THE GOOD GOVERNMENT
BY:
WAEMA J. MUTULU
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VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS CHURCH OF GOD
FIRST EDITION 2010
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Preface
In a world filled with chaos and all sorts of problems, many are wondering whether it’s possible to live happily in peace under a government that works for their good. Their desire for such a government has met with not a little disappointment. Every leader they elect comes with his kind of misgiving.
The big question on stage is if we will ever get a government that will fulfill our desire. This booklet you are reading now is the answer to that question and a solution to all the life problems.
Read on and discover the true mostly unknown life and that of the one who created you.
A GOOD GOVERNMENT
If we look into every nation on this earth today, we will notice a common thing? Which? All of them are striving to form a government, which can rule them in the right way. Elections are allover, placing leaders and removing others. Amending the governing laws has become a continuous practice.
Where has this effort taken us? Yes, after all this struggle, what have we come up with? Corrupt leaders who continually exploit their subjects and amass all the wealth to themselves. They also go ahead and change the laws to safeguard their interests, thus continually suppressing the common citizen.
In return, the citizens have united into political groups, which are opposive to the governing authorities. We see demonstrations everywhere; civil wars, killings, and people in extreme suffering as a result of the government’s neglect. The world right now is the most unpleasant chaotic place. One can ever think of. Men all over have given up the hope of getting a good government that can bring them the good they want.
But if we may wonder, is it truly impossible to get a good government? If yes, why? If no, how can it be achieved? Why are men right now unable to form a desirable government? What should they do to form one?
CAUSES AND EFFECTS
We all agree on one thing, that, every thing begins somewhere. In other wards, every effect has a cause. Having this in knowledge, let’s ask ourselves, “where did this bad way of governance originate from? We can’t answers this question before we answer another one. Which one? Based on the causes and effects, we will all agree that, men are an effect of some cause. So the question comes; “what caused man and for what purpose?”
The wise men and rulers of this age do talk about nature and the forces their – in. They have talked of the “BIG BANG”, as the origin of life. But if we are to follow the rule of causes and effects, and ask them about what caused the big bang, yes, what affected the bang, they will not give us the answer.
So now, if the wise and the great can’t answer us, then, who will? What the world leaders and intellectuals don’t know, what they have branded, “FORCES OF NATURE”, is what we are hereby disclosing to you. There is a creator God in heaven who reveals secrets. In the past, nearly two thousand years back, He did sent His messenger, Jesus Christ to come and tell us about our selves and the entire purpose of our lives.
THE GOOD NEWS
The information, which Jesus brought, was recorded down and preserved in the book, we call the Bible today. So, what we are saying in this message is not our own thoughts, but God’s thoughts as written in the bible.
What was this message Christ brought? Was it something new? Was it a revelation of something new or what has been since the beginning? Let’s listen please. “—Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, saying; “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel – Mark 1:14 – 15”.
Hey! Which is the good news here? All of us now are looking for a good government. And here is a messenger from the creator of all things, saying there is a soon coming kingdom. Could this kingdom bring with it, the good government we are looking for?
Friends, whatever is uppermost in God’s mind, which is also why He created you and me, is to establish His kingdom here on the earth. To confirm this, when He was creating us He said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them have dominion (ruler ship) —- upon the earth – Gen. 1:26”.
Have you ever known this, that you and I were created to be kings, to bring about a good government on this earth? If not, then hear it from your creator’s own mouth.
Yes, He is through Jesus Christ, telling us of a coming time, when the rulers of this corrupt abhorring age will still be ruling, when; “— the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed – – Dan. 2:44”.
So please, look at it brother. You will agree that, Christ never came announcing a new thing. He came proclaiming to us, what was God’s plan when He was creating us, that of a good kingdom ruling over all the earth.
But, isn’t it strange? If God’s purpose of creating us was to establish His kingdom on the earth, why didn’t He do it immediately after creating us? Why had He to wait until some future time? Who is ruling right now and who gave him the ruler ship?
If we remember what Christ has just told us, we will know why. Even though He said the kingdom is coming, He has said that we need to repent (turn from the life we are living now) and accept the one He is teaching us. Why turn? What’s wrong?
