Today’s Topic: The Revelation of the Rapture: Myths in the Church
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51,53
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now I have to lay out this foundation about this because what you have heard in the past from past teachers and pastors can interfere with what God says is the truth. So, like I always say, please pray before you read and allow the scriptures to tell you the meaning and show you the truth instead of what you have heard. Now if the scriptures confirm that what you heard is the truth, then great! But for those who have questions and are unsure then these next few messages will shed some light on the darkness.
Growing up in the church, I have heard many things about “the rapture”. I have heard 1 Corinthians 15:51,52 about how we will be changed in the twinkling of an eye. I have also heard that God will gather the saints out before the tribulation hits the Earth. Now as I was hearing these things I felt confident based on what I heard that “hey, we as the church will be out of here before the tribulation hits”. But since I have started my study on this vital issue in the church, the scriptures tell another story and one that must be told and must be taught. It is one thing to be confident, it is another thing to be unprepared and neglect preparing people as leadership. So in the next set of messages we will look at myths and the truth about the rapture and I know someone will read the scriptures for themselves and allow God to confirm what is about to be said.
In the church, there are some, including past and present day teachers, pastors, bishops, prophets, apostles and evangelist are going around saying that we will not have to worry about the tribulation period because the church will be raptured before this tribulation hits. And some even say the tribulation is only for the Jews. Now if you have been studying with us in this series then after seeing what tribulation lies ahead, I would not blame you, I would want to be out also. The fear of reading and seeing these terrible things spoken of in the book of Revelation has prescribed and developed a doctrine about the rapture that says we will be out of here before the tribulation. Now what this also leads us to is believing that we do not have to prepare for this because it really does not matter, we will be gathered out anyway. I want to say this and I pray that you heed this warning because I have said it before and shown you throughout the scriptures in this series:
“We will be here during the tribulation times”
So one of the questions we will answer in these next few messages is: Will we escape before the tribulation?
Some people, and I have seen it in various movies, will prescribe to the notion of separating themselves from society. So they become recluse and almost subterranean, separating themselves from society. Now this also would be a good notion looking at the tribulation coming and thinking to ourselves that if I separate myself and move to some distant area of the world that I will survive during this perilous time. Once again that would work if Satan’s Kingdom, The Global Kingdom, the Beast was a kingdom that ruled by geographical territory. The problem is, that kingdom is ruled systematically, or on the order of controlling various systems of life that man depends on for life. So unless you plan on not breathing or needing anything then this notion of becoming separated from society will not work.
Another myth in the church and of course movies have been made about this myth is that at one moment in time all of the Christians will be raptured out. This will result in planes in midair without pilots, cars driving along and eventually without drivers and so on because the Christians will be taken up in a twinkling of an eye. After that, the world will just continue on and millions of people upon the Earth will be just left wondering what happened to all the people, they just disappeared. The reality is this is fundamentally and scripturally wrong and I have to leave it at that because I will show you this in scripture.
In order to quail all of this and simplify this because every answer to these following questions can and will be answered in the scriptures. We will see how crazy myths can become after this series. Here are the questions that will be answered in this mini-series on the rapture:
1. Will We Escape Before the Tribulation Hits the Earth?
2. When Will the Rapture Happen?
I have talked to various people who want to know what happens after death and the answers to these two vital questions. I am excited because the truth sets you free from stress, worry and deception. Please continue to study with us, the Revelation of the Rapture.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Antichrist and the Temple: Part 3
Today’s Topic: Antichrist and the Temple: Part 3
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In this final message on the Antichrist and the Temple, I want to bring this full circle back to Paul and show you how this is not only a sign to the Jews but also to the believers of Jesus Christ. Now as we have stated that Paul at the beginning of this chapter deals with the believers at Thessaloniki because there is obvious confusion about the return of the Lord. Now some say that that day had past and some say it is at hand but Paul gives the church the huge sign that will let them know that the Return of the Lord and our gathering with Christ is soon. Now in verse 3 Paul drives this certain point and reference home to them: “For that day (Return of the Lord and the Gathering) SHALL NOT COME, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST, AND THAT THE MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED, THE SON OF PERDITION. Now if they had any problem understanding that, Paul continues to give more clarity to who he is and what he does.
In verse 4 Paul says that this person opposes and exalts 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. So Paul explains to them that this man will sit in the rebuilt temple at Jerusalem and declare himself to be God. Now we know through our study that this man is the Antichrist. The shewing of himself is the things that he does and the power he uses to deceive. Now if you want to further confirm this let’s move to verses 8-12.
Then shall that Wicked (Satan) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming. Satan and the Antichrist at the appointed time will be revealed for who they are by the brightness of the coming of the Lord. In verse 9 Paul continues: Even him (Antichrist) whose coming IS AFTER THE WORK OF SATAN (Revelation 13:2) with all power and signs and lying wonders. Look at that closely! The Antichrist will use signs, power, which gives him the abilities and deceptive wonders to deceive the nations to worship Satan freely. Now for those who still choose not to come to the truth to be saved, Paul in verse 10 says they will perish. God permits this unimaginable evil on Earth for those who love a lie to be so deceived that they would believe the lie. Now Paul comes again to warn those who choose not to love the truth in verse 12: That they (unbelievers) all might be damned who believed not in the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Even in this late hour, Jesus is still saving. But what I want us to really see is that even in this dark time we have people who choose to be blinded by Satan to the things that they do as being “ok” with God. When these ministries that God has anointed to preach sound doctrine and the truth come out against cultural sins and spiritual sins, why do we as people and children of the truth fight our own brothers and sisters who have taken the boldness of faith to declare what God has said is a sin. See when the fire comes our way, we try to justify what we do as being “ok” with God and the reality is, it is either right or wrong with God. Anything that you put in front of God is an idol. It does not matter whether it is objects such as cars and homes or groups of people and their activities. God holds us all accountable for our own actions but know this without a doubt. Before God brings judgment upon you, He always warns you. From Sodom, to Egypt, to Babylon and to Rome, all of these nations were warned before God brought judgment. There are many others.
But when we see the Antichrist rebuilding the temple of God in Jerusalem and sitting in the temple as if he was God, then we know the end is soon. Now I want to bring out this point because it leads me to our next message. Many theologians believe the church will be raptured, or gathered before all of this so there is no need to worry? I love the thought of it because if you know what is coming then you bet you want to be out of here. But is it scriptural? Will we be gathered out of here before this tribulation hits the Earth? Join us in the next few messages because I know you will enjoy this when we discuss the Doctrine of the Rapture. Many have their opinions, but what does the Word say?
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In this final message on the Antichrist and the Temple, I want to bring this full circle back to Paul and show you how this is not only a sign to the Jews but also to the believers of Jesus Christ. Now as we have stated that Paul at the beginning of this chapter deals with the believers at Thessaloniki because there is obvious confusion about the return of the Lord. Now some say that that day had past and some say it is at hand but Paul gives the church the huge sign that will let them know that the Return of the Lord and our gathering with Christ is soon. Now in verse 3 Paul drives this certain point and reference home to them: “For that day (Return of the Lord and the Gathering) SHALL NOT COME, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST, AND THAT THE MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED, THE SON OF PERDITION. Now if they had any problem understanding that, Paul continues to give more clarity to who he is and what he does.
In verse 4 Paul says that this person opposes and exalts 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. So Paul explains to them that this man will sit in the rebuilt temple at Jerusalem and declare himself to be God. Now we know through our study that this man is the Antichrist. The shewing of himself is the things that he does and the power he uses to deceive. Now if you want to further confirm this let’s move to verses 8-12.
