Millions who profess a belief in Christ falsely believe that
the reward of the just is going to heaven to be with God; those who
believe this have no understanding of what they are going to do in
heaven, but their thinking is that they been called to get saved so they
can go to heaven.
The Kingdom of God Will be on earth
Jesus revealed that He would return to rule on this earth with his
saints – who will be resurrected from the dead along with those living
and be changed from flesh to Spirit or made immortal at this his second
coming. Revelation 5:10 states that these saints of God are to be kings
and priests who shall reign on earth.
In speaking of the second coming of Christ, Isaiah 9:7 says, “Of the
increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the
throne of David, and upon his kingdom …” Jesus Christ is coming and will
be in the possession of the Government of God which will be set up on
the earth.
In Luke 19: 12, Jesus likened himself to a nobleman who went into a
far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. Jesus paid
the penalty for our sins by dying and being resurrected from the dead,
HE ascended up to God’s throne – indicating He has qualified and given
approval from God the Father to return to earth as the new world ruler
of this planet earth. Please notice the announcement that will be made
at the sounding of the seventh trumpet: “And the seventh angel sounded,
and there were great voices in heaven, saying, the kingdoms of this
world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ and HE
shall reign for ever and ever” (Rev. 11:15). Also, Psalm 72: 8, 11: He
shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the
ends of the earth. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all
nations shall serve him.”
Christ is coming to not only remove Satan – who is the god of this
world (2nd Cor. 4:4), but to take over all human governments of all
nations on earth. Christ is coming to ultimately take over the rulership
of Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea, India, Britain, Canada and
all the rest of the nations on earth; He is going to have a strong rule
over them. Revelation 2:26,27 shows that God’s saints, under the
authority of Christ, are to have power over the nations and will rule
them with a rod of iron. This will be a strong rule so these nations
will be required to obey God and come to understand that obedience to
God’s law is the way that produces peace and lasting happiness.
The Reward the Church Will Receive
Jesus said, “And, behold I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to
give every man according as his work shall be” (Revelation 22: 12). God
is going to reward his servants according to what they have done with
their Christian calling and how well they overcame in this life; how
well they overcome themselves and the wrong and sinful ways of this
world that is ruled by Satan – because over coming means the true
Christian is required to forsake the ways of this world – setting our
affection on the things of God; we must be praying, studying, drawing
close to God – growing in grace and understanding – even as 2 Peter 3:18
says.
Notice Jesus said when he comes, reward will be handed out, but what will be the reward of his true and faithful servant?
As previously stated, Jesus, having gone to heaven, pictured by the
nobleman going to a far country - and receiving authority from God the
Father to be the new ruler of planet earth, will return as such. This
means when Christ comes, He will ultimately take over the government of
all nations on earth – where the kingdom of God will prevail. Daniel
7:27 speaks of this time – saying: “And the kingdom and dominion, and
the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to
the people of the saints of the most - High, whose kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom …” The saints, under the authority of God, shall
have possession of the earth as earth wide rulers.
What Will the Job of the Saints be in the Kingdom?
Notice Revelation 5:10: “And hast made us unto our God kings and
priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” The saints of God are to be
given royal rule as kings and religious authority as priests. As priest
and kings, some of these kings will rule over various cities and people
in the kingdom of God; Jesus exemplified this by saying one would rule
over five cities while another will rule over ten cities (Luke 19:
15-18). Revelation Chapter two and chapter three shows some will have
authority to rule over the nations with a rod of iron – while other will
be pillars in the temple of God.
The Bible actually reveals the reward that men like David and the
apostles will receive when Christ return. In speaking of David’s reward,
the scripture reveals that when all of the scattered people of Israel
are united at the return of Jesus Christ, David is going to be their
king and ruler under Christ; Ezekiel 37:24 says, “And David my servant
shall be king over them …” In his mortal like, David was king over
Israel and in the coming kingdom of God, David will once again be made
king over the people, but in a much higher and more exalted position as
an immortal ruler in the kingdom of God. In relation to the reward of
the twelve apostles, Jesus also revealed that they shall each be given
an individual throne to sit on and rule over each of the twelve tribes
of Israel (Matt. 19:28). So, it is made very clear what reward David,
and the apostles will receive. what a fabulous and exciting promise this
is.
