Through Many Tribulations we Enter into the full enjoyment of Christ as the Kingdom

The kingdom of God, which we preach as the gospel, is the spreading of Christ as life into His believers to form a realm in which God rules in His life.

We need to continue in the faith, realising that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God, for the whole world is against our enjoyment of the resurrected Christ as the kingdom of God. Oh Lord Jesus!

The book of Acts has many important items, including the matters of the Divine Trinity and the kingdom of God. The Divine Trinity is the structure of the book of Acts; if we read this book we realise that, chapter after chapter, the operation of the Divine Trinity is unveiled for the carrying out of God’s New Testament economy.

It was not just the disciples of Christ coordinating and doing their best to preach the gospel so that the good news would spread. Moreover, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit were fully involved with the move, work, speaking, and doing of the disciples of Christ.

The apostles and the disciples were not just going here and there to preach the gospel and raise churches, either accidentally or in an organised way; rather, it was Christ speaking and moving through them, the disciples being filled with the Spirit, and the kingdom of God being preached as the gospel to be enlarged on earth.

Furthermore, we need to realise that the kingdom of God is the main subject of the apostles’ preaching in Acts.

The Lord Jesus spent forty days after His resurrection, appearing before the disciples and speaking to them the things concerning the kingdom of God.

This shows that the kingdom would be the main subject of the apostles’ preaching in their coming commission after Pentecost.

After the disciples we baptised with the outpoured Holy Spirit as their power, they propagated the resurrected Christ by the Spirit for the producing of the churches, the kingdom of God.

The kingdom of God has as its reality the resurrected Christ; the apostles preached the resurrected Christ as the gospel, and the kingdom of God was enlarged.

In the books before Acts, in the Gospels, we see how Christ came as the kingdom of God, even as the seed of the kingdom, and He sowed Himself into man as the seed of the kingdom.

Then, in the book of Acts, we see how this seed of the kingdom was propagated and sown all over, both in Judea and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth, for the kingdom of God to be enlarged. Hallelujah!

Christ Spreads in us as the Kingdom until we Share in the Kingdom today, Inherit the Kingdom in the Coming age, and Enjoy the Kingdom as our Eternal Blessing!

The kingdom of God in the sense of life is Christ Himself; Christ came as the seed of the kingdom to sow Himself into the soil of our heart, and He grows in us to become the kingdom of God in us.

The kingdom of God is not something we see outwardly but something within us. It is the Lord Jesus Himself who sowed Himself as the seed of life into us, the believers in Christ, to develop into a realm in which God may rule as His kingdom in His divine life (2 Pet. 1:3-11).

How can we enter into this kingdom?

To enter into the kingdom of God as the realm of the divine life, people need to repent of their sins and believe in the gospel so that their sins may be forgiven and so that they may be regenerated by God to have the divine life, which matches the divine nature of this kingdom (Mark 1:15; John 3:3, 5).

We can enter into the kingdom of God through repentance and faith in Christ. When we preach the gospel of the kingdom today, those who hear it need to repent.

Yes, calling on the Lord is necessary, but as we call on the Lord, we need to realise that we are sinners, we need a turn, a complete change, even a change of mind, so we repent.

When someone believes into the Lord, we need to shepherd them into a personal relationship with the Lord to always allow the Lord to shine on them so that they repent.

There needs to be the clearing of the past and dealing with all the sins and trespasses the Lord shines on. For us to remain in the kingdom of God, we need to continue to repent before the Lord day by day, as He shines on us. We repent, we confess, and He forgives; He also forgets what He forgives.

All the believers in Christ can share the kingdom in the church age for their enjoyment of God in His righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Rom. 14:17).

After we enter into the kingdom of God by repentance and faith in Christ, we now need to live in this kingdom; the kingdom in this age is the church life, where we enjoy God in His righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

We take Christ as our righteousness, we enjoy Him as our peace, and we have Him as joy; we live the church life in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

We need to learn to live in our mingled spirit day by day, being ruled by the divine life so that we may live in the reality of the kingdom of God today.

The kingdom of God is in spirit; when we’re in our spirit, we are in the kingdom, but when we’re not in our spirit, we are not in the kingdom of God in reality.

Deep within our spirit, the all-inclusive Christ is mingled with our spirit, and we will eventually come to be aware that deep within we have righteousness, we have peace, and we have the joy of God; this is when the Lord can separate our soul from our spirit.

The kingdom of God will become the kingdom of Christ and of God for the overcoming believers to inherit and enjoy in the coming kingdom age so that they may reign with Christ for a thousand years (see 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5; Rev. 20:4, 6).

We want to be part of this, entering into the manifestation of the kingdom in the coming age, to rule and reign with Christ! Amen!

As the eternal kingdom, the kingdom of God will be an eternal blessing of God’s eternal life for all of God’s redeemed to enjoy in the new heaven and new earth for eternity (Rev. 21:1-4; 22:1-5, 14, 17).

For eternity, we will all enjoy the kingdom of God as an eternal blessing; however, we want to be in the manifestation of the kingdom in the coming age!

This is why, in our personal relationship with the Lord, we need to make a decision before the Lord to deal with everything He shines on so that we may be able to reign with Him.

In particular, we need to deal with the Lord in the matter of our speaking.

Many times we speak words, we express ourselves, and we utter what we feel and think; however, we may not be aware that every word we have spoken is recorded and will be replayed when we stand at the judgment seat of Christ. Oh Lord!

We shouldn’t be introspective about it or try to analyse ourselves or stop ourselves from saying this or that, but ask the Lord to enlighten us concerning our speaking and the words we say.

We need to let His light shine on us and expose us, and we need to be in His word so that we would be renewed and speak one with Him.

