A Kingdom that will Never be Destroyed

“…the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed or delivered up to another people…” Daniel 2:44

The study of history is fascinating. Kingdoms and empires are built and destroyed. Dynasties that seemed poised to rule for hundreds of years like the Roman Empire, the Byzantine and Russian Empires, are long gone. 

Then there are men who are treated like gods only to be found with feet of clay. Julius Caesar said, “If I fail, it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.”  He also believed, “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” Caesar was a dictator, a politician, and a scholar in Ancient Rome. Even if he was so powerful that he conquered the vast region of Gaul by his brilliant military skills, he was attacked by a group of his Senators and died from about 23-35 wounds. How do we remember this man? Perhaps by the tragedy written by William Shakespeare who portrays Caesar as “an honorable hero who makes several critical errors of judgment …leading to his own death and a bloody civil war that consumes his nation.” 

How about us, how will be remembered when we pass on to eternity? It is good to think on this sometimes so we can do better. The God of heaven has also given us a soul that shall never be destroyed. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in Me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26)