The Kingdom of Heaven is near

Gospel Reading for the First Sunday in Advent. Te Maramataka: Revised Common Lectionary Year A (APBNZ)

The holy gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-four, beginning at the thirty-first verse:

Matt 3:1-12 (NRSV)

Praise and glory to God.
Te whakamoemiti, te korōria ki te Atua.