The Joy-Filled Kingdom of
Men
I'm not so sure I'd enjoy being ruled by the fundamentalist or theologically
challenged Christians I know. They just know that they, the true true
saints, will rule the world under Jesus Christ. This makes me nervous and I'm
not so sure it will be source of my never ending joy realized when Jesus returns
to rule us all with a "rod of iron."
Somehow the use of seminars, luncheons and field trips never seems to dawn on
Jesus or God as a way to better teach us poor ignorant slobs. I respond much
better to genuine information and question asking. I'm just not sensing much
that questions will be tolerated but rather we'd all be given a loose leaf
binder with all the questions already answered..end of discussion.
It is my hope the Rod of Iron thing is made up by the men who love to rule
with such things. In becoming as little children, you'd think rods of iron would
be prohibited as an acceptable way to solve problems and teach truth. I know,
there is a way that SEEMS right to me but ends badly, God's ways are not my
ways. God does not see things as mere men do. And of course, the
wisdom of man is foolishness with God, but I just thought I'd mention it.
Actually the Proverbs tell us the Rod of Correction will be good for kids
and a good beating won't kill them, so there ya go!
I'm not holding out a lot of hope for the Clergy I know.
They don't get along very well among themselves. The screamers among them
seem to compete for the recognition and preeminence and the rules they believe
they will enforce upon all mankind within their reach are down right depressing
and frightening. Worse yet, they don't seem to be able to agree on which rules
are rules, which are suggestions and which are done away with. I do know they
tend to want to be in charge and not just work for the Lord in lower
positions. Everyone wants to be a King or Priest it seems. All Priests and
no Indians or something like that...
In their perfect Theo-world there will be no dancin' or card playin'. No
hair longer than that of the 1950's and no dresses shorter than ankle high. They
will be made mostly of boring colors and put you in mind of your grandma.
Clothing will be boring because that proves your sincerity and humbleness of
spirit. A uniform of some sort would be even better according to some. All
children will wear Y.O.U. clothing I guess. All fundraising will be
accomplished selling Ten Commandment Plaques. And those tattoos are going
to have to come off! Tattoo Eradicator would be a great profession to
go into in this Kingdom. Tons of business.
You'll be forced, because it's the rule, to go to Bible studies on Wednesday
nights and church EVERY Sunday, or Saturday depending. You'll agree that
Jesus really was born on Christmas and really died on Easter for all the
appropriate reasons. You will be baptised by immersion or sprinkled depending.
You're repentance will be heartfelt and genuine and you will become perfect like
God is, or else of course. In fact you'll agree with what you are told to agree
with even if you don't. If you don't, you will keep that very very quiet.
However a local pastor says that God knows our thoughts, so that will be a
challenge. I just know he's gonna tell!
As far as entertainment is concerned, you will love Andy Griffith and hate
American Idol. Movies will be strictly monitored and you will learn to
love "The Sound of Music"and "Oklahoma" as you never thought you could, or else.
Stores will close on the appointed days and times and only sell the appropriate
Christian things. I imagine only Christians will be allowed to even own or run a
store. Oh yeah, the non-believers will be dead.
Concerning science, well, hold on to your hats. Evolution, which is literally
true, will be banned and creationism and the Fall of Man because of woman in the
Garden of Eden, which is not literally true, will replace it. Your vacations
will be to the Creation Museum in Arkansas or Kentucky. Science will be ever so
much more easily understood. Phrases like "Quantum physics tells us," or "human
consciousness studies inform us that," will be replaced by "God says." In fact,
every finding of archaeology, paleontology, astronomy and every other "onomy"and
"tologies" will be replaced with "God says." A degree in science won't take long
at all and the answers will become so much easier to come up with on the test.
All the science you need to know you will find in the Bible....mostly the Old
Testament.
