Those thinking that Christians can establish the Kingdom of God on earth through human works and church endeavors are being misled by the spirit that rules this world system and this age. There can be no Kingdom of God on earth until Jesus returns. At the end of this age the evil tares are removed through judgments and Satan is bound in the Abyss. Only then will Jesus set up His Kingdom on earth.
There are two spiritual forces on earth today striving for the souls of humans and they have been doing it since Adam and Eve. There is the spirit of God and the spirit of the being given authority (Luke 4:6) to rule this world. Satan’s rule on earth will remain until the Kinsman Redeemer arrives and the authority that Adam lost to Satan is regained.
Some think Jesus already took authority from Satan and has established His kingdom on earth through the Church, but Jesus clearly said that His kingdom is not of this age. Jesus took all power and authority when He rose from the dead but the time set to take authority over the world is set by the Father. Until then Jesus is in heaven preparing a place for His Born of the Spirit bride and is interceding for Her as High Priest.
The Bible would not talk about another age and end of the age judgments if Jesus were already ruling on earth in our present age. Jesus has been given all power to take away Satan’s authority, but He will not come to rule on earth until all given to Him by the Father receive the spiritual rebirth. After God takes out this born of the Spirit bride for the marriage in heaven, Jesus returns with her as King of Kings to set up His millennial Kingdom on earth. At that time Satan will be bound.
Those that love this satanic world system are enemies of God even if they call themselves Christians. The Kingdom of God cannot be established on earth until the ruler of the earth changes. That occurs at the second coming of Christ. Those thinking Satan is already bound cannot explain the fact that the Bible and the persecution of believers on earth says otherwise. Jesus said true believers will be persecuted by the world because the world persecuted Him. The satanic persecution did not end, proving that Satan is not yet bound.
Any attempt to establish a kingdom of God on earth through human effort always fails. It fails because God is not in it. Israel was set up to become the Kingdom of God but satanic evil kings arose and corrupted Israel. Satan always influences evil people and puts them in positions of power. The Kingdom could have been realized with Jesus but the satanic rulers of Israel crucified the heir to the throne. Jesus clearly identified the rulers of Israel as being sons of their father the Devil. They crucified Him to cut Him off from His inheritance knowing full well that they were crucifying God’s Christ and heir to the throne of David.
Jesus was clear that people who reject Him are of their father the Devil. They cannot come to the Light to be saved because they are blinded by the black light of Satan. Only those the Father appointed to be sons of light can come to Jesus. That is why Jesus said no one can come to me except the Spirit of the Father draws them. It is also the reason Jesus said that He will lose none of those that the Father gives Him. The spirit of God continues to strive with the souls of human beings. The sons of light will come to the True Light to be saved but the sons of darkness will not. There are the wheat and the tares. There are human souls appointed to come to God and the human weeds planted by Satan.
The Church cannot convert those of the Devil through Christian example and social justice programs. That is just one reason all attempts to establish the Kingdom on God on earth through the efforts of the Church fail. Those thinking they can collectively convert the world to Christ wrongly believe that humans are basically good. Conversely the Bible teaches that none are good. We must all realized that we are sinners cut off from God and individually come to Christ to be saved. There is no collective salvation through Christianizing the world.
Jesus rose from the dead and is now in the process of drawing all that the Father gives Him into His spiritual body called the Church. Those souls that are not from the Father cannot come into that Church. People are born into the Church by hearing what God said about Jesus and believing it. People must come to Jesus to be saved. There is no other way to salvation. Those that do not come to Jesus remain condemned because they will not come to God’s Savior to be saved from their sins. Those that love their sins and the evil world system will never come to Jesus to be saved because they are of their father the Devil.
Believers of the first and second century were quite aware that the Church was only made up those born of the Spirit. Soon counterfeit converts came in and Satan promoted them into leadership. They taught that the Kingdom of God exists on earth now and the religious institutions they lead rule it. These false satanic plants established a counterfeit kingdom of God. They ruled that false kingdom under blasphemous titles like the Holy Roman Empire, the City of God and Christendom.
The ruling satanic plants in the counterfeit Kingdom hated the message of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus so they persecuted those that believed this true gospel. All counterfeit kingdoms of the past and the future have been or will be destroyed because God judges such harlotry. Christendom broke up into many denominations and many of them still believe their institutions represents the Kingdom of God on earth.
Christian denominations often come into existence because true believers separate from institutions corrupted by Satan. Even so, within a few generations the satanic plants rise to the top of the new denominations and corrupt them as well. We saw that take place in the denominations that came out of Roman Catholicism and then the liberal mainline denominations that came out of the original reformation denominations. Now corruption is taking place in the evangelical and Pentecostal movements and true believers are looking to separate. Many churches that once were Bible based are now being corrupted by satanic plants who replace the written word with cultural Marxist social justice programs, philosophies of men and spiritual experiences.
