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Not of the World?
What did Jesus really say about his kingdom, to whom did He say it, and why?
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The word 'world' in John 18:36 is translated from the word ‘kosmos.’ Some might think that kosmos is like the modern word cosmos, and therefore means the whole universe, but that was not its common use at the time.
Kosmos in Greek had the sense of an orderly arrangement, and the Romans were the New World Order arrangement of their day. From that word the Greeks produced other forms, such as the Homeric kosmeo, used in reference to the act of “marshaling troops.”[1]
From the Greek and Roman point of view, the “... encroachment of one opposite on another was spoken of as injustice, (adikia) and the due observance of a balance between them as justice (dikê). The later word kosmos is based on this notion, too. It meant originally the discipline of an army, and next the ordered constitution of a state.”[2]
The word kosmos is defined in Strong's Concordance as an “orderly arrangement” and in another Greek concordance as "an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government."[3]
If Jesus used a word meaning "an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government" when he said "My kingdom is not of this world", His meaning was simple. Jesus, the anointed king of Judea and His government had no treaties, contracts or covenants with Rome; therefore Rome or its proconsul or even its procurator had no in persona jurisdiction to put Jesus on trial. Pontius Pilate had no jurisdiction and he agreed and washed his hands of the matter, basically dismissing the case.
Not of which world?
What did Jesus mean when he said his kingdom was not of this world?
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To Enslave a Nation
How do you enslave a whole nation, even the whole world?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/enslave.php
Why were Christians persecuted?
What was the conflict between Christians and the government of the world?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/conflict.php
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