A BAD BEGINNING
God is spirit and His kingdom is a spiritual one, which can only be ruled by spirit beings, using spiritual laws, for He says; “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God – 1Cor. 15:50”
If this is the case, why didn’t He create man, a spirit being? How did He expect a physical man to do the impossible, inherit a spiritual kingdom? For this man to rule in God’s kingdom, he must first acquire God’s mind and power, so as to rule the way God wants (according to his will). So man was expected to learn God’s way before He begins to rule.
A great majority have not known why God said He wants to create a man who is like Him, but instead of creating a spirit man, He created a physical one. On creating Adam and Eve, He gave them instructions on how to live, and enjoy good life as symbolized by the tree of life – see Gen. 2:9. He as also warned them of a destructive life symbolized by the tree of the knowledge of good and evil – Gen. 2:17.
We have heard many, teaching that Adam was glorious but fell after sinning. This is a lie. At creation Adam and Eve were neither holy nor evil. They were at the starting point. They were either to start with the evil or the holy way.
They at this point were obliged to choose which life to live. We all know that Adam chose the evil life as introduced by Satan, and rejected the good one taught by God – See Gen. 3:4 – 6.
Brethren, this is where the corrupt bad governance of today began. Man didn’t learn the good life that God had created him for. He learned from Satan who is a liar – for God tells us, “ – you are of your father the devil —. He was a liar since the beginning – – John. 8:44”.
Remember, it is God who created us. So it is Him alone who can teach us the right and good true way. But as it is, from the word go, mankind inherited a lie, and have lived wrongly since then.
We are witnessing that in our corrupt governments, failed marriages, unsuccessful ventures, divided-disagreeing societies packed with wars and murder. God is telling us that, this life results from our hearts, saying. “ — our fathers inherited lies, following worthless idols which did them no good – Jer. 16:19”.
Yes, today, we are applying these deceitful minds to plan and form a good government, but let me be clear on this; it will never work. This is why everywhere on this earth, nations are going from bad to worse, for our creator is telling us, “it is because your fathers forsook me, and followed other gods (who did not create you) ——- see how each of you is following the stubbornness of his evil heart, instead of obeying me – Jer. 16:12”.
Friends, because we did not create ourselves, we didn’t know why we were created, and we at the same time don’t want to learn from our maker, then He is telling us how our efforts will fail. Hear what He is saying. “Truth is nowhere to be found and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey – Isa. 59”.
And again; “so justice is far from us, and right cannot reach us. We look for light but all is darkness, for brightness, but we walk in deep darkness, the way of peace they know not – Isa. 59: 9, 8.
SATAN’S WORLD
We were previously wondering why God didn’t establish His kingdom immediately after creating man but now we can see why. God loves a voluntary obeyer. Man had to freely choose whether to obey God or not. His character was to develop based on the choice he makes. Had he chosen God’s way, then He would have learned the right way, and God, would have given him ruler ship over His kingdom after creating him fully.
But as it is, man chose the way of Satan, and God allowed him to experience his choice, keeping His hands off – man’s affairs, for God says, “in the past, He left all nations to go their own way – Act. 14:16”.
For this reason, Satan became the god of the present world. He is the one who engineers the thinking of men today. It is his mind, that men use to plan and govern their affairs, for our all – knowing creator says; “- – following the course of this world the prince of the power of the air; the spirit (mind) that works in the children of disobedience – Eph. 2: 2”. See also. Eph. 6:12 – 13.
Do you now begin to see why we at our present minds can’t come up with a good government? Do you see why our constitutions will always be faulty? Yes, do you see why we can never experience a happy marriage in a peaceful family? Yes, why we will never come up with a desirable and suitable government? It is because we don’t walk according to our creator’s plan. Which plan?
MAN’S CREATION STILL ON
God is telling us that we are yet to be created to that complete person who is qualified to bring about a good government. After the lie of Eden, He says we have no knowledge. Hear please. “There is no one who understands, —- all have turned away, they have together become worthless. No one does good, not even one – Rom. 3:11 – 12”. Why?
We were deceived before God our maker taught us. So, we didn’t know ourselves, nor why we are here in this physical nature.
In this physical life, we are dust of the ground, perishable and short lived, for our maker is saying; “A man born of woman is of few days and packed with problems – Job. 14:2”. See also, Isa. 40:6 – “- – – all men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass, withers and the flowers fall”.
If so, why then did God create us in this worthlessness? No understanding, no enduring bodies, nor is there enduring life. Why? Do we want to know? Are we anxious of living rightly?