The latest false teaching going around once against suggests that Christians can establish the Kingdom of God on earth through the collective efforts of a unified Christendom. Many of the churches buying into this false teaching are turning against members that believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible. They especially attack those holding to doctrines about sin, morality or the return of Jesus.
This neo-Calvinist and New Apostolic Reformation movement to establish the Kingdom of God on earth is building a counterfeit Kingdom and it also will be destroyed. You cannot bring the Kingdom of God on earth by heaping up teachers pushing social programs, others teaching human rationalization, and still others teaching spiritual presumption. Before the Kingdom comes on earth evil people need to be removed. That is what the end of the age judgments are all about. Only after Jesus returns and Satan is bound can the Kingdom be set up. Those believing differently are denying the written word. Whatever these misled people in these churches think they are building, it is not the Kingdom of God. They think religious efforts establishes the Kingdom. However, they really are in harlotry with the Satanic world system and can be identified with religious Babylon of Revelation 17.
Some Christians will say that Christians should not be involved in the political process but they are wrong. Christians restrain evil by taking part in national politics. Those pushing a satanic agenda will always opt for authoritarianism where the ruling elite promoted by Satan control everyone else. Humanism with philosophies of men were embraced by mostly those that now identify with the left. If Christians occupying nations do not stand against leftist doctrine of men and demons, who will? We reap the persecution when the leftists rule. God gave believers a measure to determine what is of Him and what is of Satan. That standard is called the Ten Commandments.
The socialist authoritarian left teaches people to break the Ten Commandments. Humanistic leftists think they know better than God because they do not know God at all. These people, like their father the Devil, are in rebellion against God. All human government and all religion can be judged through the light of the Ten Commandments. In fact, all people not in Christ will be judged by the Ten Commandments.
For example, it is liberal leftists that claim that there are other paths to God other than through Jesus. It is liberal leftists that support murdering unborn children. It is liberals that support all sorts of sexuality immorality and covetousness (etc, etc). I am almost at a loss to figure out why some claiming to be Christian cannot figure out that the leftist agenda is antichrist. I say almost, because I think there is a reason why so-called Christian people disregard the Ten Commandments. They never received the spirit of God in the first place. If they had, they would not be promoting rebellion against His Law.
I am not saying that people are saved by keeping the commandments. However, I am saying that true Christians know that the commandments are God’s standards. God does not change. Those in Christ will not be judged by the commandments because we are in Christ and He kept the Law for us and paid for our sins with His blood. However, those not in Christ will be judged by the Law. God is not behind anything that is contrary to His law. The left thinks they are enlightened people and know better than what the word of God teaches. In effect, they have made human government, man make religion and themselves a counterfeit substitute for God.
The worldly system run by the ruler of this world (Satan) can best be identified with leftism. Every doctrine the leftist controlled world comes up with proves to be antichrist. The proof of this is evident. Anytime a leftist government gains complete control they always persecute God’s people. Only the Spirit of God working through His angels and His people restrains Satan from killing all believers.
There is nothing new under the sun. These leftist humanistic philosophies came from people who were into the occult. They originate from beings that existed on earth before the flood. They are the very reason the flood judgment came. And the resurgence of these evil doctrines through demons will be the very reason the Revelation judgments will take place at the end of this age.
God established nations on earth and gave people freewill but leftists want globalist rule where all on earth would have to conform to the collective and nourish the satanic queen ants ruling the collective. Under Satan’s absolute rule, all humans would live on a prison planet and those not carrying out his agenda would be killed. The world system desired by Satan was displayed on earth many times with the latest being the fascist national socialists and the communist socialists. So should Christians be supporting Satan’s concept of a Kingdom by joining with the leftist globalist system that Satan continues to try to set up? One day soon the restrainer will be removed and the world will experience Satan’s absolute rule in his counterfeit Kingdom.
Liberty and truth comes from God, but these concepts are attacked by the worldly lying left. These people lie because they are of the father of lies. So why would any true Christian identify with and support the godless leftist agenda? All Christians should flee churches that adopt leftist worldly philosophies and think through them that they will build the Kingdom of God on earth. They are building Babylon and the spirit that motivates them is the spirit of the Devil.
what can one say, except.. I agree.
I still dont understand entirely how mankinds free will and God’s predetermination work together. I read that this topic along with the Trinity are two of the hardest concepts in all of christianity. We are perhaps incapable of comprehending them in entirety this side of eternity.