But what about the apostle Paul; he was also an apostle; what will be
his reward in the kingdom? God has not revealed what Paul’s position
will be but considering that Paul was an apostle to the gentiles, we
could infer or consider it possible that Paul could also be a king
ruling over the gentile nations or at least some portion of the gentile
world. Notice I said, some portion of the gentile world; I say this
because the prophet Daniel also dealt with the first world ruling empire
- Babylon- which was a gentile kingdom; so, it is possible that Paul
and Daniel could work as a team - holding tremendous position of
authority over the gentile nations.
But what about men like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? Just what will
their position be in the soon coming kingdom of God? Again, it is not
clear what position these men will hold; the Bible does not say but
consider this: Abraham is considered to be the father of the faithful,
so it is quite reasonable to wonder if Abraham will not then hold
position of authority in God’s Government directly under Christ – while
Isaac and Jacob may well work together as a team directly under Abraham.
Remember, God’s Government is going to be ruled from the Top – Down –
meaning there will be an orderly chain of command – with God the father
being supremely in charge and Christ will be over all in the kingdom of
God; Christ is the King of kings – ruling over all kings; God the Father
and Christ are supreme over all that is in existence and all that will
ever be, and God does everything through his orderly Government
structure. So, it is not unreasonable to consider that Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob will have top-light position in the Government of God – being
right there at the very headquarters with Christ – as part of his
administration.
Before continuing I wish to point out that Christ is now sitting on
the right of God in heaven on the Father’s throne, because as of now,
Jesus Christ is not yet sitting on his own throne; Jesus will be sitting
on his own throne when He comes to remove Satan and take over the
throne of the earth. Jesus’ throne will not be in heaven; a second
throne in heaven could give the appearance that Christ is competing
against the throne of the Father; No, Jesus will not only take over the
throne of his father David, but the throne of the earth – where He will
sit and rule; this is why He said, “To him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down
with my Father on his throne” (Rev. 3:21). So, we see there are two
thrones involved: the Father’s throne and the throne of Jesus – which
will be on earth. They are not competing thrones, but the throne Christ
will sit on is approved and given to Him by the Father to administer the
rule and Government of God over the earth; it greatly pleases the
Father to give that throne to his Son, and HE is also pleased that we
too can sit on that throne – under the authority of Christ in the
kingdom of God.
In this soon coming kingdom of God, some of the saints are going to
receive greater reward than others; it will be so because some will have
dedicated themselves to God more fully than others – meaning some will
not have studied hard enough; they did not study, pray and overcome as
much as they should – by overcoming themselves and the things of the
world; they became somewhat careless in their faith. This is why Jesus
said there would be those considered least in the kingdom of God (Matt.
5:19).
It may be surprising to some to think that God would is going to
consider some to be lesser than others, but HE does, and this is why
some are going to have greater position of authority in the Government
of God than others; in Luke 19:15-19, Jesus proved this point by
showing one servant overcame and was diligent in the things of God that
the servant was given the rule over ten cities -while another is given
five cities to rule over. But even as someone may be considered least in
the kingdom of God, Jesus also made known that even that least person
will be greater than John the Baptist (Matt. 11:11). The least in the
kingdom is greater than John, because that person has been changed from
flesh to Spirit and is therefore greater than the mortal man – John the
Baptist – meaning that even the person who is least in God’s kingdom, as
an immortal being, is far greater than any mortal human that has ever
lived. And even though the least in God’s kingdom will hold lesser
positions of authority, all positions given by Christ will be important
positions in the Government of God. And I would also like to add that
whatever position is assigned to someone in the kingdom of God, that
person will be quite satisfied - as there will no feeling of resentment,
bitterness, jealousy of any kind; such will never ever be there –
because all who will be in God’s kingdom, will have already proven to
God in their physical life that they desire to serve and obey him. Not
one person who hates and harbors ill will toward another brother or
Christian is ever going to be allowed to carry such feeling over into
the kingdom of God - as such person will simply never be in God’s
kingdom.
