Q: Didn’t Jesus clearly teach that not everyone will enter the “kingdom of heaven,” but only “he that doeth the will of [His] Father”? A: The reader is again reminded that the question being asked here is a question that has no application to the believer today because it is asked out of the Circumcision evangel [i.e., gospel] which is not our evangel. The inquirer has yet not rightly divided the word of truth. The kingdom of heaven is the Millennial Kingdom of Christ to come in Israel. He shall rule the earth with an iron rod from there foe 1000 years. This kingdom is the one promised to the believing Jews and the twelve apostles. It is an earth-bound kingdom that will eventually end. Yes, it will end! See I Corinthians 15:24-28! Placement in the Millennial Kingdom was not promised to the believers who have been enlightened to their privilege and blessing in connection with the evangel Christ revealed and dispensed to Paul to teach to the nations. Again I feel it necessary to remind the readers/believers of the fact of their being chosen and predestined for this high privilege from before even Adam's creation! See Ephesians 1:5; 11. When I say high privilege, I mean exactly that! The place that those enlightened to Paul’s evangel have to look forward to is heaven; and that's not all! We get a change of body as well, a body made as glorious as the one Christ Jesus has right now! How about that! Here’s the Scriptural proof of what I'm stating: “For our conversation [citizenship] is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself” (Philippians 3:20-21). I challenge anyone to search Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, or any other Circumcision writings and provide me with the proof of promises being made to any believers prior to Paul’s evangel of such things as a place in heaven and a new body that is exactly like Christ's in every way. You won't find it! That is further proof of the uniqueness of Paul’s evangel. I pray that many will come to see this wonderful truth!
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