We are witnessing the end of an age. The Satanic agenda moves ever forward. Absolutely nothing happens here without God allowing it. The so called Christian churches have been compromised years ago. These churches are judgement on those whom attend. Just look at that filth of an Institution called Catholic church. People still attend and give it money. Regardless of it being involved in pedophilia and Cardinals protecting priests over the victims whom were little children. I recently had a discussion with a life long Catholic. I asked him if he would still attend if homosexual marriage was to be allowed? he told me he was a life long Catholic and would remain so for the duration. This Catholic man also does not believe in creation and believes in evolution like the Pope.
There are millions upon millions like this man. The Pope is God to him. The catholic church to him is his salvation. Christ died for all men and his desire is for all to be saved. If people wind up in hell that it will be there own dam fault. There will be no victims in hell.
Just recently I had a very lucid dream. In the dream there was a very young girl with long blond hair. She had her head up against a wall and was crying hysterically. It was a type of crying I have never witnessed before. Deep, deep weeping and I could not get her attention so I cried out to the Lord and asked him, “Lord what is this all about?” The Lord answered me, ” She has just received her eternal judgement”. At this point she turned and looked directly at me, she had no eyes for she cried them out. She then turned and walked away.
I have had to give many family’s death notifications before and I have witnessed many people crying. Never have I saw how this girl wept. The finality of the sentence of eternal damnation must cause such despair that no living human can comprehend it. Sadly, many will weep like her. It will be there own fault.
Jim:
It seems to me as if it is more or less a matter of perspective. Think of yourself in the middle of a completely straight road that seemingly goes on forever in both directions (can’t see the beginning or the end). From your perspective, you can only see so much of the road in either direction.
Now, picture God way up in the sky on a completely clear day looking down onto that straight road. From his perspective, he can see the whole road (the beginning, where you are located on it, and the end).
He can see the end from the beginning, unlike us, which is how our free will coincides with his predetermination. Different perspectives of time…
Hi Klaus,
Claimed visions are rather subjective and I do not give them much credence. Maybe you just told yourself what you already believe. Excluding the Beast and the False prophet God will not judge the eternal destiny of human souls before the great white throne judgment. There will be a Judgment of rewards about a thousand years earlier but that is only for those that attain the first resurrection.
Don you hit the nail on the head I have seen this within my own family.I have many brothers and sisters several that are in the Catholic Church and they think the pope is the greatest thing yet. One of them sent me a picture on my phone the other day something about crowning Mary not sure what that means but I know Mary does not deserve a crown she should not be idolized even the angels said do not bow down to me. Also people young and old alike think there are other ways to heaven work based it is truly an evil and adulterous generation I am worried about my own brothers and sisters even so come quickly Lord Jesus
Hi Greg,
I have the same situation with my relatives.
The crowning of Mary is an old tradition where Catholics come together to worship Mary in the month of May. Many Catholics think that Mary intercedes for Catholics even though the Bible says their is only one intercessor with God and that is Jesus. Let’s face it. Catholicism for most Catholics is just a religion.
They believe salvation comes by keeping what their leaders tell them to do but most Catholics know that they do not even obey that. For that reason Most Catholics fear that they are going to hell or purgatory because they know they do not obey the decrees of the Vatican.
The Catholic religion is diabolical as are other world religions. They all offer the false hope of salvation through your own performance which gives no hope of salvation at all.
Gage,
I used to believe that way but the more I studied the more it seems far more complicated than that. Its a paradox really. God has Apparantly chosen beforehand all those who will be saved. At the right time He calls us (knowing we would accept Him cause He chose us earlier) and guarantees our inheritance. Its God that makes the decision of who to elect for salvation.
At the same time the Bible says mankind has free will and is held responsible for choosing the decision to accept Christ or not. How these two work together may be beyond human comprehension.
Don,
“God is not behind anything that is contrary to His law.”
Amen. Have said this same thing to those I strive with and it never gets passed their censor. “Well, that’s your opinion.”
Wisdom supports your simple statement:
“For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.”
Proverbs 8
i guess we all have the same problem with our relatives, i’m the only one in my family or friends that literally believes in bible prophecies and that salvation comes only by christ. i’m gonna have to get it through their stubborn heads somehow. I have 2 statues of mary in my house and i just dont know what to think of it.
Almost everyday I think about how Jesus doesn’t lose anyone given to Him by the Father. In a way it’s a comfort but because I don’t know who has been given to Him it’s a concern.
