This world is embroiled in constant warfare and conflict since the dawn of civilization. Mankind is disobedient to God's law and His way of government. Whether man's form of government is democracy, monarchy or communism - they are doomed for conflict and are in constant preparation for war, in a state of war or recovering from war. How true this is throughout the history of mankind, when preachers and truce sayers that there will be 'peace, peace, when there is no peace' - Jeremiah 6:14; 8:11,15; Ezekiel 13:10. The increasing number of anti-government and anti-establishment protests worldwide bear testimony to such truth.
The Lord Jesus Christ came almost two millennia ago to announce the gospel of the kingdom of God to mankind (also known as the kingdom of heaven - NOT kingdom in heaven). This good news is brought by the Son of God commissioned by the Heavenly Father in heaven, as shared by Jesus Christ to His chosen disciples on many occasions including some of His parables.
The Apostle Paul also mentioned it as the gospel of peace (Romans 10:15; Ephesians 6:15) which is the same gospel as the kingdom of God and NOT another gospel - otherwise he would be pronouncing a curse upon himself (Galatians 1:8-9). He taught that it was God who entrusted the Apostles with the gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:4).
Jesus Christ is the only One who is authorized by God the Father to define what is the gospel - the gospel of the kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-15; Matthew 24:14) and not any other gospel defined by organized religion or any church other than the true church of God that Jesus founded (Matthew 16:18)!
In two of his epistles, Paul states, 'How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things' - Romans 10:15. 'And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace' - Ephesians 6:15. Since the Bible must interpret the Bible, we found similarities in Isaiah 52:7, 'How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bring good tidings, that published peace; that bring good tiding of good, that published salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reign!' What all these mean is that only God is able to bring true and lasting peace on earth when Jesus Christ is reigning on His throne; and the rewards of His true disciples will reign together with Him - Daniel 7:14, 18, 22, 27; Revelations 2:26-27; 3:21; 11:15.
True believers walk through life having their feet covered with the knowledge of how the true gospel spells the only way to final world peace. They know what lies ahead for this world. God's plan to shake world events moves on His timetable. Sadly, few have the faith to believe that only God has the power and authority to bring about true and lasting world peace (Isaiah 53:1; Romans 10:16) and not through any human government!
Most organized religion believe that the Person of Jesus Christ is the gospel. Although Jesus' role is of paramount importance, He is not the gospel (John 7:16-18; 12:49-50)! Jesus Christ is the only way to the gospel and that He has to be preached in conjunction with the gospel - Acts 8:12; 28:31. Preaching the true gospel will encompass Jesus Christ but making Him as the gospel will ignore the gospel of the kingdom of God. It is like saying that all Jews (of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin) are Israelites but not all Israelites are Jews.
The good news is that God in His eternal wisdom and Plan had chosen men, and not the angels, to govern with Jesus Christ in the world to come! - Hebrews 2:5. This makes the angelic hosts curious to find out what is hidden in the mystery of the gospel of the kingdom of God - 1 Peter 1:12. Born again true believers will be given the reward to rule and reign as kings and priests with their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the kingdom of God on earth - not in heaven ! - Revelation 5:10. Under the reign of Jesus Christ and His saints, world peace, harmony, prosperity and healing of all sicknesses and diseases will take place.
Christ, together with the born again saints of spirit composed beings endowed with power and authority, will bring all these about to make earth a paradise - restitution of all things that had been lost to Satan and his demons (Acts 3:19-21). All of mankind who had ever lived but were not called in the earlier ages will be resurrected (Acts 24:15) as reconstituted human beings (Ezekiel 37) towards the end of the millennium age to be taught the truth of God (Isaiah 65:17-25). Under the government of God, 'at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth and things under the earth. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father' - Philippians 2:10-11.
When Jesus was crucified on the cross, one of the condemned men told Jesus to remember him when He come into His kingdom (meaning when He returned to reign in the kingdom of God). To which Jesus replied that he shall be with Him (Jesus) in paradise - towards the end of the millennial age with the restitution of all things completed and Satan incarcerated (Revelation 20:1-3) to turn earth into a paradise (Luke 23:42-43)!