Also keep in mind that God is going to give his servants positions of
authority that they are best suited for. Remember that we all do not
have the same pleasure doing the same thing, and so, Jesus Christ who
knows the heart, is going to place each of his servant in the office or
job that will bring utmost pleasure to that person. In God’s kingdom,
gone are the days when a person complains about their boss or hating
what they do for a living- as all of God’s saints are going to be
ecstatically happy – filled with joy overflowing in doing their assigned
position in the God’s kingdom; they will accomplish great things and
will look back on past accomplishments with sheer joy – while joyfully
and tirelessly looking ahead to future accomplishments; and why not? We
will be Spirit – never getting tired or getting old – aways full of
vibrant self-sustaining life that will go on for all eternity – because
we are going to live exactly the way God lives. God does not rely on
outward things as the source to make him happy, because true happiness
and joy radiate out from God and into the things that HE does – meaning
God is the true source from which happiness emanates, and we his saints
are the recipients of that happiness - which produces a way of life that
is of outflowing love, cooperation, peace, joy overflowing, and a life
of great purpose and meaning for all eternity; this is why Jesus said,
“… I will make you ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy Lord” (Matt. 25:23).
If you go to the book of Revelation (2:7,10, and 11, 17, 26 to 28; 3:
4 and 5, 12,21) you will discover that the saints of God are given
different promise of the reward they will receive. For example, the
Church at Ephesus is told that if it overcame, that person or Christian
will “eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of
God” (Rev. 2:7); another Church – the Church of Thyatira is promised
that they would have power over the nations – ruling with a rod of iron
under Christ (Rev. 2:26,27). If we skip down to Revelation 3:12, the
Philadelphia Church is given the promise that the one who overcomes will
be made a pillar in the temple of God. This is a marvelous, wonderful,
and exciting promise to the Philadelphians. Notice God says the temple
of God – which means the Government of God or where God rules. When
Christ comes, He will be ruling in Jerusalem; this is where his
headquarters will be, and the promise to the Philadelphians is that they
will be there as pillars in the very Headquarters – where Christ is
ruling and administering the Government of God.
Remember the Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and
prophets, this means that as pillars in the temple (Government) of God,
these Philadelphians will stand upon the foundation of that temple or
Government as bright and outstanding pillars. If you ever visited a
building having pillars, those pillars are most likely to attract the
attention of people, because pillars are that which provide the main
support in a building, therefore, this reference to pillars is Christ’
way of showing the exalted position of authority the Philadelphians will
have in the Government of God. This mean the Philadelphians will be at
the headquarters where Christ is ruling and they will be empowered to
set policies; they will provide teaching, help and assistance to other
rulers or kings in the family of God, who may come to headquarters –
needing to have decisions made on matters that Christ will determine.
You can compare Acts 15 -where the Church had to come to Jerusalem or
headquarters to resolve an issue. And although God’s Government will be
perfect and orderly, there is no doubt that in the growing civilization
of God – with millions and millions of people to rule over, there will
be those things that are going to require the final say so or approval
of Jesus Christ and his saints – especially those who will be at the
very seat of Christ’s Government.
In God’s new civilization, there will be no politics; no Democratic
or Republican Party; no political mudslinging; no voting or candidates
on a debate stage. Such things as transgender and homosexual rights will
not be allowed, and such things as transgender male bathing in the
bathroom of little girls will not be tolerated. Oh yes, people are still
going to want to do the wrong things even when Christ is ruling on
earth – as human nature is not going to simply change overnight; Christ
is not going to come and just snap his fingers and suddenly all is well;
No, not at all, it is going take time to root out the human or carnal
nature that is so in enmity against God (Romans 8: 7). But when people
refuse to obey and continue to rebel – not willing to change – despite
God’s warning, then notice what Christ is going to do: “… and I will be a
swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the false swearers …
(Malachi 3:5). Christ is going to have a strong rule – having to rule
over rebellious people with a rod of iron.
