Famous False Christian Teachers & Preachers

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1

Just a word of introduction

Not every doctrine of the false Christian teachers and preachers mentioned here is erroneous or heretical. In fact, most false teachers preach a lot of biblical truth blended in with a lot of false doctrine or they twist scriptures and take them out of context or take verses literally that were meant to be figurative expressions of speech. However, the common errors of these teachers include ecumenism (fellowshipping with with false teachers) and blending psychology with biblical Christianity. Also, many of these teachers are reluctant to speak out against error and against false churches, false preachers and false practices. Other common problems are that the preachers preach a false (synergistic) gospel that gives unsaved man credit for being better than God says he is (and not as spiritually dead as God says he is). In addition, many of these false teachers are afraid to call the Roman Catholic Church a false church that promotes a false, works-based gospel.

“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21

If you think any person is misrepresented, please feel free to let us know at our contact page, but ONLY if you are willing to explain WHY you think they are misrepresented. The reviews of all these people were done by one man, named John Beardsley whose website “Biblical Discernment Ministries” is no longer active but is accessible by way of the “Internet Archive” (archive.org). The original URL for that ministry was “http://jbeard.users.rapidnet.com/bdm/” so that is the URL you would need to enter in the search box at archive.org if you wish to peruse that archived website.

False Teacher #1:

Billy Graham – BG Evangelistic Association

False Teacher #2:

Robert Schuller- The Crystal Cathedral Church

False Teacher #3:

Joel Osteen – Lakewood Mega-Church

False Teacher #4:

Benny Hinn – Faith World Church

False Teacher #5:

Chuck Colson – Prison Fellowship Ministry

False Teacher #6:

Woodrow Kroll – Back To The Bible Program

False Teacher #7:

David Jeremiah – Turning Point Ministry

False Teacher #8:

Dave Hunt – The Berean Call Ministry

False Teacher #9:

James Dobson – Focus On The Family Ministry

False Teacher #10:

Joyce Meyer

False Teacher #11:

Pat Robertson – CBN TV Network

False Teacher #12:

Chuck Smith – Calvary Chapel Church Network

False Teacher #13:

Rick Warren – The Purpose Driven Church

False Teacher #14:

Mother Teresa – Catholic Superhero & Nun

False Teacher #15:

Charles Stanley – TV Preacher

False Teacher #16:

Chuck Swindoll

False Teacher #17:

Hank Hanegraff – Christian Research institute

False Teacher #18:

Tim LaHaye – The Left Behind Movie

Conclusion

The conclusion here is simple. Test the spirits, prove all things, and be like the Bereans of Acts chapter 17 verse 11, who didn’t even take the apostle Paul at his word, without first checking the Scriptures. — RM Kane

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11

Additional information about false teachings of Christian preachers:

Happy Easter?

Should Christians Celebrate Easter?

Happy Easter Parody

Did the Lord Jesus Christ – the Son of the living God – leave His throne in heaven, come to earth as the scapegoat for our sins, and allow himself to be beaten and killed so that we could go around celebrating a holiday in honor of a pagan fertility goddess named Eastre? I don’t think so. But many professing Christians don’t seem to have a problem with this “holiday”. Some even look at it as an “opportunity” to witness to the lost in their neighborhoods by conducting Easter bonnet contests, Easter egg coloring events and Easter egg hunts. Why stop there? Why not witness to the lost on Halloween by hosting a haunted house in your church basement? Just be sure to give out candy and some gospel tracts. Or host a Ramadan dinner for your Muslim neighbors, followed by a showing of the “Jesus” film while serving dessert. Or how about a pot luck dinner on December 8th for Catholics who want to celebrate Mary’s (the queen of heaven) immaculate conception on that day. Just be sure to have an “altar call” after the meal. Giving out a free set of rosary beads is optional. And let’s not forget the atheists in our community. We can attract them by hosting a birthday party and free cake to honor the evolutionist Charles Darwin and give out “loot bags” filled with evangelistic DVDs and gospel tracts.

