This one Scripture in Colossians describes the pre-eminence of Jesus Christ in history. Moreover, the Bible clearly, with many prophecies, tells us that Jesus is about to return to Earth first to rescue His Saints before God pours out His wrath upon an unrepentant world. with the Trumpet and Bowl judgements. Jesus will then return to Earth with the glorified Saints to rescue Israel and begin His Millennial reign. “He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.” Colossians 1:15-23
God has unfinished business with Israel, the nation He set up to fulfil His purposes. God’s adversary, Satan, knows this and is intent on its destruction. He is the one who is inspiring the leaders of the nations to come against Israel. What is amazing, proving that God is in control of world events, is that all that is unfolding in the world is prophesied in God’s Word. This little nation in terms of land size is the centre of world events.
‘I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and I will curse him who curses you; and in you ALL the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ (Genesis 12:2-3)
If you want to be prepared to rule and reign with Jesus in His coming Millennial Kingdom go to http://www.millennialkingdom.netwhere you will find all the information and resources you will need.
Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, A360 and Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures. Both men are well known for the roles on Peter’s, Moonshots blog.
In this video Peter & Dave sit down with Brett Adcock to discuss the future of Figure AI and Humanoid Robots. Brett Adcock is the founder of Figure AI, an AI robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots.
Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur and billionaire who is the founder and chief executive officer of Figure AI. In 2018, Adcock co-founded Archer Aviation, five years after he co-founded Vettery. In 2023, he established Cover. As of June 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth as US$1.4 billion.
In 2026, Figure AI will be working with companies to introduce robots in their companies to replace humans for manufacturing, and all other functions including warehousing and distribution. Figure has 55 companies knocking on the door ready to spend big bucks which will help them scale up their robots manufacture. However, he did say that with neural net his company can produce general-purpose humanoid robots and he is keen to produce them as is Elon Musk with Optimus Robots.
The disruption that robotics will cause to employment in 2026 will just increase the lawlessness we are already seeing in developed countries where for the most part, people, particularly the younger generation have accepted evolution and the Big Bang theory as the origin of life and the Cosmos. For them, God and His commandments are part of myths and legends. Their lives have no meaning or purpose. For Christians who know their Bibles and Biblical end times prophecy realise this is just part of what God has revealed to prepare us for the tribulation that precedes Jesus second coming to earth to usher in His Millennial Kingdom. For more on what is next on God’s agenda for planet earth go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net.
Whenever mankind unites in pride and human self‑exaltation, God intervenes to humble him and remind creation that “the Most High rules in the kingdom of men.” ( Daniel 4 : 17 ). The Tower of Babel episode really is the clearest early type of what the present world is becoming again — a globalized, technocratic rebellion built on autonomous self‑will.
Scripture draws parallels between the arrogance and unity of sinful humanity at Babel and the last‑days global order that Jesus will confront and replace with His righteous Kingdom.
Let’s look at how Scripture itself unfolds this pattern and how it culminates in Christ’s return and His Millennial rule.
HUMANITY’S REBELLION AT BABEL (GENESIS 11) The Tower of Babel becomes the first great picture of unified human rebellion against God.
Key themes:
Collective arrogance: “Let us make a name for ourselves.”
A unified system built on pride, self‑exaltation, and independence from God
Human government elevating itself above divine authority
God’s intervention to restrain evil and create the nations
This becomes the Bible’s first prototype of a global order united against the Lord.
THE PATTERN REPEATS THROUGH SCRIPTURE Throughout the Old Testament and prophetic literature, Babel/Babylon becomes a symbol of:
Human kingdoms that defy God
Political‑religious systems that oppose His rule
Arrogant empires seeking global dominance
Persecution of God’s people
Idolatry, immorality, and spiritual rebellion
Examples include:
The Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar
The Beastly empires of Daniel 2 and Daniel 7. These have unfolded exactly as prophesied: Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greece, Rome and Ottoman Empires.
The coming prophetic “Day of the Lord” judgments on proud nations
Daniel especially shows a clear progression of world empires culminating in a final blasphemous kingdom that mirrors Babel in both structure and spirit.
THE LAST‑DAYS GLOBAL ORDER (REVELATION 13–18) Revelation brings the pattern to its climax.