If yes, let’s be ready to accept what our creator is saying. What? He says that our right now physical life is His phase one of creating us. Listen please. “ – – For it first, the physical, then afterwards come the spiritual. For as we have borne the physical, so shall we (afterwards) bear the spiritual – 1Cor. 15:46, 49”.
It was immediately after this phase that we were kidnapped. And this was even before we had acquired knowledge on how to live. What most of us don’t realize is that, our kidnapper pumped us with the wrong knowledge which we are using today, and which is the cause of all the problems we are facing, for our maker is telling us; “the earth lies polluted under its inhabitants. For they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant – Isa. 24:5 – 6.
So now, where are we? God has a process through which He will complete us and qualify us for good governance. this physical first phase is the training ground.
In it, there is time factor involved. Had man obeyed and chose God’s way, God would have begun the phase two, which is, developing His character in that man. In the same time He had purposed to have this man reproduce and feel the earth. Friends, this takes time.
For this reason, we must now give the details of the time involved. Even if, man had obeyed, he would not have multiplied and filled the earth in one month neither would he have learned God’s life in a day.
It needed time. So now, what
THE SABBATH REST
Even though God worked for six days and rested, He didn’t finish the work. Remember, He is working toward, restoring His kingdom here on earth. Once that is done, it will be a glorious spiritual kingdom, ruled by human beings changed from physical to spiritual, with the ten commandments as its governing laws. We don’t as yet see these things in place; meaning God’s project is not yet over.
The six days work and the seventh day’s rest is a prophecy. God is simply telling us the period it will take Him to accomplish His purpose. In prophecy, “one day is as a thousand days – – 2Pet. 3:8”.
There are two things man is supposed to be doing in this period and in this physical life, i.e., 1. Multiply and fill the earth – – – Gen. 1:27”. God commanded this because He wants to “ – – bring many sons into glory – Heb. 2:10”. The process of bearing a child takes nine months. So, it has to take time to fill the earth. 2. – – – seek glory, honor and immortality – Rom. 2:7”. God wants to create and make us like Him. Once finished we will be glorious like Him, having immortal bodies like His, with everlasting life. This also takes time. In this seven days prophecy, He is giving us the details when He says, “ – – six days shall work (the two assignments we have seen above) be done but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord – ex. 20: 9 – 10”.
Clearly stated, God is saying; “Six thousand years are for mankind to multiply and fill the earth. It is also the time, in which they will learn to think, talk and do like me; in other wards, it is the period they will develop my character. But come the seventh one thousand years, I will set up my kingdom (Lord’s Sabbath)”.
The Sabbath day is representative of God’s kingdom. When He says, “There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God – Heb. 4:9”, it means that the weekly Sabbath rest is just a pointer, a recurring reminder of the real rest, when we will have overcome all opposition and be crowned with power, honor and glory.
Yes, the Sabbath day stands for the real rest, the one thousand years reign of Christ and the overcomers, for our Lord says; “I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge – – – “.
Lets stop here first and ask, ‘who are these given thrones and authority? To those who overcome and do my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations – – Rev. 2:26”.
It is those who have developed the character of God, which alone can rule in all goodness. So, lets now continue with our verse please.
“ – – – And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for christ – – – – -. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years – Rev. 20:4”. Friends, this is proof enough of our seven thousand years prophetic plan of God.
This is why we said God has a time plan along which, He will achieve His goal, that of establishing His kingdom here on earth.
But this is possible only if man is obedient, yes, only if he continues learning from God; only if God is building him into that finished product – a spirit being.
A DIVERSION FROM THE PATH
As we saw, man began wrongly. He never and up to now is not pursuing the goal of entering the kingdom. Man is busy pursuing the goal of vainglory, that of worldly riches and fame. its vain because, the wealth and the physical life it supports do perish with time; yes it comes to an end – see Ps. 49:6 – 11”.
Has God then been defeated by Satan and so, abandoned His plans of bringing the kingdom? No never, for He says. “ – – – My purpose shall stand, and I will do all that I please. – – – – What I have said, that will I bring about. What I have planned, that will I do – Isa. 46:10 – 11”.
God kept His hands off, and allowed men to pursue their freely chosen course. They began their own kingdoms and established governments according to Satan’s teachings. with those minds, in an effort to establish a higher level of existence, they have polluted the air, contaminated the soil and food, things that have deprived the body of its nourishing agents. we hear people blaming God for every evil that overtakes them.
