The Beatitudes

Christ'S First Preaching Seems To Have Been Summarized In One Short But Crucial Sentence, Like That Of John The Baptist Before Him: "Repent Ye: For The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand" (Matthew 3:2; 4:17). It Is Not Appropriate In A Brief Study Such As This To Discuss That Most Interesting Topic, The Kingdom Of Heaven--What It Is And What The Various Periods Of Its Development Are--But These Beatitudes Teach Us Much About Those Who Belong To That Kingdom, And Upon Whom Christ Pronounced Its Highest Forms Of Benediction.