THE THEOCRACY
- Phillip S. Smith III
- Nov 21, 2023
- 35 min read
KINGDOM BUILDERS
“BUILDING THE KINGDOM THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD”
PIERCING THE VEIL
THE THEOCRACY
Bing Crosby sang a song, “I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas. In our minds, the song is Utopic because it idealizes a perfect setting of beautiful white snow falling on the ground, the temperature is cold, but not too cold, the atmosphere is ideal and replete with joy surrounding the perfect Christmas day, children are playing, carolers are singing, and mom and dad are covered with a Scottish pleated blanket riding in a one horse sleigh. And all the world is at peace. We all want that perfect society where everyday is like the garden of Eden back long ages ago. It is built into our DNA. World leaders have envisioned a New World Order for thousands of years. They have fought wars to subjugate every person and every nation under their power. Of course, they all failed. It is not that their idea is wrong, but their methods are wrong. Forcing the inhabitants of Earth is and never has been the plan to bring the world into order. Only a divine plan emanating from the throne room of God could ever unite the entirety of the masses. And, as impossible as that seems, it is happening right before our eyes. From a meager group of 12 disciples almost 2000 years ago to over 2.5 billion disciples today shows clearly that God is at work. So, how is he bringing his New World Order into existence? What form of government shall it be? There are so many to choose from. Are any stable enough to last for the eons of time?
In America, we would tell anyone that a Republic is the best choice. Why, we have been around for 247 years ourselves and built the greatest nation on earth. But, Democracy has encroached on the scene and the Republic is crumbling before our very eyes. In fact, so much is it failing that most Americans believe that we live in a democracy. And, we exhort other nations to become democracized. So what type of government is best? Some of the most well known are Anarchism which is a form of government with no ruling hierarchy; instead, decisions are made at a directly democratic level: laws are created by citizens alone, although they may be enforced by institutions that are not publicly controlled. There is an Anarchy which is a lack of a central government, as there is no one recognized governing authority; in anarchy there is no effective government and each individual has absolute liberty. It is important to note, however, that the lack of a government to enforce laws does not automatically imply that there are no laws; anarcho-capitalism in particular posits a form of anarchy with a body of explicit laws. There is Aristocracy which is a form of government in which a select few rule based on inherited hereditary right. Then there is Autocracy which is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single, self-appointed ruler. We are well aware of the Communist state which is a hypothetical stateless entity that follows after socialism according to Marxist theory. And, we are very familiar with the Democracy which refers to a broad range of types of government based upon the "consent of the governed." In its purest form it is the same thing as mobocracy, but it is usually practiced in the form of a republic, which provides checks and balances and an establishment that is able to tap an unruly mob on its collective head. In Fascism, the country is ruled by a totalitarian and corporatist government. It has also gone by the names Nazism, Baathism, Corporatism, and Falangism. Monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power, usually a monarch such as a king or queen is absolutely lodged with an individual, who is the head of state, often for life or until abdication. A monarchy usually possesses more checks and balances than an autocracy or dictatorship. A Plutocracy is ruled by the wealthy, or the power is provided by wealth. A Republic under which US citizens are governed has the power residing in elected individuals representing the citizen body and the government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law. Other types with which you may be familiar include a Socialist republic or people's republic which is a a state run by a communist party, or worker representative democracy where decisions are typically centrally made, and resources are distributed by need and produced by ability where workers or the Party control the means of production. An Oligarchy is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royal, wealth, intellectual, family, military or religious hegemony. A Theocracy is a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state's supreme civil ruler such as Islam in the middle east. Since said god or deity is usually absent from decision making, a self-appointed or elected leader or leaders of the religion of said god or deity will rule instead through personal interpretation of the laws commanded by the god in that religion's written law.
