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In the beginning God created a paradise that was to extend throughout the earth,
man and women were to live indefinitely on that paradise. This was Gods original
purpose. It remains unchanged.
Humans sought independence from God aided by a satanic agency, established
their own code of morality and questioned Gods universal sovereignty (right to
rule). Sin (imperfection) entered into the world and thus through imperfection,
sickness and ultimately death spread throughout humanity.
In order to redress the balance and fulfil his own legal requirements (a life for a life)
God promised a 'seed', which would propitiate (appropriate for) the perfect life that
was forfeited by our first parents when they chose to rebel against Gods sovereignty
(right to rule).
This 'seed', was destined to come through the lineage of Abraham.
The nation of Israel was designated by God as being a representative of his
universal sovereignty. It produced an environment that should have been
conducive to the acceptance of the 'seed', which God had prepared centuries earlier.
The messiah, having a prehuman existence, was miraculously born, through a
woman, into the nation of Israel. Jesus Christ was his name and he was destined to
suffer a sacrificial death in order to give up his perfect human life as a propitiatory
sacrifice to fulfil both the legal requirements (a life for a life) and to demonstrate
that it was possible to maintain integrity to Gods sovereignty under all manner of
adverse conditions thus sanctifying Gods name.
Through his miraculous works and through his own resurrection from the dead,
Christ offered a small token of what was to be accomplished through a much greater
resurrection of all persons, both righteous and unrighteous who had lived prior to
Christ and who had no knowledge of his existence.
Upon being resurrected to Heaven, Christ subjected himself to God and
offered the value of that sacrifice. All persons approaching God on the basis of the
value of that sacrifice could receive forgiveness for sin, a cleansed conscience and
enter into a relationship with God and have the prospect of attaining everlasting life,
which was forfeited by Adam, once again.
In order to form a basis for judgement and to try to reach as many persons as
possible with the knowledge of the messiah, Christ instituted a program of public
teaching, known as the Good News of Gods Kingdom which was to be spread
throughout the earth by willing participants. Christ promised to be with those
persons until the conclusion of the system.
Upon his return to heaven (spiritual realm) and after his resurrection, Christ
cleansed the heavens of rebellious spiritual entities and the original satanic agency
was confined to the vicinity of the earth. Wars, famine, pestilence and disease
ensued. These are signs which mark the beginning of the end of the present
system.
After the war of Armageddon (Gods war against the original satanic agencies and its
supporters), the earth will be transformed once again into a paradise. Christ will
apply the value of his propitiatory sacrifice and humans will gradually be brought
back to perfection, thus sin (imperfection) will disappear, along with all adverse
effects. Death and sickness will be eradicated.
Christ will hand back the Kingdom to God, establishing Gods sovereignty (right to
rule) once again. Gods name will have been sanctified. The earth will be a
paradise once again.
This to my knowledge is a fair and true representation of the Biblical message.
*really teaches.
man and women were to live indefinitely on that paradise. This was Gods original
purpose. It remains unchanged.
Humans sought independence from God aided by a satanic agency, established
their own code of morality and questioned Gods universal sovereignty (right to
rule). Sin (imperfection) entered into the world and thus through imperfection,
sickness and ultimately death spread throughout humanity.
In order to redress the balance and fulfil his own legal requirements (a life for a life)
God promised a 'seed', which would propitiate (appropriate for) the perfect life that
was forfeited by our first parents when they chose to rebel against Gods sovereignty
(right to rule).
This 'seed', was destined to come through the lineage of Abraham.
The nation of Israel was designated by God as being a representative of his
universal sovereignty. It produced an environment that should have been
conducive to the acceptance of the 'seed', which God had prepared centuries earlier.
The messiah, having a prehuman existence, was miraculously born, through a
woman, into the nation of Israel. Jesus Christ was his name and he was destined to
suffer a sacrificial death in order to give up his perfect human life as a propitiatory
sacrifice to fulfil both the legal requirements (a life for a life) and to demonstrate
that it was possible to maintain integrity to Gods sovereignty under all manner of
adverse conditions thus sanctifying Gods name.
Through his miraculous works and through his own resurrection from the dead,
Christ offered a small token of what was to be accomplished through a much greater
resurrection of all persons, both righteous and unrighteous who had lived prior to
Christ and who had no knowledge of his existence.
Upon being resurrected to Heaven, Christ subjected himself to God and
offered the value of that sacrifice. All persons approaching God on the basis of the
value of that sacrifice could receive forgiveness for sin, a cleansed conscience and
enter into a relationship with God and have the prospect of attaining everlasting life,
which was forfeited by Adam, once again.
In order to form a basis for judgement and to try to reach as many persons as
possible with the knowledge of the messiah, Christ instituted a program of public
teaching, known as the Good News of Gods Kingdom which was to be spread
throughout the earth by willing participants. Christ promised to be with those
persons until the conclusion of the system.
Upon his return to heaven (spiritual realm) and after his resurrection, Christ
cleansed the heavens of rebellious spiritual entities and the original satanic agency
was confined to the vicinity of the earth. Wars, famine, pestilence and disease
ensued. These are signs which mark the beginning of the end of the present
system.
After the war of Armageddon (Gods war against the original satanic agencies and its
supporters), the earth will be transformed once again into a paradise. Christ will
apply the value of his propitiatory sacrifice and humans will gradually be brought
back to perfection, thus sin (imperfection) will disappear, along with all adverse
effects. Death and sickness will be eradicated.
Christ will hand back the Kingdom to God, establishing Gods sovereignty (right to
rule) once again. Gods name will have been sanctified. The earth will be a
paradise once again.
This to my knowledge is a fair and true representation of the Biblical message.
*really teaches.