But is God the cause? Not even in the least. Our bodies were designed to operate according to God’s (manufacturer) plan, which is detailed in the pages of the bible. We decided not to follow that plan. So, what we are calling life now is a misapplication of ourselves. Yes we are destroying our lives and the entire creation around us after which we blame God.
What we are seeing today, ranging from family circles to international quarters is build on the designs of; “ – – – we will continue with our own plans, each of us will follow the stubbornness of His evil heart – Jer. 18:12”.
Yes, this present civilization is man – made as influenced by the arch-ruler, i.e., Satan the devil, and it must crumble with time. So has God kept His hands off forever and never will establish His kingdom? How long will He continue His hands – off policy?
TILL THE END
During the days of one of the great empires of this civilization, its king was bothered about the future, wondering what will become of His kingdom. This empire was non-else other than the great Babylon and the king was Nebuchadnezzar. God decided to reveal to him, the progressive kingdoms till He sets His own at last, which will rule forever.
Hear what he is saying to us, what He told Nebuchadnezzar then. And understand me please. You have realized that I am using the present tense when quoting any scripture. This is because it is God speaking to us now, the way He spoke those days to the writers. Now back to point.
“No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery of which he is asking. But there is a God in heaven that reveals mysteries. He has shown the king what will happen in the days to come – Dan.2:27 – 8”. (For details on this, request our soon coming booklets. “The Prophetic Beast”). Here again, God has revealed to us the kingdoms, which will rule this earth from the Babylonian empire to the time when He will set up his own. He showed him four empires, after which, a stone (representative of His kingdom), will smite all the four, and grow, filling the whole earth – see Dan. 2:28 – 45.
Friends, all these four empires have ruled, using their own minds and proving beyond doubt how they are truly deceived. All through history, we read of suffering of unimaginable dimensions. We read of discoveries and inventions whose disadvantages out do the advantages, proving of a massive ignorance about life.
GOD’S INTERVENTION
As these kingdoms continued, God began the intervention plan. He began to re-introduce the true life by sending His prophets who began to proclaim about a coming savior. These prophets are a people whom God revealed himself to, who in-return accepted His life and began to live it becoming a witness to the ages in which they lived.
Once again, God has, began His government plan. He has begun to recruit His cabinet. All these talked of nothing else other than the establishment of God’s kingdom, for He is saying; “Then the sovereignty, power, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven (on earth), shall be handed over to the saints, the people of the most high – Dan.7:27. The people of God are those who obey him, who live like God; meaning, they have abandoned the bad life, and began to live the good one.
Therefore, the prophets also began to proclaim of a coming king, who will rule the good way, for God through them is saying, “A shoot shall come up from the stump of Jesse – – -. The spirit (mind) of the Lord shall rest upon Him – the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of power, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord – – – – – with righteousness, he will judge the needy, with justice, he will give decision for the poor of the earth – Isa. 11:1 – 4”.
Can we get that? Isn’t this worthy to be called good news, and something men can hope for? Is this not the government everyone on this earth is looking for?
Sure yes. We are electing leaders and removing others in search of one who will rule in righteousness and in justice. If then we are sincere in our search then, we have to vote for this one. He is very different from our present leaders. Our right now leaders have the self – centered spirit of Satan. This God – chosen one has the selfness spirit of God. if then, it is God’s spirit (mind) that can give us the power to do good, how will mankind turn to it?
THE HEAVENLY EMBASSY
Lets always have this one thing in mind, that we are not yet complete in these physical bodies, that we are only half- way to completion – see 1Cor. 15:46. Lets also remember that we are God’s creation and unless He completes us, we can’t complete ourselves.
Men right now are trying to operate with incomplete minds, which have failed completely. If God has kept His hands off, how then will He create and complete us?
Friends, this is the work we of the True church of God are doing, the work of teaching men how to draw near to their maker for this completion. But one will ask, “where is God on this earth where one can draw near to him?”
Nearly two thousand years back God sent His messenger, Jesus Christ who came and began this very work we are doing. He also is that king we saw previously who will rule with righteousness and justice. Now, lets wonder; why did God appoint Him and not somebody else? How did he qualify above others?
The truth is, Jesus developed God’s character from his birth till he was born the second time after resurrecting from the dead. No body else on this earth has ever gone through the entire creation course and got completed to a spirit being like him. This is why He is called; “The pioneer and perfector of our faith – Heb. 12:2”.