Some types you may not be so familiar with are Corporatocracy, Demarchy, Epistemocracy, Ethnocracy Exilarchy, Futarchy, Geniocracy, Gerontocracy, Kakistocracy, Kleptocracy, Kratocracy, Kritocracy, Kritarchy, Meritocracy, Minarchy, Mobocracy, Ochlocracy, Noocracy, Panarchracy, Sociocracy, Stratocracy, Technocracy, Theodemocracy, and a Timocracy. Why, we never knew there were so many forms of government. Which one is best? The have been all used throughout the history of the world in some fashion or form. But, they have all failed.
Let’s get back to the form of government we are under and most familiar with, a Republic. Basically, a Republic is a rule of law which works with democratic principles. Our founders saw fit to set up a Republic after landing on the new American soil because they had lived under a despotic king and some under dictators. The Republic was to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Those in their elected power were to carry out the will of the people. This new Republic had a viable constitution with which to govern itself explaining clearly the three forms of government, the Executive Branch which is the President & Vice President, the Legislative Branch which are the Senators and Representatives, and the Judicial Branch which are the nine Supreme Court Justices, and a Bill of Rights with which every citizen had their inalienable rights given by God. No part of the government was to encroach on these rights or make laws amending or suspending these rights. A Republic works fine as long as the rule of law is followed by its leaders. Over the last 20 years, more and more people and leaders especially are calling our government a Democracy. Basically, in a Democracy, the vote of the majority rules.
The U.S. Constitution brought together, in one remarkable document, ideas from many people and several existing documents, including the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the Constitution are called the "Founding Fathers" of our country. Many of the United States Founding Fathers were at the Constitutional Convention, where the Constitution was hammered out and ratified. George Washington, for example, presided over the Convention. James Madison, also present, wrote the document that formed the model for the Constitution. Other U.S. Founding Fathers were not there, but made significant contributions in other ways. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was serving as ambassador to France at the time of the Convention. He kept abreast of the proceedings in Philadelphia by carrying on correspondence with James Madison. John Adams, as ambassador to Great Britain, wrote "Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the United States of America." Thomas Paine wrote the influential pamphlet "Common Sense," which immeasurably influenced the philosophy reflected in the Declaration of Independence. One of the U.S. Founding Fathers, Patrick Henry, was initially opposed to the very idea of the Constitution! He wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation, the predecessor to the Constitution. However, when an agreement was made to add a "Bill of Rights" to the Constitution, Henry fought hard for its ratification. The term "framers" is sometimes used to specify those who helped "craft" the Constitution. "Founding Fathers" often refers to people who contributed to the development of independence and nationhood. (Wikipedia).
W. E. Gladstone, Four-times Liberal prime minister of Great Britain was one of the dominant political figures of the Victorian era and a passionate campaigner on a huge variety of issues, including home rule for Ireland
made a famous remark about the Constitution. He said, "As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from the womb and long gestation of progressive history, so the American Constitution is, so far as I can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man."
A little story of the wild west can explain the difference between a Republic and a Democracy. In the first scenario, a masked man rides into town, holds the bank up, and kills the teller. He rides out on his horse, and the cry goes out, the bank has been robbed and the teller has been shot. Twenty men gather up a posse, ride out and catch the culprit. One hollers, let’s hang him now. And in the fashion of western justice, he is hung in the nearest oak tree. In the second scenario, a masked man rides into town, holds the bank up, and kills the teller. He rides out on his horse, and the cry goes out, the bank has been robbed and the teller has been shot. Twenty men gather up a posse, ride out and catch the culprit. One hollers, let’s hang him now. Only this time, the sheriff rides up just before the hanging. He says, “Ok, boys, I have him now. I will take him to town, press charges against him, and he will likely be indicted and have a trial. With a trial by twelve jurors of his peers and a sitting judge, it will be determined if he is guilty or innocent. Remember, in this country, we are innocent till proven guilty. The burden of proof is on the prosecuting attorney to find guilt in the preponderance of evidence. If he is guilty, then we may hang him or put him jail or both according to law. If he is innocent of the charges, he goes free.”
