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Protestantism rub off on us that we just sort of take for granted
that this is GOD's world--GOD's civilization? But it is SATAN's
civilization, and always has been. I think we are the only church
that knows that TRUTH. God is NOT trying to save the world--NOT
trying to make it a better world.
Rather, Jesus came to start a NEW, a DIFFERENT world--an
entirely NEW civilization that will be GOD's world.
Stop and THINK of the real PURPOSE and MEANING of the Church
in which you are a member! We live in a world of discontent,
gloom, sorrow, frustration, despair. In boundless LOVE and mercy
the Supreme GOD has chosen and called you and me and all our
brethren in Christ OUT of this unhappy and futile world. WHY? Not
only to give into our lives HIS happiness and joy and blessed hope,
but to PREPARE us through HIS Spirit and HIS spiritual knowledge
to rule over and TEACH all humanity during the coming thousand
years and the following Great Judgment to have their lives
transformed into vigorous happiness, joy and accomplishment with
the GIFT of eternal life--when we ALL shall live happily,
gloriously, vigorously, productively FOR EVER AND EVER!
We NOW look forward to the coming FEAST OF TABERNACLES. At
the Feast we shall rejoice eight days looking forward to the time
when we may be used in bringing other millions and billions of
precious human lives into immortal glorious GOD-LIVES! Yes, then
born into the GOD FAMILY--being VERY God ourselves!
All whose hearts and minds are right with God will be
spiritually refreshed, uplifted, inspired, filled with joyous
anticipation, enjoying a real FEAST on the SPIRITUAL WORD OF GOD!
Think how important this Festival is! After the return of
King of kings Jesus Christ, "It shall come to pass, that every one
... shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the
Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles" (Zech. 14:16).
And there shall be plagues and severe punishment on nations
that neglect or refuse to attend! People will be compelled to be
happy! Of course, that is speaking of mortal people then left
alive--not of Christ's saints who then will be immortal and in the
very Family of God.
But you and I are, now, still mortal--and the above
scripture shows us how very serious in God's eyes it is that we
attend this wonderful Feast this year. For we may be attending it
as immortal-born children of God before this present decade is out!
That certainly is a likely possibility.
We are undoubtedly in the midst of the most explosive decade
in the history of man. But it is possible that God will cut short
the days of great tribulation ahead and bring us into the wonderful
and glorious Kingdom of God before this decade is out. Again,
remember, Jesus said no man will know the day or the hour. But he
did say we may know by world events when it is near--even at the
door!