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09:13, 21 October 2021 ''[[Kingdom here]]''
When Jesus said that the Kingdom of heaven was near <ref>[[Mt 3:2]] And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.</ref>, he was saying that it is here; his teaching was already here.
:It is as near as your heart. <ref>[[Mt 13:19]] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.</ref> THe Hebrew word for heart is ''leb'' [[לב]]. It means 'Teaching [[ל]] revealed to man [[ב]].
We are separated from God by ignorance ''Elohim'', joined to him by revelation ''Israel'', marriage is a symbol for doctrine, the bride is a symbol for those who are taught by Christ, and the kingdom is teaching, particularly the teaching of Christ and the cross. We have this teaching now.