Post by John on Jan 11, 2014 8:15:56 GMT -5
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A NEW YEAR MESSAGE
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Engaged in the audit of accounts I flicked on the TV into the first few minutes of the film “Prince Caspian” of the Tales of Narnia series created by C S Lewis the famous atheist author who gradually over the years discovered that God is very real, relevant, and incredibly powerful and became a Christian disciple.
As we wrap up 2013 and transfer to 2014 THE KINGDOMS of THIS WORLD are in turmoil as the King of Kings warned they would be before the world was ready for His return and reign.
Nations rise against Nations
Civil war persists in Northern and Central Africa, in the Middle East, while in parts of the Far East, and in South America violence grows
Economic unrest exists in North America and Europe. Russia is under attack from Islamic enemies. Humans are so divided from the 1% with their trillions to the ones who wallow in thilth and mud to survive a few years of life.
Will humans ever learn to live together in harmony and in peace?
They will, when they acknowledge the King of Kings, their only true leader.
Prince Caspian represents a defeated depressed leader in a hostile world, 1300 years after that world had been liberated.
He discovered a horn and blew it, and the Kings and Queens who rallied the forces of good in Narnia 1300 years earlier returned and the youngest of them still believed in Narnia's God – Aslan the Lion of Narnia. For most Narnians he had become a distant legend no longer relevant, trusted or believed in, and humans ruled in his place. So Evil flourished and prevailed but still there were descendants of other people who recalled the earlier times and believed they could be restored.
They heard the bugle call, and they united to their startled King and after various setbacks they linked up with the returned monarchs of the past and after more struggles and setbacks they united to stand up and fight their enemies but still, it was not time to restore peace and prosperity to their world.
One person still trusted in Aslan their God and went personally to find Him and plead with him to intervene.
Aslan rewarded the faith of the one faithful person and summoned the powers of Nature to intervene to defeat and humble the enemies of His authority.
Those who had defied their God, ruled without thought of Him died at each other's hands. The sceptics and unbelievers bowed the knee before him and were forgiven and restored to favour, the enemies threw down their weapons, agreed to obey the new King Caspian, as their ruler, and the earlier rulers returned to their world.
So it is with our world today In 1900 there were 500 million Christians on Earth, today there about 2,300 million but there are hundreds of millions of people sceptical of God, who say he does not exist, as they cannot see his power they do not believe what they cannot see and while his presence is clear to those who trust and believe in him, they cannot see without exercising faith in Him.
A day is coming when the King of kings, the Ruler of all Nations, who was here 2018 years ago and left here for Heaven around 30-33AD will return with superior forces and full eternal authority and will unite the Nations under his rule and reign on Earth and every person will kneel before Him and recognise his authority .
Until then many who do believe will be ridiculed and vilified. Regarded as insane or simply stupid.
The forces of God on Earth are greater now than at any time in human history and they are increasing daily across and around the planet.
But still nations and religions compete to control humanity with ferocity and hatred
and many of the King's people isolated and alone, feel, and are threatened and all too many are dying as martyrs notably at the hands of Islamists. But also from the false teachings of New Agers, Spiritualists, JW's, Mormons, Moonies, Marxists, the Gay Lobby, atheists, agnostics, secularists, all of them wanting equality. God will not share unity or entertain equality with anyone who defies His will; authority, teaching and law.
He will prevail and everyone who opposes him will be defeated, and those who trust him will be exonerated and share in the benefits of His success.
Jesus shall reign where ever the Sun it's daily journey runs.
Peoples and realms on every shore will accept His rule. Nations will turn their weapons into agricultural tools [Swords into plough shares] Nations will learn war no more. Governments will send their representatives to the Capital of the new International Kingdom to get their orders. And they will all without exception obey God. Those who remain unrepentant who resist and oppose God will by humbled. Those who trust and obey him will be exalted and encouraged.
God will create a New Heaven and New Earth, and is probably already doing so as the last remaining ice of the last ice age melts, sea levels rise and a new planet is being created.
And the King of Kings will reign on Earth for ever until the Owner and Ruler of the Universe sees fit to carry out His promise to create a New Heaven and a New Earth to replace the set up now operating.
From the Tales of Narnia, from a convert from atheism let us take stock and trust in the better world yet to come. While in the coming year determine to press towards it's coming