On a previous blog I told the story of what happened to me when I was seventeen but I didn’t tell all of it. The son I was pressured to adopt out found me about 15 years ago after much searching. It turned out he was adopted by a Catholic ‘mother’ and an atheist ‘father.’ Through no fault of his own this wouldn’t have happened to him if I hadn’t caved to the pressure. He’s a good man as far as humans go, but deep into Catholicism. He’s a professor at a Catholic University.
I’ve noticed that Catholics, Protestants and everyone in between get lumped into the same category when talking about the persecuted Christians so I looked up “Coptic Christians” because I wanted to know what they believed. It seems they are a mix between the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. Are they Believers? The lines get blurred.
Hi Caitlin,
“Are they believers”
It really comes down to the individual and not the religion they happen to be members of for mostly cultural reasons. In the final analysis, do they trust in Jesus for their salvation or do they think they must earn their own salvation through keeping what their church teachers.
What you did or did not do does not determine your sons salvation. What he believes determines that. If he is drawn by the Spirit he will become a believer and be saved. On the other hand, many kids are brought up in evangelical Bible believing homes but fall away from Christian beliefs.
Hi Alex,
They need to be told the true gospel and the spirit of God needs to open their ears to received it. If they reject the true gospel for their religion, there is nothing more you can do except pray that God opens their eyes.
Salvation does not come from trying to convince unbelievers to believe. The commission to believers is to give out the Gospel about Jesus to all. Those that hear the message about what Jesus did and believe it will be saved.
Think those statues of Mary are just man made plaster images. They do not in any way represent Mary while she was alive or dead. And don’t expect them to be anything more than the plaster objects that they are. Those that pray to statues might as well pray to pet rocks.
hey don,
nicely explained.. and i do agree with u that those are just statues and nothing more. What bothers me the most right now is how Catholics kneel down and actually pray to these statues like its gonna bring them salvation or some kind of healing? wow
one thing iv been wanting to ask is when you go to church to have your sins forgiven like i did back in the day when i did my confirmation i went into the small booth and had a little conversation with the priest and at the end he would forgive my sins (lol) the question is : does the priest actually think that he can forgive my sins or does he ask god to forgive my sins? i cant remember what he told me at the end.
Hi Alex,
That has changed over the last century. You used to ask the Priest to forgive your sins. Today you ask the Priest to bless you because you have sinned. The catechism now suggests that the Priest just intercedes to God because only God can forgive sin. In other words, the Catholic priest on earth is in the same role as Jesus in heaven.
thanks for the clarification i know i can always find the truth on this site
Probably a coincidence but I read you blog right after reading an article at the Rapture Ready website by Geri Ungurean on the topic of Apostate Church members. As always, I recommend that you delete this comment if it or the article referenced does not meet your intents. I thought though that it had good additional details. Here is the link http://www.raptureready.com/2018/05/13/god-asks-apostate-church-members-geri-ungurean/
I grew up in the Catholic church as well. One day my aunt told me a thousand will pass but not another thousand. Her reference inferred that Christ would return within two thousand years. That prophetic bit was the strongest message from my youth. The Catholic Church though, did not seem to address any prophecy, just pomp and ceremony.
The Catholic Church concept of confession to a priest, with him “absolving the sins”, led to a conundrum thought in my beliefs. (If I went to confession and died before I committed a mortal sin, I would go to heaven. The other 29 days of the month I was doomed to hell because I committed mortal sins within hours of confession).
The Catholic teaching was that evil action or thought would result in mortal sin.
Later after a divorce, the priest indicated I could never become a communal Catholic as a divorcee. However, if we change the word to an annulment, the church would accept it. Of course that annulment normally would cost $10,000.
That seemed a bit hypocritical and I could not see God with that kind of plan. I’m not afraid of the Catholic Church, as it did give me the start. But they’re teaching is in error per any study of the Bible.
hey ceSmith,
it seems the catholic church just loves the money so much they always ask for more. The vatican is also filled with demonic statues and other god statues its unbeliavable.
Caitlin,
I agree with Don’s reply…and, well, praise God your son found you! It looks to me like God has given you an “open door” to share your life, your love, and most importantly, your FAITH with him. Under the circumstances, he could have easily become an atheist but chose Catholicism instead, so that tells me he must already have at least some level of faith/belief in Jesus. I’d say that’s a good place to start! Just keep praying for him and sharing the Truth in love as the Lord gives you opportunity. That’s the best ANY mother can do…
Hi Tara,
I agree with Don’s reply too. Feelings of failure just like to get in the way.
I appreciate your support too. I often think maybe I said too much but then again one never knows who might be able to find something useful from another person’s mess.
The key is God’s Saving Grace.
Hi Don,
I’m new here and from Europe (Germany) so please excuse my late comments and my less than perfect English. Two of your sentences in this article caught my attention and I’d like to seek a clarification from you.
