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Tens of millions of people
go to the polls each year
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to vote for the candidate
of their choice.
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Sometimes it's
for a candidate.
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Other times it's a vote
against the other fellow.
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We've all heard the slogans: Vote for so and so!
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For a Brighter Future; He's
A Candidate You Can Trust;
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Just Believe!
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Yes, We Can!
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Build Back Better; It's a Time
for Change; We Can Do Better
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It's human nature to
desire to make your voice
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heard, and democracy
in one form or another
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is ingrained in us
from an early age.
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Some candidates are
elected to keep the
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country out of war, yet
often end up in war.
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Whether it's a country
ruled by a king,
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a dictator, or an elected
official, events outside
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of their control often
define their rule.
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The United States is a
Democratic Republic, where
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citizens cherish their voice
in choosing their leaders.
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On November 19, 1863,
former United States
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President Abraham Lincoln
spoke these famous words
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in the aftermath of the
American Civil War Battle
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at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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"It is rather for us to
be here dedicated to
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the great task remaining
before us, that from these
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honored dead we take
increased devotion to
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that cause for which they
gave the last full measure
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of devotion....that we here
highly resolve that these
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dead shall not have died
in vain; that this nation
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under God shall have a new
birth of freedom....and that
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government of the people,
by the people, for the
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people shall not perish
from the earth."
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Yes, government of the
people, by the people,
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for the people is taken
for granted as the way
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government should be, and
although other nations may
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not use the same words,
government by the people
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is in the hearts of many.
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But is there a better way?
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Not only is there a better
way, that better way is
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just around the corner.
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Stay tuned.
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♪
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A warm welcome to all of
you from all of us here
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at Tomorrow's World, where
today I'm going to show
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you from the Bible that
there is a better way than
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government of the people
and by the people.
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I'll also be offering you a
free resource that explains
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the nature and the source of that government, so have
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writing material available
so you can order our easy
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Have you realized, dear friends, that the gospel, that is the
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good news, that Jesus Christ proclaimed for three and
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a half years prior to
His crucifixion is a
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message about a new
government to come?
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Why isn't that biblical
message being taught in
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churches today?
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To understand, we
need the big picture.
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Mankind's chaotic attempts
to govern himself began
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in the Garden of Eden.
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God placed in that
paradise two trees
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with great symbolic meaning.
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One tree symbolized man
looking to God to define
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the way to live, to
determine right and wrong.
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And if he chose that tree,
it would lead to life.
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The other tree symbolized man setting himself up as god,
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to determine for himself
right and wrong.
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So, what do those trees have
to do with this subject?
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Everything.
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When I graduated from
Ambassador College in 1969,
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our yearbook wrote of
the results of man's
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attempts to build a
world apart from God.
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It labeled education as--
"the Mother which spawned
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the Scientists, Captains
of Industry and Business,
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Politicians and Rulers,
leaders in Modern Society,
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and the Theologians."
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But what are the results of humanity's mother--its system
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of education--it's a "sick,
chaotic world of violence."
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On the subject of government, the Envoy explains:
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"The modern world has
produced three more
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or less new forms
of government.
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Each promises peace,
happiness, and prosperity
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for its people...
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United States and
British-type "Democracy";
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Swedish and French-type
Modern "Socialism"; and
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atheistic Communism.
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All three are predicated
on the theory that every
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individual has the right
to share in the results
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of Science, Industry,
and the modern life.
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All three are based on a
system of Industry, and
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diffusion of Education.
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But what do we
actually find?
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We find some heads of
state sincerely seeking
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peace, and the betterment
of their peoples.
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But none is bringing peace
because none knows the
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way to peace.
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But all too often we
find also the opposite.
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We find selfish, greedy
men of excessive vanity,
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ambitious in their lust
for rule, scheming to
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get their hands on the
throttle of power for
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personal aggrandizement
and monetary gain.
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We find graft, immorality,
deception, dishonesty,
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running rampant
in high places.
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Governments promise
peace--but bring wars!"
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There is no doubt that
some leaders are better
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than others, but
none truly bring a
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lasting solution to
mankind's problems.
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The solution to humanity's
problems can never be found
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in man's governments.
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It must be found in the
neglected word of God.
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Adam chose the wrong tree,
and mankind has followed
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his example ever since.
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But as we read in Genesis,
Adam and his wife Eve
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were influenced by a
deceptive and persuasive
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spirit being.
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He is no mythical figure.