The final world system includes:
A unified political empire (the Beast)
A global economic system (the mark and controlled commerce)
A counterfeit religious unity (the false prophet)
“Babylon the Great”, a symbolic city/kingdom embodying humanity’s rebellion
This world order is:
Centralized
Arrogant
Defiant toward God
United under false leadership
Persecuting God’s people,
Just like Babel, it rises in apparent strength—only to fall under God’s judgment.
JESUS’ RETURN: THE DIVINE REVERSAL OF BABEL Christ’s Second Coming brings the final overthrow of all Babel‑like systems.
Scripture describes His intervention as:
The destruction of the Beast and his armies
The collapse of Babylon the Great
The end of rebellious human government
The binding of Satan
Where Genesis 11 shows scattered nations resulting from judgment, Revelation 19–20 shows gathered nations brought into peace under Christ Himself.
THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM: GOD’S RIGHTEOUS ORDER Jesus’ thousand‑year reign restores everything Babel tried to counterfeit.
Features of His Kingdom:
Righteous authority rather than arrogant domination
Global unity under the true King
Peace among nations
Justice, truth, and holiness
The fulfilment of God’s covenant promises to Israel and the nations
The restoration of creation under Christ’s rule
Where Babel sought a name for humanity, the Millennium exalts the name of Jesus.
1. Prelude — The Seven Churches and the Seven Years
In the book of Revelation 2–3, Jesus addresses seven churches, which many believe represent successive stages of the Church Age. Yet, they also prophetically mirror events in the final seven‑year cycle before Jesus returns.
Church
Meaning
Parallel in the Final 7 Years
Ephesus
The Church that lost its first love
Renewed proclamation of the Gospel — the final call to repentance
Smyrna
The persecuted Church
Saints suffering tribulation.God is purifying His church.
Pergamum
The compromising Church
Apostasy begins; union of religion and state
Thyatira
The corrupt Church
Rise of false prophet and spiritual deception
Sardis
The dead Church
Spiritual emptiness and hypocrisy grow worldwide
Philadelphia
The faithful Church
The true believers promised deliverance — “kept from the hour of trial” (Revelation 3:10)
Laodicea
The lukewarm Church
Left behind to face wrath — “I will spit you out of my mouth” (Revelation 3:16)
At the same time, in heaven, Jesus begins to open the seven seals — releasing events on earth that correspond with each year leading up to His visible return.
2. The First Four Years — The Four Horsemen
Seal 1–4 (Revelation 6:1‑8) As each seal opens, a rider goes forth:
White Horse – the coming world leader promising peace (the Antichrist). (Year 1)
Red Horse – war and bloodshed engulf the earth. (Year 2)
Black Horse – famine and economic collapse. (Year 3)
Pale Horse – death and pestilence follow. (Year 4)
During these years, persecution increases and the Church’s faith is tested severely. Many are martyred, and the lines between true and false disciples become clear.
3. The Fifth Seal — The Cry of the Martyrs
“I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain...” Revelation 6:9
Here John sees the souls, not yet resurrected bodies. They have overcome, but the resurrection has not yet occurred. Their cry — “How long, O Lord?” — sets the stage for divine intervention. This coincides with the fifth‑year of tribulation and the deep persecution of believers who refuse the mark of the Beast.
4. The Sixth Seal — The Threshold of God’s Wrath and the Rapture
“The great day of their wrath has come.” Revelation 6:12‑17
Cosmic disturbances shake heaven and earth — the sun darkened, the moon turned to blood, the stars falling. Then comes the great gathering:
“After this I saw a great multitude that no one could number… standing before the throne… clothed in white robes.” Revelation 7:9
The Philadelphia Promise Fulfilled
This multitude represents the raptured saints—the resurrected dead in Christ and living believers taken up together (1 Thessalonians 4:16‑17). They hold palm branches, the symbol of the Feast of Tabernacles — a prophetic sign of the saints now dwelling with God. The faithful Church is kept from the “hour of trial.” Jesus calls, and in a moment, “in the twinkling of an eye,” the dead are raised incorruptible, and the living transformed. He gathers His Bride — the glorified saints — before the trumpet judgments unleash the wrath of God.
5. The Seventh Seal — Trumpets of Wrath
When the seventh seal is opened, there is silence in heaven for half an hour (Revelation 8:1), and then seven trumpets sound. This marks the beginning of God’s Wrath, distinct from the tribulation of the saints.
For one year and ten days — echoing the duration of Noah’s flood — the Trumpet and Bowl judgments fall upon the unrepentant earth:
Hail and fire devastate vegetation.
