"The following is an excerpt from the basic document of the Taiping Kingdom, called "The Land System of the Heavenly Kingdom." The Land regulations of the Taiping Rebellion were a significant departure from the Chinese tradition. The answer is in the context of what was prophesied and what was a mystery. The rate of taxation saw a significant change from the Manchu rates. at 143. The Taipings believed that men and women were equal and land was to be equally divided between the male and the female members of the kingdom. “To implement the radical land policy would have required time and security, which the Taipings never had.” 10 The Cambridge History of China 293 (Denis Twitchett & John K. Fairbank eds., 1978) [hereinafter Cambridge]. For this reason, Paul says we have been translated into the kingdom of his dear Son placing the Church also under the universal dominion of Christ (Col 1:13-18). at 143. People struggle with the difference between the “kingdom of heaven” and the “kingdom of God” in the Bible. The Land regulations of the Taiping Rebellion were a significant departure from the Chinese tradition. The Church is a spiritual union without the rudiments of the world (Col 2:10, 20). at 294. Yet despite these victories, there was intensifying internal conflict within the Kingdom, which ultimately led to the Heavenly Capital Incident. Within that struggle were certain rebellions against the imperialist powers, which included the Taiping Rebellion, Boxer uprising, and the 1911 revolution. The Land System of the Heavenly Kingdom (Tianchao tianmu zhidu): “The Taiping Economic Program” The distribution of all land is to be based on the number of persons in each family, regardless of sex. , 13 The Journal of Politics 232, 233 (1951). Id. Luke uses the phrase “kingdom of God” the most. With Paul we learn it can also refer to the universal spiritual reign of God which includes all dominions and principalities. The Church is a spiritual union without the rudiments of the world (Col 2:10, 20). This policy stood in stark contrast to the policies of earlier Chinese dynasties which gave women litt. “Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ” – Eph 3:4. The kingdom is never the same as the Church. Some will be on earth, some will be in heaven. What does this mean? The roots of the Land Regulation policy in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lie in the biblical teaching that all people on the earth are brothers and sisters. With these similarities, the Chinese Communists were able to pull from the existing folklore of the revolution and weave it into their own propaganda. Instead, the farmer would withhold a portion of the harvest for personal use and transfer the remainder of the farm produce to the state treasury. Id. Neither was it about Israel and the fulfillment of their scriptures. The Chinese communists labeled the Taiping rebellion as a “peasant revolutionary war.”. There are more kingdom phrases than just “kingdom of heaven” and “kingdom of God”. They proposed a utopian scheme which distributed land equally between men and women, abolished traditional taxes, and removed the traditional landlord-tenant relationship. published in 1853." Yet, the details of the Taiping ideology stand at great odds with the communist interpretation. The phrase “kingdom of God” is used by Matthew, Luke, and Paul. In Luke we learn it can also speak to the spiritual principles in that kingdom. The actual land policy during the Taiping rebellion’s eleven year run suggests that there was very little change to the status quo. The ideological purpose of land administration was summed up in this statement from the land regulations: ‘Cultivating land in common, eating rice in common, clothing ourselves in common, and using money in common, the people of every place will share equally and there will be no person who is not fully fed and warmly dressed.’ Id. The Taiping Land regulations also created a new system of taxes, which eliminated all traditional taxes. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. — Tell him [the Germans hate us] because we are Orientals.”. at 145. While the central government did not fix a set tax rate, the provinces and prefectures, acting autonomously, set rates which were generally lower than the Manchu rates. It was a mystery of Christ about those who would sit in heavenly places. , 28 The China Quarterly 82, 93 (1966). Id. Id. Id. “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.” – Eph 1:22-23. The kingdom will be on earth; the Church is forever in heaven. Id. That the same phrase, “kingdom of God” or “kingdom” can have different uses and different meanings, in different contexts. Within that struggle were certain rebellions against the imperialist powers, which included the Taiping Rebellion, Boxer uprising, and the 1911 revolution. at 144. Yet, the details of the Taiping ideology stand at great odds with the communist interpretation. Gospel of the Grace of God. The ideological purpose of land administration was summed up in this statement from the land regulations: ‘Cultivating land in common, eating rice in common, clothing ourselves in common, and using money in common, the people of every place will share equally and there will be no person who is not fully fed and warmly dressed.’, “To implement the radical land policy would have required time and security, which the Taipings never had.” 10 The Cambridge History of China 293 (Denis Twitchett & John K. Fairbank eds., 1978) [hereinafter. Within the land that it controlled, the Taiping Heavenly Army established a totalitarian, theocratic, and highly militarized rule. The kingdom is the subject of prophesy; the Church is not. Id. Paul uses the phrases “kingdom of his dear Son”, “kingdom of Christ”, and “heavenly kingdom” which are not found anywhere else in the Bible. The kingdom is the subject of prophesy; the Church is not. The rate of taxation saw a significant change from the Manchu rates. Id. The kingdom has gates, walls, and mansions. The following is an excerpt from the basic document of the Taiping Kingdom, called "The Land System of the Heavenly Kingdom." Id. Same Phrase, Different Meanings. “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:” – Eph 1:10.

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