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labor strife such as never before experienced, a crime wave the
police and F.B.I. will be unable to cope with, juvenile delinquency
and moral degeneracy multiplying, economic and other troubles in
the offing---it becomes more than ever our solemn calling to
proclaim to the world the GOOD NEWS of the coming KINGDOM OF GOD!
More than ever our thoughts, our interests, our hopes and
active interest, should be focused ahead on the soon-coming
KINGDOM, when we, if we are faithful overcomers enduring patiently
until the end, shall be PRIESTS and KINGS, ruling with Christ in
His glorious world-ruling KINGDOM, teaching the peoples of the
world who are now blinded to the truth but then shall have their
eyes opened, the ways and commands of GOD!
And in that glorious KINGDOM, and thruout all the
kingdoms of earth then to be ruled by Christ and by us as His
under-kings and priests, notice one specific joyous event to
occur annually:
"And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left
of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall even go up
from year to year to worship the king (Christ Jesus), the Lord of
hosts, and to keep the FEAST OF TABERNACLES. And it shall be, that
whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto
Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them
shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come
not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague wherewith the
Eternal will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the Feast
of Tabernacles. This shall be the PUNISHMENT of Egypt, and the
PUNISHMENT OF ALL NATIONS THAT COME NOT UP TO KEEP THE FEAST OF
TABERNACLES." (Zech. 14:16-19).
In that glad day, dear Brethren, Christ as King of kings
will rule all nations THRU US, now being called as His children.
Paul exclaimed, "Do you not know that the SAINTS are to MANAGE THE
WORLD?" (I Cor. 6:3). We are to sit with Christ on His throne in
that day,---IF we overcome, now!
Brethren, listen! If YOU are really converted, you are
to sit with Christ on His throne! You are to MANAGE the world!
You---yes, you, yourself, are to be one to teach, and to be used
in ENFORCING all others still then mortal on earth to LEAVE THEIR
HOMES, THEIR FARMS, THEIR BUSINESSES, and go up once each year, to
the place God selects---it will then again be Jerusalem---to KEEP
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES! If you are a true child of God now---if
you are truly converted---if you are going to BE in the Kingdom,
---then you will be one who will have to teach others then to leave
their homes, and go to the place God designates, to keep the Feast
of Tabernacles! If they, then, make excuse--if they, then, say
"Well, I just can't afford it this year," or "I would like to come,
but I can't get anyone to take care of my stock," or some other
excuse, WHAT THEN? First, they will be deprived of rain. If that
doesn't change their minds and cause them to come, God will send
terrible PLAGUES upon them. THEY SHALL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED!
And Christ will use YOU to teach them, to warn them of
the punishment if they make excuse and fail to go, and perhaps to
PUNISH them for this disobedience! Now the question for each one
of you to face squarely, without dodging it, is this: If YOU make
excuse, and treat this command of God lightly NOW, and fail to
come, HOW CAN GOD USE YOU, THEN, TO TEACH, WARN, AND PUNISH OTHERS
FOR FAILURE TO DO THE VERY THING YOU ARE LAX ENOUGH TO FAIL TO DO
NOW? HOW?