As praiseworthy as this idea of using whatever means possible to evangelize people around us may seem, it is not biblical. God wants His people to be his witnesses all the time, on a regular basis, on the highways and byways of life, not just when we can utilize worldly methods to “lure” people to our religious buildings for some kind of staged event.

The name “Easter” has its roots in ancient pagan religions, which is a point on which most if not all scholars of religion agree. This name is never used in the original Greek or Hebrew scriptures, nor is it ever associated with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ anywhere in the Christian Bible. A Christian scholar named Bede, (672-735 AD) first stated in his book “De Ratione Temporum” that Easter was named after the goddess Eostre (also known as Eastre). Eostre was the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people of northern Europe. Similarly, the Teutonic dawn goddess of fertility was known by a variety of names including Austron, Ausos Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Ostare, Ostara and Ostern.” Her name was derived from the ancient word for spring: “eastre.”

Where in the Bible are God’s children encouraged to celebrate pagan holidays? Where in scripture is this practice ever looked upon with anything but condemnation? Doesn’t God command His followers to distinguish between the holy and the profane and doesn’t He warn them against doing the contrary?

“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.” – Ezekiel 22:26

Do we as Christians really want to be like Cain in Genesis chapter 4, doing things our way rather than God’s way? And expecting God to be pleased with us for worshipping Him the way we want to worship Him rather than the way He wants to be worshipped?

“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.” – Genesis 4:3-5

Part of our witness to the world around us includes preaching against sin and teaching the people around us about the “unknown God”, the God of the Bible who is unknown to the lost sinners we come into contact with. Do we want to give people the impression that pagan gods are as valid as our God? We are doing that when we act as if pagan holidays and customs are worthy of our participation. And to the atheists, agnostics and others who are familiar with the pagan origins of Easter, we are advertising to them that we are either ignorant of what we are celebrating or we are hypocrites who are aware of the paganism behind the holiday but we just don’t care, so long as it serves our purposes, our end goals.

“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” – Ephesians 5:11

When we are in a sinful environment for a very long period of time and exposed to specific unbiblical practices over and over again, what can happen to us? We can become desensitized to those sins to the point of not even recognizing them as sins. We may even find ourselves and others in the Church using the Bible to excuse our sin, such as those who quote verses like “One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike” (Romans 14:5). It is a big stretch to go from esteeming one day above another to where you are celebrating pagan holidays and customs. But such is the tendency of fallen mankind, wanting to do what he wants to do and then seeking justification for his rebellion against God and God’s commands. Another passage that people like to use to justify their sin is Romans 6:14 – “ye are not under the law, but under grace“. But we dare not ignore the very next verse in that passage in Romans: “What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid” (Romans 6:15). To the believer, to the person in whom the Spirit of the living God dwells, God’s commands are not supposed to be burdensome. The genuine Christian is supposed to be constantly seeking how to please his or her Lord and Master, searching the scriptures daily to determine “how should we then live” (Ezekiel 33:10).

What The Bible Says About The Holy Spirit

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” [John 4:24]

Introduction:

The purpose of this study is to point out Bible verses that show that the Holy Spirit is a person and not some impersonal force as the Jehovah’s Witnesses erroneously believe and teach.

References To The Comforter, also referred to as the Holy Ghost:

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, HE shall testify of me:

John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send HIM unto you.

References To The Holy Ghost:

Matthew 12:31 – “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”

Matthew 12:32 – “And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.”

Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”

Mark 3:29 – “But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:”

Mark 13:11 – “But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.”

Luke 2:26 – “And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.”

Luke 3:22 – “And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”

Luke 12:10 – “And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.”

Luke 12:12 – “For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.”

John 14:26 – “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

Acts 1:16 – “Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”

Acts 5:3 – “But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?”

Acts 7:51 – “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

Acts 13:2 – “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.”

Acts 13:4 – “So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.”

Acts 15:28 – “For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

Acts 16:6 – “Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

Acts 20:23 – “Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.”

