“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to EVERY ONE that believeth; to the JEW FIRST, and ALSO to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The JUST shall LIVE by faith”. Romans 1 verses 16 and 17.
First preached at the height of the oppressive Roman era, The Gospel, (good news) of Christ, took the world by storm! Prophesied to come for centuries, Messiah had been eagerly anticipated for hundreds of years, and, as King of the Jews, was fully expected to liberate Israel from the tyrrany of Rome! Crucified for the sins if the world, dead and buried, Christ took up His life again on the third day after only two nights in the tomb! Raised from the dead, His dejected, depressed, and dispirited followers, were awe struck, and filled with joy indescribable, the renewal and restoration of their spirit, and FAITH, (confidence), profoundly impacted the rest of the world! The world was reset, and the calender timeline defined as BC, (Before Christ), and AD, (Anno Domini), being latin for, “In the year of The Lord”!
Scripture removes all doubt Dominion Theology is THE REALITY of The Word, yet many Christians remain undecided and uncertain as to what they may believe concerning this CRITICAL subject, affecting the wellbeing of humanity! Let’s go straight to The Word so Scripture may minister Scripture’s message, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and THEN shall the end come”, Matthew 24:14, it is clear to see “this gospel of the kingdom” is undeniably an end time teaching! The Revelation fully confirms this, “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters”. Revelation 14:6 and 7. These two Scriptures show plainly The Everlasting Gospel is preached just before the judgment!
Whilst many “great revivals” have been “experienced” in recent history, incredibly, the REALLY GOOD NEWS has been kept secret, to be revealed to babes! Scripture declares this saying, “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been KEPT SECRET from the foundation of the world”. Matthew 13:35, and, “In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.” Luke 10:21. How and why our Heavenly Father has kept these things hidden from the world, is substance for study and investigation.
Placing precept upon precept correctly, we need accept man has fallen from grace, and failed God as custodians of this beautiful Earth! “Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:” Psalm 8:6. With the present state of the earth, can mankind say we have been profitable to God? Or has man in his apathy allowed the wicked to rule with cruelty, so much so, they STOP at NOTHING, even going so far as for public servants to commit atrocities and steal taxes?
Allowing the Scriptures to speak, “The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them”, Ezekial 34:4, it is vital we note Ezekial is speaking to the SHEPHERDS; indeed, the church leadership!
“Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them NOT have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression”. Psalm 19:13. Is this great transgression not manifestly evident in the state of our thoroughly divided church body, and world through the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, indeed to deny the truth before our eyes?
“Order my steps in Thy Word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me”. Psalm 119:133. “And while the bridegroom TARRIED“, we “all slept” a great sleep, Matthew 25:5, to hopefully AWAKE to see “iniquity abounds, and the love of many has grown cold“. Matthew 24:12
“Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations“. Psalm 145:13. WHO will tell the GENUINE disciple there is no kingdom now? We have had the kingdom since our Lord visited us in the flesh, and we have done nothing with it!
Before we go further and deeper into The Word, it is important we clarify a vital fact. Prophecy in Scripture by our Lord Jesus Himself tells us a false “Kingdom of God” will arise at the end which is already manifestly visible in the rise of the NAR Movement, or the New Apostolic Restoration. For the yet unacqainted, the NAR Movement, is New Age Kingdom Now theology, based on heirarchical rule in the church, Freemasonry style, where the members in the higher ranks of Freemasonry, rule members in the lower ranks. It is false doctrine exposed by a radio presenter who investigated Angus Buchan, and suspended Buchan’s program on their radio station. The great error is that our Lord HAS set up His Kingdom, and God’s Kingdom is ESTABLISHED on Earth! Man is NOT going to help God achieve this, and as we grow in our knowledge of The Word, we will learn politics is NOT for Christians, nor are the Christians mandated by God to infiltrate existing social structures. A great many churches world wide are already infiltrated, and the teaching is influenced by the NAR Movement! Presently, we are at the close of the age of Antichrist, Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:44 and 45, and Daniel 12:10, among many more Scriptures, and the deception prevailing on Earth, is unprecedented!
