NOTE ON JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BIBLE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION TEACHING THAT THE KINGDOM IS ONLY “AMONG” OR “IN THE MIDST” OF THE DISCIPLES BECAUSE JESUS THE KING WAS PHYSICALLY PRESENT WHICH IS ONLY THE CHRISTOLOGY DIMENSION PERSPECTIVE OF THE KINGDOM : THEY OMITTHE MEANING THAT THE KINGDOM IS ALSO “IN/WITHIN” OR “INSIDE” OUR HEARTS
CATHOLIC BIBLE TRANSLATION AND NOTE
MUST READ THE 3 DIMENSIONS OF GOD’S KINGDOM: What is the Kingdom of God?
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/what-is-the-kingdom-of-god
The Christological Dimension
Here we see that “the Kingdom is not a thing, it is not a geographical dominion like worldly kingdoms. It is a person; it is he. On this interpretation, the term ‘Kingdom of God’ is itself a veiled Christology. By the way in which he speaks of the Kingdom of God, Jesus leads men to realize the overwhelming fact that in him God himself is present among them, that he is God’s presence.” (Pope Benedict, Jesus of Nazareth, Part 1)
The Idealistic/Mystical Dimension
Here we see that The Kingdom of God resides in the heart of man. Church Father, Origen wrote, “those who pray for the coming of the Kingdom of God pray without any doubt for the Kingdom of God that they contain in themselves, and they pray that this kingdom might bear fruit and attain its fullness.”
The Ecclesiastical Dimension
Here we see that the kingdom of God is in the here and now, present in and through the Church. Yet it is a mixed reality that will only be perfectly realized at the end of history. This current “mixed” state can be seen as the Church on earth which now grows in the field of the world with both weeds and wheat until the harvest when Christ says he will “tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned. But gather the wheat into my barn” (Matt 13:30).
Kingdom of God
Signifies not so much the actual kingdom as the sway of the king
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-god
In the second petition of the “Our Father”—”Thy kingdom come”—we are taught to pray as well for grace as for glory. As men grew to understand the Divinity of Christ they grew to see that the kingdom of God was also that of Christ—it was here that the faith of the good thief excelled: “Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom.” So, too, as men realized that this kingdom stood for a certain tone of mind, and saw that this peculiar spirit was enshrined in the Church, they began to speak of the Church as “the kingdom of God“; cf. Col., i, 13; I Thess., ii, 12; Apoc., i, 6, 9; v, 10, etc. The kingdom was regarded as Christ’s, and He presents it to the Father; cf. I Cor., xv, 23-28; II Tim., iv, 1. The kingdom of God means, then, the ruling of God in our hearts; it means those principles which separate us off from the kingdom of the world and the devil; it means the benign sway of grace; it means the Church as that Divine institution whereby we may make sure of attaining the spirit of Christ and so win that ultimate kingdom of God where He reigns without end in “the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God” (Apoc., xxi, 2).
GOD’S KINGDOM WITH JESUS REIGNING INSIDE OUR HEARTS IS THE ONLY WAY TO BRING PEACE
SAINT LOUIS MARIA GRIGNON DE MONTFORT
Tratado de la Verdadera Devoción…, núms. 12-38
Si queréis comprender a la Madre, dice un santo, comprended al Hijo, pues es una Madre digna de Dios: Que aquí toda lengua enmudezca. Para demostrar que la divina María ha estado desco nocida hasta ahora, y que es una de las razones por las cuales Jesucristo no es conocido como debe serlo. Si, pues, como es cierto, el reino de Jesucristo ha de venir al mundo, no será sino con secuencia necesaria del conocimiento del reino de la Santísima Virgen María, que le trajo al mundo la vez primera y le hará resplandecer en la segunda venida. Confieso con toda la Iglesia que no siendo María sino una pura criatura salida de las manos del Altísimo, comparada con la Majestad infinita es menos que un átomo, o más bien nada, puesto que sólo Dios es quien es, y por consiguien te, confieso que este gran Señor, Ser soberano y absoluto, ni ha tenido ni ahora tiene necesidad alguna de la Santísima Virgen para hacer su voluntad santísima y para manifestar su gloria. Basta que Dios quiera, para que todo se haga. Digo, sin embargo, que así y todo, habiendo querido Dios empezar y concluir sus más grandes obras por la Santísima Virgen desde que la formó, es de creer que no cambiará de conducta en el transcurso de los siglos, pues es Dios y no varía en sus sentimientos ni en su proceder. María es la Reina del cielo y de la tierra por la gracia, como Jesús es Rey por naturaleza y por conquista; pues el reino de Jesucristo consiste principalmente en el corazón y en el interior del hombre, según estas palabras: “EI reino de Dios está dentro de vosotros”, del mismo modo el reino de la Santísima Virgen está principalmente en el interior del hombre, es decir, en las almas, y en las almas es en donde principalmente está más glorificada con su Hijo que en todas las criaturas visibles, y podemos llamarla con los santos, Reina de los corazones.
“IF YOU DO NOT BELONG TO THE KINGDOM THAT GOD JESUS INSTITUTED WHEN HE CAME ON EARTH, YOU BELONG TO THE KINGDOM OF THE DEVIL” – EXORCIST FATHER MARTIN – Minute 10’10
The Christological Dimension when speaking BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF EUCHARIST and addressing NON-BELIEVERS: “The Kingdom of Heaven Is Within You”
https://www.catholic.com/qa/the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-within-you
Question:
What did Christ mean when he said, “The kingdom of heaven is within you?”
Answer:
The words of Jesus you cite, “The kingdom of God is within you,” is from Luke 17:21 and was delivered to the Pharisees. A better translation is provided in the RSV Catholic Second Edition:
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Lo, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Given that the question came from the Pharisees who largely opposed him, it’s difficult to think that Jesus meant the Pharisees had embraced the kingdom of heaven. Even his closest disciples, including the apostles, had not yet been baptized, by which they and all Christians become “temples of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor. 6:9), i.e., in which God and the power of his kingdom dwells with us.
Given the time frame in which Jesus spoke his words, “the kingdom of God is in the midst of you” refers to his being the King and that he was in their midst advancing his kingdom through his teaching, including the Sermon on the Mount, and the signs and wonders that also illustrated what his kingdom would be like. So Jesus was teaching the Pharisees and others that the kingdom was available to them, within their reach, if only they became his disciples. It’s an implicit reference to their made in the image and likeness of God (Gen. 1:26-27), and that they thereby had the God-given ability to cooperate with God’s grace to make the kingdom of God a reality.