When John the Baptist and Jesus appeared on the scene announcing that the Kingdom of God was at hand, their listeners knew what the Kingdom was. How? Because a Kingdom had been promised Israel throughout the Old Testament. Listen to this lesson and learn how detailed the prophecies were concerning the future kingdom of God.

28 - The Messianic Kingdom in the Gospels. Various scriptures [c]

This study covers the book of Acts. The title, "Acts of the Apostles," distorts the thrust of the book. Only two apostles are the focus of the book, Peter, then Paul. John is mentioned as is James, but the others are not. The more appropriate name should be "Acts of the Holy Spirit". Because the Holy Spirit is the one performing the Acts, by empowering the early church, specifically, through Peter, then Paul, to take the message of the risen Messiah from the Upper Room in Acts 1, to Paul's priva