-WHAT I RECEIVED OF THE LORD CONCERNING THIS MATTER-
**I prayerfully urge whosoever is meeting this message at this level to revert back to part one thereof in order to follow the foundation of the message and to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding and misinterpretation of what this message is all about.**
Now, one may dare to ask: but what is the kingdom of God? And what does it mean to preach the kingdom of God? The answers to these two questions will resolve every question about what heaven expects of the Church of Jesus Christ on earth. And wherever these questions are not properly addressed, error is the order of the day - and the consequence is a Church that raises folks that are more or less the disciples of the sleighs and traditions of men and of women, and even of the world, rather than the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Over the years, brethren, these two questions have been given strange and dubious answers by many that are called to preach this Gospel. And the result is a church that is littered with multitudes and multitudes – but enemies of our Lord Jesus Christ all.
The church of today can best be described as a house that is divided against itself, and we all know what must necessarily follow. It does not lie in my mouth to pronounce judgment upon the church of now. Suffice it to declare here and now that whosoever is aiding and abetting this deviation from the truth will have a lot to explain when he or she faces our Master face to face at the gate of heaven.
Simply defined, brethren, the kingdom of our God is the kingdom of His righteousness, the kingdom of His holiness – that is, the kingdom of God on earth. When we speak of the kingdom of God on earth we speak about Christ in us the hope of glory. When we speak about the kingdom of God on earth we are referring to the Church that is founded on the doctrines of Christ - on love and upon all the fruits of the Spirit. When we speak of preaching the kingdom of God we are speaking of preaching, teaching and living out Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
Men and brethren, when we speak of the kingdom of God on earth, we must be referring to a community of folks, who are not only in Christ, but who also live even as He lives – for as He is so are we in this life. Are you truly as He is in your own life? Let us search ourselves and then apply your hearts to godly wisdom.
The kingdom of God on earth is the family of God on earth – of those who turn the world upside down. When we talk of the kingdom of God on earth, we are speaking of the rejects of the earth, the foolish of the earth – those who are accounted as nothing by the world – because the wisdom of God is foolishness to folks of this life, and foolishness of God is wiser than the folks of this life. And we that are called preach Christ and Him crucified – to the world foolishness, but to them that are truly saved, the wisdom and the power of God.
Brethren, when we preach and teach the kingdom of God we are preaching and teaching the character of God, even of His Christ. When we are called into the ministry of our Lord, our sole mandate is to bring folks into the kingdom of God, and then cause them to live as true citizens of that kingdom – to seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness. Whatever follows is in the firm hands of the Author and Finisher of our common faith.
Brethren, the true Church of Jesus Christ is a ground for bringing folks into the kingdom of God, and then helping the same folks to walk according to the laws and rules governing that kingdom. And as these saved folks diligently pursue the course of their new kingdom, the unending benefits of the kingdom begin to avail them. For it is written that path of the just is littered with abundance. Therefore, as the righteous walks on the path of righteousness and holiness of God, all that is good and perfect in this life avails him of her. This is the perfect will of our heavenly Daddy when He gave up His only begotten Son for you and for me.
Therefore it is treacherous and a display of spiritual pride and arrogance, for whosoever is called to raise disciples for Christ, to turn around and preach or teach the benefits of the kingdom of God as the gospel of our Jesus Christ, my Master. No doubt, most who do such even “prosper” in their very mischief – at the expense of the souls of millions of their followers.
When servants of the Lord refuse to preach the kingdom of our God and of His righteousness and holiness, but resort to things that are attractive to the mind and to the flesh, they also end up drawing folks into the benefits of the kingdom rather than into the kingdom itself. And when folks walk into the kingdom filled with the knowledge of the benefits of the kingdom, but not of the kingdom itself, they find it very difficult, if not impossible, to ever walk by the laws and rules of the kingdom. And instead of such folks to continue in the Lord they rather continue in endless pursuit of the things of life.
Brethren, when folks walk into the Church on the basis of what they can obtain from the Lord and not on Whom the Lord is, they will end up groping in the dark , always learning but never able to come to knowledge of the true God. And if the foundation is destroyed what can the righteous ever do? Many are in the Church of Jesus Christ but they do not know Christ the Owner of the Church. Many know institutions, individuals and denominations, but scarcely know who their Creator is –even our Lord Jesus Christ – for all things consist in Him.
Brethren, it is not an overstatement for one to assert that majority of folks in Church of today is half-baked Christians – who have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof. Because many who are called into our Lord’s Vineyard are busy preaching and teaching miracles, healing, money, definitions and philosophies of faith, marriage, child bearing and such other benefits of the kingdom, even as the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. And in so doing they have largely succeeded at overthrowing the faith of many. And judgment is on the way for all those involved in this great error. I speak by the Holy Ghost, I lie not. If any is contentious let him or her pray.
Men and brethren, when folks come into the kingdom of our heavenly Daddy primarily seeking the benefits of the kingdom, instead of the kingdom itself, they make a shipwreck of what salvation is all about. When preachers raise folks who throng churches for the benefits of the kingdom rather than for the kingdom life itself, they end up raising disciples, not of our Lord Jesus Christ, but of men and of women, and of their own doctrines and personal choices. And this is exactly the state of the church of Jesus Christ today.
And by the express authority and mandate of the Holy Ghost, Whom many profess but scarcely know, I declare that today there are very very few Disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ even in His own Church . If rapture takes place even we read this message, it will be a colossal calamity for the present Church. God forbid! Whosoever has ears to hear, let him or her hear what the Spirit of God is saying to the Church of now.
(In the next part, and by the grace of God, I will write on what our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to me when He appeared to me few days ago concerning the current state of His church on earth and what lies ahead. It was as compelling as it was humiliating, to say the least. Do please stir yourself to follow this message to the end. You will be glad you did.)
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