Acts 20:28 – “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

Acts 21:11 – “And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”

Acts 28:25 – “And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,”

1Corinthians 2:13 – “Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”

Hebrews 3:7 – “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,”

Hebrews 9:8 – “The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:”

Hebrews 10:15 – “Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,”

1Peter 1:12 – “Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.”

1John 5:7 – “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

References To The Spirit Of God:

Genesis 1:2 – “And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

Job 33:4 – “The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.”

Matthew 3:16 – “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”

1Corinthians 3:16 – “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”

Ephesians 4:30 – “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”

What The Bible Says About The Triune Godhead

AN IMPORTANT NOTE OF INTRODUCTION:

I wish to start off this study by making a rather significant observation about God, the God of all eternity who existed before time began. If the “Godhead” was singular (only one Divine person), then God would be incomplete in a most serious and profound way. God would not know – experientially – what a relationship was or is. In addition to being infinitely holy, God is a relational Being. He understands and appreciates relationships. In fact, God has elected certain people from among all men and women, to have a relationship with, for all eternity. When the Lord Jesus walked the earth 2000 years ago, he selected a group of 12 men to fellowship with for the duration of his 3 year earthly ministry. These were men whom Jesus spent every day with, all day at times, for 3 years straight. That in and of itself is a testimony to the desire that God has for a relationship with His people. The Bible’s primary focus is about a holy and merciful God who is reconciling estranged people back into a relationship with Himself – at an enormous cost to Himself personally. To minimize the relational aspect of God, or worse – to say it is not a necessary component of God’s Personality – is to detract from who God is, and that is a serious act of rebellion for the creature to deny what the Creator has said about Himself in sacred Scripture.

GENERAL REFERENCES TO THE TRIUNE GOD:

Genesis 3:22a – “And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: … ”

Genesis 11:7 – “Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

Romans 8:9 – “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

1Corinthians 12:3-6 – “Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. {4} Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. {5} And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. {6} And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.”

2Cor. 13:14a – “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.”

Ephesians 4:4-6 – “[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; {5} One Lord, one faith, one baptism, {6} One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.”

Jude 1:20-21 – “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, {21} Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”

Matthew 3:16-17 – “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: {17} And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name [note: singular noun] of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”

Psalms 18:2 – “The LORD (Jehovah) [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower. 1 Cor. 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”

Exodus 20:2 – “I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

John 20:28 – “And Thomas answered and said unto him [Jesus], My Lord and my God.”

Acts 5:3-4 – “But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land? {4} Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God“

A. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS ETERNAL:

Romans 16:26 – “But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:”

Hebrews 9:14 – “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”

Micah 5:2 – “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he [Jesus] come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.”

Exodus 3:14 – “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”

John 8:58 – “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”

Rev. 22:13 [Jesus]: – “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”

B. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS HOLY:

Isaiah 6:3 – “And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.”

Rev. 4:8 – “And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”

Rev. 15:4 – “Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.”

Acts 3:14 – “But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you”

1 John 2:20 – “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”

C. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS TRUE:

John 7:28 – “Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.”

John 15:26 – “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me”

Rev 3:7 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth”

D. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS OMNIPRESENT (EVERYWHERE AT ONCE):

Jer. 23:24 – “Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD [Jehovah].”

Ephesians 1:23 – “Which is his body, the fulness of him [Jesus] that filleth all in all.”

Psalms 139:7 – “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”

E. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS OMNIPOTENT (ALL POWERFUL):

Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”

Rev 1:8 – “I [Jesus] am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

Romans 15:19 – “Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.”

Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:”

Hebrews 1:3 – “Who [Jesus] being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”

Luke 1:35 – “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”

Isaiah 9:6 – “For unto us a child is born [Jesus], 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.”

F. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS SUPPLYING MINISTERS:

Jeremiah 3:15 – “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

Ephesians 4:11 – “And he [Jesus] gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”

Acts 20:28 – “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

Matthew 10:5a – “These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, …”

Acts 13:2 – “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.”

G. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS CREATOR:

Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Genesis 1:26a – “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the … ”

Colossians 1:16 – “For by him [Jesus] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:”

Job 33:4 – “The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.”