I was in a meeting where I was to preach to 250 inmates. Before I started preaching, I asked them what form of government do we live under? Is it a Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Republic, or a Dictatorship? Everyone of them raised their hands when I got to Democracy. None picked the Republic. It was at this point, I said, I am not going to preach, we were going to have a little history lesson. I related the story about the wild west hold up and western justice. Then I said, “How many want to be judged by the posse or how many want to go through the system or Rule of Law,” I asked? Then they all raised their hands that they would rather go through the system or Rule of Law. Of course, who would not? It is the only right way. Simply put, a Democracy also called a Mobocracy is a form of government where the mob rules. Where there is a Rule of Law, the alleged perpetrators can get a fair trial.
Democrats and Republicans, which are parties in America have pushed Democracy to its limits. For the most part, they have set aside our Republic, our form of Government. The President bypasses congress and enacts laws unilaterally. He has a pen and a cell phone. Congress has basically become a figurehead. The Supreme Court makes laws instead of interpreting laws. When the three checks and balances of government are breached, there is no longer a Republic. In the last few years, many candidates have run on what is called a Progressive Democrat Platform. It is nothing more than socialism. The platform they embrace is identical to that Fidel Castro used when he overthrew Cuba in 1959 replacing President Batiste who was also a dictator. Reforms he instituted were the Communist platforms which the Progressive Democrats now use, but no one knows in America that it is Socialist and Communist based. They think that because the word Democrat is used, it is an OK form of government.
The Communists believe and the Progressive Democrats believe:
"We are committed to the overthrow of the presently existing, oppressive Republic and all of its economic and social institutions. We favor:
The abolition of private property.
The establishment of land reform programs, so that the government can take over the land and distribute it for the common good.
Government ownership of all industrial productive forces, so that they can be run for the benefit of the people rather than the capitalists.
A foreign policy that regards the Soviet Union as an ally against capitalism.
The Communists want:
a National Popular Vote; to replace U.S. foreign policy that protects U.S. interests with a policy of international cooperation.
Replace the Bill of Rights with the U.N.‘s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Complete separation of church and state.
Full legal protection from hate crimes and racial profiling and “outlawing of oral and written racist propaganda”.
Affirmative action; growth of public ownership of industries and a guaranteed right to a job at living wages or full income through government jobs.
Expansion of union rights.
Full funding for education, housing, day care, Social Security, universal health care, youth job training and recreation and cultural programs.
Compensate minorities for previous wrongs.
No taxes for workers and low or middle income workers placing the burden on the rich;
Slash the military.
Media to be government owned and controlled.
Confiscation of all guns and gun control.
Does any of that sound familiar?
All this while our President supports the idea of Voter IDs to be eliminated which plays well into the National Popular Vote; He has a policy of “international cooperation” which our enemies are taking advantage of; He has called us a secular nation and supports a radical separation of church and state. There is also the HHS, also known as Obama Care mandate or the ACA,; our new Common Core is a propaganda machine for the U.N.s Marxist “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”; The President sees racism and hate crimes everywhere. He has been clear about wanting free speech limited if it is offensive to others and detrimental to his cause; His income inequality is all about living wages; He can’t spend enough on entitlements. He thinks our money is his; He has engaged in reparations for minorities; His push for universal day care is unquestionably extreme; Only 2% of the bottom 50% pay federal taxes right now; The military is being slashed; The President already controls the liberal media.
