Kingdom - Royaume

{KINGDOM OR EMPIRE}

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{EN FRANÇAIS}
  1. Calvaire ou Rome? - {Copie PDF} - (Jésus a refusé le pouvoir politique de Rome lorsqu'il lui a été offert par Satan. Alors, pourquoi continuons-nous à chercher ce qu'il a rejeté?)
  2. Le Message de l'Évangile - {Copie PDF} - (Jésus a convoqué ses disciples pour proclamer la Bonne Nouvelle de son Royaume à tous les coins habités de la Terre)
  3. La Fondation Inébranlable - {Copie PDF} - (La Mort réelle et la Résurrection corporelle du Christ sont fondamentales et indispensables à la Foi apostolique)
  4. Allégeance - {Copie PDF} - (Dans le Livre de l'Apocalypse, chaque homme doit choisir entre la loyauté envers la Bête de la Mer ou l'Agneau sacrificiel)
  5. Adorer la Bête - {Copie PDF} - (Les propagandistes de l'Empire encouragent les hommes et les femmes à prêter allégeance et à idolâtrer César, la Bête impériale de la mer)
  6. Selon Sa Volonté! - {Copie PDF} - (Le Dieu d'Israël change les temps et les saisons, supprime les rois et établit des rois comme Il l'entend)
  7. Devenir Grand dans son Royaume - (La vraie grandeur dans le Royaume du Christ se trouve dans le service sacrificiel pour les autres, et non dans l'exercice du pouvoir politique sur eux) - {Copie PDF}
  8. Servez Son Royaume! - (Le message de Jésus est centré sur le Royaume de Dieu, une réalité politique qui ressemble peu aux systèmes et idéologies de notre temps) - {Copie PDF}

{IN ENGLISH}
  1. The Foundation - {PDF Copy} - (Christ’s real Death and bodily Resurrection are foundational and indispensable to the Apostolic Faith)
  2. The Only Source - {PDF Copy} - (ONLY Jesus of Nazareth is the Light of the World, the expression of God, and the source of truth, life, and salvation)
  3. His Realm - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus proclaimed a new political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that bears little resemblance to the political systems of this world)
  4. Jesus is the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (The Slain Lamb is the Messiah in Revelation who overcomes and reigns over the Nations and the Kings of the Earth)
  5. The Shining City - {PDF Copy} - (Contrary to the claims of politicians and far too many church leaders, Jesus is the only light able to illuminate this dark world)
  6. His Victory and Present Reign - {PDF Copy} - (Did Jesus triumph through his Death and Resurrection, or is he still waiting for some future event to begin his reign?)
  7. Christ Crucified - {PDF Copy} - (The power of God is revealed in the proclamation of a Messiah who was crucified by the world on the Roman Cross)
  8. The Recurring Empire - {PDF Copy} - (Babylon is both a historical kingdom and the symbol of the repeated rise of the World Empire)
  9. Calvary or Rome? - {PDF Copy} - (When offered by Satan, Jesus refused the political power of Rome. So, why do we continue to seek what he rejected?)
  10. Idolizing Caesar - {PDF Copy} - (The World Empire’s propagandists encourage men and women to give allegiance to and idolize Caesar, the Beast from the Sea)
  11. Usurping God - {PDF Copy} - (The submission of Jesus to an unjust death stands in stark contrast to the political systems and ideologies of this world)
  12. The Ancient Empire - {PDF Copy} - (Imperial arrogance is the legacy of the Tower of Babel incident, humanity’s first but not last attempt at building the Dragon’s great World Empire)
  13. Allegiance to Whom? - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, every man must choose between loyalty to the Beast from the Sea or the sacrificial Lamb)
  14. Excusing Sin - {PDF Copy} - (Why do church leaders excuse lying, adultery, and other serious sins when committed by their favorite political allies?)
  15. Fleeting Power - {PDF Copy} - (Only God’s kingdom will prevail and endure in the end. All other political powers are transitory. Already they are passing away)
  16. His Path - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus proclaimed a new political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that bears little resemblance to the political regimes of this world)
  17. The Ancient Empire - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast of Revelation is the embodiment of the ancient imperial power that has stalked the saints since the fall of Adam)
  18. Disciples Must Choose - {PDF Copy} - (Humanity is divided into two and only two groups – The followers of the Lamb and the subjects of the Beast)
  19. Whomever He Pleases! - {PDF Copy} - (The God of Israel changes the times and seasons, removes kings, and sets up kings as He sees fit)
  20. An Idolatrous Conceit - {PDF Copy} - (‘Christendom’ is the idolatrous tactic of invoking God and Jesus to validate national and political institutions, agendas, and ideologies)
  21. Caesar or Calvary? - {PDF Copy} - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power for his messianic mission if only he accepted the Devil as his overlord)
  22. My Rights or His Cross - {PDF Copy} - (Following Jesus means a life of self-denial and service, and a willingness to suffer persecution and loss for his sake)
  23. Serve His Kingdom! - {PDF Copy} -(The message of Jesus is centered on the Kingdom of God, a political reality that bears little resemblance to the systems and ideologies of this age)
  24. One Beast - {PDF Copy} - (In Daniel and Revelation, the Beast is a single entity that has existed since the dawn of human history)
  25. Babylon Strides the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Babylon” symbolizes the recurring rise of the world empire and its self-appointed kings and tyrants, and it strides across the Earth even today)
  26. Did Jesus Triumph? - {PDF Copy} - (Did Jesus triumph and begin his messianic reign following his Death and Resurrection, or is he waiting for some future event to do so?)
  27. Lamb and King - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus as the Lamb reigns supreme over the Kings of the Earth, and he is shepherding the nations to the city of New Jerusalem)
  28. Populating the Holy City - {PDF Copy} - (The Nations and the Kings of the Earth are found in the City of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Lamb)
  29. Kingdom Power - {PDF Copy} - (True greatness in Christ’s Kingdom is found in self-sacrificial service for others, not in exercising political power over them)

Ala Spit, Whidbey Island, by David Maas
[Ala Spit, Whidbey Island, by David Maas]