John 1:3 – “All things were made by him [Jesus]; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”

Job 26:13 – “By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”

H. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS SANCTIFIER:

Jude 1:1 – “Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called:”

Hebrews 2:11 – “For both he [Jesus ]that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,”

1Peter 1:2 – “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

I. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS WORKER OF SPIRITUAL OPERATIONS:

Hebrews 13:20-21 – “20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

Colossians 1:28-29 – “Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: {28} Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.”

1Cor. 12:11 – “But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”

J. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS SOURCE OF ETERNAL LIFE:

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

John 10:28 – “And I [Jesus] give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.”

Galatians 6:8 – “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”

K. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS TEACHER:

Isaiah 54:13 – “And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD [Jehovah]; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.”

Luke 21:15 – “For I [Jesus] will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”

John 14:26 – “But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

Isaiah 48:17 – “Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD [Jehovah] thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go.”

Galatians 1:12 – “For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

1John 2:20 – “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”

L. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS RAISING CHRIST FROM THE DEAD:

1Cor. 6:14 – “And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.”

John 2:19 – “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

1Peter 3:18 – “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”

M. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS INSPIRING THE PROPHETS:

Hebrews 1:1 – “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,”

2Cor. 13:3 – “Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.”

Mark 13:11 – “But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.”

N. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS DESCRIBED AS OMNISCIENT (ALL KNOWING):

Acts 15:17-18 – “That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. {18} Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.”

John 21:17 – “He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him [Jesus], Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”

1Cor. 2:10-11 – “But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. {11} For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”

O. EACH PERSON IN THE TRIUNE GOD IS INVOLVED IN THE WORK OF SALVATION:

2Thessalonians 2:13-14 – “But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: {14} Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Titus 3:4-6 – “But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {5} Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; {6} Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;”

1Peter 1:2 – “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

P. THE NAMES OF ALL 3 PERSONS IN THE TRIUNE GODHEAD ARE USED IN BAPTISM:

Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost“

CONCLUSION:

We can see from the above overwhelming biblical evidence that those who recognize the God who manifests Himself in three divine persons are in perfect agreement with the Bible and they are not worshipping three separate gods.

Introduction by RM Kane, Verses compiled and categorized by James Riscinti

What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

A Message For Jehovah’s Witnesses

Mark 1:14 – Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God

What is the “gospel of the kingdom”?

If we are to preach the “gospel of the kingdom” we need to know what God is referring to when He speaks of His kingdom. Are Jehovah’s Witnesses and others right about a group of 144,000 people ruling and reigning in heaven someday over those whose are not “saved”?

Perhaps they have not considered that true believers become kings and priests in the spiritual kingdom of God the moment God puts His Spirit in them and saves them:

Revelation 1:6 – “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

Revelation 5:10 – “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”

What or who do true believers reign over?

One way to clarify what the Gospel of the kingdom is, is to take a look at who or what the believer rules and reigns over. The Jehovah’s Witnesses and others believe they will be reigning over other less righteous people than themselves in some future paradise. But is it not possible that true believers start ruling and reigning the moment God saves them? and that they rule and reign over the sin in their lives that they were in bondage to before God put His Spirit in them?

Romans 6:12 – “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”

We see this idea of reigning over sin, restated many times and various ways in scripture, especially in the letters of Paul to the churches…

Galatians 5:16 – “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”

Keep in mind that ONLY A BELIEVER can walk in the spirit, because he has God’s spirit dwelling in himself…

Romans 8:9 – “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”

God’s kingdom is a kingdom that is at war (spiritually):

Paul uses words like servant, obey, war and similar terms that are descriptive of a kingdom, rulership and the battle the believer has between his old sin nature and his new nature in Christ, as we see here:

Romans 6:16 – “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

Romans 7:23-24 – “But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”

Psalms 19:13 – “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.”

