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Be part of the Kingdom of Heaven
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Be part of the Kingdom of Heaven

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It is better to be an outcast in the Kingdom of God then to be great in the kingdoms of the earth without being part of the Kingdom of God.
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. Jeremiah 30:17
Isaiah 66:5  ¶Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
6  A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
7  Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

It is better to be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven than to be a king on earth and not be part of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Matthew 11:11
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36

It is better to be the lowliest of God's children rejected by all people than to receive great honor and praise of men and not be one of God's children.
Matthew 5:11  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. Luke 6:26

It is better to suffer defeats and never win a single victory in the service of the Lord than to win great victories on earth and not be one of the Lord's servants.
Mark 10:29  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30  But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
31  But many that are first shall be last; and the last first

It is better to be part of the Father's Kingdom and be desperately poor then to be extremely rich on earth and not be part of the Father's Kingdom.
¶Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Luke 6:24

If we are part of the Kingdom of Christ we are joint heirs of God's future Everlasting Kingdom.
¶And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Romans 8:17