A burning mountain turns seas to blood.
Waters become bitter.
Heavens darken, light fades.
Demonic torment released.
Armies of the East advance.
The Kingdom of the world becomes the Kingdom of our Lord (Revelation 11:15).
The Laodicean church, having rejected truth, faces this wrath. Mercy’s door closes for those who refused grace but they still have the opportunity to repent and I am sure many will.
6. The Year of Wrath and the Jubilee Restoration
Just as in Noah’s day, wrath lasts one year and ten days, culminating with the Day of Atonement — symbolic of the Messiah’s return to Israel. When Jesus descends, it inaugurates the Jubilee Year, the fiftieth — the year of release and restoration. The land rests, captives are freed, and every inheritance returns to its rightful owner.
“To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” Isaiah 61:2; Luke 4:19
Thus, after the year of wrath, the earth enters its Sabbath rest — the Millennial Reign of Christ.
7. The King Returns and the Age of Jubilee Begins
Heaven opens once more:
“Behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True.” Revelation 19:11
Jesus descends with His glorified saints — the resurrected and raptured Church — to defeat the Antichrist at the Battle of Armageddon.
Satan is bound. The earth is renewed. Israel is redeemed and restored. The nations come to Jerusalem year by year to worship the King. (Zechariah 14:16)
And the first year of His glorious reign begins as the Jubilee Year — proclaiming “liberty throughout all the land.” (Leviticus 25:10)
8. Summary of the Prophetic Pattern
Stage
Prophetic Symbol
Approx. Year
Main Event
1
Ephesus / 1st Seal
1
Peace covenant and rise of Antichrist
2
Smyrna / 2nd Seal
2
Wars and persecution
3
Pergamum / 3rd Seal
3
Economic collapse, famine
4
Thyatira / 4th Seal
4
Widespread death and pestilence
5
Sardis / 5th Seal
5
Martyrdom of believers
6
Philadelphia / 6th Seal
6
Rapture of the faithful; wrath announced
7
Laodicea / 7th Seal
7 (1 yr + 10 days)
Trumpet & bowl judgments — the Year of Wrath
Return
Jubilee
—
Christ’s visible return and Millennial reign
9. Satan’s Rule Has Ended
When seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls are complete, history itself reaches fullness — the divine completion represented by seven. The old order passes away; the Saints reign with Christ in Jesus Millennial Kingdom
“He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’” Revelation 21:5
10. Jesus Millennial Kingdom
Jesus Millennial Kingdom is a transition period so that God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Davidic covenant and the New Covenant can be fulfilled. God has unfinished business with Israel.
“This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.” Revelation 20:5-6
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What does this mean in terms of Biblical history. It is interesting to see this comment in the Book of Daniel where we find many end times prophecies.
“But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”Daniel 12:4
For Daniel this revelation must have seemed strange as there was no internet, or AI, or cars and planes back in Daniel’s day. But for us it makes good sense. Never before has knowledge increased to the extent it is today with AI. Along with the many other end times signs we can know we are in the last days before the prophesied return of Jesus takes place. Are you ready for what is next on God’s calendar for planet Earth: Jesus Millennial Kingdom. To get prepared can I suggest you go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net where you will find all the information you will need.
Minnesota: many Americans, understandably shocked, look at the protests, the violence, and the loss of life and point to immediate causes. Some cite fraud and corruption in federally funded social programs, apparently tolerated by state officials. Others point to aggressive enforcement of immigration law that sparked deadly confrontations.
Minnesota is not an outlier; it is a case study of what happens when institutions that once fostered moral restraint abandon that role. The real cause is less obvious because it is far removed from the tragic events we see today in the headlines.
It can be traced back decades to what was called the long march through the institutions — a phrase coined in the late 1960s by Marxist student leader Rudi Dutschke. The phrase deliberately echoed Mao Zedong’s Long March, but Dutschke’s was not a military campaign. It was a cultural and ideological one, measured in decades rather than battles.
The strategy was to transform society not by overthrowing government outright, but by infiltrating its core institutions: universities, primary and secondary education, the media, the courts, and even churches. The objective was to shape what people were taught — what would be considered normal, respectable, and acceptable — so that political outcomes would eventually become inevitable.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) alluded to this reality recently before the British Parliament when he referenced a quote often attributed to Abraham Lincoln:
“The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”
That insight helps explain why the classroom has been central to this long march. Obstacles to Marxist ideology had to be removed or marginalized. It was no accident that prayer and Bible reading were removed from public schools in 1962 and 1963. When God and His word are removed as moral restraints, lawlessness fills the vacuum — and that is the fertile ground in which Marxism takes root and gains power.