Psalms 119:133 – “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”

2 Corinthians 4:11 – “For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”

Romans 6:16 – “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

James 4:1 – “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”

1 Peter 2:11 – “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”

1 Peter 4:2 – “That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries”

We see by all the above scriptures that we are not to focus on ruling over anyone but rather that when God saves a person He gives them power over sin – unto salvation – and so believers are to focus on having dominion over sin in themselves rather than letting sin rule over them as it did when they were yet unsaved.

Matthew chapter 7 contains a vivid reminder that we are not to focus on the sin in others but rather to focus on purging out the sin in our own lives:

Matthew 7:3 – “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”

And regarding others, we are to strive to be their servants, not their masters:

Luke 22:24 – “And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.”

Do believers rule over people in this world?

Luke 10:17 – “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”

In Luke 10:20 above, what does it mean that “the spirits are subject unto you”? Could it mean that believers have some kind of advantage over non-believers, primarily that they are not subject to the bondage to sin to the degree that someone without the Spirit of God is subject.

Romans 6:16 – “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”

The unsaved are not free from sin, they are slaves to it. They yield to their sinful lusts and are controlled by them. But a believer has power over sin and by the grace of God and power of God is able to control their lusts rather than be controlled by their lusts.

So, where is the Kingdom of God?

A true believer does not have to wait for some future point in time to experience the kingdom of God. God’s kingdom becomes a present reality the moment a true believer becomes saved. They experience the joy of their salvation, power over sin and its shame and other consequences. They experience and appreciate the great love and mercy of God towards them and they become aware of the extreme righteousness, holiness and terrible wrath of God. They experience the fellowship of other believers in the local church and elsewhere. They still experience struggles with sin while in their current sin-cursed bodies, but they look forward to the new world, wherein dwelleth righteousness (2 Peter 3:13) and where no unclean thing will be allowed in (Revelation 21:27)

Luke 17:20 – “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: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory“

John 6:56 – “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.”

John 14:17 – “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

John 14:20 – “At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”

John 14:23 – “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”

So what do all these verses mean. Simply that wherever God’s Spirit is, that is where His kingdom is. Some members of God’s kingdom are already in heaven: “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8) and the rest of the members of God’s kingdom are still here on this sin-cursed earth. God’s kingdom spans this current sinful physical world and spills over into the eternal sinless kingdom of heaven.

Is God’s kingdom an earthly organization?

In spite of what many religious institutions would have you believe, God’s kingdom, His one true church, is not identifiable by some physical building or some earthly organization like the Watchtower Society or the Catholic church. God’s kingdom is actually impossible for blind lost sinners to see. It is the worldwide body of true believers in Christ whom He has put His eternal Spirit in. You can see a building and you can easily identify an earthly organization by its local buildings and its headquarters but you can’t see the Holy Spirit so you can’t visibly identify God’s kingdom on earth. Even true Bible-believing churches are have their share of unsaved people along with the saved – the weeds growing up with the wheat as Jesus mentioned Matthew 13.

Who is the King of God’s Kingdom?

Is Christ the King or is God the Father (i.e. Jehovah) the King? Or are they one and the same?

Both Jehovah and Jesus are called King:

Jehovah is described as King:

Isaiah 33:22 – “For the LORD <03068> is our judge, the LORD <03068> is our lawgiver, the LORD <03068> is our king; he will save us.”

Isaiah 44:6 – “Thus saith the LORD <03068> the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD <03068> <03068> of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”

Zephaniah 3:15 – “The LORD <03068> hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD <03068> , is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.”

03068 Yahovah {yeh-ho-vaw’} from 01961; TWOT – 484a; n pr dei
AV – LORD 6510, GOD 4, JEHOVAH 4, variant 1; 6519
Jehovah = “the existing One”
1) the proper name of the one true God

Jeremiah 23:5 – “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS <03072>”

03072 Yahovah tsidqenuw {ye-ho-vaw’ tsid-kay’-noo}

Jesus is described as King:

Matthew 21:5 – “Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”

Revelation 17:14 – “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”

We see in the above verse that the unsaved are at war with Christ and His church (the called, chosen, and faithful). Christ’s kingdom is His church. They – and only they – recognize him as King. In other words, they recognize Him as eternal God. John speaks of this in John 14:

John 14:7 – “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.”