Then shall that Wicked (Satan) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming. Satan and the Antichrist at the appointed time will be revealed for who they are by the brightness of the coming of the Lord. In verse 9 Paul continues: Even him (Antichrist) whose coming IS AFTER THE WORK OF SATAN (Revelation 13:2) with all power and signs and lying wonders. Look at that closely! The Antichrist will use signs, power, which gives him the abilities and deceptive wonders to deceive the nations to worship Satan freely. Now for those who still choose not to come to the truth to be saved, Paul in verse 10 says they will perish. God permits this unimaginable evil on Earth for those who love a lie to be so deceived that they would believe the lie. Now Paul comes again to warn those who choose not to love the truth in verse 12: That they (unbelievers) all might be damned who believed not in the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Even in this late hour, Jesus is still saving. But what I want us to really see is that even in this dark time we have people who choose to be blinded by Satan to the things that they do as being “ok” with God. When these ministries that God has anointed to preach sound doctrine and the truth come out against cultural sins and spiritual sins, why do we as people and children of the truth fight our own brothers and sisters who have taken the boldness of faith to declare what God has said is a sin. See when the fire comes our way, we try to justify what we do as being “ok” with God and the reality is, it is either right or wrong with God. Anything that you put in front of God is an idol. It does not matter whether it is objects such as cars and homes or groups of people and their activities. God holds us all accountable for our own actions but know this without a doubt. Before God brings judgment upon you, He always warns you. From Sodom, to Egypt, to Babylon and to Rome, all of these nations were warned before God brought judgment. There are many others.
But when we see the Antichrist rebuilding the temple of God in Jerusalem and sitting in the temple as if he was God, then we know the end is soon. Now I want to bring out this point because it leads me to our next message. Many theologians believe the church will be raptured, or gathered before all of this so there is no need to worry? I love the thought of it because if you know what is coming then you bet you want to be out of here. But is it scriptural? Will we be gathered out of here before this tribulation hits the Earth? Join us in the next few messages because I know you will enjoy this when we discuss the Doctrine of the Rapture. Many have their opinions, but what does the Word say?
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Antichrist and the Temple of God - Part 2
Today’s Topic: The Antichrist and the Temple of God – Part 2
Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-15; Daniel 9:24:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Matthew 24:15-16
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In the last message we left off with the question, what is the Temple of God that the Antichrist will sit in and commit these abominations and desolations. The Temple of God that the scripture is referring to is the Temple in Jerusalem. Now you may say but the Temple is destroyed just like Jesus said in Matthew 24:1,2 and this is true. But to find out how this will happen, let’s look at the scriptures for confirmation. The temple in Jerusalem is called the Temple of God because in a wing of the temple was a place called the Holy of Holies. Only the Levitical priests could go behind the veil in the Temple. To the Jews, the Temple at Jerusalem was where God resided. The Temple housed the Holy of Holies. This is why Jesus was so upset when He entered the Temple and saw all of the ungodly things going on and said that they have turned His Father’s house into a house of thieves.
Now just as Jesus prophesied in Matthew 24:1,2 that the Temple would be destroyed to a point of one stone upon another. It happened in 70 A.D. when the Romans toppled the Temple and when they found gold between the mortar o the building, they took every stone off of the other thinking that the Jews used gold as mortar to build the Temple. But actually when the Romans set the Temple on fire the heat melted the Gold at the top of the Temple and it ran down in between the stones of the building and that is what lead the Romans to think that the Jews used gold to construct the Temple. Now up to this day the temple is still in ruin. But let’s look at the words of Jesus because if we read it carefully something profound is going to happen. Matthew 24:15: “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoke by Daniel the prophet, STAND IN THE HOLY PLACE…” These are the words of our Lord Jesus. Where is the Holy Place on Earth that Jesus could be referring to? He was referring to the Temple at Jerusalem. Well if this is a sign of the end of the age and the Temple has been destroyed then how can this be a sign? Well first we must know that the one Antichrist has not come, nor has the Global Kingdom yet. Paul is clear in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 that the Antichrist will sit in the Temple of God like God and declare himself to be God.
Now what this means is, the Temple at Jerusalem will be rebuilt. Now you may say well would it not be obvious that he is not God. To someone that is not spiritually discerned absolutely. This devious and blasphemous deed is intended for Satan to get worship. This is why Jesus continues in Matthew 24:16 for the children of Israel to flee to the mountains and leave all that they have and run away from this sign because there will be great tribulation like never before in the world. Now God gives a specific reference to the Jews in particular in what is recorded to be the 70 sevens of Daniel in Daniel 9 and I want to cover this so that we know that the Jews have also been warned of the abomination that is coming.
In Daniel 9 starting at verse 24 we see what is called the “70 sevens of Daniel”. Now the word “week” here in the Hebrew is used to describe a period of time. It can be used to describe a unit of 7 days or 7 years. So for this set of scriptures we are dealing with 70 periods of 7 years. Now this time was ordained by God to finish the transgression of Israel and make reconciliation for iniquity and we know the person who came to do that, Jesus! Now, verse 25 begins to explain this specific time period for the Jews. This period starts when the commandment was given to rebuild Jerusalem which includes the wall and streets. Now many theologians have pondered when this command was given. In my study I have found that this is referring to the command in Nehemiah 2:1 when Nehemiah petitioned king Artaxerxes to go and rebuild Jerusalem. King Artaxerxes reign began in 465 BC and this command was given in the 20th year of His reign so the starting point is 445 BC. Now in Daniel 9:25 it says that it will take 7 weeks (7x7=49 years) to build the temple. Then 62 (434 years) consecutive weeks will go on until the Messiah is cut off. Now when we see the term cut off, this is talking about when Jesus is crucified. Now what that tells me is that 483 years will run consecutive until the Messiah is cut off. Jesus was crucified around 32 A.D. Now you may say then where is the other 7 years to make up the total 490 years (70x7). Well there is a gap in time and this pause will continue until the Antichrist hits the Earth. Now back in Daniel 9:26 we see the prophecy of the destruction of the Temple that eventually happens in 70 AD by the Romans. Now when the Antichrist hits the scene in Daniel 9:27 the time period resumes, so we only have 7 years left. He makes a covenant with Israel, which is ultimately a deception to get them to worship him in the Temple. Now the scriptures go on to say that in the midst of the week (3 and ½ years) he will break this covenant, stop the sacrifices and offerings and setup in the Temple of God horrific idolatry. This is the abominations that Daniel speaks of in verse 27. Before the last week (7 years) is up the result will be everlasting righteousness.
This set of scriptures is referring strictly to the Jews and it is their warning and sign that they may know that the Messiah has come and the false Messiah will sit in the most Holy place (The Temple) and cause horrific idolatry to exist. Now this all happens under the permission of God because the Antichrist in time will be revealed and the scriptures prophesy this. But let us who are not of that fold be warned that when this happens this is also a sign to us.
We will pick up this in the next message.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-15; Daniel 9:24:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Matthew 24:15-16
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In the last message we left off with the question, what is the Temple of God that the Antichrist will sit in and commit these abominations and desolations. The Temple of God that the scripture is referring to is the Temple in Jerusalem. Now you may say but the Temple is destroyed just like Jesus said in Matthew 24:1,2 and this is true. But to find out how this will happen, let’s look at the scriptures for confirmation. The temple in Jerusalem is called the Temple of God because in a wing of the temple was a place called the Holy of Holies. Only the Levitical priests could go behind the veil in the Temple. To the Jews, the Temple at Jerusalem was where God resided. The Temple housed the Holy of Holies. This is why Jesus was so upset when He entered the Temple and saw all of the ungodly things going on and said that they have turned His Father’s house into a house of thieves.
Now just as Jesus prophesied in Matthew 24:1,2 that the Temple would be destroyed to a point of one stone upon another. It happened in 70 A.D. when the Romans toppled the Temple and when they found gold between the mortar o the building, they took every stone off of the other thinking that the Jews used gold as mortar to build the Temple. But actually when the Romans set the Temple on fire the heat melted the Gold at the top of the Temple and it ran down in between the stones of the building and that is what lead the Romans to think that the Jews used gold to construct the Temple. Now up to this day the temple is still in ruin. But let’s look at the words of Jesus because if we read it carefully something profound is going to happen. Matthew 24:15: “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoke by Daniel the prophet, STAND IN THE HOLY PLACE…” These are the words of our Lord Jesus. Where is the Holy Place on Earth that Jesus could be referring to? He was referring to the Temple at Jerusalem. Well if this is a sign of the end of the age and the Temple has been destroyed then how can this be a sign? Well first we must know that the one Antichrist has not come, nor has the Global Kingdom yet. Paul is clear in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 that the Antichrist will sit in the Temple of God like God and declare himself to be God.
