Creation

Real World Peace

(The following is snipped and slightly edited from longer articles.)

(Updatded 6-12-2012)

A growing partnership between government and religion is preparing the world for its coming political/religious leader, the Antichrist. (http://www.thebereancall.org/node/5905) Far from the obviously evil ogre he is generally thought to be, Antichrist will be so appealing and popular that "all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him" (Rev 13:8 KJB). His kingdom will begin in peace and prosperity. T hose who expend themselves in the attempt to clean up society and to establish God's kingdom on earth are playing into Antichrist's hands, for his kingdom will be established prior to Christ's millennial reign. (http://www.thebereancall.org/node/5709)

The Bible declares that no one but the coming Antichrist can rule over such a world—and that he will be the worshiped head of its humanistic universal religion. Those who attempt to establish a peace that is not based upon submission to Christ as Lord are necessarily working to install the Antichrist's world government, whether they realize it or not. The final paragraph of the 1933 Humanist Manifesto I declares, “Man is at last becoming aware that he alone is responsible for the realization of the world of his dreams, that he has within himself the power for its achievement.” HumanistManifesto II goes on to affirm, "No deity will save us; we must save ourselves."

The Bible declares that there will be no real peace until God's Messiah reigns in person upon this earth. It also warns that when mankind thinks it has finally established global peace, the worst destruction in human history will be imminent. (http://www.thebereancall.org/node/5910)

In spite of terrorism and looming war clouds in the Middle East, the prospect of a peace such as the world has never known seems to be a realistic hope. That the nations of the world will indeed establish an unprecedented international peace, and perhaps fairly soon, is certain, because the Bible has for thousands of years foretold a false peace in the last days. That time of peace is prophesied, however, not with joy but with sorrow, for the prophets declared that it would precede a holocaust that would threaten the survival of all life on this planet. Why? The answer to this question comprises the entire subject matter of the Bible... Dave Hunt: Countdown to the Second Coming (http://www.thebereancall.org/content/june-2012-classic)

A major purpose of Christ's second coming (in contrast to the Rapture in which He takes His bride to heaven) is to destroy Antichrist and his kingdom: "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord ...shall destroy with the brightness of his coming..." (2 Thes 2:4-9 KJB).

Christ’s literal reign will be established at His second coming when His feet touch the Mount of Olives. He will rule the world for 1,000 years.

The Millennium in fact is the final proof of the incorrigible self-centered evil of the human heart. No longer can anyone complain that Adam and Eve alone had the unique opportunity of living in Paradise and that if only they (the complainers) had been there they wouldn't have sinned. Billions will live in an even better Paradise because Christ will rule it and Satan will be locked up for 1,000 years.

Christ's millennial reign is not the ultimate Kingdom. The true kingdom of God with endless peace will only come in the new heavens and new earth. "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to the Father" (1 Cor 15:24-28).

This truth is all the more important as the religious deception prophesied for the "last days" accelerates. (http://www.thebereancall.org/node/5709)

To be prepared for upcoming events you need to GET SAVED.