Kingdom

{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 Salvation of Yahweh - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In this Man of Nazareth, the Salvation promised by the God of Abraham and Israel has arrived for all men)
  3. Seizing God's Throne - {PDF Copy} - (Satan and the Rulers of this Age exalt themselves and usurp Divine prerogatives in contrast to the true Servant of God, Jesus Christ)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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?)
  9. 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)
  10. The Recurring Empire - {PDF Copy} - (Babylon is both a historical kingdom and the symbol of the repeated rise of the World Empire)
  11. 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?)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. The Ancient Régime - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast of Revelation embodies the ancient imperial power that has stalked the saints since the Tower of Babel incident)
  15. Allegiance to Whom? - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, every man must choose between loyalty to the Beast from the Sea or the sacrificial Lamb)
  16. Excusing Sin - {PDF Copy} - (Why do church leaders excuse lying, adultery, and other serious sins when committed by their favorite political allies?)
  17. 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)
  18. 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)
  19. 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)
  20. Whomever He Pleases! - {PDF Copy} - (The God of Israel changes the times and seasons, removes kings, and sets up kings as He sees fit)
  21. An Idolatrous Conceit - {PDF Copy} - (‘Christendom’ is the idolatrous tactic of invoking God and Jesus to validate national and political institutions, agendas, and ideologies)
  22. Caesar or Calvary? - {PDF Copy} - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power for his messianic mission if only he accepted the Devil as his overlord)
  23. 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)
  24. 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)
  25. One Beast - {PDF Copy} - (In Daniel and Revelation, the Beast is a single entity that has existed since the dawn of human history)
  26. 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)
  27. 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?)
  28. 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)
  29. 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)
  30. 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)
  31. The Age-Old Empire - {PDF Copy} - (Imperial hubris is the legacy of the Tower of Babel incident, humanity’s first but not last attempt to build the Dragon’s great World Empire)

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