Kingdom: Some helps on the essential spiritual principle of Gift vs. Reward - and on many end-time events.

Note: For a simplified and shorter set of talks on this topic see the post on Kingdom Talks.

Kingdom Series of Messages

Some years back (2011) I shared 3 messages in Richmond on Kingdom concepts. 

1) Gift & Reward

2) The Kingdom Age

3) The Judgment Seat of Christ

It was for those 3 messages that I quickly made some charts and other handouts. 

Kingdom Charts

Before then I had drawn these out so many times in small talks, Bible studies, or while preaching. I've since used them as hundreds of handouts and email-outs for believers seeking to connect some of these dots. If you're printing them, they're built to be on an 11" x 17" piece of paper. Any local copy shop can do that for you. But you can also print them on regular-sized sheets and just connect two of them together.

These handouts need an upgrade in design. In 2011 they were not nice on the eyes and now they seem even more outdated. They do provide some Scriptures and explanations for many questions that come up and create more questions.

If we were in person we would usually begin with a small question that someone has asked like: "Is Hades the same as Hell?" and from that question, it would lead to more and more until finally, you're back to Hades after looking at the 1000 year Kingdom Age and the principle of assurance of salvation. So the very nature of these charts is circular instead of linear. They're meant to connect and reconnect with other areas and other questions. 

I'm not sure if they are easy to understand without listening to the messages they were built for or without having someone to talk through it. I'd love to post follow-up questions and make many more connections with this. 

Some updates are happening now, and I'll post those once they're ready. But for the sake of having these available, I'm posting the old charts here, sharing my notes. 

Kingdom Chart 1

Kingdom Chart 2

I've posted some pics of the charts below here. The first one is the one that I'd typically print on 11 x 17. The other two can then just go on the back of that as two separate pages (if you fold it in half). The first one is a more panoramic view of the ages. The second one shows the timing of the Lord's return. And the third one is meant to focus on the kingdom age of 1000 years. 

And here are a couple more handouts that were used in the past focusing on the principle of Gift & Reward:

Gift & Reward (principles)

Gift & Reward (worksheet)