~Mar 1:15 He said, "The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!"
Col 1:13
God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom he loves
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Mat 13:18 "Listen, then, to the parable about the farmer.
Mat 13:19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
Mat 13:20 As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,
Mat 13:21 but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.
Mat 13:22 As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.
Mat 13:23 But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word,
understands it, and produces a crop that yields 100, 60, or 30 times what was sown."
I've now answered your questions with scripture. I'm done royalscot.