“Paul remained two whole years in a place he rented for himself; and he continued receiving all who came to see him, openly and without hindrance proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.” (Acts 28:30–31, CJB).
From the above closing words of the Acts of the Apostles we can see that the Kingdom of God was the message that Paul and the other Apostles preached, a message of God’s Kingship in the person and work of Yeshua Messiah. The Bilateral Messianic Community was the body of believers who had accepted the message of the Kingdom of God and were to be the proclaimers of the coming of the Kingdom of God.
Paul also saw that the Kingdom is also something that requires workers,
“Justus, also sends greetings. These three are among the Circumcised; and among my fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, only they have turned out to be a comfort to me.” (Colossians 4:11, CJB).
This working for the Kingdom will in this world include persecution that will test and prove those who are true to the Kingdom:
“Therefore, we boast about you in the congregations of God because of your perseverance and trust in all the persecutions and troubles you are going through. This is clear evidence that God’s judgment is just; and as a result, you will be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God for which you are suffering.” (2 Thessalonians 1:4–5, CJB).
The book of Revelation looked to the triumph of the Kingdom of God:
“Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now have come God’s victory, power and kingship, and the authority of his Messiah; because the Accuser of our brothers, who accuses them day and night before God, has been thrown out!” (Revelation 12:10, CJB).
Ladd (1959), commenting on the Apostolic Writings’ view of the relation of the Kingdom of God and the Bilateral Messianic Community wrote:
‘In the same way, the Kingdom of God, the redemptive activity and power of God, is working in the world today through the Church of Jesus Christ. The Church is the fellowship of disciples of Jesus, who have received the life of the Kingdom and are dedicated to the task of preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom in the world. Philip went to Samaria preaching “good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 8: 12). Paul went to Rome and preached first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles, the Kingdom of God (Acts 28: 23, 31)” (p. 115).
References
Ladd, G. E. (1959). The gospel of the kingdom: Scriptural studies in the kingdom of God. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans.
...toward a messianic judaism 
OK, here’s the link.
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I’d like to quote from your article, but should I refer to you only as Yochanan, or may I use your actual name?
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You can use my actual name if you like.
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Thanks. I’ll let you know when I post my new missive. Shouldn’t be too long.
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