Clergy will replace politicians and giving to the State will be regulated by
Old Testament laws on tithing and many other such things you won't believe how
happy they will make you. It will be to one's advantage to become a Priest of
the Most High if you ever expect to accumulate any real material wealth. The Ten
Commandments will be suspended long enough to steal the unbelievers blind, rape
their wives, enslave their children and kill those who can't see the light as it
is revealed to them. If you should find yourself in any kind of conflict over
why you have to be so compliant and believe the unbelievable, this is why Jesus
has his very own rod of iron. He will convince you that you need to adjust your
attitude and you will do so nicely and with sincerity. After you learn anatomy
by seeing eyes and tongues dissolve in the appropriately "God is Love" wrath, ,
you'll feel more inclined to obey and be happy.
Now we can all hope the above nightmare scenario in the hands of Christian
Fundamentalists will never come to pass. However, we have ample Old Testament
predictions that Jewish fundamentalism will prevail in a very similar way. The
above mentioned pastors will be forced to give up Sunday for Sabbath, Easter for
Passover and Christmas for the Feast of Tabernacles. Christian
Pastors , falsely so called, will be really surprised! Most will claim they are
merely farmers once they see what's in for the false prophets and ministers of
Satan among them.
Let's take a quick look at how happy we will be when the Messiah comes from
the Jewish Christian perspective, and how deep our joy must be, or
else.
Zechariah 14:
(1-2) Jerusalem under siege from the nations.
Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, and your spoil will be divided in your
midst. For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; the city
shall be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city
shall go into captivity, but the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from
the city.
See, I told ya the Ten Commandments would be suspended for the greater
good! But not to worry. It's a YHVH trap and those who were gathered
against Jerusalem because they were gathered there by God will be sorry they
showed up....
(12-15) Enemies are forever plagued.
And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people
who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on
their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, and their tongues shall
dissolve in their mouths. It shall come to pass in that day that a great panic
from the Lord will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor,
and raise his hand against his neighbor's hand; Judah also will fight at
Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be gathered
together: Gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance. Such also shall be the
plague on the horse and the mule, on the camel and the donkey, and on all the
cattle that will be in those camps. So shall this plague be.
See, I told ya you could still have lots of good stuff if you were the chosen
ones and you'd learn anatomy in new and interesting ways! A man's life may not
consist of the abundance of things he possesses, but that sorry belief will be
put to rest in this huge booty raid. I'm not sure there are going to be
all that many horses, mules, camels and donkeys if this really is a time in the
future but what do I know. It could happen.
(16-19) All the nations come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which
came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the
Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that
whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship
the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. If the family of
Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive
the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep
the Feast of Tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the
punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of
Tabernacles.
See, I told ya have to give up the pagan Christian holidays and absolutely
fall in love with the Jewish Holy Days, or else. You see, being forced to
be happy and obey is the way. Force makes you sincere or else. You will love
church or else. You know..kinda like those poor North Koreans that had to
show sincere grief over the loss of Kim Bong Bill or risk a the need for some
re-education summer camp. At the Feast, when you asked, "How did you come
into the truth?" you can say, "It wasn't raining so I thought, "what the
hell, I may as well go to the Feast and act interested."
(20-21) The common is made holy.
In that day "Holiness to the Lord" shall be engraved on the bells of the
horses. The pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts.
Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day
there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts.
See, I told ya Church was going to be a lot different and you better not be
one of the not so special ones! Again, it appears horses will make a major
comeback as a mode of transportation.
Doesn't being under enforced, for your own good, religious rule sound
inspiring? For those who have traveled through the
WCG/UCG/PCG/PKG/LCG/GCG/RCG/LSD/DDT/MSG/STP Wild World of God Church experience,
what human leader, now God as God is God, would you like to be under? And
you can't prefer to just be yourself and even born right the first time.
You must pick one! You must feel evil, wicked, worthless, poor, blind,
naked and a general loser with no hope unless you love being associated with
this one and only way to be. Rather insane isn't it....
I sincerely hope this is not what "and you shall know the truth, and
the truth shall set you free," really means. Freedom under religious rule and
control is truly frightening and depressing.
Remember...
" Those who can make you believe absurdities
can make you commit atrocities."
Voltaire ...
