Kingdom's Building
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The Structure of the Church as the Body of Christ has only one Head, but it has many members. The one and only head of the Body of the Church is the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Where is the true Church?
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Where is the Church?
This is not the time and moment to sit in front of our television sets and hope that all works out well and perhaps we will become better by controversy and war in the middle East. In a time of such great crisis in the East, is not the sign of prophecy very real and taking place before our very eyes. We must recognized that a new day has dawn toward the climax of history as we have known it.
Is there a National Crisis?
We have discerned that events of men are beyond our abilities to control, manage and overcome. As a great nation our crisis are beyond what we see in the news, experience in our daily walk as humans, in other words it is more than the outer. In this convention, we will focus a great deal on the contrast or difference between the inner and the outer in our daily living.
The Message of Prophecies given by Christ.
Jesus prognosticated an end to this world system. Christ never indulged in fantasy. He was truth. On one occasion His disciples asked Him, “Tell us when shall these things be” (Matt. 24:3)? Immediately, Jesus began to give them signs to look for. However, He warned them of pinpointing dates and times. “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, the Father has put in His on power” (Acts 1:7). Although we are not to know the exact time of His return, He assured us that we could speculate by the signs that would appear and indicate the end is near. “When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift your heads up; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).
Christ mentioned at least 25 events that would indicate His coming. When these events are all happening at the same time, we can be sure the end of the world (age) is very near. Jesus spoke certain of “The End.” In reply to his disciples’ question, “When shall these things be and what shall be the signs of thy coming?” Jesus answered in part, “And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, for nations shall rise against nation.” We are in a world sick with doubt and wicked with repeated disappointments. In every country we have a widespread of distress and perplexity. What does all this mean? The ruthlessness, terror, and lawlessness of our world point to nothing but anguish and misery? It adds up to one thing… It means the end is at hand. “When you see these things, look up… your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).
Jesus will return to the earth during the time of unprecedented war and trouble among men. It is true that there have always been war and conflict among tribes, kingdoms, and nations but never until this generation has universal destruction been on a world scale. Jeremiah was given a preview of our awful day when he cried, “I am pained at my heart, my heart maketh a noise in me, and I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of the war. Destruction upon destruction is cried, for the whole land is spoiled. I beheld and lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by His fierce anger” (Jeremiah 4:19, 20, 26).
The Bible says, “as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be before Christ’s coming” (Matthew 24:38,39). Before Christ comes, there will be a repeat of days of Noah.
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