Lord Jesus, thank You for coming into us as the seed of the kingdom to grow in us and develop into a realm in which God can rule and reign in the divine life! We repent, Lord, and we believe into You. Shine on us; we confess what Your light exposes, and we open to You for more light. Hallelujah, we are regenerated by God to have the divine life which matches the divine nature of the kingdom of God! We exercise our spirit to share in the kingdom in this age for our enjoyment of God in His righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit! Amen, Lord, we want to live according to the divine life and nature, developing the virtues in the divine nature so that we may inherit and enjoy the kingdom of God and of Christ in the coming age! Oh Lord, make us Your overcomers, those who will reign with You for a thousand years in the millennium! Oh, praise the Lord, the kingdom of God will be an eternal blessing of God’s eternal life for all of God’s redeemed to enjoy in the new heaven and new earth for eternity!

Through Many Tribulations we Enter into the Full Enjoyment of Christ as the Kingdom

In Acts 14:22, Paul established the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith and saying that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

We need to realise that through many tribulations we enter into the kingdom of God, for the whole world opposes our entering in.

The whole world today hates God and His kingdom, and it opposes the entering of God’s people into the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom.

Satan uses everything in the world, including such seemingly good things as religion, ethics, morality, and philosophy to distract us from the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom of God.

In the days of the early disciples, Satan utilised Judaism to usurp and frustrate the believers from entering into the kingdom of God. Judaism was something invented by man based on the word of God, and it became something that frustrated the early believers from enjoying Christ in full.

So Paul had to write many Epistles to expose aspect after aspect of Judaism, which Satan used to distract the believers from enjoying Christ as the reality.

Throughout the centuries, Satan used Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam, together with many other forms of religion, to keep the people of God from entering into the full enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ as the kingdom of God. Oh Lord Jesus!

Because the whole world opposes our entering into the kingdom, we need to realise that, as we continue in the faith, through many tribulations, we must enter into the kingdom of God.

There are many tribulations that we go through, but we should not lose heart, for we’re on the way to enter into the kingdom (2 Cor. 6:4).

We need to ask the Lord for His mercy and grace day by day to be supplied as we go through tribulations.

We have not yet entered into the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom of God, but we are on the way. May we enter into the realm of the full enjoyment of the resurrected and ascended Christ as the kingdom of God.

We have heard the gospel concerning the resurrected Christ, we are enjoying this Christ as the holy and faithful things, as the grace of God, the eternal life, and as the all-inclusive, life-giving Spirit.

Our Christ is so rich and wonderful! As we enjoy Christ, as we exercise our spirit to enter into the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom of God, tribulations come our way.

We should not be surprised or upset when we see that persecution and tribulation is our portion as we seek to enter into the kingdom (1 Pet. 4:12).

Through all these tribulations, we need to endeavour to enter into the realm of the full enjoyment of the resurrected and ascended Christ as the kingdom of God.

As we enjoy such a Christ, we will be under the divine rule; spontaneously, we become the kingdom of God, which is the proper church life. Amen!

As we carry out our ministry to propagate the resurrected Christ as the kingdom of God, the kingdom of the devil is upset and rises up against us.

Every city and place where people live today is the kingdom of the devil; as we propagate the resurrected Christ and enter into the full enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ, we are fighting the battle for God’s kingdom.

The whole earth is the kingdom of darkness, but we believers in Christ choose to remain in the light and spread the kingdom of God.

May we realise that a battle is raging between God and Satan. May we remain on God’s side, doing all things to absolutely be in the kingdom of God and never be involved with the kingdom of darkness.

In Acts 19 in particular we see that Satan is fighting against God’s spreading of His kingdom on earth; the prevailing ministry for the propagation of Christ is a fighting, a battle, for God’s kingdom (vv. 23-41).

The Lord is yearning and praying for us that we grow in life, apply the cross to the flesh, the self, and the natural constitution, so that we have a Body consciousness and participate in spiritual warfare.

May we carry on a prevailing ministry, being aware that we will be attacked by the enemy and realising that through many tribulations we will enter into the kingdom of God, the realm of the full enjoyment of Christ!

May we not be afraid of this. May we not be dismayed when tribulations come. May we not be discouraged when we are attacked. Rather, may we be encouraged, for our tribulations are helping us to enter into the kingdom of God so that we may be in the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom of God!

Lord Jesus, cause us to realise that through many tribulations we will enter into the kingdom of God. Grant us to have the same mind as Christ, being ready to suffer and being one with God in our suffering. Save us, Lord, from anything that distracts us from entering into the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom of God. Keep us enjoying You today. We want to enjoy You as grace, as the eternal life, and as the all-inclusive, life-giving Spirit so that we may be in the realm of God’s kingdom today. Oh Lord, may we not be afraid of the opposition and attacks from the enemy. May we have a prevailing ministry for the propagation of Christ, fighting the battle for God’s kingdom! Amen, Lord, we want to carry out our ministry to propagate the resurrected Christ all over the earth, starting with where You placed us right now! We stand one with You, Lord, and we want to fully be in the light, fully living in the kingdom of God. We don’t want to be involved with anything of the kingdom of darkness. Amen, Lord Jesus, we are not discouraged or dismayed when we see the enemy’s attacks and the tribulations coming our way; we are encouraged, for through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God!

References and Hymns on this Topic

• Inspiration for this article/sharing comes from the Word of God, the enjoyment in the ministry, a sharing by the brothers, and portions from, Life-study of Acts, pp. 337-339 and 439-440, as quoted in the Holy Word for Morning Revival on, One Accord and Crucial Aspects of the Book of Acts (2025 April ITERO), week 8, The Divine Trinity and the Kingdom of God – day 6.
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