The Communist Party Platform
In the early ‘60’s during the days of the “former” Soviet Union, Russian Premier Nikita Kruschev pounded his shoe on the podium of the United Nations and shouted to the West, “We will bury you!” Fearing an invasion from the Reds, America proceeded to build the most awesome military machine in history. Unfortunately, we forgot to guard our political homefront from being taken over by socialist - communist - liberal activists who would gain office and destroy American law by process of gradually installing the Communist agenda within our legal system and separate branches of government. The Communist program from the start has been one which sees their revolution of 1917 successful only upon total domination of the world. Americans, being the most naive people among the nations now believe that Communism is dead because the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain have been removed. The ironic truth is that Communism has just switched names to become more “politically correct”. Today it is called international democracy. The reason that the Berlin Wall came crashing down is not because Communism is dead but because they have achieved the planned agenda to communize the West, including America. Washington D.C. has indeed become part of the New World Order of atheist governments. With the last vestiges of Christian law having been removed from “American government” over the last twenty years, there is no longer a threat of resistance against world Communism. In reality, “American government” became part of the Iron Curtain, thus there was no more need for the likes of a Berlin Wall.
Once again, in their foolishness, the American public has believed the lies of their “leaders” who applaud “the fall of Communism”, while they have sold out the country to anti-Christian, anti-American statutes and regulations on the federal, state, and local levels. Posted below is a comparison of the original ten planks of the Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx in 1848, along with the American adopted counterpart of each of the planks, The American people have truly been “buried in Communism” by their own politicians of both the Republican and Democratic parties. One other thing to remember, Karl Marx was stating in the Communist Manifesto that these planks will test whether a country has become commmunist or not. If they are all in effect and in force the country IS communist. Communism, but by any other name...??
Communist Plank 1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose.
American Counterpart: The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (1868), and various zoning, school & property taxes. Also the Bureau of Land Management.
Communist Plank 2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
American Counterpart: Misapplication of the 16th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, 1913, The Social Security Act of 1936.; Joint House Resolution 192 of 1933; and various State “income” taxes. We call it “paying your fair share”.
Communist Plank 3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
American Counterpart: We call it Federal & State estate Tax (1916); or reformed Probate Laws, and limited inheritance via arbitrary inheritance tax statutes.
Communist Plank 4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
American Counterpart: We call in government seizures, tax liens, Public “law” 99-570 (1986); Executive order 11490, sections 1205, 2002 which gives private land to the Department of Urban Development; the imprisonment of “terrorists” and those who speak out or write against the “government” (1997 Crime/Terrorist Bill); or the IRS confiscation of property without due process. And now we have the “Patriot Act” which makes everyone a potential terrorist, as defined by law.
Communist Plank 5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.
American Counterpart: We call it the Federal Reserve which is a credit/debt system nationally organized by the Federal Reserve act of 1913. All local banks are members of the Fed system, and are regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Communist Plank 6. Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State.
American Counterpart: We call it the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated through the ICC act of 1887, the Commissions Act of 1934, The Interstate Commerce Commission established in 1938, The Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, and Executive orders 11490, 10999, as well as State mandated driver’s licenses and Department of Transportation regulations.
Communist Plank 7. Extention of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
American Counterpart: We call it corporate capacity, The Desert Entry Act, and The Department of Agriculture, as well as the Department of Commerce and Labor, Department of Interior, the Evironmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Mines, National Park Service, and the IRS control of business through corporate regulations.
Communist Plank 8. Equal liablity of all to labor. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
American Counterpart: We call it the Social Security Administration and The Department of Labor. The National debt and inflation caused by the communal bank has caused the need for a two “income” family. Women in the workplace since the 1920’s, the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, assorted Socialist Unions, affirmative action, the Fedral Public Works Program and, of course, Executive order 11000.
Communist Plank 9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.
American Counterpart: We call it the Planning Reorganization act of 1949 , zoning (Title 17 1910-1990) and Super Corporate Farms, as well as Executive orders 11647, 11731 (ten regions) and Public “law” 89-136.
Communist Plank 10. Free education for all children in government schools. Abolition of children’s factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc. etc.
American Counterpart: People are being taxed to support what we call ‘public’ schools, which train the young to work for the communal debt system. We also call it the Department of Education, the NEA and Outcome Based “Education” & Common Core.