The following link, “Angus-Freemason-South-Africa”, is a lengthy, but most informative read!
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Pivotal to our comprehension and understanding of the time of Messiah’s birth, is the oppression of Rome, for Herod the Tetrach to have ordered the death of every manchild under the age of two years, because it was reported Yeshua Messiach had been born! This atrocity, paving the way for REVOLT, set Nathanel under the fig tree. Our Father, incarnate in Christ His only Son, witnessed Nathanel’s unbearable grief in the loss of his infant son, and sympathized in few words, when they met face to face in the flesh! John 1:45 to 51.
The backdrop of earthly wickness now set for The Gospel, (Good News), to be preached, having ESTABLISHED we HAVE the KINGDOM of God NOW on Earth, that this GOOD NEWS is an END TIME TEACHING, that man HAS FALLEN, and is spiritually DEAD in trespasses and sins, we can begin to study this gospel of the kingdom, beginning with The Revelation giving us a clear word that THE REIGN OF SAINTS will be on Earth, and THIS, IS the first resurrection! Revelation 5:9 and 10, and Revelation 20:5. For our war torn world, THIS is very, very good news!
The Revelation teaches us that Babylon, (false worship) has been judged, Satan has been bound 1000 years that he may DECEIVE the nations NO MORE, Revelation 20:3, and the millenial reign of our Lord Jesus Christ on Earth, has begun! “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”. Revelation 5:9 and 10.
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had NOT worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years! Revelation 20:4
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Revelation 20:5
Blessed and holy is he that HATH PART in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but THEY shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years”. Revelation 20:6
BANISHED from Eden, dead in our trespasses and sins since the fall, man HAS suffered the first death, and whilst ‘living’, (walking around in the flesh), if we have NOT repented in this earthly life to, TAKE NOTE, put forth our hand to take hold of the tree of life, we remain spiritually dead, and will surely suffer the second death!
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to KNOW good and evil: and NOW, lest he put forth his hand, and take ALSO of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken”. Genesis 3 verses 22 and 23.
Scripture teaches “for God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life”. John 3:16 old KJV. This verse encapsulates the incredibly generous, compassionate, patient, long suffering, loving nature of the Godhead of Christ, to give man a second chance! What a GIFT our Heavenly Father has bestowed on us, to give His innocent Son as the once and for all sacrifice for the sins of man; The Son of God’s life, for the GUILTY and condemned to go free!
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23.
Since the fall of man, all of humanity has been dead in our trespasses and sins, and the RESURRECTION of mankind, dead through disobedience since the fall, is the HEART, and at the center of The Gospel of Christ!
Paul sets out the legalities of the law of salvation in his letter to the Romans. “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified FREELY by His GRACE through the REDEMPTION that IS in Christ Jesus: WHOM GOD HATH SET FORTH to be a PROPITIATION through FAITH in HIS BLOOD, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Romans 3:20 to 31.
Only those who have received Jesus, have the blessed hope of life eternal. ANYONE who has chosen Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, who confessing their sin, commits to following Him as The Way, The Truth, and The Life, who repents from their sin, Luke 13:3, and who continues in The Word, John 8:31 and 32, and 2 Timothy 2:15 is accepted, and approved of God The Father in the final judgment! You may confess your sin to make your decision on your death bed with your last breath, and you shall be saved. Romans 10:9 and 13. The truth and reality of this doctrine is greatly amplified with Saul of Tarsus becoming Paul the apostle, and the thief, crucified with our Lord, who went straight to paradise with Jesus! Luke 23:43
Confession, acceptance, and repentance being key principles, many professing to be Christian, are in for a serious shock! The Early Church lived as moles in the earth hiding in the Catacoombs to survive! They did not build big auditoriums, or meet once or twice a week. Before the great persecution, they gathered daily in the temple in one accord, and found favour with all the people, and then the persecution began. Christians were forced underground. In safe houses they continued stedfastly in the Apostle’s doctrine, and fellowship, in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts 2:42 to 47.