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He's the god
of this world.
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Now, does that surprise you,
dear friends?
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Jesus referred to him
as such three times on
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the night in which
He was betrayed.
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For example, He
said in John 12:31...
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"Now is the judgment of
this world; now the
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ruler of this world
will be cast out."
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Then in John 14:30,
Jesus said,
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"I will no longer talk
much with you, for the
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ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me."
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While not mentioning Satan
or the devil by name,
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Jesus' reference is clear.
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The Apostle Paul also
refers to Satan as the
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god of this age in
2 Corinthians 4:3-4.
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"But even if our gospel
is veiled, it is veiled
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to those who are perishing,
whose minds the god of
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this age has blinded,
who do not believe,
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lest the light of the gospel
of the glory of Christ,
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who is the image of God,
should shine on them."
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And how can we neglect
this powerful statement
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on who it is that directs
the course of this world?
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Ephesians 2:1-2...
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"And you He made alive,
who were dead in trespasses
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and sins, in which you once walked according to the
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course of this world,
according to the prince
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of the power of the air,
the spirit who now works
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in the sons of disobedience."
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Yes, it is Satan the devil
who directs the course
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of our world, and that
means our approach toward
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science, business,
entertainment, government,
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and yes, even religion
and theologians.
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And this includes
professing Christianity,
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for, as we read in
2 Corinthians 11:4...
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"For if he who comes
preaches another Jesus
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whom we have not preached,
or if you receive a different
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spirit which you have not received, or a different
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gospel which you have not accepted--you may well
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put up with it!"
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And in case this is
not plain enough,
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Paul continues in
verses 14 and 15:
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"And no wonder!
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For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
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Therefore it is no great
thing if his ministers also
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transform themselves into ministers of righteousness,
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whose end will be according
to their works."
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This understanding of who
the god of this age is,
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who directs the course of
this world, explains what
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we see around us.
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It explains the confusion,
the hatred, the degeneracy,
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the selfishness and greed,
and the endless wars.
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But the Bible gives us hope.
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The gospel of Jesus Christ
is far more than about
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His death, burial,
and resurrection.
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Yes, that is important,
but He came with a message
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of hope for this troubled
world that goes far
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beyond what you hear in
Sunday morning sermons.
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He brought a message about
a soon-coming government
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to replace the current
god of this age.
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Jesus proclaimed.
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The true gospel of Jesus Christ is the most exciting
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Let's be honest
with ourselves.
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Our world is in a mess;
it's in trouble.
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We have regional wars in
Europe and the Middle East--
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either of which can explode
into World War III.
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I could go on about the
truly existential threats
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in our world, but we hear
plenty of that, and we
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see it all around us.
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However, the message Jesus
proclaimed was that of
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good news.
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Yes, He did speak of some
very bad news just prior
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to His return.
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He said it will get so bad
that unless He returns
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to stop our madness, all
flesh would be destroyed.
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Here it is in His famous Olivet prophecy--Matthew 24:21-22.
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"For then there will
be great tribulation,
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such as has not been since
the beginning of the world
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until this time, no,
nor ever shall be.
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And unless those days were
shortened, no flesh would
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be saved; but for the
elect's sake those days
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will be shortened."
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The good news is
that He will intervene to
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save us from ourselves.
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And the overwhelming focus
of Jesus' message was one
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of hope--the good news
of His coming Kingdom.
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Most of His ministry focused
on the Kingdom of God.
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It was only toward the end
of His ministry that He
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spoke of His death
and resurrection.
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This fact is shown in
our free resource, Do You
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Believe the True Gospel?
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Now, don't believe me just
because I say it.
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Prove it for yourself out of
the pages of your own Bible.
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the True Gospel?
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will help you do so.
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Do you realize the
expression "kingdom of God"
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is mentioned 70 times
in the New Testament?
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And Matthew uses the
expression "kingdom of heaven"
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33 additional times.
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There are other references to the gospel of the Kingdom,
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or simply the Kingdom.
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Should we not take notice
of something referred
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to over 100 times by
Jesus and the Apostles?
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We'll look at what Jesus meant by the Kingdom message,
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but first let's show
what He didn't mean.
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As explained in a previous
program about the gospel
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that Jesus Christ proclaimed,
I stated the following:
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[Gerald Weston] In the sermon on the mount--considered to be
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at the heart of Jesus'
message to mankind--
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we find what are called
the beatitudes, or
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beautiful attitudes.