Now what this means is, the Temple at Jerusalem will be rebuilt. Now you may say well would it not be obvious that he is not God. To someone that is not spiritually discerned absolutely. This devious and blasphemous deed is intended for Satan to get worship. This is why Jesus continues in Matthew 24:16 for the children of Israel to flee to the mountains and leave all that they have and run away from this sign because there will be great tribulation like never before in the world. Now God gives a specific reference to the Jews in particular in what is recorded to be the 70 sevens of Daniel in Daniel 9 and I want to cover this so that we know that the Jews have also been warned of the abomination that is coming.
In Daniel 9 starting at verse 24 we see what is called the “70 sevens of Daniel”. Now the word “week” here in the Hebrew is used to describe a period of time. It can be used to describe a unit of 7 days or 7 years. So for this set of scriptures we are dealing with 70 periods of 7 years. Now this time was ordained by God to finish the transgression of Israel and make reconciliation for iniquity and we know the person who came to do that, Jesus! Now, verse 25 begins to explain this specific time period for the Jews. This period starts when the commandment was given to rebuild Jerusalem which includes the wall and streets. Now many theologians have pondered when this command was given. In my study I have found that this is referring to the command in Nehemiah 2:1 when Nehemiah petitioned king Artaxerxes to go and rebuild Jerusalem. King Artaxerxes reign began in 465 BC and this command was given in the 20th year of His reign so the starting point is 445 BC. Now in Daniel 9:25 it says that it will take 7 weeks (7x7=49 years) to build the temple. Then 62 (434 years) consecutive weeks will go on until the Messiah is cut off. Now when we see the term cut off, this is talking about when Jesus is crucified. Now what that tells me is that 483 years will run consecutive until the Messiah is cut off. Jesus was crucified around 32 A.D. Now you may say then where is the other 7 years to make up the total 490 years (70x7). Well there is a gap in time and this pause will continue until the Antichrist hits the Earth. Now back in Daniel 9:26 we see the prophecy of the destruction of the Temple that eventually happens in 70 AD by the Romans. Now when the Antichrist hits the scene in Daniel 9:27 the time period resumes, so we only have 7 years left. He makes a covenant with Israel, which is ultimately a deception to get them to worship him in the Temple. Now the scriptures go on to say that in the midst of the week (3 and ½ years) he will break this covenant, stop the sacrifices and offerings and setup in the Temple of God horrific idolatry. This is the abominations that Daniel speaks of in verse 27. Before the last week (7 years) is up the result will be everlasting righteousness.
This set of scriptures is referring strictly to the Jews and it is their warning and sign that they may know that the Messiah has come and the false Messiah will sit in the most Holy place (The Temple) and cause horrific idolatry to exist. Now this all happens under the permission of God because the Antichrist in time will be revealed and the scriptures prophesy this. But let us who are not of that fold be warned that when this happens this is also a sign to us.
We will pick up this in the next message.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The Antichrist and the Temple of God
Today’s Topic: The Antichrist and the Temple of God – Part 1
Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-15; Daniel 9:24:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Matthew 24:15-16
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
We left off with summarizing that the Antichrist will sit in the temple of God and declare himself as God. Now some try to spiritualize this particular issue and think that he will be amongst the believers because their bodies are the temple for the Holy Spirit and our bodies are a temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). But this is not the proper interpretation of this scripture. But to understand the temple the scripture is talking about then we need to go back to where this all started and why the Antichrist would want to do such a thing. Let’s look at Isaiah 14:12-15
Every Kingdom citizen should read Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28 because these two chapters discuss Satan and his fall from the Highest Heaven. But to centralize this let’s look at Isaiah 14. In the 12th verse of Isaiah 14 God tells us that Lucifer has been cut down to the ground and weakened the nations. Who are the nations? The nations are mankind. Now God is going to tell you why he was kicked out of Heaven. In verse 13 God says that “Lucifer said in his heart that he will ascend into heaven and exalt his throne above the stars of God; and will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north (Highest Point).” Now that is paraphrased to show you what Satan was thinking. But he is not done because God continues in verse 14 with Satan saying; “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I (Satan) will be like the Most High”. Now look at that again, it says he wants to sit upon the mount of the congregation. He wanted to be worshipped and sit above everyone. This is why the homosexual spirit is so flamboyant and obvious in the church. They want positions that can be seen such as the Pastor and the Choir. It does not mean that he will not be an usher or a deacon, but the pulpit and the choir stand is his target, because if you can control either one of those, you can control or set the atmosphere. Satan was the angel of light and if you read Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14 you will see that he was no ugly red devil with 2 horns but the complete opposite. But to stick to the point, Satan wanted to exalt himself so high that he would be worshipped by the angels in Heaven like God was worshipped. Of course God was not having it and Satan and one-third of Heavens original angels that rebelled with Satan were cast out. Now every move of these fallen angels, including Satan, is to be worshipped and be glorified liked they were in their former estate. So Satan has set up this plan and it is like this: If he could not get the worship up there, he will get it from down here but even with a diabolical twist, Satan will get the worship from the children of God.
Satan today is getting worship from the children today. When the children rebel and go against the Most High. Through cultural movements such as music (i.e. hip-hop, heavy metal, rock-n-roll), entertainment (horror and sci-fi movies), organizations (fraternities, sororities and secret societies), political issues (abortion and the homosexual movement), Satan is getting glory through distractions and on some levels out-right worship and praise. Think about it! When we choose to listen to ungodly music that promotes fornication, self-exaltation and watch movies full of murder, witchcraft and black magick and join organizations that say they promote Christ but they give reverence to the gods of Egypt and Rome or when we choose to be silent and compromise of issues that God is against such as abortion (murder) and homosexuality (abomination) then Satan gets the praise. The prophets and the saints of the early church were killed for speaking out against the evil but because we are scared because we do not want to offend nor be seen as unpopular, we sacrifice our beliefs in who we cannot see, even though he is the one that sustains our very existence, for those who we can see for fear of persecution. Here is a little bit of information. All saints at some point in their lives will be persecuted because Christ was persecuted but this is exactly the plan of the enemy, which is to get you to become watered down, worried about other people and your own self survival and protect your own life. This movement of the enemy is what will bring us to the Global Kingdom and the beast being worshipped.
This compromise of the truth will allow the Antichrist to sit in the Temple of God and declare to be God and be worshipped like God by the inhabiters of the Earth. So what is the Temple of God? We already concluded that it is not the body of believers. We will look at this answer in the next message and I promise you it will shock you what the Temple of God is.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Antichrist: Abominations and Desolation
Today’s Topic: The Antichrist: Abominations and Desolation
Scripture: Daniel 9:24:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Matthew 24:15-16
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now to understand how bad this will get we need to define these words, Abomination and Desolation. Abomination is defined as extreme disgust and hatred. Desolation is to lay waste and to deprive of inhabitants.
So we are not talking about anything good when we discuss the Antichrist and the abomination and desolation he will bring to the world. But there is one particular abomination that he will do that will utterly blaspheme God and we will discuss this. But, isn’t it amazing that when you read the scriptures for yourself, there becomes clarity to many of the myths that are floating in the church about the return of the Lord and in particular the rapture, or gathering. Now up unto this point we have not mentioned anything about a gathering or the rapture because, it has not happened yet. But we will discuss the doctrine of rapture in due time. But as we know there are frightening things coming out of the church about the return of the Lord and people have been in panic once in 1999 and now coupled with the fact that people do not read the Bible now there is a large cloud of uncertainty in the church pertaining to this issue. However, God did not intend for there to be uncertainty and He is giving us signs to show us that we are progressing to the end. But, Paul ran into this problem over 2,000 years ago in Thessalonica and the Holy Spirit through Paul deals with this panic that is going on about the return of the Lord. See this panic we see is an old panic but it is progressively getting worse. Let’s look at 2 Thessalonians 2.