So, God is not showing partiality by appointing Him the future king. Christ trained in the same way we are expected to train, developing God’s character, for it is written, “for we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in every way as we are, but did not sin – Heb. 4:15”.
Yes, Satan did everything he could to have christ reject God’s law (His mind) and follow his deception like the world is doing now, but Jesus refused completely.
He keenly obeyed God, for He says; “By myself, I can do nothing, I judge only as I hear – – – for I seek not to please myself but Him who sent me – John. 5:30. And again, “- – – and that I do nothing of my own, but speak just what the father has taught me; – – – – – – for I always do what pleases Him – John. 8:28 – 29”.
For this reason, Jesus learned no other life other than that of God, which as we saw, is the only good one, with justice and righteousness.
It was after qualifying to be the king of the world tomorrow that He began to proclaim its coming saying; “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe the gospel – Mark. 1:15”.
JESUS OPEN’S THE KINGDOM’S EMBASSY
We previously wondered how God would build and complete us to the spirit beings with the perfect minds, which can govern in a good way. We also wondered where we could go to him to be built. Christ preached God’s life, which is actually the life, meant for man, and which alone will abide in His kingdom.
Remember, this is the same life, which was preached to Adam and Eve, which they freely rejected and accepted a lie, the lie whose fruits are the evils we are witnessing in everyday life.
So, after He preached, even though the majority rejected Him, a few accepted and followed Him. Of them, He says; “To all who received him, who believed in His name, He gave the power (holy spirit) to become children of God – John. 1:12”.
Get it if you can please. Here are a few who have seen the deceitfulness of this present life and have decided to reject it and follow the true life. In return, God has given them His holy spirit, His mind, the exact same spirit which He gave Christ, which enables men to think like Him for it is, “- – – the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and power, the spirit of the knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord – Isa. 11:2”.
With this spirit (mind), one is able to judge rightly and justly. So do we now begin to see how the good government will come about? It’s not by elections of men, nor will it be by what one wants. From the beginning it was God’s will to set up His kingdom here on the earth, but it must be ruled according to His laws (mind), otherwise it won’t be His kingdom.
So now, here are a few people who have freely chosen to learn this life and God has given them His mind. What do we say? God has began to build His character in them which is the beginning of the phase two, for He tells us; “- – its first the physical then comes the spiritual – 1Cor. 15:46, 49”.
It is these few whom Christ talked of saying; “- – – I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall never prevail against it – Mat. 16:18”. For those who do not know, a church is a people who have been called out of these worldly traditions, traditions of men, into God’s traditions, the very life of the coming kingdom.
GOD’S PRESENCE
If we shortly go back to the old covenant, God told the Israelites, “If you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations, you will be my treasured possession – – -. “ – – and I will be your God and you’ll be my people – Ex. 19:5”.
After that, God ordered Moses, to build a tabernacle, which had two parts, i.e., the holy and the most holy place. In the most holy place was the ark in which were the two stones containing the Ten Commandments. On the ark was two cherubim’s overshadowing the ark, depictive of God’s own throne, where He used to appear to the high priests – see Heb. 9:1 – 5. This was His embassy on earth in those days and Israel was His Ambassadors.
Anytime anyone wanted to know about God, he or she would go to the high priest, whom God had given knowledge to, for He says; “For the lips of the priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from His mouth, men should seek instructions, because he is the messenger of the Lord almighty – Mal. 2:7”.
Yes, here we are friends, wanting to know where we can go to God that He may build us to completion. Just as He did in the old covenant, so has He done in the new covenant, which is now. So where?
Lets listen please. After Christ called the twelve and taught them the true life which they accepted, He told them how they will be His church, which is also His building for He says, “For we are God’s fellow workers and, you are God’s field, God’s building – 1Cor. 3:9”. See also. Isa. 64:8. We saw how the phase two begins with God developing His mind, yes, His character in us.
So, through Christ, He chose the apostles and gave them His words, His knowledge and the knowledge of His coming kingdom. This was done to them only, (I mean the church came through them) not any other people, at their time, for Christ told them, and is telling us, their great grand children; “This secret of the kingdom is only given unto you to understand – – – Mat. 13:11”. If there is any knowledge about God or His kingdom, then it must come from His church and not any other place.
Why?
