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"Those still alive·at the coming of
Christ to RULE - to restore ·the Gov–
ERNMENT OF ÜOO on earth, to RE–
STORE PEACE, HAPPINESS, JOY - shall
then be called to eterna! salvation
by God. Then EVERYONE living shall
be called. They will be EX–
PERIENCING THE GOVERNMENT OF
Goo by then living under it, after
having lived in Satan's world. They
will then CHOOSE!
"But what of the BILLIONS of
people from Adam to that time who
were NEVER CALLEO, nearly all of
whom NEVER EVEN HEARD OF God's
WAY, Or ÜOO'S GOVERNMENT?
"After Christ has ruled for 1,000
years with Satan imprisoned, Satan
will be released to once again dem–
onstrate how POWERFUL he really is,
by tempting and once again DECEIV–
ING millions of those who had been
EXPERIENCING LIFE under ÜOD'S
GOVERNMENT. Millions will then
turn from Christ, and finally choose
Satan's way. A 'lake of fire' will
await them.
"But after this millennial rule of
the KINGDOM OF Goo, ruled by the
BORN family of God, there will be a
special resurrection of ALL the bil–
lions of people from Adam to
Christ's RULE, who lived under
Satan's deceiving sway. They shall
all then be resurrected to mortal
human Jife AS THEY WERE AT THE
MOMENT OF DEATH. A certain space
of time will be granted, probably
100 years. They will then live that
period UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF
Goo - having, in their mortal life–
times, experienced life under
Satan's WAY. During this special
postmillennial time THEY will be
given their chance to CHOOSE. Those
who choose Goo's wAY will be
made immortal. Others wíll perísh
in the 'lake of fire.'
"THEN WHAT? As this earth was
created INCOMPLETE, so were all the
bíllions of planets of the UNIVERSE.
A lake of fire will have DEVOURED
all humans who, after experiencíng
BOTH ways. chose Satan's. They will
be left neither root nor branch.
They will be as though they had
never exísted.
"1 saíd God would REPRODUCE
HIMSELF. Those finally saved, made
immortaL no longer composed of
physical MATTER, but now changed
tO SPIRIT COMPOSITION, will then be
The PLAIN TRUTH March 1977
BORN children of God - begotten
and BORN into the ÜOO FAMILY of
Elohim. They will BE Goo! One
God - one God family - composed
of MILLIONS - yes, BILqONS - Of
God-Beings!
"Once humans who had been de–
ceived ínto living Satan's WAY have
been UNdeceíved; have had their
eyes opened to the TRUTH; have RE–
PENTED of the 'GET' way; have
turned to Goo's WAY; have be–
lieved God; have OVERCOME SATAN
and hís attitude and his WAY; and
have been changed to IMMORTAL
SPIRIT, their state is expressed in
I John 3:9: 'Whosoever is born of
God doth not commit sin [transgress
God's LAW]; for his seed [God's life]
remaineth in him: and he cannot sin,
because he is born ofGod.'
"Then we shall go on and finish
the glorious CREATION of the whole
VAST UNIVERSE IN ENDLESS SPACE –
forever and forever - in perfect
PEACE, enthusiasm, happiness, TO–
GETHERNESS - with the JOY of con–
stant accomplishment, always
looking ahead in joyous anticipation
Of STILL GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS!"
Chairman Mao: "But what !S the
GOVERNMENT OF Goo? How is it
different from present man-devised
governments?"
Myself: " It is altogether different
- a per.fect government:
"1) lt will be government from
the TOP down , from Goo the
FATHER above all in wísdom, knowl–
edge, LOVE and TOTAL POWER. Next
under Him will be CHRIST, then un–
der Christ the one of His choosing,
probably the resurrected Abraham,
and so on clown.
"2) Such a system is IMPOSSIBLE
in human governments where
everyone is motivated by the 'GET'
attitude and everyone uses fallible
human reason, deciding FOR HIM–
SELF which way is right and which is
wrong. For example, in our United
States, Presídent Abraham Lincoln
in alJ honesty felt absolutely SURE in
his own mind that he was right -
and Jefferson Davis was equally as
certain that he was right. They were
equally sincere and honorable. But
the result? - six-hundred thousand
dead, and havoc to a great nation.
MAN is incompetent to rule with
perfect, infallible wisdom.
" fiNAL PEACE ÍS possibJe ONLY
BECAUSE there does exist the ETER–
NAL, ALL-WISE, ALL-LOVING, ALL–
MIGHTY Goo to HEAD the govern–
ment that will bring ALL together in
harmony and cooperation and out–
tl.owing CONCERN for one another, in
WORLD PEACE, and in UNIVERSAL
ACHIEVEMENT beyond the ability or
hopes of human minds, NOW, fully
to comprehend. Only God is fit to
RULE, who is all-wise and rules ac–
cording to the GOOD of the gov–
erned. Thank God who DOES exist,
we have that SURE hope!"
Chairman Mao: "Mr. Armstrong,
l think that I, myself, do refute your
whole scenario contention. I myself
rule 800,000,000 people - the larg–
est nation that ever existed on earth.
1 have only LOVE for my people. I
have only outgoing CONCERN for
their welfare. We have our politics
here in China, of course. There was
sorne political controversy and
power politics in the struggle for
POWER after the death of Chou En–
la i. But J managed that matter
peacefully. China lives at PEACE un–
der my own rule. Does this not re–
fute your whole contention?"
My se[[' "M r. Chairman, on the
contrary, it emphatically is a living
example PROVING the validity of my
scenario. You admit there was a
POWER STRUGGLE after Chou En–
lai's death. Under you, in China.
beat hundreds of millions of human
hearts, all bent on SELF-advantage.
Those near the top - under you -
STRUGGLE in COMPETITION for SELF–
power. There is ambition, vanity.
lust and greed. There is competition
and strife, much of it undercover.
There is jealousy and envy, resent–
ment of authority over them. There
is the 'GET' attitude.
" If [ were a prophet, 1 would pre–
dict that your days, si r, are num–
bered. You are not imbued with
immortality. You shall die. And af–
ter you will ensue the GREATEST
POWER STRUGGLE PERHAPS IN ALL
HISTORY, in the world's largest na–
tion, for SELF-POWER to rule in your
place. True history records here and
there an HONEST and CON–
SCIENTIOUS ruler. But they were
human. They died . My scenario
stands vindicated by all human ex–
perience, and by the FACTS of his–
tory. Mr. Chai rman."
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