The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!"

When Jesus came preaching the Kingdom of God, he said it was “at hand” and commanded us to repent and believe the good news about the Kingdom (Mark 1:14-15 Mark 1:14-1514 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you, and believe the gospel. ; Matthew 4:17 Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The Greek word translated “at hand”: It means to draw near to something. It does not imply that something has actually come, rather that it is close. The Bible in Basic English, the New International Version and Today’s English Version recognize this distinction, translating the phrase in Mark 1:15 Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you, and believe the gospel. as “the kingdom of God is near.” Other translations, including the New ...