For this is where God’s presence is on this earth. It is because, of this chosen people (the church) Christ says, and this is after one of His followers asked; “- – – but Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world – John 14:22?
Now, get the reason please. Understand why the church alone is able to teach about God and His kingdom. “Jesus replied; if anyone loves me, he will obey my teachings. My father will love him too; and we will come to him and make our home with him – John. 14:23”. See also Gal. 2:20.
The world learns, understands and so speaks the things of Satan. It never learns from God. How then can it teach what it doesn’t know?
Or have we not heard God himself wondering about it saying; “- – – if they have rejected the word of God, then, what kind of wisdom do they have – Jer. 8:9”. See also Prov. 1:7.
But the church is a people who are taught and governed by God, yes God and Christ lives in their minds through the holy spirit in the same way He lived in the tabernacle, in Solomon’s temple, where He used to speak to the high priests, who in turn used to teach the people. Of the church, He says, “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who lives in you – – 1Cor. 6:19?“ And again; “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple – – – 1Cor. 3:16?”
Now you can see why it is the church alone that can teach about God’s kingdom and His life (the right, righteous one). His presence is in them and they speak nothing else other than His word – see John. 3:34.
If anyone wants to know, the church is the very embassy of God’s kingdom (which is yet to come) on this earth, for He says; “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, and God is making His appeal through us – – 2Cor. 5:20”.
Yes, we are regarded as. “- – servants of Christ and those who are entrusted with the secret things of God – 1Cor. 4:1 – 2”. The church therefore is the embassy of God’s kingdom, which Christ opened, and where, whoever wants to learn about God and His life can go. Do you now see where to go to God and learn his ways?
God did appoint them, not men, making, “- – – – apostles, second prophets, teachers them workers of miracles – – – – 1Cor. 12:28? What for? For those who want to be built and completed by God. For those whose minds have been opened to understand the true life, and who have taken the warning against the destructive present life, that God may begin in them the phase two construction, which begins with character development, which is of the mind.
Yes, the work of the church is, “- – to prepare God’s people – – – be build up – – – – until we all reach – – – and become mature attaining to whole measure of the fullness of Christ (be completed and become like Him when He was completed) – Eph. 4:12:13”.
A WITNESS
Don’t forget this one thing please. We are looking for a good kingdom, which has a government that can rule people with equity and judge with justice.
We are wondering how to come up with a government that can bring prosperity to all indiscriminately. We have seen how the wrong knowledge has caused the wrong deeds, and life in general, and how a right knowledge, which Christ taught, must replace the wrong one.
The church of God is proclaiming this exact knowledge to the world today. This is what you are reading right now. It is Christ who sends them to do it.
Hear what Christ tells the church, the ambassadors. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations – – Mat. 28: 18 – 19”.
All men were created to become gods, like God is God – see John. 10:34 – 35. They were cheated to begin wrongly and so God allowed it.
So, all men, whether Christians or non-Christians are His. If we want to understand, God has through Jesus Christ re-started His restoration plan, which He intended to begin with Adam, for He says; “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ will all be made alive. But each in his own turn. Christ the first born; then those who are His when He come – – 1Cor 15:22 – 24”.
Adam chose the way of death and taught his descendants after him the same. So, all were affected by it. Afterwards, Christ has come and chose the way of life, and has also begun to teach his descendants after Him the same way. Here, it is very clear that God has through Jesus Christ intervened and kick – started His plan of restoring His kingdom. But as He has just told us, He will not do it all at once.
It is in stages. So, by picking a few, whom the Bible calls the chosen few, He is not discriminating among men, for His wish is that all get saved and reach His intended purpose of creating them, that of eternal life with spirit bodies in His kingdom.
TRAINING THE GOVERNORS FIRST
God has chosen the few, the church and has begun to create their minds. He put his mind in their hearts that they may begin to understand and practice his life. But they have to grow in it. Jesus compares it with talents, which a trader gave his servants to trade and multiply. The talents here are simply measures of the Holy Spirit, which is actually the mind of God and that of Christ replacing the mind of Satan in that person. But it begins very small. A good reason why it is equated with a talent given for one to trade with and make more. In the midst of a society docked with evil thoughts, desires, talks and behaviors, the church of God is displaying the opposite.
Reading in Galatians chapter 5:11 – 21, you find the character attributes of the evil mind. In verses 22 – 23, you find what the church is displaying to the world, fruits of all goodness. So, we are witnessing to the world, the good life, and also telling it, what will enable it to arrive at good governance.
