OpenHeaven.com Digest August 18, 2023

DISSOLUTION OF THE PASSING EVIL WORLD – Ron McGatlin

The United States of America as it was in the past, is now being consumed by evil before our eyes. The USA was established upon the principles of God and acknowledged Him throughout the nation. Yes, there were faults and imperfections but even with these America was a powerful nation under God that did much to bless and preserve the freedom and the good life of God across the world.

Can the USA be saved? Yes! Even at this late date America and the nations of the world that have truly known God can become the people of God’s plan to become a part of the New Garden of the kingdom of God on earth. All that is evil that lifts itself against God will be dissolved and the remnant of God’s purified holy people can grow to fill the land.

All will be changed and God will have the glorious world of righteousness, peace, and joy in love that He created it to be in the beginning. “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:13-14.

Evil and its works are not at all a new thing in this world. Since the first century when Jesus came to redeem and restore mankind and the world, the disastrous works of evil in mankind as Jesus proclaimed in Matthew 24 have been prevalent on Earth.

Surely the warnings of the season or evident across the world.

Millions of people are displaced from burned or bombed-out cities.

Evil is publicly taught to children that poisons their minds and lives.

Pandemics destroy economies and shorten life spans for millions of people.

Weather is changing from some of its past patterns.

Christians are being killed or severely persecuted in many nations.

Anti-Christ spirit is rampant across the world.

Child sacrifice through abortion, abduction, sexual abuse, and even ritual demonic sacrifice is far more prevalent than ever.

Sexual immorality and perversion are becoming accepted as normal behavior.

The extent of man’s evil is beyond comprehension as the deep darkness covers the earth.

There have been many seasons of severe darkness and evil along with its terrible effects on mankind and life in the history of this world. As the light and love of God increase the darkness becomes much more visible in contrast.

Many evil disorders that have been hidden are now beginning to be exposed to the eyes and hearts of believers that are freshly cleansed and enlightened by the light of the pure holy love in intimate relationships with God.

Arise, shine;
For your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising. Isaiah 60:1-3.

WOE TO RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY

Matthew 23 and 24 are becoming a manifested visible reality of life in this world.

Religions will pass away but the word and the love of God abides forever.

The words of Jesus in Matthew 23 are very strong against the Scribes and Pharisees and the religious order of the first century.

Religions, rituals, and humanly devised doctrines from man’s interpretation of the Bible and cunningly devised doctrines of demons are being exposed by the pure light of being in love with God and His word in Christ Jesus in us by the Holy Spirit. (1 Timothy 4:1) (Mark 7:7-9).

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.” Matthew 23:13-15.

THE END OF THE AGE

In Matthew 24, the disciples came to Jesus with a question. “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:3.

Note that the Greek word translated “coming” in this verse is “parousia” which means to be present or manifest.

Note the word translated “end” in verse 3 is the Greek word “sunteleia” and truly means end.

Matthew 24:6-14: “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.  Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.  And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:6-14.

Note that the word “end” in verses 6 and 14 is translated from the Greek word “tello” which means a goal as a point sought after.

The preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to all the world as a witness is the goal that we are moving toward now in this season or age. The great opposition from the enemy is trying to stop or at least delay the word of the gospel of the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

All the true teachings or doctrines of Christ Jesus are a part or portion of the gospel of the kingdom of God/kingdom of heaven. The foundation of the gospel of the kingdom of God is the love of God and leads to the glory of God.

Love never fails and,
His kingdom never ends.

Ron McGatlin
OpenHeaven.com
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