Over time, that march has moved beyond institutions and inevitably spilled into the streets. Confrontations like those we’ve seen in Minneapolis — whether involving George Floyd or Alex Pretti — are becoming routine. The rule of law depends on shared moral limits; when those limits erode, force alone cannot restore order.
In the last days, before Jesus returns to restore righteousness, he said that “lawlessness will be increased“
“And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet… and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.” Matthew 24:7-12
We are fast approaching the time of Jesus return. Next on God’s agenda for planet earth is Jesus Millennial Kingdom. To learn more go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net.
From humanity’s rebellion at Babel to the Redeemer’s return in glory, God is restoring His rightful Kingdom and dwelling place among mankind.
“The Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomever He will.”Daniel 4:17
1. The Tower of Babel: The Birth of Human Empire
Passage: Genesis 10–11
Babel (Babylon) was humanity’s first political‑religious unity against God’s authority.
Nimrod, a mighty hunter and founder of kingdoms (Gen. 10:8–10), embodied the spirit of human self‑rule.
Goal: “Let us build us a city and a tower… and let us make us a name” Gen. 11:4.
God’s Response
He confused their language, scattering them across the earth (Gen. 11:7–9).
The result: multiple nations, each separating from the one rebellious system.
Babel becomes the pattern for all anti‑God world empires.
“Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth.” Revelation 17:5
2. The Call of Abraham: God’s Counter‑Kingdom
Passage: Genesis 12:1–3
Right after Babel’s scattering, God calls Abraham—His plan shifts from man’s rebellion to divine redemption.
A new nation by faith, not by pride.
Promise: “In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
This covenant is the seed of Messiah’s Kingdom, showing that God’s method of world blessing is through chosen covenant, not human federation.
3. Israel and the Theocratic Pattern
Passages: Exodus 19:5–6; Deuteronomy 7:6–9
At Sinai, God declares Israel “a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.”
Israel becomes a living contrast to Babel’s self‑rule — governed by revealed law, indwelt by God’s presence.
The Davidic Covenant later secures the promise of an eternal throne and King (2 Samuel 7:12–16).
Prophets foretell a coming descendant of David who will restore all nations under divine rule (Isaiah 9:6–7).
4. The Rise of the Gentile Empires: Echoes of Babel
Passage: Daniel 2; 7; 8
The image in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Daniel 2) and the beasts in Daniel 7 outline four successive world empires:
Babylon — head of gold
Medo‑Persia — chest of silver
Greece — belly of bronze
Rome — legs of iron
Each empire carries Babel’s DNA — attempting global unity without God. The final phase (ten‑horned kingdom) becomes the revived form of Babylonian arrogance, preparing the stage for the Antichrist.
“Babylon is fallen, is fallen.” Revelation 14:8; 18:2
5. The First Coming of Christ: The True King Rejected
Passages: Luke 1:31–33; John 1:11
Jesus came announcing: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17
He fulfilled the prophetic requirements of the Davidic King (Isaiah 9:6–7; Micah 5:2).
Yet the world — Jew and Gentile alike — rejected Him, choosing Caesar over Christ (John 19:15).
The world’s rejection of the King parallels Babel’s ancient defiance: man asserting his own authority over God’s.
6. The Church Age: The Kingdom Hidden, Not Absent
Passages: Matthew 13:24–33; Acts 2:1–47
The Gospel spreads to all tongues (a reversal of Babel’s confusion at Pentecost).
God calls out a people for His name while the nations continue their self‑made systems.
The spiritual kingdom operates in hearts, awaiting its physical manifestation when the King returns.
“The kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:21
7. The End‑Time Babylon: Global Rebellion Reborn
Passages: Revelation 13; 17–18
A final Babylon rises—political, religious, and economic—uniting humanity in false worship under the Antichrist.
It mirrors Nimrod’s ancient project: one system, one speech, one power, without God.
The false prophet deceives the world, and all who refuse the mark are persecuted.
“All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him.” Revelation 13:8
God’s Judgment
Babylon’s fall is immediate and total (Rev. 18:8–10).
Heaven rejoices: “Alleluia! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” (Rev. 19:6).