Now to prove that this is an old panic from the times of Paul, look at the first address to the Thessalonians in chapter 2. He beseeches them or begs them to pay attention about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto Him. Now Paul tries to calm them down in verse 2 telling them not to be troubled by a spirit, nor by a word, nor by a letter as if it was from us, professing that the day of Christ is at hand. See God gives Paul revelation to this matter to calm the confusion and I pray that these messages calm the confusion within the church. Paul starts off in verse 3: “Let no man deceive you by any means”. Now where have we heard that from? When the disciples asked what would be the sign of the return of the Lord in Matthew 24:3 and Jesus responded first, “Take heed that no man deceive you”. So Paul says the exact same thing but now he is going to present the evidence of how you will know the timing of the Lord’s return. What signs will there be? Paul continues in verse 3 with this powerful sign: “..for that day (return of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” This is in your Bible! Do we see this? The Lord will not return until there is the great falling away and the Antichrist is revealed for who he really is. Now the question we should be asking is what causes this great falling away and what is this falling away? Remember when the Global Kingdom hits the Earth and the Antichrist comes and rules it, in order to participate and receive benefits from the Global Kingdom, you have to take the mark of the beast. Taking the mark of the beast is your personal sacrifice of yourself to Satan. Now let’s see what the Antichrist will do to make this great falling away happen. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 tells us this.
“Who (the Antichrist) opposes and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he is as (just like) God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God”
Now there is a lot here that we need to dissect and we will have to continue this into the next message because of the wealth of information. But the Antichrist in a nutshell will sit in the temple of God just like God would and declare that he is God. This is the highest form of blasphemy that will be done. But this is not new to God because it has been attempted before. Please continue to study with me as we look further at the Antichrist and the abominations and desolations he will cause on the Earth.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The Antichrist
Today’s Topic: Composition of the Beast: The Antichrist
Scripture: Revelation 12 and 13; John 14:6
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Who is the Antichrist? Well we know he is the false Messiah who comes and administrates Satan’s Global Kingdom (Revelation 13:2). But remember in our past messages he comes up and over throws the three of the four kings of the Religious system. He, with the False Prophet will rule over this new religion of the Antichrist which will be the religion of the Brotherhood of Man. The driving force behind this religion and how it will get pulled off is tolerance. When you have religious tolerance than you discredit the statement of Jesus in John 14:6 where Jesus says “I am the way, the truth and the life; NO MAN cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Jesus is the only way to the Father. But the Antichrist will mask and deceive the world by who he is. Now you may wonder how can he fool the Muslim, Jews, Christians, Buddhist and Hindus? With the world progression to global systems, especially protection and provision wise, mankind will be willing to forsake their beliefs for their survival. But let me show you this scripture to show you how he will pull this amazing thing off. Remember the demonic have power. Revelation 13:3 says that one of the heads look as if it were wounded to death and it was healed. But look at the last sentence here: “And the world wondered after the beast (Kingdom) and the worshipped the dragon (Satan) and the beast (Kingdom). So these demonic beings will have power on Earth. But what the Antichrist does is he uses this power to deceive the nations and the religions.
He deceives the Muslims into believing he is the Mahdi who has come. To the Buddhist and Hindus he will convince them that he is the Incarnated One, the Ascended Master who has returned. To the Jews he will convince them that he is the Messiah for whom they have longed for. And to the Christians he convince them that he is the Lord Jesus returned. See what it comes down to is are you convicted in truth about Jesus and what He is saying about the last days. But look at this in Revelation 13:13,14 about the Antichrist:
“He doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And decieveth them that dwell on the Earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which was wounded by a sword.”
So the Antichrist will use power to deceive those nations and religions in being who they think he is. The hardest group he will have convincing is the Christians because for those who are grounded in truth, they will not fall for this trap. So with these true saints being the opposition in the Global Kingdom. Let me show you the result in Revelation 13:15:
“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast; that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause THAT AS MANY AS WOULD NOT WORSHIP THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST SHOULD BE KILLED.”
This is a perilous time for believers because they will be greatly persecuted and killed for believing in the name of Jesus and Jesus being the Son of God and the Antichrist being the false Messiah. Now let me express to you that taking the mark of the beast is optional. It is not forced, you freely have to take it. But if you do not take it and oppose the Global Kingdom and the Antichrist then you will be persecuted. But let me show you this in scripture. During this perilous time in scripture, look what the scripture says about these saints which are the mature sons of God upon the Earth in Revelation 12:11:
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death”
Much like our Lord and Savior, all the way unto death, they will speak the truth. Can you imagine this, in the Global Kingdom the true saints who do not take the mark of the beast will not be able to participate and use any system of the world at that time. And I want to emphasize this here and now because if we do not get it right now, many upcoming generations may not even come into understanding and knowing the real truth because the gospel has been watered down so much. If the saints cannot use the world’s systems of getting needs met then how will they survive? Here is the key and do not miss this:
Matthew 6:33: But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you.
If you believe that scripture then you understand how their needs get met, but this scripture is not a reality for many believers today. This is why they rely currently in the world’s way, or system of getting needs met. The more you rely on the world, the more dependent you become and this pushes you closer and closer to the Antichrist and the Global Kingdom. I urge you and pray that you really evaluate how you get your needs met and if it is not by the Kingdom of God then I pray that you take the time to fast and pray about your life and who you truly depend on.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Composition of the Beast: Leadership
Today’s Topic: Composition of the Beast: Leadership
Scripture: Revelation 13
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
When we talk about the leadership we are discussing the three prominent figures that will drive and administer the Global Kingdom. The three leaders are Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. Now let me show you this and how it works and their roles. Revelation 13:2 says that Satan (the dragon) gave him (The Antichrist) his power and his seat and great authority. Now this Antichrist as we have discussed before is this little horn that will displace three kings and in the past message we discussed that the three horns that are displaced are on the Religious System. With the displacement of those three kings it leaves the global leader of the Christian sect and the Antichrist that will form a global religion. But let’s step back to ask the question, how will this even be possible because the Muslims, Buddhist, Hindus, and Christians all have different beliefs. Now we can actually see the progression of this system since September 11, 2001 with the terrorist attacks in the United States. Now I know many of you, because these messages go out throughout the world, have seen or maybe experienced terrorism in one way or another. For this message I will use September 11. After September 11 with so much tension in the atmosphere, for the first time we see the various heads of religions coming together to search for peace. Now if all of them are looking for peace then this would be a global peace. Now, not only through religion are they looking for global peace but even global security from terrorism. Terrorism is a spirit, just like racism. It is a murderous spirit that kills indiscriminately. Now through this murderous spirit, we see the world religions coming together in the essence of having peace with each other, regardless of the truth.
Now from these global religions coming together this sets the atmosphere for the Global religion called the Brotherhood of Man. But remember that the Antichrist and the leader of the Christian sect will lead this new global religion. Now what should bother you is that you have a Christian and the Antichrist working together. This is because the leader of the Christian sect is called the False Prophet. Now he will be a Christian and considered the leader of the Christian religion. Now why, would the Christians be the sect that the false prophet comes from? Because they will be the hardest to convince that the Antichrist is the Lord Jesus Christ returned. Now we know this is false but the False Prophet that will assist the Antichrist with trying to trap the Christians because rightfully they will be skeptical but this leader of the Christian religion will call for the Christians to cast in their lot with the beast. Is there no wonder why these secret societies, that are actually religions, target Christians for membership? Those outside of the Kingdom are of no concern to Satan because he got them. He wants to destroy the saints and the scripture says that the Antichrist, the leader of Global Kingdom will make war with the saints (Revelation 13:7) and overcome them.
The False Prophet is the Christian leader that will assist the Antichrist in trying to get the Christians to believe that the Antichrist is the Lord Jesus Christ returned. Now I want to say this with caution and discretion. Because we know this will happen, that means we need to allow the spirit of discernment to show us the truth behind many of these famous people professing Jesus Christ. So many people follow people because they have a large platform and are famous. Jesus did not care about being famous nor having a large platform. He knew that He would be a controversial person because He is the great divider because he separates holiness from ungodliness and the saints from the sinners but He also unites, through His family of brothers and sisters to accomplish the will of the Father. So, we need to be very careful because the spirit of antichrist is in the church and even on some of the so-called evangelicals, charismatic and prosperity preachers in the church because they preach a message that is not the Gospel. They do not teach nor preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, the central message of Jesus and the Gospel of the King, Jesus Christ. No they preach about the acts of Jesus and not about His message. See if all you know is the acts of Jesus, when the Antichrist comes and he is doing the same thing, you will be deceived because you never came into the knowledge of the truth and everything you know is based on an action and not a concept.
