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But people hated His Message -- HIS GOSPEL of the KINGDOM OF GOD.
They put Him to death for proclaiming it.
Christ's Apostles, to whom He taught the Gospel of THE
KINGDOM OF GOD, went out proclaiming that Good NEWS! And they,
with the possible exception of John, also were martyred for
proclaiming it!
Before,the end of the first century all history of the
Church of God which Jesus Christ raised up, became LOST. There
followed the "Lost Century" of Church history. A hundred years
later history reveals the religion called "Christianity,"
proclaiming that Jesus was the Christ, but NOT proclaiming
Christ's Gospel, THE KINGDOM OF GOD, to the world.
In fact, Jesus had warned that MANY would come in His name
-- professing to be His ministers -- and saying that Jesus was the
CHRIST, yet deceiving the whole world (Matthew 24:3-5, Revelation
12:9).
His disciples had asked what would be the sign of His
COMING again to earth, as KING of kings, setting up His Kingdom
-- the KINGDOM OF GOD -- to rule all nations -- at the END of our
present age. The only sign Jesus gave by which we might know was
that HIS Gospel of the KINGDOM OF GOD would, once again, be
preached
in all the world, as a witness to all nations (Matthew 24:14).
Now think IF that Gospel had been preached to the world
ever since the first century, then it could not be the sign that
we are at the END of this age and that Christ's second coming is
now NEAR!
The living CHRIST raised up this Work to proclaim THAT
GOSPEL to the world as a witness! He called and chose me to get
this job done! The living CHRIST started this Work, through me,
putting this Message ON THE AIR by radio, beginning January 7,
1934. The PLAIN TRUTH was started February 1, 1934.
Gradually, Jesus Christ, the LIVING HEAD of this Work, has
called more and more of you in our inner family, as Co-Workers with
HIM, and with me, in proclaiming this Good NEWS of HOPE, of
ASSURANCE, of LIGHT in a dark world, of His coming Kingdom to
bring PEACE, and happiness, and JOY and abundance to this earth.
It will be a WHOLE NEW AND DIFFERENT WORLD -- the wonderful WORLD
TOMORROW!
The living and soon-coming Christ is using poor HUMAN
INSTRUMENTS in His Work. He led me to START the Work on radio, and
the printing press in January, 1934. That was in the UNITED
STATES.
The Work grew gradually, at the rate of 30% growth year
by year. It spread over the United States until we were on radio
coast to coast, and also in Canada.
But when it came to getting this LAST MESSAGE FROM GOD TO