8. The Return of Christ: God’s Final Overthrow of Babel
Passages: Revelation 19:11–21; Zechariah 14:3–9
Christ returns in glory at Armageddon, destroying the Antichrist and false prophet.
Human rebellion — begun at Babel — ends under His sword of truth.
Satan is bound a thousand years (Revelation 20:1–3).
The King of kings is enthroned in Jerusalem, ruling the nations with a rod of iron (Psalm 2:6–9; Revelation 19:15).
9. The Millennial Kingdom: Babel Reversed, Eden Restored
Language, nations, and worship unite under God, not against Him.
Jerusalem — once despised — becomes the capital of righteousness (Isaiah 2:2–4).
The curse on creation is subdued; the earth blooms again (Isaiah 35:1–6).
Every nation comes to worship the true King (Zechariah 14:16–19).
“The LORD will be king over all the earth.” Zechariah 14:9
10. The Eternal State: God’s Design Perfected
Passages: Revelation 21–22
When the thousand years conclude and final judgment falls, God creates a new heaven and a new earth — the full realization of His kingdom purpose. Humanity, forever free from sin, serves and reigns with Him eternally.
“His servants shall serve Him… and they shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 22:3–5
Summary Flow: From Babel to the Kingdom
Stage
Theme
Key Scriptures
Babel
Human revolt and self‑rule
Genesis 11
Abraham
God’s covenant plan for blessing
Genesis 12:1–3
Israel
Theocratic witness to the nations
Exodus 19:5–6
Empires
Gentile domination foretold
Daniel 2; 7
Christ’s First Coming
True King rejected
Luke 1:31–33; John 1:11
Church Age
Kingdom in hearts; Gospel to nations
Matthew 28:19–20
End‑Time Babylon
Global rebellion restored
Revelation 13 – 18
Christ’s Return
Babylon judged; Kingdom established
Revelation 19
Millennium
Righteous rule of Christ
Revelation 20; Isaiah 2
Eternal State
God with His people forever
Revelation 21–22
The Unbreakable Biblical Principle
Every tower man builds, God topples; every throne God promises, He fulfils.
From Babel’s tower to Christ’s throne, history moves from man’s defiance to God’s dominion.
Marxists continue to plug the idea of Communism as the answer to all mankind’s problems – not directly, but indirectly, by criticising every fault and alleged failing of democracy, shaping the minds of university students who are influencing public life, including politics.
Gradually, imperceptibly, crazy ideas – not least, that men could become women and vice versa – took over. Rather than frankly stating that Communism was better than democracy – that the ‘collectivity’ was better than capitalism – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion were set up as laudable goals, and everything and everyone was measured against them.
This stymied opposition – people were reluctant to be accused of being against diversity, inequity and exclusion – but upon it was built a social system that banned a diversity of ideas, promoted inequity, and excluded anyone who dared to disagree.
Any criticism or even attempted debate is now treated as dangerous. Censorship, once the bugbear of the Left, is seen as the way to prevent a ‘return to fascism’ and the horrors of the Holocaust.
And yet, under this leftist domination, the very thing that leftists used to warn against – anti-Semitism – is making a comeback. As noted, the state of Israel, once seen as offering a haven to persecuted Jews worldwide, is now demonised for oppressing Palestinians, and even compared to Nazi Germany in committing genocide against them. The Left has made anti-Zionism respectable, and anti-Semitism is only a step away. Already, the two are beginning to shade into each other. Right-wing ‘influencers’ are suddenly discovering that Hitler was not so bad after all – that he has been misrepresented by Jews, who have a vested interest in demonising him in order to justify their ‘appropriation’ of ‘Palestinian’ land, facilitated in this project by their alleged dominance of the media.
Even while making anti-Semitism respectable, they may warn against a resurgence of Nazism – but the Jews are the new Nazis, after all.
The Holocaust was preceded by a rise in anti-Semitism, and although leftists have routinely attributed anti-Semitism to ‘the Right’, the many patriotic demonstrations have been marked by pro-Israel, pro-Jewish sentiment. In stark contrast, left-wing marches against Israel and ‘Zionists’ have been marked by violent rhetoric.
At this time of year, when once again we celebrate God being born as a man among men – when He chose to become a member of His Chosen People – we would do well to remember how close this world, prompted by Satan and his demons, has come to eliminating His earthly kin.