In the next message we will look extensively at the Antichrist and his role and how he will deceive the nations.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Scripture: Revelation 13
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
When we talk about the leadership we are discussing the three prominent figures that will drive and administer the Global Kingdom. The three leaders are Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. Now let me show you this and how it works and their roles. Revelation 13:2 says that Satan (the dragon) gave him (The Antichrist) his power and his seat and great authority. Now this Antichrist as we have discussed before is this little horn that will displace three kings and in the past message we discussed that the three horns that are displaced are on the Religious System. With the displacement of those three kings it leaves the global leader of the Christian sect and the Antichrist that will form a global religion. But let’s step back to ask the question, how will this even be possible because the Muslims, Buddhist, Hindus, and Christians all have different beliefs. Now we can actually see the progression of this system since September 11, 2001 with the terrorist attacks in the United States. Now I know many of you, because these messages go out throughout the world, have seen or maybe experienced terrorism in one way or another. For this message I will use September 11. After September 11 with so much tension in the atmosphere, for the first time we see the various heads of religions coming together to search for peace. Now if all of them are looking for peace then this would be a global peace. Now, not only through religion are they looking for global peace but even global security from terrorism. Terrorism is a spirit, just like racism. It is a murderous spirit that kills indiscriminately. Now through this murderous spirit, we see the world religions coming together in the essence of having peace with each other, regardless of the truth.
Now from these global religions coming together this sets the atmosphere for the Global religion called the Brotherhood of Man. But remember that the Antichrist and the leader of the Christian sect will lead this new global religion. Now what should bother you is that you have a Christian and the Antichrist working together. This is because the leader of the Christian sect is called the False Prophet. Now he will be a Christian and considered the leader of the Christian religion. Now why, would the Christians be the sect that the false prophet comes from? Because they will be the hardest to convince that the Antichrist is the Lord Jesus Christ returned. Now we know this is false but the False Prophet that will assist the Antichrist with trying to trap the Christians because rightfully they will be skeptical but this leader of the Christian religion will call for the Christians to cast in their lot with the beast. Is there no wonder why these secret societies, that are actually religions, target Christians for membership? Those outside of the Kingdom are of no concern to Satan because he got them. He wants to destroy the saints and the scripture says that the Antichrist, the leader of Global Kingdom will make war with the saints (Revelation 13:7) and overcome them.
The False Prophet is the Christian leader that will assist the Antichrist in trying to get the Christians to believe that the Antichrist is the Lord Jesus Christ returned. Now I want to say this with caution and discretion. Because we know this will happen, that means we need to allow the spirit of discernment to show us the truth behind many of these famous people professing Jesus Christ. So many people follow people because they have a large platform and are famous. Jesus did not care about being famous nor having a large platform. He knew that He would be a controversial person because He is the great divider because he separates holiness from ungodliness and the saints from the sinners but He also unites, through His family of brothers and sisters to accomplish the will of the Father. So, we need to be very careful because the spirit of antichrist is in the church and even on some of the so-called evangelicals, charismatic and prosperity preachers in the church because they preach a message that is not the Gospel. They do not teach nor preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, the central message of Jesus and the Gospel of the King, Jesus Christ. No they preach about the acts of Jesus and not about His message. See if all you know is the acts of Jesus, when the Antichrist comes and he is doing the same thing, you will be deceived because you never came into the knowledge of the truth and everything you know is based on an action and not a concept.
In the next message we will look extensively at the Antichrist and his role and how he will deceive the nations.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Composition of the Beast: Mark of the Beast
Today’s Topic: Composition of the Beast – The Systematic Kingdom: Mark of the Beast
Scripture: Revelation 13:16-18
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now I pray that everyone pays attention to this. Anyone at this time during the rule of the Global Kingdom, will have to opt into the system to receive any type of benefits or even to participate in the Global Kingdom. Remember this is a systematic kingdom. Now let me give you a great example of how this will work because it is already being done in certain areas of our society.
For about 99% of hotels, unless you have a credit card you will not be able to do business with that hotel. These hotels do not take cash nor check. They will only take credit but look what they can do with that information if they chose to. They could find you from the standpoint of calling the credit card company and getting vital information about you and reach you if they need to. The Global Kingdom will work exactly like this. Let’s prove it in scripture:
Revelation 13:16
Here it says he (Antichrist) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. Now I want to pause and show you this. The scripture says he causes all. Causes mean that you will freely take the mark. This is exactly how you will opt into the Global Kingdom and its provisions. This is why God and the ministry discourages tattoos because it desensitizes you to marking your body and if you have been “all tatted-up” then getting a little mark in your hand or forehead would then be no big deal. Now we are clearly informed that this mark will be in our right hand or in the forehead. Let me take a second to tell you the difference between a mark and a seal. A seal is an imprint from a ring signifying authority and the right to act on behalf of the one giving the authority. A mark signifies that someone owns you. Just like they brand cattle with a mark to show that a particular person owned that cattle. So anyone who takes a mark shows that they are owned by the beast. This is why once again those people who participate in these fraternities and sororities who brand one another like a owner brands cattle. Now forever on the temple of the Holy Spirit, if you are born again, will be a brand of ownership by some organization.
Revelation 13:17,18
Now here is the revelation to the beast being systematic and not geographic. No man will be able to buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the names of the beast or the number of his name. So the only way that you will be able to buy or sell is that you take the mark of the beast. You will not be forced against your free will to take the mark of the beast, but if you want to use any of the world’s systems then you will have to take the mark of the beast. So you will freely opt into the system and once you opt in, it is over for you. This is why the gospel of prosperity is such a farce because it centers your life around money and material things and these things will be controlled by Satan and if you believe in this gospel then you will take the mark of the beast because you believe in name-it, claim-it. Now in verse 18 we see that John is warning us that this is wisdom and the ones that have understanding know that the number of the beast is six hundred and sixty-six.
Now we understand that in order to participate in any of these world systems, you will have to opt-in freely by taking the mark of the beast. This is a terrible time in our society at this time and I hope that you begin to see this and understand that we need to know these things and God did not intend for this to be a mystery. In the next message we will look at Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet as the leadership of the Global Kingdom.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Composition of the Beast: A Systematic Kingdom
Today’s Topic: Composition of the Beast: A Systematic Kingdom
Scripture: Revelation 13; Daniel 7:20,24
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In the past message we concluded that the Global Kingdom is not a kingdom made-up of kings that rule geographical areas but rulers over systems. So what are these systems that Satan has that will entrap mankind? Before we list these systems that Satan will target, I want to say that these systems will be systems that mankind, in his mind, will absolutely need in order to survive. Now we said there are seven heads on the beast, so there are seven systems. The current present day systems are:
1. Energy
2. Transportation
3. Banking and Financial System
4. Culture and Entertainment
5. Military
6. Trade and Commerce
7. Religion
Now why would these be the targets and how do I know this? If you look at all of these systems, all of them are current day systems that are progressing to be global, if not global already. We discussed Culture and Entertainment. From the merging of airline corporations, banks (we saw this in the economic downturn of 2009), military (global security from terrorism), Energy (nuclear energy) and trade and commerce (car parts being manufactured globally to make 1 car) we are seeing this beast arise right under our nose. So it is best for us to realize what is happening and be prepared. Now I want to make sure we explain everything. In Revelation 13:1 says that this beast had 7 heads and 10 horns and so of those 7 systems, one of those systems has four kings ruling it. Now which one do you think could possibly have four kings ruling it at the same time? It is the Religion system or head. There are four major religions on Earth. They are Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism/Hinduism. Please follow me. In Daniel 7:20 and Daniel 7:24 speak of a horn coming up and displacing three others. Now if a horn rises up on this religion system then 3 of those 4 religions will fall and one will be left over. Now I am going to tell you this ahead and revisit it in a subsequent message. The three religions that will fall will be Buddhism/Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Now that leaves the religion of Christianity and this other horn that arose on this religion head.