So, how long did it take to get from being a Republic to a Socialist State? Well, the Constitution was ratified in 1789. Some of the laws and amendments were added in 1868 to the present. As one can see, no matter how good or well written a document is, there will always be those who want to undermine a good work. They don’t mind that it might take 100’s of years. They have a dark side that moves them to enmity with those on the right. A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. Ecclesiates 10:2.
The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to learn what had been produced behind closed doors. The answer was provided immediately. A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” (Benjamin Franklin).
“We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that ‘except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.’ I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel; we shall be divided by our little partial, local interests, our projects will be confounded and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing government by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war, or conquest.” (Benjamin Franklin).
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. ” (Benjamin Franklin).
So, to date, have we been able to keep this wonderful Republic Benjamin Franklin spoke of? No! It is eroding before our very eyes. It only takes one despotic leader voted in by the minorities because of a government that hand feeds them, promises them the moon, and of course, never delivers, and opens up the door for those who neither know about this fine document, are ignorant of it, or don’t care about it. If one has Socialists roots, his tendency is to propel the country toward socialism, never mind that it has never worked any where in the free or the oppressed world. The Bible says the law was not made for the righteous, but for the wicked and sinner and lawless. The incarceration rate of the United States of America was the highest in the world, at 716 per 100,000 of the national population. While the United States represents about 4.4 percent of the world's population, it houses around 22 percent of the world's prisoners. Many have estimated the total number of U.S. incarceration to be more than 2.4 million. This is in part because another estimated 12 million individuals cycle through the county jail systems in a given year for periods of less than a year, and are therefore not factored into a snapshot on December 31. One in three Americans have a criminal record, according to recent FBI estimates. And, of course, what we have is more and more and more laws. Over 50% of the country is dependent on the government through it’s various entitlement programs. The total number of Americans on welfare is 110,489,000. The total number of Americans on food stamps is 41,700,000. The percent of the US population on welfare is 35.4 %. The total government spending on welfare annually (not including food stamps or unemployment) $131,900,000,000. Not only that, nearly 15 million illegal immigrants take advantage of our daily handouts while deserving citizens pay out the nose to support them. All these handouts produce servitude and obligation of the welfare recipients to vote for the left who passes laws to support them. And, who would not if you had a free ride. The problem is that such government bondage is nothing short of slavery. We can see clearly that if such a great document as our constitution has broken down, that a Republic, and certainly not a Democracy, though it is the best in the earth to date is clearly not the best because of the eroding morality of man who will never be subject to any law, no matter how good.
Without question, Christianity is sweeping the earth, the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is growing by leaps and bounds. There are 2.2 Billion Christians making up 31.5% of the world population, whereas there are 1.6 Billion Muslims making up only 22.3 % of the population. Agnostics and Atheist make up 1.1 billion, Hindus make up 1 billion, and Chinese make up 394 million. Everything else is much less. It has been written that Muslims are the fastest growing religion in the world. But, seven million former Muslims have converted to Christianity in the past two decades.
