Exodus 3:12; 4:17

1. Dan 2:44 ~ And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. NKJV

2. Dan 4:34 ~ And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.

3. Dan 6:26 ~ I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall endure to the end. NKJV

4. Dan 7:14 ~ Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. NKJV

5. Matt 16:18-19 ~ And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.“ NKJV (Matt. 4:17; 5:3; 7:21)

6. Exodus 3:12; 4:17 Isa 2:2-3 ~ Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. 3 Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. NKJV Psa. 48:1 ~ Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our Lord, in His holy mountain.

7. Mic 4:1-2 ~ Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it. 2 Many nations shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. NKJV

8. Dan. 2:37,38 – “…given you a kingdom…” Daniel 2 • Babylon • Head of Gold • Medo- Persia • Silver Breast and Arms • Greece • Bronze Belly and Thighs • Rome • Iron legs and feet Dan. 2:39,40 – “… another kingdom …a third … the fourth…”

9. Daniel 2 Dan 2:34-35 ~ You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. NKJV

10. Daniel 2 Dan 2:44-45 ~ And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold — the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. NKJV

11. Dan 7:13-15 ~ "I was watching in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. NKJV

12. “HOW” they came to the house of the Lord! Dan 2:21 ~ And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. NKJV Dan 4:32 ~ And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses." NKJV

13. FULFILLED • Luke 24:49 ~ Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high. NKJV • Acts 1:8 ~ But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. NKJV

14. FULFILLED • Acts 2:1-4 • V. 17 – all flesh; v. 21 – whoever • Emphasis of Peter’s sermon • V. 22-24 > attested … purpose … crucified … raised • V. 25 > Lord • V. 27 > Holy One • V. 33,34 > Exalted at right hand of God • V. 36 > Let all know … Lord and Christ! • V. 38 > “in the name of Jesus Christ” rule

15. Church – a group of people who have individually come to the authority / rule of the Lord! [Kingdom of God] FULFILLED • Church? • Acts 2:41 ~ Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. • Acts 2:47 ~ … And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. • Luke 17:20-21 ~ … "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."

16. Church – a group of people who have individually come to the authority / rule of the Lord! [Kingdom of God] FULFILLED • Acts 11:19-26 • v. 20 – preaching the Lord Jesus • V. 21 – turned to the Lord • V. 23 – continued with the Lord • V. 24 – added to the Lord • V. 26 – assembled with the church

17. Coming to the Lord’s Rule • Danger: converted to the church instead of to the Lord! • Come to our church. Looking for a church. [Following the Lord?] • Whatever the church says they accept and follow. • Disappointed with people in the church … they leave the Lord! • Christianity – only what I do in the work of the church.

18. Coming to the Lord’s Rule • Converted to Jesus > To His dominion, authority, rule in our lives. He is our Lord! • The church is a group of people with conviction and dedication to the Lord. • Christians are people who have come to the mountain!

19. Coming to the Lord’s Rule • Matt 6:33 ~ But seek first the kingdom of God … • 1 Peter 2:13 ~ Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, … • Eph 5:22 ~ Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. • Eph 6:1 ~ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, … • Eph 6:5-6 ~ Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters … as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

20. Will you submit to His rule by coming to Jesus the King?