Now you may think this is great but it is not. Remember the horn that rises up is the Antichrist and along with the leader of the Christian religion portion of this head shall reign over this system. This person who is the leader of the Christian religion will be The False Prophet. Now, I do not want to go further into it because I am going to bring this full circle in a few messages but put a tab in it.
So now we see how the Global Kingdom will devour the Earth. It will take the needs of man and rule over those things. But look at how powerful this Global Kingdom will be. Revelation 13:3 says that the world will see wonders from this Global Kingdom and reverence this beast. Revelation 13:4 goes on to say that the people of the world worshipped the dragon and worshipped the beast saying “Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” Do we see this? This ministry has said before that the deception will be so strong that people will freely worship the devil and his kingdom. That is going on today through prominent genres of music such as hip hop and heavy metal rock-n-roll. In addition, it is going on in the entertainment industry through television and movies. But the scripture says that the people worshipped, and this is freely, the dragon, Satan, and the beast, the Global Kingdom. Now how could anyone fight against the beast when the world military is under his control?
Now I want you to realize even up unto this very time, no “rapture” or gathering yet so the saints are still on the Earth! This is where we are progressing. In the next message we are going to show you how this Global Kingdom will work and how people will freely worship the devil, Satan.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Scripture: Revelation 13; Daniel 7:20,24
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In the past message we concluded that the Global Kingdom is not a kingdom made-up of kings that rule geographical areas but rulers over systems. So what are these systems that Satan has that will entrap mankind? Before we list these systems that Satan will target, I want to say that these systems will be systems that mankind, in his mind, will absolutely need in order to survive. Now we said there are seven heads on the beast, so there are seven systems. The current present day systems are:
1. Energy
2. Transportation
3. Banking and Financial System
4. Culture and Entertainment
5. Military
6. Trade and Commerce
7. Religion
Now why would these be the targets and how do I know this? If you look at all of these systems, all of them are current day systems that are progressing to be global, if not global already. We discussed Culture and Entertainment. From the merging of airline corporations, banks (we saw this in the economic downturn of 2009), military (global security from terrorism), Energy (nuclear energy) and trade and commerce (car parts being manufactured globally to make 1 car) we are seeing this beast arise right under our nose. So it is best for us to realize what is happening and be prepared. Now I want to make sure we explain everything. In Revelation 13:1 says that this beast had 7 heads and 10 horns and so of those 7 systems, one of those systems has four kings ruling it. Now which one do you think could possibly have four kings ruling it at the same time? It is the Religion system or head. There are four major religions on Earth. They are Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism/Hinduism. Please follow me. In Daniel 7:20 and Daniel 7:24 speak of a horn coming up and displacing three others. Now if a horn rises up on this religion system then 3 of those 4 religions will fall and one will be left over. Now I am going to tell you this ahead and revisit it in a subsequent message. The three religions that will fall will be Buddhism/Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Now that leaves the religion of Christianity and this other horn that arose on this religion head.
Now you may think this is great but it is not. Remember the horn that rises up is the Antichrist and along with the leader of the Christian religion portion of this head shall reign over this system. This person who is the leader of the Christian religion will be The False Prophet. Now, I do not want to go further into it because I am going to bring this full circle in a few messages but put a tab in it.
So now we see how the Global Kingdom will devour the Earth. It will take the needs of man and rule over those things. But look at how powerful this Global Kingdom will be. Revelation 13:3 says that the world will see wonders from this Global Kingdom and reverence this beast. Revelation 13:4 goes on to say that the people of the world worshipped the dragon and worshipped the beast saying “Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” Do we see this? This ministry has said before that the deception will be so strong that people will freely worship the devil and his kingdom. That is going on today through prominent genres of music such as hip hop and heavy metal rock-n-roll. In addition, it is going on in the entertainment industry through television and movies. But the scripture says that the people worshipped, and this is freely, the dragon, Satan, and the beast, the Global Kingdom. Now how could anyone fight against the beast when the world military is under his control?
Now I want you to realize even up unto this very time, no “rapture” or gathering yet so the saints are still on the Earth! This is where we are progressing. In the next message we are going to show you how this Global Kingdom will work and how people will freely worship the devil, Satan.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Global Kingdom: The Word "World"
Today’s Topic: The Global Kingdom: Understanding the Word “World”
Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17; John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Psalms 24:1
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now one thing we must understand and this will lead to the big revelation of the composition of the Global Kingdom is what the word world means in the various scriptures. Now, the first time I read these scriptures when I was a babe in Christ, I thought there was a contradiction in the Bible. But now as I have grown, I have allowed the spirit of Understanding to explain this mystery to me. When we look at the word world in the scriptures, it carries two meanings but the way it is being used determines the meaning of the word. Let me give you these three scriptures and then I will explain how there is no contradiction in scripture.
1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.
John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God should shine unto them.
Now here we have three scriptures using the word world. The word world, in the Greek, is the word kosmos. Now the word kosmos has various meanings. So let me show you this to simplify. I can say “Bianca lives in her own world.” Now we know that the word world is not pertaining to the physical world. Then I can say “Global warming is affecting the whole world”. Now here I am using the word world to describe the geography. Now word kosmos has various meanings so let’s look at each of the scriptures and see how this is relevant and revealing to how the Global Kingdom is composed.
With 1 John 2:15-17 the word world being used here is describing order and systems. When Satan tricked Eve and Adam in the Garden of Eden then Satan created a world, or an order and set of systems that will oppose God in the sense to trap man into relying on those systems and not God, Himself. Is this no wonder why God said do not love the world? The world He was talking about was the order and systems set up by Satan to entrap mankind. The word in greek is the Kosmokreator. Satan is the creator of this world. I am going to come back to this but let’s move to 2 Corinthians 4:4
With 2 Corinthians 4:4 now if we look in this scripture we see god lower case and God capitalized. Now this is evidence of two eternal beings. The first god is talking about Satan. How do we know? Satan is the only one that wants to keep you in darkness and prevent you through deception from coming into the light of Christ. Now we see that Satan is the creator of this thing called a world. The question is if he is the creator of this world, is he then the owner of the Earth? No and this is vitally important to point here. God created the Heaven and the Earth (Genesis 1:1) and God created mankind. So Satan cannot take the credit of owning the Earth nor credit of ownership of mankind because he did not create them. But what he can take credit for is the order and systems he has put in place in the Earth to trap man into relying on themselves and not God. This is vitally important to the Global Kingdom.
In John 3:16 we see the wonderful scripture of God showing that He loved the world that He have His only Begotten Son. Now one may say wait, God loved the world but then in 1 John 2 said not to love the world and we are to be like God so should we also love the world? The word world in John 3:16 is referring to humanity. God so loved humanity that He gave His only Begotten Son. So now we have seen the word world used in two different ways, to describe an order or system and humanity.
So now we know that Satan is the kosmokreator of the Global Kingdom. Now if you have not picked this up let me show you this. If Satan did not create the Earth then the 10 kings that will be ruling cannot be ruling geographical areas. It is Satan’s world but it is not Satan’s Earth! The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1). So this Global Kingdom is not a kingdom to rule geographies or physical land. It is a kingdom of systems that Satan has developed to prey on man’s soul and his fear for survival.
In the next message we will look at the actual composition of the world of Satan called the Global Kingdom.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
The Global Kingdom: The Word "World"
Today’s Topic: The Global Kingdom: Understanding the Word “World”
Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17; John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Psalms 24:1
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now one thing we must understand and this will lead to the big revelation of the composition of the Global Kingdom is what the word world means in the various scriptures. Now, the first time I read these scriptures when I was a babe in Christ, I thought there was a contradiction in the Bible. But now as I have grown, I have allowed the spirit of Understanding to explain this mystery to me. When we look at the word world in the scriptures, it carries two meanings but the way it is being used determines the meaning of the word. Let me give you these three scriptures and then I will explain how there is no contradiction in scripture.
1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.
John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God should shine unto them.