Hitler said if a lie is repeated often enough and long enough, it would come to be perceived as truth. One such lie often repeated is “Islam is the fastest growing religion”. Despite the fact that Muslims by virtue of being poor and uneducated are much more reproductive than others, Islam as a religion is not growing but dying fast. More and more Muslims are discovering that the violence evinced by some of their coreligionists is not an aberration but is inspired by the teachings of the Quran and the examples set by its author. Muslims are becoming disillusioned with Islam. They find out that the mechanistic ritual of praying five times per day, reciting verses that they do not understand and indeed mean nothing, getting up at taxing hours of the morning and abstaining from food and water until the sunset are not means to becoming more spiritual but are instruments to control their mind. These enlightened Muslims no more heed to the fear mongering verses of the Quran that threaten to burn them and roast them in the fires of hell if they dare to think and question the validity of that book. Every day thousands of Muslim intellectuals are leaving Islam. They find Islam inconsistent with science, logics, human rights and ethics. Millions of Iranians already have left Islam. The enlightened Muslims of other nationalities are not far behind. This is the beginning of a mass exodus from Islam. It is a movement that is already in motion and nothing can stop it. However the exodus from Islam is not reserved to the intellectuals but also the average Muslims are finding that Islam is not the way to God but to ignorance, poverty and wars. They are leaving Islam to embrace other religions especially Christianity. Perhaps it is best to listen to the truth coming from the mouth of the horse. The Internet site Aljazeera.net published an interview with Ahmad Al Qataani, an important Islamic cleric who said: “In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity. Everyday, 16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Ever year, 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity." What Muslims say among each other, is not the same thing that they say for the consumption of the Westerners. These are huge numbers. If this trend continues we can expect to see Islam become insignificant in Africa in just a few decades. This is good news for those who are concerned about the on going slavery in Africa and the prospects of war and genocide. In fact, with the weakening of Islam, we can hope to see peace in many war-ridden parts of the world including Palestine. By now it should be clear that any road map to peace between Israel and Palestine will be blocked by the Islamists and the terrorists. Peace in the Middle East is not possible as long as Islam is the ideology of the masses. It is important that we realize that the terrorism that is threatening the peace of the world and the wars that bleed the Muslim nations are not economically motivated but are hate motivated. They are religious wars. The weakening of Islam means a semblance of peace for mankind. Al Qataani and al Jazeera Network were alarmed by these huge numbers of Muslims leaving Islam, but humanity must rejoice over these numbers. The weakening of Islam means the triumph of mankind. Ali Sina
Actually, the weakening of Islam does not mean the triumph of mankind. It helps, but the truth is Christianity, also known as the Kingdom of God is one that with the knowledge of the Lord is filling the earth as the waters cover the seas. God’s kingdom is coming forth with power and might and will fill every segment of society and settle in every heart throughout the earth in both Jew or Gentile. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:6,7.) Without question, we are seeing a mighty move of God as the church increases. However, the greatest move has yet to be seen. The mature Sons of God are being birthed forth from the church and beginning to make a noticeable impact on this little planet. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12:13-17). The woman symbolized in this passage of scripture is the church. The devil is persecuting the church while she tries to deliver the man-child which is the corporate Sons of God. She, the church is aided by a great eagle which is the spirit of God, and is whisked away into the wilderness for a season for safety. She has not lost her meaning in that she still is responsible for winning souls, but she has lost her usefulness because she has not known that there has been a paradigmn shift and God is launching his Mature Sons. The devil knows this and tries to destroy the church, but to no avail. The devil tries to carry away the church before the manchild is delivered by the flood, but it is written, So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. (Isaiah 59:19). The church has been delivered to safety as little babes are saved, but the Sons of God are coming forth conquering, and the wrath of the devil has been provoked, but he is powerless. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8). The original prototype or the first fruits of the Sons of God is Christ. His mission to defeat the devil has been accomplished. The true Sons of God, his corporate body, unlike the church who is still fighting this defeated enemy, is coming forth with power and might preaching the gospel of the Kingdom to the nations, not just the little man on the street. The mountains of this secular world, the family, the economy, religion, education, government, the arts, and the media is being dominated by the Sons of God through the love of God. The devil is losing his grip. Now that he has been exposed as having no power, he has been brought down to the earth. No longer will he dominate as the prince of the power of the air or the god of this world. But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. (Micah 4:1). Just as Isaiah spoke against the King of Babylon, How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? (Isaiah 14:12-17). Similarly the devil has been cast down and no longer the great adversary to the Sons of God as he was in the church age. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. (Luke 10:18). And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:7-9). What is amazing is that ole slew foot, the devil, Satan, Beelzebub, the Lord of the Flies, that old Dragon, though he is a defeated enemy is still one that the baby church is still fighting. Oh, it is a process to come into full maturity and believe the Word of God. IT IS FINISHED means IT IS FINISHED. There is nothing else to be done but believe.
