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World Leaders Frightened
The time for kidding ourselves is
past. This world is in a very criti–
cally serious condition. Even after
sorne thi rty years of the world-effort
to develop the poor nat ions of the
world, they are poorer today than
ever before. Millions upon millions
face starvation, live in ignorance, ut–
ter poverty, filth and squalor,
wracked with disease and ill health.
In the affluent nations, crime
is
rampant - even in residential
neighborhoods, morals have sunk to
the gutter, divorces are breaking up
a third of the bornes, youths are
That is the light that Jesus Christ
brought to the world, but, (John
3: 19) men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were
evil. The world REJECTED that won–
derful good news and crucified their
very Maker for bringing it. And
while they were sinning so abomi–
nably, Christ died for them, to pay
the penalty they have incurred in
their stead - if and when they re–
pent and turn to the way that brings
them happiness! What a com–
mentary on human nature!
Anyway, the restoration of the
Kingdom of God does not depend
on how much the NEWS is pro-
when 1 discuss with heads of govern–
ments today their problems and
world problems, 1 am discussing pre–
cisely what the gospel is all about.
taking to drugs and a lcohol, staring
a hopeless future in the face.
The weapons now exist to erase
all humanity from the face of the
earth in very short order. The world
is sick, and the sickness is rapidly
nearing the acute stage.
World-famous scientist s and
heads of state are saying the world's
ONLY HOPE is a single WORLD GOV–
ERNMENT in control of a ll arms and
mili tary force, to insure WORLD
PEACE. Man can't bring it about. But
Christ's gospel - the most tremen–
dous ANNOUNCEMENT of the most
wonderful GOOD NEWS ever given to
the world, announces to humanity
just that - a supreme world govern–
ment with TOTAL POWER over ALL
nations, ushering in world peace,
prosperity for ALL, good health for
all - a world filled with happiness
and joy!
Jesus' gospel taught the way of
life that will produce this utopía - a
way true Christians must live NOW
- a way that would solve all of
today's problems and evils.
PLAIN
TRUTH July-August 1973
claimed. It does not depend on
mankind believing it. IT
IS
GOTNG
TO HAPPEN - as surely as the rising
of tomorrow's sun !
Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of
God to many thousands. All but 120
individuals rejected it. The so-called
"Sermon on the Mount" outlined
the way of God's government. His
many parables described the King–
dom of God. The Kingdom of God
was his gospel!
Peter, Joho and the other original
apostles proclaimed the Kingdom of
God. It was the gospel the apostle
Paul preached to the Gentiles. But
men rejected it.
Por
1 8~
centuries
IT
WAS NOT
PROCLA[MED TO THE WORLD - only
to a very few - and that generally
under cover, lest those preaching
it
be put to death!
Jesus Said lt Would
Happen
Jesus said plainly that although
he, as a person, as the Messiah,
would be preached to the world, bis
gospel would be withheld and the
people would be deceived.
When his disciples asked
when
he
would come again to earth to set up
God's Kingdom and of the END of
this present world, Jesus said: "Take
heed that no man deceive you. For
MANY shall come in my name" -
many would profess to be his minis–
ters, representing him -
"saying I
am Christ; and shall deceive many"
(Matthew 24:4-5). Untold thou–
sands, ordained ministers in the
Christian religion, have PREACHED
CHRIST! They have
said
Jesus of
Nazareth was Christ. But Cbrist's
gospel has been withheld. The many
have been deceived.
Remember, a deceived person
does not
know
be is deceived.
Otherwise he would not be de–
ceived. Millions have been
deceived
into accepting a FALSE gospel - a
false salvation.
But, in Jesus' answer to their
q
uestion as to his return to earth
and the END of this present world or
age, the only sign he gave was:
"And
this
gospel OF THE KINGDOM
shall be preached in all the world
for a witness unto al! nations; and
then shall the end come" (Matthew
24:14).
Stop and think!
lf
Christ's gospel
had been preached to all the world
during those
1 8~
centuries, it could
not be the sigo today of the soon–
coming end of this present world,
and of Christ's imminent return as
King of kings and Lord of lords, to
restore the Kingdom of God and
the peaceful and happy world to–
morrow! That one statement is ab–
solute advance PROOF from Christ's
own lips that his gospel would be
withheld.
It has been!
But beginn ing January 1934,
Christ's very gospel began going
out. By the end of 1952 it was being
thundered to the Uni ted States and
Canada coast to coast via radio.
January 1953 it began going to Eu–
rope and Britain - and soon, world-
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