![]() ![]() During this time, the antichrist will rise to power, and those loyal to him will slay all who will not worship him (Rev 13). Those who miss the rapture will enter into the Tribulation, which is prophesied to be a seven year period of utter devastation (Dan 9:27). In summary: at any time, the rapture will take place and the church will be removed from earth (1 Thess 4:13-17). ![]() ![]() One need only read the books of Daniel and Revelation to understand what God has in store. However, the Lord has provided in exacting detail the manner in which His kingdom will come to earth. Both of the aforementioned groups are/were looking for the manifestation of a physical kingdom in order to fulfill their own desires. Therefore, just like the Jews who rejected Christ the first time, those building the physical kingdom now are missing the mark, terribly. This is all Scriptures says about the earthly goals of the Church. Upon His ascension, He left the church here to fulfill the Great Commission while awaiting His return. You see, the kingdom of God was not of this earth when Jesus was on the earth the first time because He came as the Lamb to be slain (Rev 13:8). However, this does not square with Scripture. They desire a kingdom which is mighty upon the land, a kingdom which overcomes the world. This is the same mistake being made by the kingdom now adherents. They wanted, instead, a lion who would crush the Romans. Sadly, this is not the king the Jews desired. David said Jesus would die as one who was poured out like water, one whose bones were out of joint, and whose garment was the subject of lot casting (Psa 22). Isaiah said Christ would come as a suffering servant, a lamb led to slaughter (Isa 53). You see, God had already provided, in Scripture, all the Jews needed to know about the First Coming of Christ. The aforementioned misstep made by the Jews can be used to establish a historical representation of the mistakes being made by those who adhere to the kingdom-now fallacy. Paul’s life demonstrates the possibilities available to all who repent of any errant belief system. Consequently, Saul was renamed Paul, and he did much to further the spiritual kingdom of God. Once he met Jesus, whom he immediately called Lord, which is another word for King, he repented and never again sought to harm the righteous. God will use this witness to judge righteously all who do not repent.Ī good example of one who did repent is Saul of Tarsus, who was once a noted persecutor of Christians before his encounter with Christ on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9). Essentially, the Jews established a witness against themselves by persecuting and even murdering the righteous. Remarkably, they sealed this decree when they began to persecute and slay those who did receive the spiritual kingdom, the Christians, a group of believers made up of people from all nations. If this wasn’t bad enough, they even called for His blood to be upon them and their children (Matt 27:25). They began by rejecting the true Messiah and calling for and witnessing His execution. We all know how things worked out for them. Incredibly, the Jewish Nation had the same problem expressed by many of the kingdom-now adherents they desired the physical kingdom more than the spiritual kingdom. Therefore, our heart’s cry must be, “ Thy Kingdom Come – Thy Will Be Done.” Each ‘kingdom now’ system has the same goal in mind: establish the physical kingdom of God on earth, “now.” This article will provide the antidote to this fallacy, Scripture rightly divided, which indicates the kingdom of God is currently only spiritual as the physical kingdom will only come when Jesus returns to the earth at the end of the Tribulation (Rev 20:1-6). The recent article, “ The Great Awakening – The Grand Deception,” dealt with the topic of the currently trending movement to establish the kingdom of God on earth through various approaches, including the “Seven Mountain Mandate.” Those who are devoted to this particular method desire to overcome the world by exerting dominance in seven primary spheres of influence: education religion family business government/military arts/entertainment and media. Thy Kingdom Come – Thy Will Be Done Written by: Charles Gray Adams Jr July 31 st, 2022 ![]()
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