It’s by both doing and talking that we are hearkening to our Lord’s command, to go and preach the gospel to every creature, thus becoming an example, and a light (show) to them.
We see a people in the world who go shouting allover in the name of preaching the gospel while they continue to live like the world in everything. They have made many to think that God’s word is just a talk, which has no meaning. From now on, let everyone know that the church of God preaches a life style, no just a talk.
The life we are preaching is totally the opposite of this world. When the world hates, the church loves. When insulted, it blesses, when afflicted it endures. As the world continues to disagree and get divided, the church agrees and unites – see 1Cor. 4:12 – 13; Luke. 6:27 – 31.
Even though God’s life is this good, and even though it is the goodness everyone is looking for, people don’t think it is the way to peace. They continue to do evil expecting goodness. But an orange tree can’t bear a mangoes fruit.
HARD TIMES AHEAD
God is all knowing and through Jesus Christ, He has given the church His knowledge. We know the past, the present and the future. We of the church are therefore not preaching the good life and the kingdom alone. Our message includes a warning about very difficulty, and dangerous times ahead of us.
Many people today think and say that it is God’s will for life to be that bad; they say it is Him who causes these evils. You are right here now being taught the truth of the matter.
Our creator who knows and sees everything says; “The earth is defiled by its people. They have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore, a curse consumes it, its people must bear their guilty – Isa. 24:5 – 6”.
Do you get it friend? The wrong way of living which man was deceived to choose is the cause of all evil, says the Lord.
And unless people turn from it, from its thoughts, its desires, and actions, things will get worse. We will witness more hatred, which will cause more wars.
We are already increasingly seeing wars in almost every nation on this earth, from civil to international. With the current mind, God say that the wars will continue and reach an unmanageable level, where, extinction of all forms of life will be possible.
Hear it please. “ – – – The alarm of war. Destruction upon destruction is cried. For the whole land is spoiled – – Jer. 4:19 – 20”. “A fire devoureth before them and behind them a flame burneth: The land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing shall escape them – Joel. 2:3 – 4”.
You may not have thought it this way before but this is simply describing the effects of the present weapons of mass destruction. Before the armies the land is very green (like Eden), but when they pass after bombing, it’s like wilderness (burning).
The might generals will soon watch in despair with wars out of their controls. Describing them, God says; “Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without; the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
The highways lie waste, the war faring man ceaseth, he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man – Isa. 33:7 – 8”. Yes, at this point, everyone will have had their hands – up.
We are seeing family disorders, women wanting equality with men, children becoming unruly and men becoming bullies. This will also continue to an uncontrollable condition.
Our God says; “- – children are their oppressors, and women rule over them – Isa. 3:12. All of you will agree with me that this time is with us, but will worsen even more.
The society around us is docked with chaos, with no respect for either ruler or the ruled. This also will be soon out of control for our Lord is telling us; “And the people shall be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the low man shall dishonor the leaders – Isa. 3:5” mentions pollution, diseases, famine, and scarcity. All these thing’s conditions are worsening by every coming day. And all this is as a result of the wicked deeds of men. They come because of the wrong knowledge.
The surprising thing is this: we have been applying this deceitful mind and are seeing, these evil destructive fruits. And even though God is right here telling us the problem, no one wants to change. We want to continue suffering. Why? Are we not willing to go for the good we want, which is what God is teaching us here? Why do we want to continue searching for good life where it can’t be found? Why are we afraid of trying the way God is teaching now and see?
BLOCKED MINDS
The reason is simple. If you want to fill a tin which is already full of beans with maize, then you must first remove the beans other wise, the maize will just power out, for it has no place in that tin.
Our Lord says that, the reason why majority of us will not accept and apply this life we are teaching here is because; “- – – the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe, so that the light of the glorious gospel (message) of Christ, who is the image of God can’t shine on them – 2Cor. 4:4”.
Yes, since the beginning, man has acquired Satan’s mind and it is the one that fills His mind, a mind that is evil, in every way. This is why we can’t apply God’s mind because it has no room. Satan is naturally a liar, an accuser (gossiper), a destroyer and a murder – see John. 8:44, Rev. 12:9, 12; 1Cor. 10:10.
