THE INVISIBLE KINGDOMS

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world
testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew
24:14).

INTRODUCTION

This chapter involves the natural and spiritual worlds. The world
Natural is what you can see, hear, touch, or taste. It is the world.
visible around you.
But there is another world surrounding it of which you are a part. It is a
invisible world that is composed of two spiritual kingdoms. In this
In this chapter, you will learn about these spiritual realms, their
rulers, and citizens. You will learn about the Kingdom of Satan
and the Kingdom of God.

I. TWO WORLDS: NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL. 1 Corinthians 15:40

Man exists in two worlds: The natural world and the world
spiritual.

A. The natural world is what can be seen, felt, excited about, heard,
to savor. It is tangible and visible. The country, nation, city or town
where you live is part of the natural world. You are a resident
from a natural kingdom located above the visible continents
of the world. You can see the people who are part of your
environment. You can communicate with them. You can
experience the images, sounds, and smells around you.

B. But there is another world in which you live. That world is a world
spiritual. You cannot see it with your physical eyes, but it is as
real as the natural world. Pablo speaks of this division of
natural and spiritual

All men have a natural body that lives in the world

natural. But man is also a spiritual being with a soul.
eternal and spirit. Man is body, soul, and spirit. His spiritual being
(the soul and spirit) is part of a spiritual world just like its body
natural is part of the natural world.

II. TWO SPIRITUAL KINGDOMS

 A. There are natural kingdoms in this world. A natural kingdom is a
territory or the people over whom a king governs. The
The Bible speaks of the kingdoms of the world. The kingdoms of the world are
currently under the control of Satan:

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him: --All this to you
I will give you, if you worship me” (Matthew 4:8-9).

B. In the future, all the kingdoms of the world will become kingdoms of God
and He will reign over them:
The seventh angel blew the trumpet. And in heaven, it was heard
great voices that said: "The kingdom of the world has come to be
of our Lord and of his Christ. He will reign for centuries of the
centuries." (Revelation 11:15).

The king rules over his kingdom.

In the natural world, a king is the sovereign ruler of the kingdom.

All the territory and the people of the kingdom belong to him. He has the
power of life and death over their subordinates.
The spiritual world is composed of two spiritual realms, the Kingdom of
Satan and the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Satan consists of Satan, the
spiritual beings called demons, and all the men who live
in sin and rebellion against the Word of God. The Kingdom of God consists of
in God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, spiritual beings
calls of angels, and all men who live in just obedience
to the Word of God.

III. THE KINGDOM OF GOD

There is a Kingdom of God, but it is described in different ways.

Writing. The expression 'the Kingdom of Heaven' is also used as a
name for the Kingdom of God. This Kingdom is identical to the Kingdom of the Father
(Matthew 26:29), of Jesus (Revelation 1:9), of Christ Jesus (2 Timothy
4:1), of Christ and God (Ephesians 5:5), of 'our Lord and His Christ'
(Revelation 11:15), of 'our God and of His Christ' (Revelation
12:10), and 'of the Son of His love' (Colossians 1:13). All of these are the
names for the Kingdom of God.
A. The Kingdom of God is not a denomination. Denominations are
organizations made by men to unite groups of
churches. They have been established for practical purposes of
organization and administration.
 B. The Bible speaks of the true Church that is not one
religious denomination or organization.
C. The true Church is composed of all those who are
they became citizens of the Kingdom of God. The true Church is the
corporate spiritual body that God established for which the
The Gospel of the Kingdom will be extended to the nations of the world. This
The church is made up of all the men and women who are
citizens of the Kingdom of God.
D. The Church must not only preach and teach the Gospel of the Kingdom,
but it must provide a model of life in the Kingdom of God.
The Church must operate by the Patterns and principles of the Kingdom, and
he must show in his lifestyle the teachings of his King,
Jesus Christ.
E. The Kingdom of God existed in the past, exists in the present, and
it will exist in the future, in different forms. Currently in the
natural world, the Kingdom of God exists individually within
every man, woman, boy or girl who has made of
Jesus the King of their lives. In the future, there will be a revelation.
visible and real of the Kingdom of God.
F. Because the Kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom and not a kingdom
natural to this world, he must be understood with a mind
spiritual