Now here we have three scriptures using the word world. The word world, in the Greek, is the word kosmos. Now the word kosmos has various meanings. So let me show you this to simplify. I can say “Bianca lives in her own world.” Now we know that the word world is not pertaining to the physical world. Then I can say “Global warming is affecting the whole world”. Now here I am using the word world to describe the geography. Now word kosmos has various meanings so let’s look at each of the scriptures and see how this is relevant and revealing to how the Global Kingdom is composed.
With 1 John 2:15-17 the word world being used here is describing order and systems. When Satan tricked Eve and Adam in the Garden of Eden then Satan created a world, or an order and set of systems that will oppose God in the sense to trap man into relying on those systems and not God, Himself. Is this no wonder why God said do not love the world? The world He was talking about was the order and systems set up by Satan to entrap mankind. The word in greek is the Kosmokreator. Satan is the creator of this world. I am going to come back to this but let’s move to 2 Corinthians 4:4
With 2 Corinthians 4:4 now if we look in this scripture we see god lower case and God capitalized. Now this is evidence of two eternal beings. The first god is talking about Satan. How do we know? Satan is the only one that wants to keep you in darkness and prevent you through deception from coming into the light of Christ. Now we see that Satan is the creator of this thing called a world. The question is if he is the creator of this world, is he then the owner of the Earth? No and this is vitally important to point here. God created the Heaven and the Earth (Genesis 1:1) and God created mankind. So Satan cannot take the credit of owning the Earth nor credit of ownership of mankind because he did not create them. But what he can take credit for is the order and systems he has put in place in the Earth to trap man into relying on themselves and not God. This is vitally important to the Global Kingdom.
In John 3:16 we see the wonderful scripture of God showing that He loved the world that He have His only Begotten Son. Now one may say wait, God loved the world but then in 1 John 2 said not to love the world and we are to be like God so should we also love the world? The word world in John 3:16 is referring to humanity. God so loved humanity that He gave His only Begotten Son. So now we have seen the word world used in two different ways, to describe an order or system and humanity.
So now we know that Satan is the kosmokreator of the Global Kingdom. Now if you have not picked this up let me show you this. If Satan did not create the Earth then the 10 kings that will be ruling cannot be ruling geographical areas. It is Satan’s world but it is not Satan’s Earth! The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1). So this Global Kingdom is not a kingdom to rule geographies or physical land. It is a kingdom of systems that Satan has developed to prey on man’s soul and his fear for survival.
In the next message we will look at the actual composition of the world of Satan called the Global Kingdom.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Global Kingdom: Composition
Today’s Topic: The Global Kingdom: Composition
Scripture: Daniel 7:8,23,24; Revelation 13:1,2; Genesis 3
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
John sees this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns. Now we have looked at the symbolic meaning of this beast and we have understood it to be the Global Kingdom, or Satan’s Kingdom on Earth. Now we need to get the interpretation of what this beast is and what it is made of.
Daniel 7:23 describes this Global Kingdom as one that will devour the whole Earth. In other words, this kingdom will rule the world. We will look at the word “world” a little later. Daniel 7:24 goes on to tell us that the ten horns that were on the head of this beast represented 10 kings that shall arise. So now we have a kingdom of 10 kings. Now these ten kings will reign at the same time. Then the scripture says another (king) shall arise and subdue three of the kings. Now this king that arises is the one that will speak blasphemy against the Most High, defeat the saints and think to change the times and the laws. Whoever this king is will have great authority and power. He will be the leader or the spokesperson for this kingdom. This person is the Antichrist. Let’s confirm it. Revelation 13:2 states that the dragon, who is satan, gave him (Antichrist) his power (ability) and his seat (throne) and great authority (right). Now, I know in previous scriptures it speaks of how the demonic look like horses with wings and all of these crazy things but look at what Daniel saw about the Antichrist. Daniel 7:8 said this horn had the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking blasphemies. So the Antichrist will look like a man. The Antichrist will be the leader of this Global Kingdom that will rule the world.
Now to even wrap our minds around this is hard. But slowly and surely we are progressing to this point in time. The Global Kingdom will be the instrument Satan uses to defeat the saints. But moreover what I want you to see is that Satan for thousands of years have been counterfeiting everything God has done. From false Christs, to kingdoms and even false virgins that give birth. Satan has done it. Now as we were discussing the Antichrist and who he represents, is it no coincidence that God the Father sent His representative and spokesperson to the Earth in His Son, Jesus. Jesus made the declaration in Matthew 28:18 that all power in Heaven and Earth was His. God the Father gave the Kingdom to His Son Jesus and He is the King of the Kingdom. Now Satan sends his spokesperson, the Antichrist and now he will be the administrator of Satan’s Kingdom, the Global Kingdom, on Earth.
Now what blew my mind about this whole Kingdom is one man will rule the world but before him was ten kings who ruled the world at the same exact time. The question should be, who are these kings and what are they ruling over? Is it the 7 continents on Earth where 1 king will rule one continent? Before answer this question we actually have to go back to Genesis to see the foundation of who these remaining 6 kings are?
Remember in Genesis 3 we see the encounter of Satan with Eve and of course we know that after Eve and Adam sinned in the Garden they lost the Holy Spirit. Now before we get going on this, remember Satan introduced another form of knowledge to mankind. It is one that makes mankind believe they are able to do all things independent of God. Now before the fall Adam and Eve had no need and no worries because God took care of them as they tended and managed God’s Kingdom on Earth. But when they chose to follow Satan and the knowledge he presented, the entire mindset of mankind utterly changed? How do we know? After the fall in Genesis 3, Adam and Eve made fig leaves for clothing and then hid themselves in the Garden. Now Adam and Eve felt the need to clothe themselves and protect themselves and provide for themselves. As you can see it is a mindset that makes man believe they do not need God but they can make it and provide for themselves. It would be this mindset that Satan’s Kingdom will be built on and the major concept of how it will devour the world. Satan’s Kingdom is predatory from the standpoint that it preys on man’s needs and uses man’s mindset about their needs to control them and destroy them.
In the next message, I told you that we will look at the word “world” because I want to show you what Satan created and how he uses it to control and destroy the saints.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Scripture: Daniel 7:8,23,24; Revelation 13:1,2; Genesis 3
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
John sees this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns. Now we have looked at the symbolic meaning of this beast and we have understood it to be the Global Kingdom, or Satan’s Kingdom on Earth. Now we need to get the interpretation of what this beast is and what it is made of.
Daniel 7:23 describes this Global Kingdom as one that will devour the whole Earth. In other words, this kingdom will rule the world. We will look at the word “world” a little later. Daniel 7:24 goes on to tell us that the ten horns that were on the head of this beast represented 10 kings that shall arise. So now we have a kingdom of 10 kings. Now these ten kings will reign at the same time. Then the scripture says another (king) shall arise and subdue three of the kings. Now this king that arises is the one that will speak blasphemy against the Most High, defeat the saints and think to change the times and the laws. Whoever this king is will have great authority and power. He will be the leader or the spokesperson for this kingdom. This person is the Antichrist. Let’s confirm it. Revelation 13:2 states that the dragon, who is satan, gave him (Antichrist) his power (ability) and his seat (throne) and great authority (right). Now, I know in previous scriptures it speaks of how the demonic look like horses with wings and all of these crazy things but look at what Daniel saw about the Antichrist. Daniel 7:8 said this horn had the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking blasphemies. So the Antichrist will look like a man. The Antichrist will be the leader of this Global Kingdom that will rule the world.
Now to even wrap our minds around this is hard. But slowly and surely we are progressing to this point in time. The Global Kingdom will be the instrument Satan uses to defeat the saints. But moreover what I want you to see is that Satan for thousands of years have been counterfeiting everything God has done. From false Christs, to kingdoms and even false virgins that give birth. Satan has done it. Now as we were discussing the Antichrist and who he represents, is it no coincidence that God the Father sent His representative and spokesperson to the Earth in His Son, Jesus. Jesus made the declaration in Matthew 28:18 that all power in Heaven and Earth was His. God the Father gave the Kingdom to His Son Jesus and He is the King of the Kingdom. Now Satan sends his spokesperson, the Antichrist and now he will be the administrator of Satan’s Kingdom, the Global Kingdom, on Earth.
