Kingdom Thoughts Part 2

As we continue in our thinking on the Kingdom of God we need to talk about time. Particularly we need to talk about This Age and the Age to Come. There is a word in the New Testament (Greek “Aion”) which has some times been translated as the word “world”, when in fact a better definition is the word “age. Here is an example of the word “Aion” being translated as the word “world”:

Matthew 12:32 (KJV)
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Here is the same verse in the New International Version:

Matthew 12:32 (NIV)
32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

What we are talking about is not two worlds, but two ages, or two periods of time, known as This Age and the Age to Come. Here are a couple of more verses for your consideration:

Ephesians 1:21 (NIV)
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Mark 10:29-30 (NIV)
29 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields–and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life.

This concept of two ages, This Age and The Age to Come will be a consistent theme in our discussion on the Kingdom of God.

Related posts:

1. Kingdom Thoughts Part 1
2. Introducing Kingdom Thoughts
3. Kingdom of God Part 2
4. Kingdom of God Part 3
5. Kingdom of God Part 6

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