New Series of Raising The Dead The Kingdom of God

The Kingdom Of God Within – Raising The Dead Series

Minister Christopher Robert Holder

New Series of Spiritual Counselling – December 6, 2025

Series One: The Awakening Of The Inner Man Of The Heart

THEME: The Kingdom of God Within – Is Raising the Dead. Is Consciousness of the Spirit.

“The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

— Luke 17:20–21

This teaching unveils one of the most profound mysteries in spiritual counselling: the Kingdom of God is an inward kingdom, a spiritual reality existing within the inner man of the heart, not a physical territory governed by external force. It is:

Awakening
Enlightenment
Divine Consciousness
Knowing who you are in Spirit
Knowing God in man
Knowing Divinity expressed through humanity

When a person awakens to this consciousness, it is the same spiritual figure of speech expressed by Jesus as “raising the dead.”

Not physical corpses, but those dead in spiritual awareness, identity, and purpose.

To awaken the inner man is the cornerstone of divine transformation.

1. The Spirit Of Man Is Eternal

Foundational Truth

The Spirit of man was never born. It has always existed and cannot die.

Why?

Because:

All that is material, everything that is subject to time, space and matter, has a beginning and an end.
The Spirit of man is not material, not temporal, not subject to time constraints.
The Spirit of man is of God

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

— John 3:6

Spirit does not originate from biological conception, nor from human will.

Because Spirit is:

Eternal
Self-existing
Self-sufficient
Infinite
Unchangeable

All these attributes belong to God alone.

Why is this true?

The Spirit of man originates in God:

“…not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”

— John 1:13

This Scripture reveals the pre-existence of Spirit.

Your material body was born into time.

Your Spirit was not born — it was awakened or recognized by the soul.

Thus, the Spirit of God and the spirit in man are of the same origin.

2. Genesis 1:1 And John 1:1 — A Spiritual Figure Of Speech

Genesis 1:1

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Time, space and matter came into being at the beginning

The “beginning” is not eternity — it is the birth of man’s material existence.

Everything material is created, shaped and measured.

Before the beginning, eternity already existed.

John 1:1

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

John is revealing an eternal reality that precedes Genesis.

Spirit precedes material form.

John 1:1 reveals that the Logos, the spiritual intelligence, intention, purpose and divine essence, existed before the beginning, and was God.

Spirit is uncreated.

Matter is created.

3. God Became Man (Put His Spirit In Man) In The Body Of Jesus To Demonstrate The Divine Identity Of Humanity

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…”

— John 1:14

God manifested through a material human body to:

Demonstrate that Spirit is greater than matter
Reveal the eternal nature of the inner man
Show the blueprint of the Kingdom within
Awaken humanity to the truth of identity

Jesus was not demonstrating ego spirituality — He was demonstrating the nature of Spirit within humanity, which we denied and forgot.

4. The Power To Become The Sons Of God

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God…”

— John 1:12

This is the awakening.

The power to become is not biological — it is consciousness of Spirit identity.

“Become” is a figure of speech meaning awaken, perceive, recognize.

You are not becoming Spirit — you are becoming aware of Spirit.

“Which were born, not of blood… but of God.”

— John 1:13

Born means:

Enlightened
Awakened
Conscious
Resurrected in inner awareness

Thus, the phrase “born again” means raise the dead, increase consciousness, restore identity.

5. The Body, Soul and Spirit Are Interwoven But Not Equal

The body has a beginning and an end.
The soul has a beginning and an end but is interconnected to the Spirit.
The Spirit is eternal and unchangeable.
They are interwoven, yet the Spirit is primary, and immeasurably greater.

The body is a vehicle —

Va temporary form through which the soul and the eternal Spirit expresses itself.

To be conscious of the Kingdom within is to live from this priority:

Spirit first — body second

Identity first — conditions second

Eternity first — time and space second

6. Jesus’ First Teaching Curriculum: “Repent”

“Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

— Matthew 4:17

Repentance is not religious guilt.

It is a change of consciousness, a divine reorientation.

Repent means:

Change your mind
Shift awareness
Awaken from material identity
Return to the consciousness of Spirit

Repentance is the curriculum of inner awakening.

“Raise the dead” = awaken consciousness

“Repent” = turn inward and remember identity

“Kingdom at hand” = present spiritual reality within the inner man

7. The Blueprint to the Disciples

“That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name…”
— Luke 24:47

Jesus’ entire teaching strategy was to transform the consciousness of humanity – not by external persuasion — but by internal reformation.

Repentance = awakening

Remission of sins = release from identity confusion

Sin is separation-consciousness, unbelief —
forgetfulness of Spirit identity.

When spiritual consciousness awakens, separation dissolves.

8. The Inner Man and the Sacrosanct Principle of Free Will

God’s governing principle:

The free will of the inner heart of man is inviolable
God does not coerce identity awareness
Awakening cannot be forced
Divine truth respects internal choice

This is the sacrosanct principle:

The Kingdom within must be discovered by free will.
Not by compulsion, not by external authority, not by manipulation.
Truth must be received voluntarily, not imposed.

Because:

Spirit identity is eternal
But consciousness of it is chosen

The greatest spiritual work is guiding but not violating the inner sovereignty of the heart.

9. Spiritual Counselling Application

Spiritual counselling is not psychological conditioning.

It is guiding individuals to awaken inner consciousness.

Counselling recognizes:

Spirit is eternal and divine
Body and life conditions are temporary
Inner identity supersedes external circumstance

Thus:

To counsel spiritually is to raise the dead —

to awaken hidden eternal identity within a person so they see:

“I am Spirit first; I am eternal first;
my body is an expression, not the source of my being.”

This is what Jesus demonstrated through healing, teaching, and transformation.

He did not aim to fix conditions —

He awakened consciousness.

10. Series One Summary for Disciples

A disciple is a learner of inner truth.

The curriculum of Jesus is:

Repent — awaken inner identity
Remission — release separation-consciousness
Preach — guide others inward, not outward
Raise the dead — awaken the forgotten eternal self
The Kingdom within — the inner reality of divine sonship
Respect free will — no spiritual coercion

The Kingdom is within, eternal and self-existing.

No ritual produces it — only recognition.

Future Series Preview

Series Two will explore:

Consciousness of “Sonship”
The reality of resurrection
The inner temple as divine habitation
How identity consciousness governs material experience
The grammar and figures of speech in scripture
The healing of inner illusions of sorrow and despair through awakening

Benediction

The Kingdom within is not a destination –

it is awareness of eternal identity. It is being raised from the dead.

Let each heart say within itself:

“I awaken to my divine nature.

I remember who I am.

Spirit first, body second.

Eternal before temporal.

It is the Kingdom within.”

Amen.