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KingdomofGod
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Compare with Revelation 17.
Here is pictured a church. Not a
small church- a GREAT church.
She rules over "many waters"
(verse 1), ·which are described in
verse 15 as different nations speak–
ing different languages. She posed
as the Church of Goo-which
Scripture says (Eph. 5:23; Rev.
19:7; Matt. 25:1-10; etc.) is the
affianced "bride" of CHRIST. to be
spiritually MARRIED to ·him at his
Second Coming.
But she has committed fornica–
tion. How? By having direct
polit–
ica/
union with HUMAN GOVERN–
MÉNTS of THIS WORLD! She "sat
on" (Rev. 17:3) 'all seven of these
resurrections of the Roman Em–
pire- called the "Holy Roman
Empire." Sbe RULED OVER the hu–
man kingdoms-as a common-law
and unmarried "wife" ruling her
paramour "husband"-a totally
unnatural and ungodly relation–
ship.
She is, therefore, to "sit on" tbis
last "head of the Beast"-this final
resurrection of tbe Roman Empire.
It
will be a
union
of church and
state.
It
is to endure but a
very
sbort time.
lt
is to FIGHT AGAINST
CHRIST at HIS SECOND COMING!
Tbat will be its END.
We see it in process of rising,
now. (The members of the Eu–
ropean Common Market are proba–
bly not the same ten that will res–
urrect tbe Holy Roman Empire.)
Therefore we are CLOSE to the
coming of Christ! We are now
very
near
the END of this world!
Chrlst to Rule All Natlons
Wben Cbrist comes, he is coming
as KtNG of kings, ruling the whole
earth (Rev. 19:11-16); and HIS
KINGDOM-t.he
K/NGDOM OF
GOD-said
Daniel, is to CONSUME
all tbese worldly kingdoms.
Revelation 11:15 states it in
tbese words: "The kingdoms of tbis
world
are become
THE KINGDOMS
OF OUR LORD, ANO OF HIS CHRIST;
and he sball reign for ever and
ever"!
Tbis is THE KINGDOM OF ÜOD. lt
is the end of present govern–
ments-yes, and even the United
States and the British nations.
September
1888
They then shall
become
the king–
doms- the GOVERNMENTS.........()f the
Lord JESUS CHRIST, then KING of
kings over the entire earth.
This makes completely PLAIN
tbe fact that the KINGDOM OF Goo
is a literal GOVERNMENT. Even as
the Chaldean Empire was a KING–
DOM--even as the Roman Empire
was a KINGDOM- SO the KINGDOM
OF Goo is a government. It is to
take over
the GOVERNMENT of the
NATIONS of the world.
Jesus Cbrist was BORN to be a
KING-a RULER!
When he stood, on trial for his
life, before Pilate, "Pilate therefore
said unto him, Art thou a king
then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest
that 1 am a king. To this end was
1 born, and for this cause carne 1
into the world." But Jesus also said
to Pilate: "My kingdom is not of
this world"- (John 18:37, 36) .
HQw amazing- what a tragedy–
that in church services and gospel
preacbing today, one seldom, if
ever, hears of Christ as a coming
king and world ruler. Spiritual
principalities and powers of evil
These scriptures tell you
PLAINLY
that
Goo is supreme
RULER. They tell you in p1ainest
language that Jesus was born to be
a
KING-tha~
he is going to RULE
ALL NATIONS- that bis kingdom
sball rule eternally.
But all this is only
part
of the
fantastic, amazing, actually SHOCK–
ING TRUTH about the KINGDOM OF
Goo.
The KINGDOM OF Goo will rule
over
the peoples and nations of tbe
e~rth.
Y
et these mortal peoples and
nations will
NOT
be the kingdom,
not even
in
the kingdom of God.
They shall be merely RULED OVER
BY IT!
How Utopla Wlll Come!
But now let's
be
specific.
Let's see just how tomorrow's
utopía is to be ushered in. Remem–
ber, this wonderful world-state will
not be achieved all at once.
Every major step of these soon–
coming events is laid bare before
our eyes in biblical prophecy.
The same Jesus Christ who
walked over tbe bilis and valleys of
{Epb. 6:12) are ruling tbe
world today. It is these
earthly governments of
Satan that will be de–
stroyed and replaced by
Christ at bis Second
Coming. Cbrist' s king-
t
dom is of THE WORLD TO–
MORROW!
Have you not read
what the angel pro–
claimed to Mary, the
mother of Jesus, prior to
his birth? Jesus told Pi-
he kingdom of God
real kingdom-a
government ruling over
literal people on
•
IS
a
the earth.
late he was
born
to become a KING.
Tbe angel of God said to Mary:
" .. . tbou shalt conceive in thy
womb. and bring forth a son, and
sbalt call bis name JESus. He shall
be great, and shall be called the
Son of the Highest: and the Lord
God shall give unto him tbe
THRONE of his father David: and
he
sha/1 reign
over the bouse of Jacob
for ever; and of bis kingdom there
shall be NO END" (Luke 1:31-33).
Wby do tbe cburches of this
world never mention any of these
scriptures? Millions have attended
churcbes all their lives and never
beard any of these scriptures about
Christ becoming a king or about
tbe coming kingdom of God.
the Holy Land and tbe streets of
Jerusalem more than 1,900 years
ago is coming again. He said he
would come again. After he was
crucified, God raised him from tbe
dead after three days and three
nights (Matt. 12:40; Acts 2:32; 1
Cor. 15:3-4). He ascended to tbe
Throne of God, Headquarters of
the Government of the Universe
(Acts 1:9-ll; Heb. 1:3; 8:1; 10:12;
Rev. 3:21).
He is the "nobleman" of tbe
parable, who went to tbe Tbrone of
God- the "far country"-to be
coronated as King of kings over all
nations, and then to return to earth
(Luke 19:12-27).
Again, he is in beaven until tbe
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