How Does the Kingdom of God Come in Mark 4:1-20-26?

     Did you know that you can see God's desire to have a kingdom in Genesis 1?  I never thought about that before I read Chapter 13 in the Life-Study of Mark.  On page 117 Witness Lee explained how God's creation of man in Genesis 1:26 relates to the kingdom of God:  

 "God in His creation wanted man to express Him.  In order to have such an expression, God needs a sphere, and this sphere is the kingdom, a realm where God can exercise His authority" (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Mark. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1983, Print).

My grandchildren checking out the garden I had just planted.

   He also brings out in this message that the reason God needs such a kingdom on this earth is because of His enemy Satan.  In the garden of Eden he came and  tricked Eve and ever since he has been working to damage God's purpose on this earth.    

     You can see God's intention to have a kingdom again in Exodus 19:6 when He tells the Israelites:  You shall be unto me a kingdom of priests.   But God knew that unless He could indwell man, He couldn't really gain His full intention.

     I really like the way Witness Lee makes this matter so clear.  He said that  when the Lord was teaching in the Gospels, His speaking was a sowing.  In both Peter and John's epistles God's divine life is likened to a seed.  Again in Chapter 14 he talks about the gene of the kingdom seed:  "Now we must see that the Triune God in humanity has been sown into us to be the gene of the kingdom.  Praise the Lord that this gene is within us!  Eventually the kingdom will issue from this gene" (Page 131).  

       He then talks about how this seed is daily growing and  developing within us.  This gene has divine DNA; it's programmed to have a specific outcome--we will be as 2 Corinthians 3:18 says transformed into the Lord's image from glory to glory!  And when that happens then Genesis 1:26 will be finally fulfilled!

Blog update 11-9-17:  Here's a song from the New York City Young People's CD entitled O Jesus Most Desire--it's called Man's Creator Has a Purpose.  It ties this matter of the kingdom is like a seed growing in us.

Other Posts on the Life Study of Mark:

You can listen to excerpts from the Life Study of Mark along with excellent commentary by tuning into the Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.    

What's the Purpose of Mark's Gospel?
How Does the Kingdom of God Come in Mark 4:1-20, 26?
Explaining the Parable of the Sower to a Chinese Student
How Does the Lord Heal People's Hearts According to Mark 7:24-30?
Seeing the Healing Power of the Cross in Mark 15:16-41