The point of connection

Heaven is ruled by the kingdom of heaven; earth has been given to man to rule. The kingdom of darkness rules over man through lies and deceit; the world around us is an elaborate mechanism constructed to keep man in darkness.

But the kingdom of heaven is near. It is near only at one point; it is near in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the point of connection to the kingdom of heaven. He was the beachhead in the fortress of darkness. When Jesus Christ walked on earth, the kingdom of heaven was near in Him. And it was evident that the kingdom of heaven was near. Things happened; things that darkness usually keeps from happening.

Jesus brought light to a dark world.

"Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.'" John 8:12

This light can dispell the darkness that rules over man. What is crucial to understand is that this light is the light of life; this is not the light of knowledge alone. Books on the shelf do not give this light unless His life is at work.

"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprend it." John 1:4-5

The truth alone cannot penetrate the darkness; the light of the world is only seen by those who follow Him. It is His life that gives light to men.

His life gives light to those who walk in the midst of the kingdom of darkness. He is Himself the point of contact to the kingdom of heaven. When He was here the kingdom of heaven was near. It was near in no other place.