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†. Luke 17:20-21 . . Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the
kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not
come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There
it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."
The pronoun "you" refers to Christ's audience; which at the time were
Pharisees. Does anyone seriously think the kingdom of God was in the Lord's
enemies? Well if it was, I would sure like to know how the kingdom was
represented because Christ catalogued the Pharisees as children of hell (Matt
23:15) and also as children of the Devil (John 8:44).
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