused]] all of these [[ideas]] of the kingdom into their [[apocalyptic]] [[concept]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah]'s coming to establish the age of the Jewish [[triumph]], the [[eternal]] age of [[God]]'s [[supreme]] rule on [[earth]], the new world, the era in which all [[mankind]] would [[worship]] [[Yahweh]]. In choosing to utilize this [[concept]] of the ''kingdom of heaven'', [[Jesus]] elected to appropriate the most [[vital]] and culminating [[heritage]] of both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Jewish] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_religion Persian religions]. | + | 170:1.7 Just before the [[advent]] of [[Jesus]] on [[earth]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] combined and [[confused]] all of these [[ideas]] of the kingdom into their [[apocalyptic]] [[concept]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah]'s coming to establish the age of the Jewish [[triumph]], the [[eternal]] age of [[God]]'s [[supreme]] rule on [[earth]], the new world, the era in which all [[mankind]] would [[worship]] [[Yahweh]]. In choosing to utilize this [[concept]] of the ''kingdom of heaven'', [[Jesus]] elected to appropriate the most [[vital]] and culminating [[heritage]] of both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Jewish] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_religion Persian religions]. |
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− | 170:1.8 The ''kingdom of heaven'', as it has been [[understood]] and misunderstood down through the centuries of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_christianity Christian era], [[embraced]] four distinct [[groups]] of [[ideas]]: | + | 170:1.8 The ''kingdom of heaven'', as it has been [[understood]] and misunderstood down through the centuries of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_christianity Christian era], [[embraced]] four distinct [[groups]] of [[ideas]]: |
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− | *1. The [[concept]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jews]. | + | *1. The [[concept]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jews]. |
− | *2. The concept of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha#In_eschatology_and_soteriology Persians]. | + | *2. The concept of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha#In_eschatology_and_soteriology Persians]. |
| *3. The [[personal]]-[[experience]] [[concept]] of [[Jesus]]—" the ''kingdom of heaven'' within you. " | | *3. The [[personal]]-[[experience]] [[concept]] of [[Jesus]]—" the ''kingdom of heaven'' within you. " |
− | *4. The [[composite]] and [[confused]] [[concepts]] which the founders and promulgators of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_eschatology Christianity] have sought to impress upon the world. | + | *4. The [[composite]] and [[confused]] [[concepts]] which the founders and promulgators of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_eschatology Christianity] have sought to impress upon the world. |
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| 170:1.9 At [[different]] times and in varying [[circumstances]] it appears that [[Jesus]] may have presented numerous [[concepts]] of the " kingdom " in his [[public]] teachings, but to his [[apostles]] he always taught the kingdom as [[embracing]] man's [[personal]] [[experience]] in relation to his fellows on [[earth]] and to [[the Father]] in heaven. Concerning the kingdom, his last word always was, " The kingdom is within you. " | | 170:1.9 At [[different]] times and in varying [[circumstances]] it appears that [[Jesus]] may have presented numerous [[concepts]] of the " kingdom " in his [[public]] teachings, but to his [[apostles]] he always taught the kingdom as [[embracing]] man's [[personal]] [[experience]] in relation to his fellows on [[earth]] and to [[the Father]] in heaven. Concerning the kingdom, his last word always was, " The kingdom is within you. " |
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| *1. The [[confusion]] occasioned by [[observing]] the [[idea]] of the " kingdom " as it passed through the various [[progressive]] [[phases]] of its recasting by [[Jesus]] and his [[apostles]]. | | *1. The [[confusion]] occasioned by [[observing]] the [[idea]] of the " kingdom " as it passed through the various [[progressive]] [[phases]] of its recasting by [[Jesus]] and his [[apostles]]. |
− | *2. The [[confusion]] which was [[inevitably]] associated with the transplantation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christianity] from a [[Jewish]] to a [[gentile]] [[soil]]. | + | *2. The [[confusion]] which was [[inevitably]] associated with the transplantation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christianity] from a [[Jewish]] to a [[gentile]] [[soil]]. |
| *3. The [[confusion]] which was [[inherent]] in the [[fact]] that [[Christianity]] became a [[religion]] which was [[organized]] about the central [[idea]] of [[Jesus]]' [[Personality|person]]; the [[gospel]] of the kingdom became more and more a [[religion]] about him. | | *3. The [[confusion]] which was [[inherent]] in the [[fact]] that [[Christianity]] became a [[religion]] which was [[organized]] about the central [[idea]] of [[Jesus]]' [[Personality|person]]; the [[gospel]] of the kingdom became more and more a [[religion]] about him. |
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− | <center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_170 Go to Paper 170]</center> | + | <center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_170 Go to Paper 170]</center> |
− | <center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center> | + | <center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center> |
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