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We read in Matthew
5 and verse 3:
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"Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the
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kingdom of heaven."
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Now, many assume this means
that we go to heaven,
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but two verses later, in verse 5, we read the following:
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"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
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Now, this presents a problem.
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Do the poor in spirit
[verse 3] go to heaven,
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while the meek [verse 5]
inherit the earth?
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Which is it?
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Heaven or earth?
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The answer lies with the
question of what does the
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expression "kingdom
of heaven" mean?
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Matthew uses this expression most of the time, but he also
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uses, as we see in chapter 6
and verse 33, the expression,
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kingdom of God.
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"But seek first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness,
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and all these things shall
be added to you."
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We also find Matthew uses
the two [the kingdom of God
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and the kingdom of heaven]
interchangeably.
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Here it is in chapter
19, and verses 23 and 24:
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"Then Jesus said to His
disciples, 'Assuredly I say
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to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter
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the kingdom of heaven.
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And again I say to you,
it is easier for a camel
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to go through the eye of
a needle, than for a
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rich man to enter the
kingdom of God."
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Now, interestingly, the other
gospel writers--Mark, Luke,
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and John--never, not even
once--use the expression
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kingdom of heaven.
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They consistently use,
only--kingdom of God.
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And in the original Greek,
from which the New Testament
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is translated, the words
heaven and God are very
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different--they
cannot be confused.
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So, when Jesus said,
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"Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the
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kingdom of heaven."
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And followed two
verses later with,
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"Blessed are the meek: for
they shall inherit the earth..."
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we must take a closer
look at the meaning of the
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expressions "kingdom of
heaven" and "kingdom of God."
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What is the difference, if any,
between the two and what
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relationship does this have
with where the saved go
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after death?
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Let me answer that with
these simple questions:
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Does the expression
kingdom of God mean that
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the kingdom is in God?
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Or does the expression
show ownership of the
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kingdom--God's kingdom?
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Yes, it is God’s kingdom,
not a kingdom in God.
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Kingdom of heaven and
kingdom of God are
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interchangeable and they denote
ownership, not location.
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The Kingdom of God is the most exciting message ever given.
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It is about a world-ruling
government to come.
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People become most excited
about voting into office
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a new knight in shining
armor who will save us
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from all our problems,
but they fail to see the one
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and only solution to
humanity's difficulties.
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Professing Christians talk
about Jesus, they celebrate His
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birth, and throw about the
term 'gospel', but precious
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few have any understanding
of the message Jesus
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proclaimed for three and
one half years prior
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to His crucifixion
and resurrection.
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Do you, dear friends?
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If you consider yourself
a Christian, would you not
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want to be certain of
what that gospel is?
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After all, Paul pronounced
a curse on anyone preaching
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a different gospel.
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"I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who
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called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
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which is not another...
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But even if we, or
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preach any other gospel
to you than what we have
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preached to you, let
him be accursed."
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That's from Galatians 1,
verses 6 thru 8, and
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they're strong words.
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I personally fear to teach
any other gospel than the
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one that Jesus Christ proclaimed.
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Hope springs eternal for
those who are looking for
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the next politician
who can bring peace
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and prosperity to
all his citizens.
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For sure, some men or
women do a better job
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than others in positions of
rulership, but the overall
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track record of government
of the people and by
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the people, leaves
many disappointed.
18:45.157 --> 18:47.226
Now don't misunderstand.
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Sir Winston Churchill was
not far from the truth
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when he said:
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"Many forms of Government
have been tried, and
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will be tried in this
world of sin and woe.
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No one pretends that
democracy is perfect
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or all-wise.
19:02.541 --> 19:05.244
Indeed it has been said
that democracy is the
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worst form of Government
except for all those other
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forms that have been
tried from time to time...."
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But is there a better way?
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Are we left to our own
devices in selecting
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the next great hope?
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And we must ask, is it the
majority who really
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selects our leaders?
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As we have seen in an
earlier portion of
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this program, there is
a powerful spirit being
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who directs the course
of this world.
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Note it again in Ephesians the second chapter, and verses
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one and two...
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"And you He made alive, who
were dead in trespasses
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and sins, in which you
once walked according
19:44.616 --> 19:47.352
to the course of this
world, according to the
19:47.419 --> 19:50.989
prince of the power of
the air, the spirit who
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now works in the sons
of disobedience."