No flesh and blood human is going to hold any Government office when
the kingdom of God is here; all mortals will be lovingly ruled over by
the immortal saints of God; Flesh born human will not have any position
of rulership in God’s Government because mortal man has muddled things
up since Adam and Eve sinned against God; mankind has proven that man is
incapable of governing himself without God, and so, no mortal will be
assigned a position of authority in God’s Government.
All mortals living on the earth at this time are going to be
reeducated by the saints of God on how to live; they are going to have
to be taught about God and to have a true understanding of the things of
God – as all the false practices and beliefs that Satan has injected
into the human mind will have to be replaced by the knowledge of the
true ways of God; millions upon millions will have to be reeducated
worldwide and it is going to take time and effort -as people living in
the country sides, in remote villages and rural areas around the world –
will all have to be taught and trained to live God’s way. When these
humans are taught the true way of living, they too will become converted
and will ultimately be changed from flesh to Spirit – so they too can
now go on to be teachers and teach other mortals so they too can learn
and grow and become immortal and can join the expanding or growing
family of God and become immortal too. Remember, Christ is building a
new civilization and in a new and growing civilization there are going
to be millions of jobs or positions of responsibilities that will need
to be filled – so there is a lot of work ahead, and no doubt, God the
Father and Jesus Christ – along with his saints, are going to be very
busy with this great job of the reeducation of humanity and all that
will be done to build this great and exciting new civilization. How
truly wonderful is the mind of our God to reveal these things to us?
Whether a person wants to believe it or not, this new civilization is
going to be here on this earth and perhaps you are reading this may yet
live to see the second coming of Christ. It is true that no man knows
the day nor the time when Christ will return; Jesus himself said so, but
the events unfolding in the world -with war and the threats of war –
with nations against other nations – along with our descent into
immorality – especially as we see in a declining United States and
Britain, is a sign that we are very close to the end of man’s misrule
over the earth. As to how soon we are to this world - shaking event of
Christ’s second coming, I would only say that since the bible reveals
that immediately after the tribulation there will appear the
supernatural sign in heaven – which will result in the sun being
darkened and the moon not giving its light – leading to the appearance
of the “sign of the Son of man in heaven” (Matt. 29, 30), that it is
very possible that the Great Tribulation could come upon the world
within the next 5 to 7 years - or even sooner – because things could
suddenly snap together – catching the world off guard – plunging the
world into the worse time of suffering ever experienced; this is going
to happen when the ten prophesied nations of Europe come together to
form the final Revival of the so called holy Roman Empire spoken of in
Revelation 17: 12,13. This is why I would encourage people to watch the
events unfolding in Europe and on the actions of Germany – as this
country – along with the urging of the Catholic Church, is prophesied to
play a great role in uniting or bringing together these union of
nations; and when they come together, there is going to become more
visible, a Hitlerian type leader – more cunning and deceitful than
Hitler - supported and guided by the Vatican, and will cater to the
beliefs of the papacy – which will institute and enforce rules and laws
that will prohibit you from buying, selling – holding a job unless you
bend to the dictates of this religious power; all of Western
civilization will be impacted by this union of nations in Europe, and so
will you and your family – if you are alive at this time. Just
recently, the Italian Foreign Minister (Antonio Tajani) declared that
the European Union should form its own combined army and that the EU
should be run or governed by a single presidency rather than the current
structure of a European Council president and a European Commission
president. Well, isn’t that interesting? You can look at my previous
pieces here on Article Biz and see that I been telling people about this
federation of ten nations to come out of Europe.
The good news, is that Christ is coming to break the power of the
rebellious nations – which include, China, Russia and set up the ruling
Government of God on the earth – where He and his saints will begin a
worldwide re-education of mankind from Satan’s ways to God’s way; it is
then that Habakkuk 2:14 will be fulfilled: “For the earth shall be
filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover
the sea.” We are truly living in frightening but exciting times –
because the redemption of the righteous draws near (Luke 21:28). I tell
you it could be sooner than most people think or realize.
