1. INVADERS OF THE KINGDOM
Jesus said, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.” Mt 11:12
When translated correctly what Jesus really said is; Beginning with John the Baptist and even now, the Kingdom of Heaven endures invasion and the invaders use unauthorized power to plunder it.
The new era of the invisible church that God sent Jesus to usher in as the official herald of the New Good News of the “Kingdom of Heaven” has been invaded by thousands of visible counterfeit churches fostered and nurtured by the words of Saul of Tarsus. Saul, the huckster and counterfeit who preferred to write and preach under his Roman name Paulos - aka Paul. Jesus commanded the current and future learners of his congregation to: “Repent: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand”.
However, repent is not the message that is being heard today in the visible churches. The message that is being heard today is a variation of the triangular, three pronged Pauline message of easy religion, I.e. by grace are ye saved, reconciliation (without repentance), and predestination.
The gap between repent and the triangular Pauline message is wide enough to send billions of souls to their eternal damnation, a fact that few if any of the visible church members today understand.
According to Paul, “grace” which is a state of unconditional favor, is conferred onto the believer by God himself without the need for that believer to repent. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Eph 2:8
If grace truly is a gift of God, as Paul said, then faith becomes unnecessary and meaningless.
Reconciliation, without the need to repent, according to Paul, emanates from such a deep burning desire on Gods part to be reconciled to man that he was willing to send his only son to die on a the cross as a substitute for their sins. This pagan concept of “human sacrifice,” which was an abhorrent concept to the Israelites, was readily accepted by the pagans that Paul wanted to convert to his version of the gospel.
Predestination means that mankind, both the righteous and the non righteous are mindlessly following a predetermined path that was fixed in stone eons ago. These 3 concepts are just a few of the many words of distraction that Paul fabricated in his own mind and ultimately wove into the tapestry of his false dogma. According to Jesus the need to repent is the first step on the road to “conditional salvation.” A condition which demands a feeling of regret, and compunction on the part of the believer who has a real burning desire to be reconciled to their creator. One of the major proofs that salvation is conditional is found in Matthew 7:21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Mt 7:21
The Pauline words of distraction place no demands on the believer to change their life style, other than to come into compliance with the wishes and whims of Paul himself. The fActs and the significance of the crucifixion of Jesus has been misdirected and misrepresented by Paul and all of the visible churches that he and his adherents established.
In the early part of Jesus mission he said, The works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. [you] search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. John 5:34
Then at the end of his mission, and just moments before his betrayal by Judas Jesus said, I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. John 17:4
Having finished his task after 3 years of preaching and teaching, Jesus allowed the rest of the saga to unfold - as prophesied. Prophecy and predestination are just 2 of the many major doctrinal elements that Paul wrote about and misconstrued. Prophecy unfulfilled is the result of the foreknowledge of God, but it is not the result of a predisposition or predestination, namely a condition that was predetermined by God.
Jesus, the Messiah, and the Saviour of the world, was not sent to die on an old wooden cross as Paul and others have asserted over the centuries. Jesus was sent with a message of conditional salvation, and a mission that needed to be finished - before his crucifixion. A message that took 3 years to deliver. A message based on works, and deeds that are necessary for believers to accomplish within their own lifetime. A message which ultimately resulted in his death and crucifixion on the cross - as prophesied.
Jesus was also sent to complete the commands that were missing in the Old Testament, and he was willing to lose his life in the process to do that. Jesus task was completed and finished the moment he was betrayed by Judas in the garden of Gethsemane and then he was crucified because of a job well done. On the same day Jesus was betrayed by Judas he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. John 17:4
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