When the whole world is being governed under the kingdom of God, there will be no need for ministry of defence, military academy or any army, navy or airforce as universal peace will prevail throughout the earth. All military assets will be converted to productive use for the benefit of everyone on earth - Isaiah 2:4; Psalm 119:165. The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea - Isaiah 11:9; Habakkuk 2:14.
The Lord Jesus Christ came almost two millennia ago to announce the gospel of the kingdom of God to mankind (also known as the kingdom of heaven - NOT kingdom in heaven). This good news is brought by the Son of God commissioned by the Heavenly Father in heaven, as shared by Jesus Christ to His chosen disciples on many occasions including some of His parables.
The Apostle Paul also mentioned it as the gospel of peace (Romans 10:15; Ephesians 6:15) which is the same gospel as the kingdom of God and NOT another gospel - otherwise he would be pronouncing a curse upon himself (Galatians 1:8-9). He taught that it was God who entrusted the Apostles with the gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:4).
Jesus Christ is the only One who is authorized by God the Father to define what is the gospel - the gospel of the kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-15; Matthew 24:14) and not any other gospel defined by organized religion or any church other than the true church of God that Jesus founded (Matthew 16:18)!
In two of his epistles, Paul states, 'How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things' - Romans 10:15. 'And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace' - Ephesians 6:15. Since the Bible must interpret the Bible, we found similarities in Isaiah 52:7, 'How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bring good tidings, that published peace; that bring good tiding of good, that published salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reign!' What all these mean is that only God is able to bring true and lasting peace on earth when Jesus Christ is reigning on His throne; and the rewards of His true disciples will reign together with Him - Daniel 7:14, 18, 22, 27; Revelations 2:26-27; 3:21; 11:15.
True believers walk through life having their feet covered with the knowledge of how the true gospel spells the only way to final world peace. They know what lies ahead for this world. God's plan to shake world events moves on His timetable. Sadly, few have the faith to believe that only God has the power and authority to bring about true and lasting world peace (Isaiah 53:1; Romans 10:16) and not through any human government!
Most organized religion believe that the Person of Jesus Christ is the gospel. Although Jesus' role is of paramount importance, He is not the gospel (John 7:16-18; 12:49-50)! Jesus Christ is the only way to the gospel and that He has to be preached in conjunction with the gospel - Acts 8:12; 28:31. Preaching the true gospel will encompass Jesus Christ but making Him as the gospel will ignore the gospel of the kingdom of God. It is like saying that all Jews (of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin) are Israelites but not all Israelites are Jews.
The good news is that God in His eternal wisdom and Plan had chosen men, and not the angels, to govern with Jesus Christ in the world to come! - Hebrews 2:5. This makes the angelic hosts curious to find out what is hidden in the mystery of the gospel of the kingdom of God - 1 Peter 1:12. Born again true believers will be given the reward to rule and reign as kings and priests with their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the kingdom of God on earth - not in heaven ! - Revelation 5:10. Under the reign of Jesus Christ and His saints, world peace, harmony, prosperity and healing of all sicknesses and diseases will take place.
Christ, together with the born again saints of spirit composed beings endowed with power and authority, will bring all these about to make earth a paradise - restitution of all things that had been lost to Satan and his demons (Acts 3:19-21). All of mankind who had ever lived but were not called in the earlier ages will be resurrected (Acts 24:15) as reconstituted human beings (Ezekiel 37) towards the end of the millennium age to be taught the truth of God (Isaiah 65:17-25). Under the government of God, 'at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth and things under the earth. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father' - Philippians 2:10-11.
When Jesus was crucified on the cross, one of the condemned men told Jesus to remember him when He come into His kingdom (meaning when He returned to reign in the kingdom of God). To which Jesus replied that he shall be with Him (Jesus) in paradise - towards the end of the millennial age with the restitution of all things completed and Satan incarcerated (Revelation 20:1-3) to turn earth into a paradise (Luke 23:42-43)!
When the whole world is being governed under the kingdom of God, there will be no need for ministry of defence, military academy or any army, navy or airforce as universal peace will prevail throughout the earth. All military assets will be converted to productive use for the benefit of everyone on earth - Isaiah 2:4; Psalm 119:165. The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea - Isaiah 11:9; Habakkuk 2:14.