Could be we don’t know why we want to fight each other, to hate, kill, discriminate, anger and the like. Satan wants to destroy and kill the entire mankind. This is why he lied to us. So he gave us his mind being very sure that using it will only destroy us.
It has occupied our minds and so battles and sicknesses as a result of our transgressive habits are right now fulfilling his purpose, i.e., killing millions everyday. This way of life, I repeat, will go from bad to worse, and our Lord says; “- – there shall be (as a result) a time of suffering (tribulation) such as was not since the beginning of the world, to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved; but for the elects sake, those days shall be shortened – Mat. 24:21 – 22”.
Yes, as long as Satan is here and men are tuning to his thinking, let no one expect any good because there is nothing good in neither him nor his life. Since men except a few are not willing to change, then God is hereby warning of annihilation of all life unless there be an intervention. If it be so, does it mean God’s purpose is defeated and our proclamation of a coming kingdom with a good government is in vain? Yes, are we wasting time preaching to you about a coming kingdom?
THE KINGDOM AT LAST
As we saw from the beginning, God’s purpose will remain. What He plans, He must accomplish. So now, how will He do it and the majority are not accepting? Christ says; “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached unto all nations as a witness then the End shall come – Mat. 24:14”. You are now reading that witness. Time is almost here when God, as He said, will shorten the period of these unbearable troubles, and this, for the sake of the church, which has accepted His life and is looking forward for His kingdom.
He says, in Isaiah, that, after men of war fail, families crumble and diseases defy all drugs, when man will have lost hope about life, “Now will I rise, says the Lord; now will I be exalted: now will I lift up myself”. “Behold, the Lord will come with strong hand and His arm shall rule for Him – Isa. 33:10; 40:10”.
Are you with me? Here we are, choosing leaders by election has failed; leaders don’t deliver anymore. Citizens are unruly. Wars are out of control. Diseases can’t be treated, and starvation is allover.
A neither time of trouble of which the like has never been seen, nor will the kind be after it is on stage. This is when God through Jesus Christ will intervene to save mankind, for He says; “Immediately after the tribulation of those days – – – -. And then shall appear the sign of the son of man in heaven – – – and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory – Mat. 24:30”.
DECEIVER STOPPED
We saw how the mind of Satan has filled almost all men such that, the knowledge of God can’t enter. On that day, while Christ is still in the air, He will send His angel who will “- – get hold of the dragon, that old serpent which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon Him, that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years be fulfilled – Rev. 20:1 – 3”.
It is after this that Christ will set up His kingdom. All those who died in Jesus Christ and those who will be alive in Him will meet Christ in the air after being changed to spirit beings – see 1Thes. 4:16 – 17; and 1Cor. 15:51 – 54.
If you want to accept, this is when men, made spirits will usher in a good government. A people who are fully educated in all goodness, which, like Christ, have qualified against Satan, will govern it.
Now that Satan won’t be there to block the minds of men, “all nations shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before Him, for the kingdom is the Lords and He is the governor among the nations – – Ps. 22:27 – 28”.
Do you now see your only hope? Do you now understand why the message of Christ is called good news? Yes, it is promising and will bring about the good government the nations are searching for. What will cause the change in men’s mind? The mind of God will replace that of Satan in men’s mind because, “- – – the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea – Isa. 11:9”. And again; ”The spirit of the Lord will feel the earth as the waters cover the sea”. Instead of the right-now prince of the power of the air and his evil spirit, it will be the prince of peace and his holy spirit.
Immediately that happens, men will begin to understand and follow the way of peace and happiness. Our Lord talks of this time saying; “And many people shall go and say, come ye, and let us go up to the mountain (kingdom) of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths – Isa. 2:3”.
Do you see this acceptance, which is very rare today? Men will understand and begin to learn. With this mind; “- – they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: Nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more – Isa. 2:4”.
Dear friends, this is the message we are proclaiming to you, that you may have hope. The life of God which to many right now is, foolishness will be the every-day behavior, the ten commandments (bible) will be the constitution of this kingdom. This is why the church is studying it now, because it is the one they will use to judge. If you want and are looking for good life, then we have set it before you. But it is upon you to decide. If you now want the details of this gospel. If you are desirous of this kingdom and the life there in, the embassy of God, the church is committed to proclaiming and teaching those who freely wish to live it. Man! The truth is laid right before you. Do you believe?
You can contact us through this address:
VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS CHURCH OF GOD
5525 Springs Avenue
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
USA