You assert quite confidently that “Some Christians will say that Christians should not be involved in the political process but they are wrong”. What then do you answer those “some Christians” (for example from other parts of the world, as I am, although you have them in America as well) when they assert in an equally strong fashion the exact opposite, with the aid of some very powerful Biblical quotations?
Allow me to list a few relevant references from Scripture:
– “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world; if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” 1 John 2:15.
– “Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God.” James 4:4.
– “And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.” John 16:8-11
– Question: “Do we, who are redeemed by His blood, really wish to actively participate in this worldly system which is subject to God’s judgment because the prince of this world (devil) has already been judged on the cross (see Hebrews 2:14-15)?”
– Keyword: “Separation from evil (the world) – don’t compromise”: 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:19;
– Keyword: “God Himself installs all governments (- even evil ones…) – it’s an illusion if you think you can change that” – Romans 13:1; “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.”
Daniel 4:17 – “This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers; and the decision is a command of the holy ones, in order that the living may know, that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, and bestows it on whom He wishes, and sets over it the lowliest of men.”
– Keyword: “We Christians are citizens of heaven, NOT of this world” – Philippians 3:20 –
– Keyword: “Getting the right perspective”: Colossians 3:1-3: “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.”
A German brother in Christ writes: “These last days we are not called to govern & rule but to proclaim the Gospel and to live for the glory of God in a world which openly rejects Christ. Occupying ourselves with politics is certainly no upward striving perspective. In contrast to our daily work duties, which according to Colossians 3 we are explicitly asked to perform for our Lord, we find in the New Testament no encouragement to take part in politics.”
In your article, Don, you further state that “Christians restrain evil by taking part in national politics”. Sounds good but do we really? I thought the Holy Spirit restrains evil as long as He and the Lord Jesus’ bride are still on earth. And isn’t it God alone Who will protect us from all harm, no matter what kind of Government rules over us?
I am aware that there is an argument called intercessory prayer that could make all the difference. Would you go so far and imply that political voting (in a Christian spirit) belongs into that category?
Hi Gerd,
The passages are talking about not loving the satanic world system. At the judgment seat of Christ those in Christ will be given rewards or the taking away of rewards based on what they did in the flesh. Then in the Kingdom Age to come, after Christ returns with His saints, those given rewards of authority will rule over others in the Kingdom. If those born of the Spirit never learn to discern good from evil in this satanic age, why would God entrust them to rule in His kingdom age?
We are not joining the satanic world system to work to advance God’s spiritual kingdom on earth. Jesus told us to pray for our leaders so that we will not be hindered in carrying out that great commission of the Church. Prayer is more than lip service. We need to support leaders as well as pray for leaders that advance the cause of Christ on earth. In a democratic Republic that means taking part in the democratic political process. It certainly does not mean abstaining from it so that evil people prevail.
Christians have the spirit of God in them so they ought to do what they should know is right and just. Don’t Christians know they will rule the earth in the ages to come and even judge angels?
John 12:32 And I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto me. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sins, but not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. First Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and come unto the knowledge of the truth.
The Gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4 That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that He was buried and rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures. If you believe He did it for you, you are saved and have eternal life through he Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.
Notice, faith is not a work. It is faith without works.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also AFTER ye believed, ye were sealed by that Holy Spirit of promise.
Notice, we are not regenerated by the Holy Spirit until we believe. Faith comes from hearing, hearing by the word of God.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world (everybody) that He gave His only begotten Son, (Jesus) that WHOSOEVER, BELIEVETH IN HIM, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
First John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
AMAZING GRACE, JESUS PAID IT ALL AND WE PAID 0. IT IS FREE.
Predetermination is just a another term for salvation by grace. When we believe Jesus is the only way of salvation, Romans 11:6 plus nothing, we are predetermined to be raised at the resurrection. We were not predetermined to be saved. We believe the gospel to be saved. First Corinthians 15:1-4
Since Jesus died for all our sins, we have no sins to pay for. Romans 4:6-8 He took all of our sins, and gave us His righteousness. If we could have kept Gods laws, and lived without sin, then Jesus died in vain. We are all sinners. First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, HATH ETERNAL LIFE, and shall not come unto judgement, but is passed from death unto life.
We are all sinners to a degree because no one is perfect. But we have to be perfect to go to heaven. So Jesus gave us His righteousness. Romans 4:5 But to the one that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, (all of us) his faith is counted for righteousness.
First John 5:13
Hi James,
I do not usually disagree with your theology but comments are allowed here for people to respond to the article that I wrote. People are not reading the comments to get your views on salvation. So if you keep posting that, your comments will be removed.