Cleansed from our sins through Christ’s blood, we are saved by the grace and mercies of God, not our works lest any should boast! Ephesians 2:8 and 9. Having received The Lord Jesus as personal Saviour, we have been resurrected, and HAVE eternal life, 1 John 5:12. Furthermore, we have been given the power to become the sons of God! John 1:12. For sinful man, spiritually dead since the fall, THIS, is extremely good news, and there is more!
Let us hear The Word of The Lord in Daniel, “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven SET UP a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever”. Daniel 2:44 and 45.
Proclaiming The Kingdom of God was AT HAND, and could be “TAKEN” according to the prophet Daniel, Daniel 7:18, the WORK of setting up The Kingdom of God on Earth was completed in the moment of our LORD’S death on the cross. Told NOT to FEAR for it is The Father’s good pleasure to give us the Kingdom, Luke 12:32, we have been receiving a Kingdom that CANNOT BE MOVED since the first advent of Christ Jesus our Messiah! Hebrews 12:28 and 29. With very little to see, and much less heard about The Kingdom of God, coming to fill the entire earth, the question must be asked, “Why this gospel of the kingdom, has NOT been preached in the churches?”
Viewed in the light of The Great Commission to go into all the world and teach all men all things whatsoever Jesus taught, leads us to only one conclusion. The world has been deceived! The wolves in sheep’s clothing have been misleading us for over 2000 years, and this, from within “the ecumenical churches”!
Certainly the work of corruption, our Lord’s overturning the money tables in the temple made our Lord’s stance on the corrupt priesthood extremely clear. Knowing this was in the future for His Church and Bride, Lord Jesus’ warning of false prophets, Matthew 7:15, was explicit. Wholly departed from obedience to God in the Great Commission, Sabbath observance, and the preaching of The Gospel of The Kingdom, the ecumenical churches, are the unfruitful works of darkness, and the bad trees bringing forth evil fruit. Matthew 7.16-20
With 12 Scriptures teaching disciples to OBEY the gospel of Christ, as THE SALT of the Earth, Matthew 5:13, we are certainly called to to address corruption. Reinforcing this doctrine is Paul’s instruction to expose (NIV), the unfruitful works of darkness, Ephesians 5:11, among very many more supporting verses.
Finding FAVOUR with all the people, the Early Church grew very rapidly. We can see this in Acts chapter 6 verse 7 saying, “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests WERE obedient to the faith”.
Taking the principle of obedience to the gospel of Christ to the next level, let us hear the prophet Zecharia on the subject of OBEYING The LORD God Almighty. “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. Zecharia 3:7
The prophet Isaiah is found in perfect harmony directing disciples in God’s Truth. “In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate“. Isaiah 28:5 and 6.
“Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.”. Isaiah 56 verses 1 and 2. For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Psalm 37:28
Allowing Scripture to minister Scripture’s message, there can be no doubt Dominion Theology is THE REALITY of The Word! Moreover, our Lord’s prophecy in Matthew 24 verse 14, “and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come”, is now in the process of being fulfilled! As Christians of the “third day”, Luke 13:32, we may confidently note the FULL Gospel of Christ is indeed end time teaching, and having both elements, the Gospel of salvation, and this Gospel of The Kingdom, it is THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM that was preached by The Early Church, and it is THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, that HAS THE POWER OF GOD TO UNITE THE WHOLE WORLD against corruption and evil, but only for those who believe!
With six days to go to the end of His ministry in the flesh, The Son of God, ready to be offered, the once and for all sacrifice for the sins of the world, let us hear The Lord’s words in John 12:27. “Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, SAVE ME from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have BOTH glorified it, and WILL glorify it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die. John 12:27 to 33.