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit.
of God, because they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them,
because they have been spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14).
RULERS OF THE KINGDOMS
The Kingdom of Satan is ruled by Satan. You will learn more.
about him and his kingdom in
the section 'For Further Study' of this chapter. Satan was
originally an angel
beautiful created by God and was part of the Kingdom of God, but he tried
to take the Kingdom of God.
You can read about your rebellion in Isaiah 14:12-17 and Ezekiel 28:12-
19. Several angels
they joined Satan in this rebellion and they were all thrown into
out of the Kingdom for
God. They formed their own kingdom called the Kingdom of Satan.
The Kingdom of God is governed by the Trinity of God which is composed
of the Father, of the Son
Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. You will learn more about the
ruler of this Kingdom in
Chapter Two of this course.
THE RESIDENTS OF THE KINGDOMS
In addition to the rulers, there are other residents of the two kingdoms.
spiritual. The spirits
Malicious calls from demons are residents of the Kingdom of Satan.
These spirits can
to enter, to torment, to control, and to use the humans that belong to the
kingdom of Satan. They
Many bad acts are motivated by men and women.
Before the end of the world, Satan will use two special spiritual beings.
in his kingdom
calls of Antichrist and False Prophet. They will be part of the deceptive
Satan's final plan
to overthrow the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God also has its
residents. There are angels
what are spiritual beings that minister to men and women who
they are part of the Kingdom
of God. Just as the demons fulfill the desires of Satan in the
world, the angels
they do the will of God.
Although angels and demons are spiritual beings, they reveal themselves
visibly and
verbally on certain occasions in the natural world. Demons that
they possess the bodies of
men talk and sometimes act in wicked ways through
them and the angels
it appears in visible form.
In addition to these spiritual beings, all living people are
residents of the Kingdom of
Satan or the Kingdom of God.
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THE ENTRANCE TO THE KINGDOMS
One of the parables told by Jesus reveals that all men
they are part of the Kingdom
of Satan or the Kingdom of God. Jesus compared the world to a field. The
good seed in the
field are the children of the Kingdom of God. The bad seed, which resulted in the
growth of
tares (weeds), they are the children of the wicked:
The field is the world. The good seed are the children of the kingdom,
and the
"Darnel are the children of the wicked" (Matthew 13:38).
People enter the Kingdom of Satan through birth.
natural. The Bible
teaches that all men are born in sin. This means that
they have a
basic nature of sin or the "seed" of sin within oneself. Its
natural inclination is
do evil
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
mother
(Psalms 51:5).
For this reason, just as sin entered the world through
of a
only man and death through sin, so also the
death
passed to all men, for all have sinned" (Romans)
5:12).
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans)
3:23
Because we are born with the basic nature of sin, once
all of us
we were part of the Kingdom of Satan. The entire message of the Word
the writing of God, the Bible,
it is an appeal to man to move him from this evil Kingdom of
Satan to the just Kingdom
of God.
Men are born in the Kingdom of Satan through birth.
natural. They must
to be born again in the Kingdom of God through spiritual birth.
You will learn more
about this in Chapter Four, 'The Keys to the Kingdom.'
Those who are born again change their residence from the Kingdom of
Satan to the Kingdom of God.
They change their obedience from Satan to God. When they enter into the
Kingdom of God they
They must learn the principles that govern life in this Kingdom. This
it's like learning the
lifestyle of a new country to which you have immigrated. You
you will learn more about these
important principles in other lessons of this course.
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE KINGDOMS
Since the time of Satan's rebellion, there has been a furious war.
spiritual among the Kingdom
of Satan and the Kingdom of God. The Bible is the written record of the
war between these two
kingdoms.
This spiritual war takes place all over the world and above the
minds, souls and
spirits of humanity. Satan is trying to make the
captive men to
sin in his kingdom. Through deceptive methods he incites the
men and women
to partake in the temporary luxuries of sinful living. He
he longs for the affections of the
soul and spirit that legitimately belong to God:
The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have
come to
that they may have life, and that they may have it abundantly" (John
10:10
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This war in the world of the spirit will continue until the end of the
times according to it
we know now. Spiritual warfare is a matter of such great
depth that there is a
full course of the International Institute Time of Harvest, "Strategies
Spiritual: A
The 'Manual of Spiritual Warfare' has been dedicated to him. This course focuses on
Kingdom of Satan,
Their strategies and spiritual tactics to defeat the forces of evil.