Topic: Administration of the Kingdom Part 1: Kingdom Basics
Greetings Sons of God:
If we are talking about the manifestation of sons we must
talk about the Kingdom of God because it will be the sons of God that will
administrate the Kingdom in the earth.
First, let me say the Kingdom of God is present in the earth right
now! It is not some kingdom to come in
the future. It is here and functioning
in the earth. How do we know this? First let me start with this Scripture:
1 Corinthians 4:20: For the kingdom of God is not in word
but in power.
Knowing by the Scripture that the Kingdom comes in power
then there must be a source to that power and a authority to grant that power
to operate. Let’s start with the source:
Matthew 28:18: And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven
and in earth.
So the source of the power of the Kingdom is from
Christ. We also see that this power is
power that operates not only in heaven but in the earth. Of course the authority of the power is
Christ. So we can say that Christ has
plenary power which is all or complete power.
Since this is the case and we are the sons of God called to administrate
the Kingdom the authority and power (Genesis 1:26), the power and authority we
have is a delegated power and authority from Christ. The authority and power given is not for our
own consumption or use but given to do the will of the one who has delegated
out to you. With that said let’s start
to look at the administration of the Kingdom during this current age.
Ephesians 1:9,10:
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in Himself: That in the dispensation of the
fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both
which are in heaven, and which are on earth, even in Him:
Let’s stop there.
First, the theme of the letter to the church of Ephesus is the
administration of the authority of Christ through the church. Now the mystery that He has made know to
us..yes…He made know to us, we are to know this is that:
Christ is empowering the sons of God
with authority suitable for the times we face.
Now this
should confirm what we stated in the earlier part of this message. God is restoring the authority of Christ
through the church for the time we are facing.
What are the times we are talking about?
In Ephesians 1:10 it said “in the dispensation of the fullness of times
he might gather together in one all things in Christ” The dispensation of the fullness of times is
speaking of the time where iniquity will have reached it’s “fullness” in the
earth. We are progressing to this point
right now!! I want to take time here to
explain this and continue this topic in another message.
What we are seeing in this time is the revealing
of the man of lawlessness. Who is
this?
2
Thessalonians 2:3,4: Let no man deceive
you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away
first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all
that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the
temple of God, shewing himself that he is God
2
Thessalonians 2:6-8: And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed
in his time. For the mystery of iniquity
doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of
the way. And then shall that Wicked be
revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall
destroy with the brightness of His coming.
The man of
lawlessness is not one man but mankind that has now disregarded God and doing
everything that is right in their own eyes.
Anyone who does this is lawless and seeks self rule over the rule of
Righteousness. So in this season God has
removed the restraint and allowing man to suffer the full weight and
consequence of his decisions and lawlessness until the fullness of times spken
of in Ephesians 1. The fullness of times
speaks of the earth being full of iniquity.
Now you may say, why would God do that?
He is displaying His mercy. By
doing this man will see the clear difference between the truth and the lie
because if He did not, the very elect would be deceived and no flesh will be
saved. Well you may ask what are we as
the saints, the sons of God supposed to be doing during this time while God has
removed the restraint. This is very
crucial and I pray you understand everything that is being conveyed here:
Isaiah
26:20-21: Come, my people, enter thou
into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a
little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For behold, the Lord cometh out of his place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall
disclose her blood and shall no more cover her slain.
This is a
time for us as the sons of God to come into our households and close the door
for a little while. It has been
prophesied through other households of faith that this time period will be
about 3 years (starting from Dec. 2012).
While we are in our households God is maturing us, removing the
stumbling blocks and preparing to exalt His house at His appointed time. In this time we will be challenged to move
from the rule of the soul to the rule of the spirit in fullness. This is not a time for us to be out in the
“streets”. This is hard for the
religious evangelical to understand that in this time we are quiet but growing
much like a tree in winter. All nutrients
and growth are underground but as a part of this growth we will see the
covenant bonding and unification of the households and overall maturation of
sons to support the growth and strength of the House of God when it is exalted
and visible for all the world to see.
In the next
message we will examine to impending conflict that will happen with the
administration of the Kingdom and manifestation of the sons.
Peace, Love and Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
