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Kingdom Authority

Big authority shifts have changed history. Jesus announced the gospel of the Kingdom of God, but his message is hard for us to understand, because real kingdoms no longer exist. Modern kings are just ceremonial figureheads trotted out for special occasions and the covers of women's magazines. These rock star kings give a distorted view of the Kingdom of God, because they are worshipped, but they have no authority. Real kings had absolute authority over every person and thing within their kingdom. A king without authority was not a real king. They were pretenders. Authority is the heart of a kingdom. If there is no authority, there is no kingdom, so to understand the Kingdom of God, we must understand the nature of authority, and how it interacts between heaven and on earth. Most kings imposed their authority with military force. God has a totally different approach. He uses Free authority to accomplish his purposes on earth. This book explains describes the difference between Imposed Authority and Free Authority and explains why this has constrained God's ability to work on earth. Everything in this universe is shaped by authority. In the beginning God said, "Let it be" and it was. He had authority over everything. Two chapters late God said, "Let us give authority to humans". Why on earth did he do that? When Jesus was being tempted, the devil said, "I have authority over all the kingdoms of the world". How did that happen? When Jesus preached the gospel, the people recognised his authority. Who gave him authority? By the end of the gospel Jesus was saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me". How did that happen? The Book of Revelation says that Jesus has authority to open the scrolls that release God's activity on earth. How does that work? Kingdom Authority describes the history of authority in both the spiritual and physical realms. It explains the big authority shifts that have had massive impacts on earth. Most theologies jump from the fall straight to the cross, without much need f

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