Now what blew my mind about this whole Kingdom is one man will rule the world but before him was ten kings who ruled the world at the same exact time. The question should be, who are these kings and what are they ruling over? Is it the 7 continents on Earth where 1 king will rule one continent? Before answer this question we actually have to go back to Genesis to see the foundation of who these remaining 6 kings are?
Remember in Genesis 3 we see the encounter of Satan with Eve and of course we know that after Eve and Adam sinned in the Garden they lost the Holy Spirit. Now before we get going on this, remember Satan introduced another form of knowledge to mankind. It is one that makes mankind believe they are able to do all things independent of God. Now before the fall Adam and Eve had no need and no worries because God took care of them as they tended and managed God’s Kingdom on Earth. But when they chose to follow Satan and the knowledge he presented, the entire mindset of mankind utterly changed? How do we know? After the fall in Genesis 3, Adam and Eve made fig leaves for clothing and then hid themselves in the Garden. Now Adam and Eve felt the need to clothe themselves and protect themselves and provide for themselves. As you can see it is a mindset that makes man believe they do not need God but they can make it and provide for themselves. It would be this mindset that Satan’s Kingdom will be built on and the major concept of how it will devour the world. Satan’s Kingdom is predatory from the standpoint that it preys on man’s needs and uses man’s mindset about their needs to control them and destroy them.
In the next message, I told you that we will look at the word “world” because I want to show you what Satan created and how he uses it to control and destroy the saints.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Global Kingdom - Cultural Progression
Today’s Topic: Satan’s Kingdom: The Global Kingdom – Cultural Progression
Scripture: Revelation 13:1-5; Daniel 7:8,24,25
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In the last message we showed how through kingdoms, Satan has tried to frustrate the interests of God in the Earth. But not just through kingdoms have we seen this progression to the Global Kingdom, but also in our very cultures. Let me share a couple of examples.
The largest parts of our culture that we have seen go from central to global is the entertainment culture. Certain types of music used to be located within a certain culture in a certain country, now these artists are global. Two very prominent American artists that are world renown were Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Now of course Elvis did various types of music but his music transcended past just American culture but now, and even then, Elvis could have gone to Japan and sung a song in English and draw the same types of crowds if not larger. Michael Jackson is another cultural icon whose music for decades has become popular around the world. Before His death wherever Michael Jackson went, everyone knew him. For many people, they look at these people as idols and we know God never wants us to worship people. The sub-culture Hip-Hop, as revealed by our brother Elder G. Craige Lewis, is recognized actually as a religion. They also have a book of scriptures called the “The Gospel of Hip-Hop.” In addition they actually have Hip-Hop temples in the United States. Hip-Hop used to be predominately an African-American brand of music but now it has become a world-recognized brand of music that is not just limited per say to African Americans. Another part of the American entertainment culture that has really gone global is the movie industry. Movies such as Titanic, Star Wars and the James Bond Series are a few. Now this is not just limited to the American culture. The Martial Arts of the Asian cultures has transcended that region to be a global art form. Yoga which is a meditative practice of Buddhism and Hinduism has now become part of exercise programs globally, but its roots are still in Buddhism and Hinduism. In other words, no Kingdom citizen, son of God, believer in Jesus Christ should be practicing yoga regardless if it is an exercise. The heart and creation of it is in a false god religion.
So just looking at one aspect of our culture we can see a progression of cultural ideals from being local to being global. Now Satan is well aware of this progression and with culture, kingdoms and systems that will ultimately lead up to this beast (Global Kingdom) with 7 Heads and 10 Horns.
Let’s start right here with a small introduction to the make-up of Satan’s Global Kingdom. Now it says in Revelation 13 that this Beast or Kingdom has 7 heads and 10 horns. Now that should raise some questions to us. First how can you have 7 heads and 10 horns? Let me explain. So what you have is 6 heads with 1 horn and 1 head with 4 horns. Now in Daniel 7:8 it speaks of a little horn coming up and plucked up three of the existing horns. Now if we examine this what does it mean? Well the first thing you must understand is that a horn cannot be raised up on a head and displace 3 other horns on 3 different other heads. So where did this horn arise? It arose on the head that had 4 horns already on it. Now this is the head that will be examined and probably the most important of all the other heads. How do I know? If you continue reading Daniel 7:8 it says this horn had eyes like a man and speaking great things. Now the great things this horn was speaking was not anything good in the sense. How do we know? Daniel 7:24,25 says the great things that this horn will speak great words AGAINST the Most High and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change the times and the laws. Now what do we know then about this horn? We know it is a man and he will come to change the laws and time. But we also know that this man will be the leader of this Global Kingdom. Let’s confirm it. Revelation 13:2 says that the dragon (Satan) gave him (?) his power, and his seat and great authority. Now I do not want to tell you exactly who this person is because we will reveal this in a subsequent message.
So up to this point we know that we have Satan’s Global Kingdom on Earth being lead by this little horn and he will wage war with the saints and overcome them. Ominous isn’t it. It is in your Bible. In the next message we will look at the composition of this beast.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The Global Kingdom - Progression
Today’s Topic: Satan’s Kingdom – The Global Kingdom - Progression
Scripture: Genesis 3, Genesis 15:13; Exodus 23:23; Romans 1:21-28; Daniel 7, Revelation 13
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
The beginning of this progression to the Global Kingdom started in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Even chose to rebel against God, much like Satan chose to rebel against God in Heaven then subsequently they were kicked out from dwelling with God. Satan was kicked out of the Highest Heaven and mankind was kicked out of the Kingdom of God. Now with the fall in the garden, the eyes of man’s soul was open (Genesis 3:7). How do we know? Their physical eyes were already open at that time. Their spiritual eyes were also open at that time because they fellowship with God freely. But before the fall the eyes of their soul were closed so in essence before the fall mankind’s soul blindly followed the spirit and the flesh responded to the spirit. This is exactly what God wants us to do today, get our flesh in check, submit to His Will and follow His Spirit in faith. Now when the fall happened mankind also lost fellowship with the source and provider of their protection, so this lead mankind to seek their own protection and provision for themselves (Genesis 3:7). This right here is the beginning of how Satan will develop his kingdom on the Earth. If we continue to look in time and progress through the Bible we see the growth of evil, self-preservation, self-protection and pride.
The evil in the Earth was so bad at one time; mankind came from within one family of being utterly destroyed and Satan destroying the program of God. We are speaking about Noah and the flood (Genesis 6). Next we see the birth of the kingdom of Sodom, rich in sexual immorality and perversion which God destroys. Then we have the kingdom of Egypt with its 900 various false gods and its supreme ruler (Pharaoh). Of course Pharaoh began to kill all of the young men that were born to suppress the growth of the children of Israel. Of course God sends His appointed messenger and representative, one of their very own Israeli brothers, sounds familiar, and through Him, God saves His people from the wrath and rule of Pharaoh. Sounds like Jesus, Huh? Then after Egypt we see the various kingdoms such as the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites (Exodus 23:23) that God warns the children of Israel not to be like. This is a great example of how a Father tries to protect his children from the evil in the world. Then of course we see the rise of Babylon and in this city we see the fallen angels through Satan continue the growth of false god worship (Nebuchadnezzar and the Golden Image for example). Now remember, God tried to protect His children in Exodus 23:23 but He told them that they had to be obedient and if they were not then they would suffer consequences and those consequences in many times was that they were conquered and put under the rule of these evil leaders and nations. For example, the evil plot of the 10 sons of Jacob against their brother Joseph eventually landed them in Egypt. Now of course this was prophesied to Abraham years before in Genesis 15:13. So we know when God prophesizes something it will come to past. We then have the kingdom of Babylon then the Roman Empire. Jesus, when He came to Earth, was born under Roman Empire’s time of rulership. Now the Roman Empire structure-wise had the same concepts that God wanted to explain the Kingdom of God but there were various things in the empire that did not please God. The Romans worshipped the goddess Vesper (false god), they saw the Caesars and Emperors of Rome as divine and of course there was the spirit of homosexuality. Paul deals with this in His letter to the Romans in Romans 1:21-28. Now these are a few of the examples of how Satan tried to undermine the work of God in the Earth. In the next message we will see how the Global Kingdom is arising in our very culture.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
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