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About the
New World Order
of Messiah
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 after each question to check out the reply.
- NewWorldOrder, Kingdom of God,
Kingdom of Heaven? ? — What's the difference?
- Why do I call it the Millennium
of the Child?
- Who will be welcomed
there & inhabit it?
- Will there be flesh & bone
people in Heaven?
- Will there be private
families in the Kingdom of Heaven?
- Where will the children
come from?
- Will there be sex or fleshly
pleasure in the Kingdom?
- Where will the Kingdom of
Heaven be?
- What (activities) will be done there?
- How & when will it come?
- How long will it last?
- Will everyone be equal
there?
- What type of government
will exist there?
- Who is the Governor & what's his
name?
- Will there be ownership of
property there?
- Will there be taxation
there?
- What kinds of technologies in the
NWO?
- Will there be crime or sin, or
death?
- Will there be religious practice?
- Will animals be predatory
or vicious?
- Will there be war, imperialism,
exploitation, political rebellion?
- So, what is the vision of the
future as painted by the
Bible Prophets?
- It's a matter of the heart!
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The preceding
verses from the prophets Zechariah (c. 487 BCE) & Isaiah (c. 700 BCE) are only a
couple of many that will be referenced in this central page of
OneDesertVoice.com. Of principal importance, this page is dedicated to the exploration
of the biblical topic of
The Kingdom of GOD on Earth,
which I have termed the "New World Order" of Messiah. It
endeavors to explore what the luxuriant utopian Promise of the Bible
prophets actually consists of and what we have to look forward to — those of
us, that is, who can relate to & appreciate its reality.
As we open up the pages of the Prophets, we should shortly discover whether
the vision they present is worthy of our all-consuming embrace (or even worth believing in at
all). Of course, for lots of folks the wonderfully grand & glorious
Promise is just so much "pie in the sky," as they say. I
find it hard to conceive that it could be dismissed so summarily as it is by so
many people. But then too, I also cannot relate well to the cynically
apostate mindset prevalent in late-breaking contemporary society. There is
something very insidiously iniquitous about it. It's as though the often
widespread doubt & dismissal of The Promise — and the entire Bible that embodies
it — is quite deliberate & purposeful. More than just simple uncertainty,
it is apparent to me that an actual effort is made to cast it off — so that other
pursuits & priorities can be more handily validated & given preeminence.
It is true, we discover, that there are many features of this future world of
promise that indeed are at absolute enmity with our present, corrupt human
nature (with all its supreme selfishness); with much of our
socio-political conditioning too, and even with our (questionable) religious indoctrinations
(whoa, imagine questioning tradition!).
On top of all this, embracing The Promise (come to find out) means releasing our clutch upon the trifling values
of this present materialist (& truly wonderful) world to which we so dearly &
desperately cleave, & so faithlessly cherish. And yes, indeed there are
divine "strings attached" to GOD's agenda that the lovers of mammon consider at odds to their
self-fulfillment and as fetters & chains that unfairly "cramp their style."
Therefore, the Bible — and its Source, of course — are thus loathed by them as hostile to their
interests. Their loathing is expressed as doubt & disbelief, and even
in outright discrediting & disparagement, depending on whether the spite is expressed
subtly or with more blatant enmity.
"The full soul
loathes an honeycomb," according to a very poignant proverb of Solomon.
Simply put in this case, there is no appetite for the Kingdom of GOD when the
taste for the things of this illusory life obsess us so wholly. And, it's
just a simple fact that not everyone on this planet appreciates all that the
Messiah & His Utopian Order stands for & holds in store. (Although certain
select aspects of it might appeal.) Earthly affections for the temporal
pleasures of this life almost always smother Messiah's call to His Kingdom
(& the key feature of it, love & self-sacrifice). Fleeting worldly values
all too readily displace any belief in its actual reality and ultimately produce what
is nothing less than disdain for it (at least in Messiah's book). . .
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon
earth. . .But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. . .for where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also. . . .No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the
one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. —Christ Yeshua
(Matthew 6:19-24)
At least one Christian friend of mine not long ago outrightly voiced no great desire at all to experience an enduring life in
our new world of promise. She instead expressed a much keener interest in just
being able to take pleasure in what this life has to offer, esp. in
terms of enjoying her present family & new-found prosperity here in the USA
(after all, a next life?—not so sure).
The more I tried to expand on the vision of our promised future, the more
frightened & inconsolable she seemed to get, until she cared no more for any
discussion of the topic. It really seemed to me she resisted the notion
that there could be anything better simply because she was frightened at what it
might cost (in terms of present loss) to gain eligibility for such an ("uncertain")
Promise — no matter how grand it is.
As for the great majority,
what deters them? Again, besides the widespread, underlying contempt for the Bible (actually
for GOD & His ways) discussed above, I usually find that the greatest
hindrance to acceptance of the biblical Promise is the all-too-common lack of faith
issue.
Most people generally doubt that it is
even real enough to wholly embrace it with the same passionate abandon that the Prophets
did. For many, it's all a nice sounding idea & tantalizing prospect,
like pie in the sky, but
other worldly values & gods are usually placed first & foremost — you
know, the "real," tangible things. . .
Boiling all this
down, in virtue lots & lots of folks actually love Death & hate Life!—
(You probably think I'm flipped & really "wigged out," right?) Tragic, but
it's so true—loving Death, that is. From the Prophets' perspective of reality,
the common, everyday obsession with "the tangible" will kill you!
Unfortunately, everyday folks are, in
point of fact, often confused about the depth & meanings of these central realities
presented in the Bible, not to mention Truth & Reality on the whole. The
culture & spirit of the world's Established Order has overwhelmed & clouded
their senses & inverted their values. The great majority despise & reject
the value & reality of the Eternal Promise, preferring their blind love of
temporal lusts.
Notwithstanding,
Life — as it is
meant to be, as per the Scriptures — is really an "act of being"
that's based upon particular parameters predetermined by the will & authority of its AUTHOR.
Some accept that fact, while vast majorities regard it with contempt. They hate & actively deny any notion that
Life even has an author who has the right to prescribe how it is to be lived.
(But that too is a built-in feature of this initial phase of Life — the very real right
to choose rebellion & fearless spite, if we wish.) The trouble is the AUTHOR they so
fearlessly despise is Life!! And as the Spirit of Life says in Proverbs
8:36,
"He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love
death."
These blinded lovers of the Antithesis of Life will not, however, escape the
reality of Life (including the dour bitterness of its end). Despite
popular fantasies about death being the end of existence & consciousness, and
the final escape from accountability, the Prophets say nothing of the kind.
Every soul ever born will definitely see the Kingdom of LIFE come.
That will be the killer, the reality of it — a reality
that they cast off in disdain (blinded by their selfish obsession with the
erstwhile "tangible" things). My opinion: This is a fate worse than
simple death (be assured). Seeing it will magnify the bitterness of their
doom exponentially.
I tell you of a truth, there be some
standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the
kingdom of God. —Christ Yeshua (Luke 9:27)
So alas,
what is the vision of the
future of Messiah's New
World Order as painted by the Bible Prophets? Are the traditional pictures
that we've heard bits & pieces of really accurate? What have you heard
about Heaven? What kind of images are conjured up in your mind's eye when any
contemplation of the Kingdom of GOD or the Kingdom of Heaven is pondered?
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