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL men unto me”. John 12:32
Isaiah 66 is a prophecy of all nations, kindreds, and tongues, being drawn together into one universal church! Our Lord prophecied that we “shall know the truth, and the truth shall make us free”, John 8:32, and to the woman at the well He said, “the time is coming when men shall worship God in spirit and in truth”. NOW, at the END of time, this FULL gospel of The Kingdom being HERE for men to take, Daniel 7:18, we must realize the full Gospel of Christ has been kept from the world by what men have believed is the Church! The visible church is not the church, but an impostership, keeping God’s truth from the world, and preserving the world in darkness! We truly need to open our eyes to see what the ecumenical churches are doing. They are taking our money, investing it in property, locking their doors during lockdowns, and denying the world the truth! If we cannot SEE this, we ARE in denial, and need to rethink our Christian calling.
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:23
With so many verses in Scripture warning of deception, and Scripture teaching “except there comes a falling away first” in our application of the doctrine of abandonment, Earth will NOT experience the 1000 year reign of saints, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, to continue to support churches which have NOT PREACHED THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, and subject obedience to THE KING, is unthinkable!
Empowered by our Lord Jesus Christ, Philippians 4:1, to do justly, to have mercy, and to walk humbly before The Lord our God, Micah 6:8, our role against corruption, evil, and wickedness, cannot be in dispute! Yeshua Messiach, The Lord Jesus Christ, The Son of God, says, “I have dealt with your past, this is your life, and there is your future”!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus UNTO good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2 verses 8 and 9.
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and LET THEM HAVE DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26. This is what man has lost through disobedience, and God sends His Son to give us ANOTHER CHANCE! Taking on the form of man to visit us in the flesh, God comes to His fallen creation, and preaching and teaching The Kingdom of God, brings the mighty Roman empire to its economic knees in a matter of weeks!
After the temptation Lord Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been cast into prison, and He departed into Galilee. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and say, Repent: for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand”, Matthew 4:17, and choose His disciples. The calling of Matthew was a decisive tactical move, unsurpassed in World History! A tax collector arises, and leaves everything to follow Jesus. The people queing to pay their taxes, the Roman guards, and bystanders, witnessed a tax collector leave his table, his books, the money, and the site, to follow Jesus, Matthew 9:9, and the news spread like a wind driven wildfire, Messiah has come!
Delivering severe words for the Scribes and Pharises calling them serpents, a brood of vipers, and evil, Matthew 12:34, our Lord made His stance against corruption perfectly clear, and “In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known”. Luke 12:1 and 2.
The Pharises sought to trap Jesus in His words so they could accuse Him of subversion, and kill Him. They were envious of our Lord’s great popularity. They were perplexed, and powerless, Jesus having drawn great multitudes after Him. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. John 12:19
To simplify the take home message, the state of the world in our Lord Jesus Christ’s time, was seriously wicked. The state of the world today is seriously wicked, decayed, corrupt, with many doing wickedly, and the wicked flourishing as the green bay tree! Psalm 37:35. “They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge”. Jeremiah 5:28. The truth made known, this is the state of our courts and justice systems throughout the world!
Challenging and demanding to know who gave Jesus His great authority, Jesus refused to tell them and gave them the parable of the husbandman and the vineyard. Believing that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they began to plan His death in earnest.
“And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. Luke 20:19 to 25 and Matthew 22:21.
The Lord Jesus Christ’s conversation with the Samarian woman at Jacob’s well is a fitting close to this brief study of The Gospel. “Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am He“. John 4:20 to 26.
For our abused planet Earth, the 1st advent of Christ coming to establish His kingdom with justice and judgment, is exceptionally good news that demands our response!
Let us hear the Spirit of God. “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) TAKE HEED, brethren, lest there be in any of you an EVIL heart of UNBELIEF, in departing from the living God. But EXHORT one another DAILY, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief“. Hebrews 3:7 to 19
If therefore today you hear His voice calling you into His Kingdom, harden not your heart as in the provocation, surrender yourself, and submit yourself to Him, the author and finisher of our faith, (confidence), that you may be partaker of His glory in His Kingdom!
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:17
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