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Author: Joe Simmons

  • The Kingdom of God came in Acts 2:1-4

    “Kingdom” begins with a “K”, this is an “X-axis” letter (M-A), and the first “Y”-axis” letter is the “N”, so “Kingdom” graphs at #011. Psalm 11:1 “In the Lord put I my trust…” Those who receive the Holy Spirit are translated into “The Kingdom of His dear son:” Also, as an added bonus, the 11th Book of the Bible is I Kings. Yeshua told us that “…The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation.” (Luke 17:20) Everyone who “Repent and Believes” become members of this “Davidic Kingdom”.

    🧱 Daniel 2:44 — The Prophetic Blueprint

    “In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed…”
    This kingdom: Crushes all prior kingdoms (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome)

    It is eternal. This is not a geopolitical empire—it’s a spiritual jurisdiction established by divine fiat.

    🔥 Acts 2:1–4 — The Legal Inauguration

    “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven… and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit…”

    This moment:

    • Occurs during the Roman Empire (the fourth kingdom of Daniel’s image)
    • Is initiated by divine power, not human conquest
    • Marks the arrival of the Holy Spirit, the seal of Kingdom citizenship (Ephesians 1:13)

    This is the legal birth of the Kingdom of God on earth. The Spirit is the jurisdictional marker.

    📜 Legal Transfer of Authority

    • Luke 24:49 — “Tarry… until ye be endued with power from on high.”
    • Acts 1:8 — “Ye shall receive power… and be witnesses…”

    These are legal prerequisites for Kingdom transmission. The Spirit is the executive agent of the new dominion.

    🧠 Mnemonic Alignment with Daniel’s Stone

    • The stone cut without hands (Daniel 2:45) = Messiah’s Kingdom
    • Acts 2 = the moment that stone strikes the image and begins to expand (cf. Isaiah 9:7)

    The stone is not institutional—it’s spiritual, mobile, and unstoppable.

    🧬 Covenantal Fulfillment

    • Jeremiah 31:33 — “I will put my law in their inward parts…”
    • Ezekiel 36:27 — “I will put my Spirit within you…”

    Acts 2 fulfills these promises. The Kingdom is internal, not observational (Luke 17:20–21).

    🧭 Conclusion:

    Daniel 2:44’s Kingdom was not postponed, not political, and not future-only. It was inaugurated at Pentecost in Acts 2:1–4 when the Spirit descended and believers were legally transferred into the dominion of the Son (Colossians 1:13).

  • The “Purpose” of YHVH.

    Here’s a doctrinally precise connection between Isaiah 14:17-27, Daniel 7, and Paul’s teaching on Yeshua as the Last Adam, showing how YHVH sent His Word to legally reclaim the jurisdiction Adam forfeited:

     Isaiah 14:17, 24–27 — YHVH’s Legal Overthrow of Tyranny
    • Isaiah 14:17 describes Satan who “made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners.”
      This is a portrait of unlawful dominion—holding prisoners in defiance of divine justice.
    • Isaiah 14:24–27 declares YHVH’s irreversible decree:
      “As I have purposed, so shall it stand… I will break the Assyrian in my land… This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth.” Symbolic Representation: In prophetic texts like Isaiah 14, the Assyrian is not just a historical figure but a symbol of cosmic rebellion, often linked to Satan’s unlawful dominion.

    This is not just geopolitical—it’s cosmic. YHVH’s Word is sent to crush illegitimate rule and reclaim jurisdiction.

    🔗 This sets the legal precedent: YHVH’s Word is the agent of judgment, breaking the yoke and restoring rightful dominion.

     Daniel 7:13–14 — The Transfer of Dominion to the Son of Man

    “Behold, one like the Son of Man came… and there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
    This is the courtroom scene where Yeshua receives what Adam lost—global jurisdiction, eternal dominion, and the allegiance of all nations.

    • The beasts (world empires) are judged.
    • The Son of Man is vindicated and enthroned.
    • The dominion is legal, eternal, and universal.

    This is the reversal of Genesis 3: Adam lost dominion through disobedience; Yeshua regains it through obedience.

     Paul’s Anchor: Yeshua as “The Last Adam”

    1 Corinthians 15:45

    “The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”

    Paul identifies Yeshua as the Last Adam, the covenantal replacement who:

    • Restores life where Adam brought death (Romans 5:12–19)
    • Legally reverses the curse
    • Reclaims the kingdom Adam forfeited

    This ties directly to Colossians 1:13:

    “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.”