The Gospel of Yeshua HaMeshiach (Jesus the Christ)

THE GOSPEL OF YESHUA Ha’MESHIACH

When Yeshua first stepped onto the scene in the Galilee, what did He say?

        “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn near; repent and believe             the Gospel.”  (Mark 1:15)

So pause right there and read that again.

The Gospel He preached was: the Kingdom of God has come near.

That’s it. Not “you’re going to heaven when you die.” Not “I’ll die for your sins someday” (not yet). Not even “I am the Gospel.” No. What He preached was:

The rule and reign of God has arrived.
(malkhut Elohim—hē basileia tou Theou)

The word Gospel—Greek euangelion—literally means “good announcement.” In the Roman world of the first century, it was a royal word. It wasn’t religious. It meant a new king had taken the throne, or that a war had been won. So when Yeshua began proclaiming “the euangelion of the Kingdom,” He wasn’t preaching personal advice or an emotional invitation—He was delivering a royal decree:

The government of God is invading earth.

He was announcing the invasion of heaven into earth. Just like He taught them to pray later:

“Yavo malkhut’cha. Ye’aseh r’tzon’cha, ba’aretz ka’asher na’asah ba’shamayim”
—“Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
(Matthew 6:10)

That was His Gospel. Not a message about Himself—but a message about the reign of His Father (Abba), being restored on earth as in the heavens.

He went from town to town preaching this same message:

“I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, for that is why I was sent.”
(Luke 4:43)

So what did that Kingdom look like?

It looked like:

• Demons being cast out (unclean spirits losing legal ground – pneumata akatharta being driven out)

• The sick being healed (the curse of 'avon' and makkeh—guilt and blow—being reversed)

• The outcasts welcomed (God’s chesed—lovingkindness—moving toward the margins)

• Sinners forgiven and called to righteousness (tsedaqah and metanoia in motion)

• The Torah being fulfilled, not replaced (plēroō, not katalyō)

  (Matthew 5:17 – “I did not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill”)

And every time He did those things, He wasn’t just “doing good.” He was declaring:

This is what it looks like when God reigns.

His Gospel wasn’t theoretical. It was incarnational—it touched blind eyes, wept at tombs, turned over tables, and made clean what was unclean.

Again—He taught us to pray:

“Let Your Kingdom come. Let Your will be done. On earth as in heaven.”

Not get us out of here—but bring You into here.

This was His Gospel. Not about escape. Not about personal salvation alone. But about God reclaiming the world from the grip of sin (ḥaṭa’ah), death (mavet), demons (shedim), empire, and injustice (avel, ḥamas).

THE Kingdom Gospel.

Now… did He later reveal that He Himself was the King of that Kingdom?
Yes—He entered Yerushalayim on a donkey to fulfill Zechariah 9:9:

“Behold, your King comes to you, lowly, riding on a donkey…”
(melech’cha ba’elecha, tzaddik v’noshah, ani v’rochev al-ḥamor)

Did He say He would give His life as a ransom—Greek lutron?

Yes:
“The Son of Man came… to give His life a ransom for ALL.” (Matthew 20:28)

Did He connect the coming of the Kingdom with His death and resurrection?
Absolutely—especially in the final week of His life.
But the Gospel Yeshua preached from the beginning, with His own mouth, in His own words, was not first and foremost about Him dying for your sins so you can go to heaven.

It was about this:

“Repent, for the Kingdom of God has come near.” (Matthew 4:17, Luke 10:9)
Hebrew: “Shuvu! Karvah malkhut Elohim!”

The Kingdom means: God is taking back His world.
And who is He starting with?

The broken (ru’aḥ nishbarah),
the sick,
the possessed,
the poor in spirit (anavim),
the humble (‘aniyim),
the hungry for righteousness (re’ev tsedaqah).

Yes—the doorway into that Kingdom is through believing in the King—Yeshua Himself.
But the Gospel He preached was the arrival of the Kingdom, not just personal forgiveness.

So to answer directly, plainly, honestly:

No. What we often call "the Gospel"—a message just about forgiveness of sins, heaven and hell—is not the Gospel that Yeshua Himself preached.

His Gospel was this:

“The Kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe this Good News.” (Mark 1:15)

Everything else—cross, resurrection, forgiveness, eternal life—is part of how that Kingdom was secured and what it now offers.

But the message Yeshua preached, His actual Gospel, was the reign of God arriving through Him, on earth.

“If I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” (Luke 11:20)
Greek: ephthasen eph’ hymas hē basileia tou Theou
Hebrew image: “b’etzba Elohim”—by the finger of God.

He wasn’t just “a good teacher.”
He was the walking Kingdom of God.

Teaching in the synagogues
Proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom
Healing every disease and every affliction
(Matthew 9:35)

This was consistent. Not a one-off. Not a warm-up for the crucifixion.
This was the Gospel He never stopped proclaiming.

So He began telling parables—Kingdom parables.
And they weren’t just illustrations. They were battle blueprints.

• A mustard seed—least, but becomes the greatest.

• Yeast—hidden, but works through everything.

• Treasure in a field—worth everything.

• A dragnet—pulling in all, but only some remain.

He said:

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness…” (Matthew 6:33)
Greek: zēteite prōton tēn basileian tou Theou kai tēn dikaiosynēn autou
Hebrew idea: “dirshu rishonah et malkhut Elohim u’tzidkato”

He wasn’t pointing up to the clouds.
He was pointing to the unseen, unstoppable arrival of divine rule—here, now, in hearts and homes, through faith, justice, and power.

He said:

“The Kingdom of God is within you… or among you.”
(Luke 17:21)
Greek: entos hymōn estin — can mean “inside you” or “in your midst.”
Depends on whether your heart is open—or resisting.

That’s why demons shrieked when He entered the room.

Because His Gospel wasn’t just talk. It was invasion.

Not escape from earth, but God reclaiming earth.

That’s why He told His disciples:

“This Gospel of the Kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all nations—and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14)
Greek: to euangelion tēs basileias

Not “this gospel of salvation.”
Not “this gospel of my death.”
But this Gospel of the Kingdom.

Until the day all things are fulfilled:

“The kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah, and He shall reign forever.”
(Revelation 11:15)

And when the end comes?

Not us going up.
But Him coming down.

“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man.”
(Revelation 21:3)
Greek: Idou, hē skēnē tou Theou meta tōn anthrōpōn estin

“He will wipe away every tear…”
“There will be no more death…”
“Behold—I am making all things new.”
(Revelation 21:4–5)

That is the Gospel of Yeshua ha’Meshiach.

• The rule of God

• The return of the King

• The restoration of all things

• The Kingdom come—on earth as it is in heaven

   יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְיָ, שֶׁתִּפְרוֹשׂ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמְךָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל. תִּשְׁמֹר אוֹתָם, תַּצִּילֵם, וּתְגָאַלֵם בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ. אָמֵן 

   

  Prayer:

  May it be Your will, YHWH, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
  that You spread the shelter of Your peace over Your people Israel.
  Guard them from every trouble, and rescue them from the hand of their enemies.
  Return every scattered soul to their fathers,
  and dwell once more in Jerusalem, just as You promised.
  Fulfill Your word that says: “And all Israel shall be saved.”
  Let the earth be filled with the knowledge of YHWH,
  as the waters cover the sea.
  Our Father, our King, bless Israel with peace, with safety,
  and with complete redemption—
  in the Name of Yeshua the Messiah. Amen. 

   

   

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