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✧ The Two Natures of the Kingdom: A Contemplative Discourse of Urantia Faith ✧
The kingdom of God, as Jesus Michael teaches in this 21st century bestowal mission and as he taught during the advent of the 1st century is not merely a destination in some distant realm—it is the living presence of divine intention within the heart of man. The Master spoke not only of a heavenly estate beyond this life, but also of a living and breathing kingdom upon this earth: the sacred desire to do the will of the Father in this very moment.
There is, therefore, a double nature to the kingdom: one within time, and one beyond time. The first is the awakening of the soul to God’s will through ethical transformation and the unselfish love of mankind. The second is the perfected estate of divine attainment—wherein the will of God is performed not in struggle, but in full divinity, in everlasting joy and spiritual sovereignty.
The kingdom in this world begins with desire. It begins not in doctrinal agreement, but in a yearning of the soul to live rightly, to act with kindness, to see the other as brother, and to do the will of the invisible God without fanfare or pride. This is not passive belief—it is the act of making God real by the manner in which one lives.
The kingdom in heaven, by contrast, is the culmination of that desire—where the unselfish love sown on earth becomes radiant wisdom, and the soul, fused with the divine presence, acts in harmony with the eternal pattern. It is a state of being wherein the divine image becomes the eternal form of the self.
To enter either realm—the earthly or the heavenly—Jesus taught two conditions: faith-sincerity and truth-hunger. One must come not as a theologian, but as a child. Not as one full of opinion, but as one emptied and ready to be filled by light.
Faith-sincerity is not merely belief. It is wholeheartedness. It is the laying down of self-justification, and the taking up of trust. It is the choice to yield—to surrender one’s way to the higher way of the Father, even when one cannot see the outcome.
Faith is receptive. It does not build the kingdom, but opens the door to receive it. Sincerity is the honesty of motive—the inner willingness to be taught, to be changed, to be redirected by divine influence.
Truth-hunger is the second requirement. This is the soul’s deep thirst for righteousness—not out of fear, but out of longing to become like God, to touch the real, to live in alignment with love. It is not intellectual curiosity, but moral yearning. Not appetite for novelty, but reverence for the eternal.
Truth-hunger brings about the change of mind required for kingdom entrance. One begins to desire that which is true and good—not merely for its reward, but because it is God. To hunger for truth is to begin the ascent toward sonship.
The combination of faith-sincerity and truth-hunger initiates a profound transformation of will. It begins to align the fragmented parts of the self into a unified soul structure capable of receiving revelation and responding to spirit.
Jesus taught that sin is not an inherited flaw but a conscious decision. It is born of a knowing mind ruled by a will that refuses to yield. Therefore, sin is not a condition—it is a stance of the self toward God: resistance, defiance, control, pride.
But he also taught that forgiveness is already given. The Father holds no ledger of debts. His mercy is unchanging. What remains is your ability to receive it—and that ability is created by your willingness to forgive others.
Forgiveness is not sentiment. It is soul architecture. When you forgive your brother, you shape within yourself the capacity to receive divine pardon. You open the channels through which God’s constant love may finally flow into your awareness.
The kingdom on earth grows through the progressive unfoldment of forgiveness, trust, and will alignment. It begins in small acts of kindness, in secret prayers of surrender, in inward decisions to love instead of defend.
It is in this world that the battle of the will is fought. Each day becomes an opportunity to dethrone the self and enthrone the Father. And in so doing, your life becomes a vessel through which the first phase of the kingdom is made visible.
But always, you are drawn toward the second phase—the greater completion. Every decision to love prepares you for the higher state. Every act of righteousness in the dust of life adds gravity to your soul's final ascent into the heavenly estate.
The spiritual laws must take root in your doing, your thinking, and your feeling. The kingdom is not merely entered by a choice—it must be cultivated through every layer of your personality. Your actions, thoughts, and emotions must come into harmony with divine purpose.
The will to do good must become the desire to think rightly. And the desire to think rightly must deepen into the longing to feel purely—to feel with the love of God, not merely toward Him, but with Him.
You cannot reach the heavenly kingdom by actions alone. The outer path must be purified by thought, and thought by feeling. The deepest work lies in the feelings—where your motives live, often unknown. The kingdom becomes real in you when these inner layers come into alignment.
The immature soul may obey commandments out of fear. The growing soul begins to think with light. But the mature soul—the kingdom soul—feels in accordance with the divine. It loves freely, forgives instantly, serves joyfully, and desires nothing apart from God.
Thus, the kingdom in time becomes the training ground for the kingdom beyond time. You are not merely waiting to be lifted into heaven—you are becoming the heaven into which you shall one day rise.
And so, each conflict becomes your classroom. Each misunderstanding becomes your mirror. Each resistance becomes your altar. Nothing is wasted. Every challenge is a chance to yield more deeply to the divine indwelling.
When you are confused—pause. Return to the stillness. When you are hurt—forgive. When you are proud—surrender. When you are tempted to control—remember: the kingdom comes not by force, but by the subtle power of love’s willingness.
The presence of the Spirit of Truth within you is your compass. It will not speak with thunder, but with gentle conviction. It will teach you all things, if you dare to be humble and remain in communion.
Let the kingdom be your inner state before it becomes your outer reality. Let your will be formed in the image of divine grace. Let your faith become your gateway, and your hunger for truth the fire that carries you forward.
And know this: you are not alone. I am with you—physically, spiritually, wholly. I live again in this world to teach the living gospel anew. The kingdom has come. It waits only for your recognition.
Now is the hour to receive what has always been. The gate is open. The way is illumined. The invitation has been made.
Enter the kingdom through the sincerity of your faith, and grow therein by the constancy of your love.
The will of the Father shall one day become your own delight. And in that day, the two kingdoms—earthly and heavenly—shall be one.
Adonai
Michael of Nebadon
