在人和撒但一同背叛神之后，神就定意要亲自成为人，要在祂儿子里成为人。神在祂儿子里成为人，就把祂的权柄都交托给祂的儿子。所以，神的荣耀都在祂儿子身上；可以说，祂的儿子就是祂权柄的具体表现。因此，神的荣耀都在祂儿子身上。
当犹太人有人问主耶稣说，‘神的国几时来到？’主耶稣回答说，‘神的国就在你们中间。’（路十七20-21。）祂的意思是，神的国就是祂自己，祂在犹太人中间，就是神的国在他们中间。祂要那些犹太人不要以为神的国在这里，或神的国在那里；事实上，神的国就在他们中间，祂就是神的国；神所有的权柄都在祂身上，神的宝座也在祂身上。人离开祂，就找不到神的国；人离开祂，也碰不到神的权柄；人离开祂，就没有神的宝座。神一切的权柄都在祂身上，祂就是神的权柄。神荣耀的彰显是在神的权柄上，而神的权柄都在祂身上。祂就是神的权柄，祂就是神的国，神的荣耀都在祂身上。
盼望神的儿女都看见，神的国不是将来的事。我们不能把神的国当作一个客观、预言的东西来研究。事实上，神的国就是基督，就是神的儿子，神所有的权柄都在主耶稣身上。当你信主的时候，你是接受了主耶稣作救主，你祷告说，‘主，我接受你到我里面。’然而，你并不知道你所接受的这一位主，不仅是救主，不仅是生命，祂还是王；祂就是国度，祂就是权柄。你一接受祂到你里面，你就不仅有一位救主，不仅有一位生命，你里面乃是有一个主，有一个君王；你里头有了一个权柄，有了一个国度。这国度就是基督自己。神的国今天不只在你们中间，神的国今天就在你里面；这个国就是基督，就是你的救主，在你里面作了权柄，在你里面设立了宝座，更是在你里面登上宝座。
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The Kingdom and Authority of God are in Christ – Luke 17:20-21
After man rebelled against God together with Satan, God determined to become a man himself, to incarnate in his Son. God became a man in his Son and gave all of his authority to his Son. Therefore, God’s glory is all in his Son; it can be said that his Son is the true manifestation of his authority. Therefore, the glory of God is in his Son.
When some Jews asked the Lord Jesus, “When will the kingdom of God come?” The Lord Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” (Luke 17:20-21) What the Lord meant was that the kingdom of God was himself. He was among the Jews, and the kingdom of God was in the midst of them. He wanted those Jews not to think that the kingdom of God was in a certain location (i.e., a physical location). As a matter of fact, the kingdom of God was among them, and he was the kingdom of God; all the authority of God was in him, and the throne of God was also on him. Without the Lord Jesus, man has no way to find the kingdom of God; without him, man cannot see the authority of God; without him, man cannot have the throne of God. All God’s authority rests upon him, and he is God’s authority, and the manifestation of God’s glory is in God’s authority. He is God’s authority, he is God’s kingdom, and God’s glory is manifested on him.
We hope that all God’s children will see that the kingdom of God is not something in the future. We cannot study the kingdom of God as an objective or prophetic matter. In fact, the kingdom of God is Christ, the Son of God, and all the authority of God rests upon the Lord Jesus. When you believe in the Lord, you receive the Lord Jesus as your Savior. You pray by saying, “Lord, I receive you into my heart.” However, you don’t know that the Lord you have received is not only the Savior, not only the life, he is also the King, the kingdom and the authority. Once you receive him into you, you not only have a Savior and a life, but also have a Lord and a king within you; you have an authority and a kingdom inwardly. This kingdom is Christ himself, the kingdom of God is not only in the midst of you today, the kingdom of God is also within you. This kingdom is Christ, your Savior, who has become the authority in you, established the throne in you and is enthroned in you.