Isaiah prophetically speaks of Christ’s coming kingdom and goverment and throne:

Isaiah 9:6 – “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. 7 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.”

Parallel passages:

Psalms 45:6 – “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

Hebrews 1:6 – “And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

Looking at the various parables of the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13:

Matthew 13:24 – “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”

Matthew 13:31 – “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.”

Matthew 13:33 – “Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid <1470> in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”

1470 ekgrupto {eng-kroop’-to} from 1722 and 2928;; v
AV – hide in 2; 2
1) to conceal in something
2) to mingle one thing with another

Luke 13:21 – “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid <1470> in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Matthew 13:44 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid <2928> in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth <2928>, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”

2344 thesauros {thay-sow-ros’} from 5087; TDNT – 3:136,333; n m
AV – treasure 18; 18
1) the place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up
1a) a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuables are kept
1b) a treasury
1c) storehouse, repository, magazine
2) the things laid up in a treasury, collected treasures

2928 krupto {kroop’-to} a primary verb; TDNT – 3:957,476; v
AV – hide 11, hide (one’s) self 2, keep secret 1, secretly 1, hidden 1; 16
1) to hide, conceal, to be hid
2) escape notice
3) metaph. to conceal (that it may not become known)

Matthew 5:14 – “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid <2928>.”

Matthew 13:35 – “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret <2928> from the foundation of the world.”

Luke 18:34 – “And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid <2928> from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.”

Luke 19:42 – “Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid <2928> from thine eyes.”

Revelation 2:17 – “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden <2928> manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.”

Matthew 13:38 – “The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;”

Matthew 11:25 – “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid <613> these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

613 apokrupto {ap-ok-roop’-to} from 575 and 2928; TDNT – 3:957,476; v
AV – hide 6; 6
1) to hide
2) concealing, keeping secret

Matthew 13:45 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant <1713> man, seeking goodly pearls <3135>: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”

1713 emporos {em’-por-os} from 1722 and the base of 4198;; n m
AV – merchant 5; 5
1) one on a journey, whether by sea or by land, esp. for trade
2) a merchant as opposed to a retailer or petty tradesman

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

3135 margarites {mar-gar-ee’-tace}from margaros (a pearl-oyster); TDNT – 4:472,564; n m
AV – pearl 9; 9
1) a pearl
2) a proverb, i.e. a word of great value

Revelation 18:3- ” For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants <1713> of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.”

Revelation 18:11 – “And the merchants <1713> of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more”

Revelation 18:15 – “The merchants <1713> of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing”

Revelation 18:23 – “And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants <1713> were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.”

Matthew 13:47 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net <4522>, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

4522 sagene {sag-ay’-nay} from a derivative of satto (to equip) meaning furniture, especially a pack-saddle (which in the East is merely a bag of netted rope);; n f
AV – net 1; 1
1) a large fishing net, a drag net
For Synonyms see entry 5808

Is there a pattern in the parables of the kingdom of God in Matthew 13?

1. sowing

Matthew 13:24 – “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field“

Matthew 13:31 – “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field“

2. reaping

Matthew 13:33 – “Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid <1470> in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”

Matthew 13:44 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid <2928> in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth <2928>, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”

Matthew 13:45 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant <1713> man, seeking goodly pearls <3135>: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”

3. the end of the harvest

Matthew 13:47 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net <4522>, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

Notice how the setting all of this activity of the kingdom of God is this current world. All the sowing and harvesting of the kingdom of God is taking place right now. These are all activities involving work, hard labor. There is no true sabbath (day of rest) yet. The work of the kingdom is in progress now. After the harvest, comes the day of rest.

Deuteronomy 12:10 – “But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;”

Revelation 14:13 – “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.”

Are you a member of God’s kingdom? How do you know?

Are you a among the weeds or the wheat? A goat or a sheep?

Are you preaching the true gospel of God’s kingdom?