Fortunately, we do know how this all ends. Jesus returns to Earth to rescue His nation, Israel, and initiate His Millennial Kingdom so that the covenants God made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob will be fully realised. Israel will be the lead nation of the world with its Messiah, Jesus and glorified Saints ruling with a “rod of iron”.
“From His (Jesus) mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron.” Revelation 19:15
Change, chaos, suffering, and tribulation are real. Scripture never denies that. But Revelation pulls back the curtain to show what governs it all: a sovereign God who stands above history, from Alpha to Omega. Martyn explains why history isn’t random, why suffering isn’t wasted, and why the future is not out of control.
“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of Him. Even so. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”Revelation 1:3-8
Another great sermon from Martyn Isles on Revelation. Martyn understands we are living in the Biblical end times.
Fear not, God is on His throne, in total control, and all tribulation that Christians face will serve a glorious purpose for us and for Him.
How good is it to find gems in books by authors you have never heard of. I owned and distributed Christian books for over 30 years. I purchased Christian Press in 1983 but had never heard of Scottish theologian, Peter James Forsyth or his books, The Cruciality of the Cross (1899), The Work of Christ (1910) and The Justification of God (1917) just three gems of over 100 books published.
I give you two quotes from The Justification of God:
“No reason of man can justify God for His treatment of His Son; but whatever does justify it justifies God’s whole providence with the universe, and solves its problem. He so spared not His Son as with Him to give us all things. The true theology of the Cross and its atonement is the solution of the world. There is no other. It is that or none. And that theology is that the Cross is not simply the nadir of Incarnation, but that it is God’s self-offering (under the worst conditions that love could feel for evil man) to His own holy name. The just God is the chief sufferer, and sole Doer. The holy love there is in action everywhere. The most universal thing in the universal Christ is His cross. Everywhere, according to God’s ubiquity, imminence, or what you will, His holy love is invincibly at issue with death, sin, and sorrow. Everywhere is redemption. And that is the only theodicy. The purpose of salvation is the principle of creation; and the ruling power of the world is the purpose of God.“
It is no light problem that faces the Creator in His world. There was never such a fateful experiment as when God trusted man with freedom. But our Christian faith is that He well knew what He was about. He did not do that as a mere adventure, not without knowing that He had the power to remedy any abuse of it that might occur, and to do this by a new creation more mighty, marvellous, and mysterious than the first. He had means to emancipate even freedom, to convert moral freedom, even in its ruin, into spiritual. After the first creation drew on His might, the second taxed his all-might. It revealed His power as moral majesty, as holy omnipotence, most chiefly shown in the mercy that redeems and reconciles. To redeem creation is a more creative act than it was to create it. It is the last thing omnipotence could do. What is omnipotence but the costly and inevitable action of holiness in establishing itself everywhere for ever. The supreme power in the world is not simply the power of a God but of a holy God, upon whose rule all things wait, and may wait long. It is no slack knot that the Saviour has to undo. All the energy of a perverse world in its created freedom pulled on the tangle to tighten it. And its undoing has given the supreme form to all God’s dealing with the world. But at the same time the snarl is not beyond being untied. Man is born to be redeemed. The final key to the first creation is the second; and the first was done with the second in view. If moral freedom is the crown of the first creation, spiritual, holy freedom is the goal of moral; and it is the gift in the second creation. The first creation was the prophecy of the second; the second was the first tragically ‘arrived.’ There was moral resource in the Creator equal to anything that might happen to the creature or by him. And that resource is put forth in Christ — in His overcoming of the world on the Cross, and His new creation of it in the Spirit. All God’s omnipotence is finally there. The great goal is not the mere fruitage of the first creation, but another creation more creative still. The first does not glide into the second; there is a crisis of entirely new departure. (pp. 122-124)
And the book’s final paragraph must also be shared here:
Faith is more than an individual calm; it is the Church’s collective confidence on the scale of the world for the destiny of the world. The evil world will not win at last, because it failed to win at the only time it ever could. It is a vanquished world where men play with devilries. Christ has overcome it. It can make tribulation, but desolation it can never make. (p. 223)
Jesus return to earth to restore righteousness is not too far distant. The many Biblical end times prophecies are playing out in our day. Hallelujah!
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and He has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron.” Revelation 19:11-13
Jesus Millennial Kingdom is next on God’s agenda for planet earth. To prepare yourself to rule with Jesus go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net
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