Once we have come into full maturity as Sons of God, we can quit fighting and struggling against the devil, lack, whether or not we are saved or back slid, petty squabbling, divisions, divorces, church splits, denominations, and religion and get on with the work of the Lord. Mystery Babylon has held us back far too long causing us to invest our time in endless church meetings, sacraments, eulogies, feast days, washing of feet, communions, giving of tithes and offerings, rituals, ceremonies, programs, Christian entertainment, business meetings, church building projects, and a whole host of other things just to get right and feel good with our fellow man or neighbor. It is past time to grow up and be about the Father’s business like Christ when he was only 12 years old.
What will this Kingdom look like. For sure, it won’t be one that is observable. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. (Luke 17:20-24). Neither will it have an established pattern of any other government on the earth. In fact, it won’t be organized at all. This Kingdom operates inside of man. But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jeremiah 31:33). This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them. (Hebrews 10:16).
There will not need to be any standing governments in that day. All the earth shall be governed by the Spirit of God that dwells within. There will be no Kings, Presidents, Rulers, Dictators, Magistrates or world leaders of any kind. Christ, the King will rule from within. All men will bow their knee and proclaim Jesus Christ is Lord and will submit their will wholly and totally to him just as Christ did in the garden of Gethsemane when he said, “Take this cup from me, nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done.” In that moment, the true Love of God will be manifest in every man. By definition, the Agape Love of God is the “judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principal, duty, and propriety. Since the Perfect Love of God works NO ill to his neighbor, there will be no need for law enforcement. For the law is not written for the Righteous but for the sinner and the law breaker. Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers. (1 Timothy 1:9). Think of it. We will live in a perfect Utopic society where the Mountain of the Lord has subdued every other mountain. Every man will love his neighbor according to the royal edict.
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. (Daniel 2:30-49).
The following Historicist interpretation of the vision of the image has traditionally been prevalent among Christian scholars since the 1st CE. The Head of gold was Babylon and King Nebudchazzer, while the Breast and arms of silver was the Medo-Persian empire under King Cyrus the Great, the Belly and thighs of brass was Hellenistic Greece. The Greeks had a lot of different kinds of governments, because there were many different city-states in ancient Greece, and they each had their own government. In addition, people's ideas about what made a good government changed over time. They had an Oligarchy, a tyranny, a Democracy, a Monarchy, and Greek Courts. The legs of iron was ancient Rome. The feet partly of iron and partly of molded clay, The divided Roman Empire. The Romans established a form of government, a republic that was copied by countries for centuries. In fact, the government of the United States is based partly on Rome's model.
The Rock or the Kingdom of God is the symbolic significance of the stone which destroys the statue and becomes a mountain and it evokes Biblical imagery of God as the "rock" of Israel, Zion as a mountain rising above all others, and God's glory filling the whole world.
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 16:13-19).
The word “Peter” is Petros in the Greek and it means “little stone”. Whereas, when Jesus said, “Upon this rock I will build my church”, he was not speaking of Peter. He was speaking of himself. Throughout scripture, God is referred to as the ROCK. He is the rock from which Israel drank water; He is the rock of ages; He is the rock on whom we stand; and this rock figuratively means refuge or it is as cliff or boulder much bigger in character than a little stone. Strong is thy dwelling place and thou puttest thy nest in a ROCK meaning lofty or a craggy rock and is literally or figuratively a fortress, and the Lord is my ROCK and fortress (stronghold). (Psalms 18:2). He is our ROCK, he is our fortress, he is our strong tower, he is our mountain. And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual ROCK that followed them; and that ROCK was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:4). It doesn’t get any clearer than that. The New Testament stated that the spiritual Rock was Christ. So, upon this ROCK (Petra), I will build my church.
