The word “eminent” is often mistaken for its phonetic twin “immanent”. While they do not mean the same, they both reflect the nature of the
Kingdom
of
God
. Used with reference to this Kingdom, they take on new meaning.
“Eminent” simply
refers to an entity that is “lofty and high, superior in rank and position and
distinguished by renown and prominence”.
The
Kingdom
of
God
is such that this is the only entity that can be described with such words at its level. It has no viable challengers to its incumbency, no valid threats to its permanence and no beings in the whole realm of creation who may take it by force except those to whom it rightly belongs.
Add to it these thoughts and our realm is filled with even greater joy:
The word used above, “eminent”, is an adjective, describing a noun and attaches to the Kingdom’s ultimate standing. “Eminence” is a noun carrying with it the meanings of all its descriptives. You and I, as Kingdom citizens, have no right or reason to consider ourselves as a part of something “common” while our lives have standing amid such “eminence”.
Any way you cut it, we have a good deal in that we are connected to the cosmic, the eternal and the limitless Eternal Kingdom of God. And to think that we, who once belonged to the kingdom of darkness, have been translated into the Kingdom of light and have the ability through his Spirit to experience, express and extend the Kingdom of God on earth (Colossians 1:18)! Think on these things!
Jack Taylor