19:54.526 --> 19:57.963
However, we must also
recognize that God raises up
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and removes rulers in order
to carry out His purposes.
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Do we really think that
we can out-vote God?
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Daniel 2:20-21...
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"Daniel answered and said:
"Blessed be the name of
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God forever and ever, For
wisdom and might are His....
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He removes kings and
raises up kings...."
20:21.019 --> 20:23.789
Jesus Christ offers us
a better way than
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government of the people
and by the people.
20:27.192 --> 20:29.962
The Kingdom of God is
the government of God,
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as we see from Daniel the seventh chapter.
20:32.898 --> 20:35.500
This chapter begins by
describing four world
20:35.567 --> 20:38.804
ruling kingdoms
as wild beasts.
20:38.870 --> 20:41.940
Notice the explanation
given to Daniel regarding
20:42.007 --> 20:45.377
these four beasts in
verses 17 and 18:
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"Those great beasts, which
are four, are four kings
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which arise out
of the earth.
20:50.882 --> 20:53.652
But the saints of the
Most High shall receive
20:53.719 --> 20:56.421
the kingdom, and possess
the kingdom forever,
20:56.488 --> 20:59.424
even forever and ever."
20:59.491 --> 21:02.728
These same four kingdoms
(king and kingdom are used
21:02.794 --> 21:06.298
interchangeably in the Bible by the way) are referred to
21:06.365 --> 21:09.534
in Daniel 2 where
Nebuchadnezzar saw
21:09.601 --> 21:13.205
a giant image of a man
in a most vivid dream.
21:13.271 --> 21:16.375
Daniel was called to
explain the dream.
21:16.441 --> 21:18.744
Notice his interpretation:
21:18.810 --> 21:21.580
"You, O king, are
a king of kings.
21:21.647 --> 21:24.716
For the God of heaven has
given you a kingdom....you
21:24.783 --> 21:26.685
are this head of gold.
21:26.752 --> 21:29.488
But after you shall arise
another kingdom inferior
21:29.554 --> 21:34.092
to yours; then another,
a third kingdom of bronze,
21:34.159 --> 21:36.828
which shall rule
over all the earth.
21:36.895 --> 21:39.031
And the fourth kingdom
shall be as strong as
21:39.097 --> 21:42.934
iron...that kingdom will
break in pieces and crush
21:43.001 --> 21:44.503
all the others."
21:44.569 --> 21:47.139
These four kingdoms are the
same as the four beasts
21:47.205 --> 21:49.541
described in Daniel 7.
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And in both cases, the
fourth kingdom continues
21:52.244 --> 21:55.580
in one form or another
until the coming of the
21:55.647 --> 21:58.417
Messiah who will crush
that kingdom and give
21:58.483 --> 22:02.220
rulership over to a very
different kind of people.
22:02.287 --> 22:05.157
Notice the explanation
of the conclusion of
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Nebuchadnezzar's dream,
beginning in verse 41:
22:08.894 --> 22:11.663
"Whereas you saw the feet
and toes, partly of potter's
22:11.730 --> 22:15.767
clay and partly of iron,
the kingdom shall be divided;
22:15.834 --> 22:18.770
yet the strength of the
iron shall be in it....
22:18.837 --> 22:22.374
As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will
22:22.441 --> 22:26.211
mingle with the seed of men;
but they will not adhere to
22:26.278 --> 22:30.182
one another, just as iron
does not mix with clay.
22:30.248 --> 22:33.151
And in the days of these
kings the God of heaven
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will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed;
22:36.555 --> 22:39.224
and the kingdom shall not
be left to other people;
22:39.291 --> 22:43.395
it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms,
22:43.462 --> 22:46.031
and it shall stand forever."
22:46.098 --> 22:48.567
What does all this
have to do with you?
22:48.633 --> 22:52.571
And what does it have to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ?
22:52.637 --> 22:55.707
I'll answer these questions
in the conclusion of today's
22:55.774 --> 22:59.544
program, but I want to remind you of our resource,
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Do You Believe the True Gospel?
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which explains all of
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And the good thing is that
you can open your Bible
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and prove these
things for yourself.
23:10.455 --> 23:13.892
No, the gospel is not about "Just believe in Jesus and
23:13.959 --> 23:17.129
after a life of cramming all
the fun you can into it,
23:17.195 --> 23:20.832
you die and go off to a celestial retirement."