So, If Christ can build his church on the Rock which is as symbolism a part of the mountain, and he is the Rock, can you see that this Rock which is part of the mountain can grow into the mountain? But, this is one of the mysteries of the scriptures. How can a stone or rock grow bigger? Jesus was the headstone of the corner. And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; (Ephesians 2:20). To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:4-5). The word stone means hewn stone. It is one that was carefully selected to be the headstone. That headstone was to grow into gigantic proportions as each of God’s saints are also carefully chosen and hewn to just the right fit to build the house of God. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. (Zechariah 4:7). This Stone is coming forth into its destiny. This house is the same mountain from which the rock or stone was selected. It has grown from its smaller size to become the whole mountain and filled the whole earth. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. (Daniel 2:34-35). It was Christ which is the Rock, which is the Stone, which is the headstone that has been cut and hewn out of the mountain that that has become the headstone of the corner that has grown to gigantic proportions to become a great mountain and fill the whole earth. All of the kingdoms of this world will be broken to pieces, come to naught, deemed useless as kingdoms of men, and they will all fall and be smashed to pieces as the Stone of the Kingdom crushes even what we think are the elite of governments. Isaiah said it best. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:6,7).
Every political entity on the planet will fall and be as dust under the power of his mountain, his Kingdom, and his authority. How shall he reign? The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. (2 Samuel 23:3). Just as Jesus is the prototype of men who are made in his image, so shall these same men rule in the earth being just and ruling in the fear of God just like the Christ. All nations shall come up to the mountain of the Lord. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. (Micah 4:2). This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them. (Hebews 10:16). Jesus will never come back to the earth to rule and reign as a man, but he will rule and reign through men, his corporate church, and more specifically the Sons of God. They will become the great mountain. There will need to be no written law, no constitution, no standing governments, no kings, dictators, no presidents or ruling Oligarchies. Every man will have the word of God written in their hearts and their minds. Every man will have the Love of God in their heart. No man will overstep his brother, nor will he work evil or do iniquity to his neighbor. It will be his divine nature to do unto others as he would have them do unto you.
Imagine it for a moment. There will be no governments or elected people, there will be no law enforcement persons and no police, no nation will have a standing military, there will be no stop signs or traffic lights, there will be no criminal or civil laws to guide men, there will be no attorneys, no judges, no courts or judiciary, no senators or representatives, and no mayors, governors, or presidents. How can these things be you might ask again? Because the law of God is written in the hearts and minds of men throughout the earth. The kingdom of God or the Mountain of God will rule over every other mountain. Every government or other mountain is stamped out. The Edenic state will be returned to the Planet. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. (Isaiah 65:25). And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain 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: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2:3). They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:9). But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. (Micah 4:1,2).
Israel lived under a Theocracy for a season. They had Judges and Prophets, but it was not good enough for them. Give us a King like all the other nations they said. And, of course the King named Saul did exactly what God said he would do and brought the people under servitude. The Adamic nature does not want to be ruled by God. Man wants to control that destiny himself. But, it never works. We see Theocracies in the earth, but they don’t work either. Like the Islamics, they have religious men that rule and interpret the law, and they have a Sharia Law that requires death for the sinner and disobedient. Unlike this type of Theocracy or the Theocracy of the Old Testament, there will be no more laws. Men will not rule over men or be given the power to interpret God’s laws. God’s laws will be written in their hearts and minds. Every man will submit themselves to one another. Just as Jesus came submitting himself to the disciples by washing their feet as a servant, so shall we take the mantle of our predecessor, and serve others. We shall not offend, step over or on, we will not sin against, nor break the covenant, for we will have the nature of God himself. We shall be like God, perfect in all our ways. And man shall live in peace and harmony for the ages peacefully under their own fig tree. This is a true Theocracy, a government under God. It is the glorious Kingdom of God. It is Mount Zion from above made up of all the persons of the earth living in harmony with one another. It is that Spiritual City Jerusalem in which all men abide. It is the great City of Peace. This Theocracy cannot be seen for it is the Kingdom of God within all men. GLORY!
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