23:20.899 --> 23:24.636
The true gospel of Jesus
Christ is the most exciting
23:24.703 --> 23:28.640
message ever given to humanity,
but the god of this world
23:28.707 --> 23:31.576
has blinded the eyes of professing Christians.
23:31.643 --> 23:35.914
As it says in
2 Corinthians 4:3-4,
23:35.981 --> 23:39.151
"But even if our gospel
is veiled, it is veiled
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to those who are perishing,
whose minds the god of this
23:42.988 --> 23:46.057
age has blinded, who do
not believe, lest the
23:46.124 --> 23:48.426
light of the gospel of
the glory of Christ,
23:48.493 --> 23:51.730
who is the image of God,
should shine on them."
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why this should be
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The gospel of Jesus Christ
is the most important
25:07.772 --> 25:10.909
proclamation in the
history of the world,
25:10.976 --> 25:13.078
but the minds of professing
Christians have been
25:13.144 --> 25:15.647
blinded by the
god of this age.
25:15.714 --> 25:18.350
Yet, the Bible is
full of this message.
25:18.416 --> 25:22.787
Note what Jesus
said in Luke 4:43...
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"I must preach the kingdom
of God to the other cities
25:26.791 --> 25:30.595
also, because for this
purpose I have been sent."
25:30.662 --> 25:33.164
So, what does this
have to do with you?
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Everything.
25:35.033 --> 25:38.036
In Jesus' parable of
the minas, He describes
25:38.103 --> 25:40.772
a nobleman [representing
himself] going into a far
25:40.839 --> 25:45.510
country [that is to heaven] to receive for Himself a kingdom.
25:45.577 --> 25:52.617
We read of that coronation
ceremony in Daniel 7:13-14.
25:52.684 --> 25:58.089
Now, write that down and look
it up--Daniel 7:13-14.
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Prove it for yourself.
26:07.265 --> 26:12.337
Daniel 7:27 goes on to make this profound statement:
26:12.404 --> 26:14.639
"Then the kingdom and
dominion, And the
26:14.706 --> 26:17.075
greatness of the kingdoms
under the whole heaven,
26:17.142 --> 26:19.611
Shall be given to the
people, the saints
26:19.678 --> 26:21.813
[servants] of
the Most High.
26:21.880 --> 26:25.216
His kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, And
26:25.283 --> 26:28.787
all dominions shall
serve and obey Him."
26:28.853 --> 26:31.222
When Jesus returns to
earth, He will appoint
26:31.289 --> 26:34.125
those who will rule on
earth, as we read in
26:34.192 --> 26:36.194
Christ's parable of
the minas.
26:36.261 --> 26:38.797
Notice it in Luke 19 chapter:
26:38.863 --> 26:41.800
"Then came the first,
saying, "Master, your mina
26:41.866 --> 26:45.103
has earned ten minas."
And he said to him,
26:45.170 --> 26:48.540
"Well done, good servant;
because you were faithful
26:48.606 --> 26:52.177
in a very little, have
authority over ten cities.""
26:52.243 --> 26:54.212
No more politicking.
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No more government of the
people and by the people.
26:57.983 --> 27:02.687
However, it will be government for the people--all people--
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and it will be fair, compassionate, and bring
27:05.256 --> 27:06.858
prosperity to all.
27:06.925 --> 27:10.261
This is the gospel Jesus
brought--a message about
27:10.328 --> 27:12.397
a future government, a
government that you
27:12.464 --> 27:14.332
can be part of.
27:14.399 --> 27:16.001
Just imagine.
27:16.067 --> 27:19.270
Develop the character of
Jesus Christ now and help
27:19.337 --> 27:22.607
bring peace and prosperity
to all when He sets up
27:22.674 --> 27:25.076
His kingdom at His return.
27:25.143 --> 27:28.146
Don't be deceived
by a false gospel.
27:28.213 --> 27:30.615
Prove and believe in the
true gospel.
27:30.682 --> 27:32.684
It's mankind's last hope.
27:32.751 --> 27:34.719
Humanity's only hope.
27:34.786 --> 27:37.422
There is far more to this subject than I've covered in
27:37.489 --> 27:41.292
this short program, so be sure
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And be sure to come back next week, when Richard Ames,
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Wallace Smith, Rod McNair,
and I explain the prophecies
27:50.735 --> 27:54.706
of the Bible, proclaim the
good news of Christ's coming
27:54.773 --> 27:57.008
kingdom, and help you
understand the world
27:57.075 --> 27:58.810
in which you live today.
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