APOSTOLIC EXILES: 7 Then & Now Attacks - Pt. 2
SLIDE APOSTOLIC EXILES - Violent Then & Now Attacks
Matthew 11:12 (ESV) From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.
biazo: forceful behavior intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone/something
The Kingdom of Heaven:
Established Eternally, Extended to Earth
Unknown Events Brought Chaos To Kingdom On Earth
Earth Was Reformed With A Renewed Kingdom Presence
Adam Was Heaven’s Apostle To Colonize Earth
The Other Kingdom’s King Attacked The Kingdom/Garden
SATAN’S VISIT WAS NOT AN OPPORTUNISTIC TRICK. It was an intensely violent attack against the Kingdom’s Presence on Earth, the Kingdom’s Apostolic Leader, the Kingdom’s Citizens, the Kingdom’s Mission on Earth, and ultimately the King Himself.
IT’S THE SAME VIOLENT ATTACK. YOU ARE ADAM.
7 Then & Now Violent Attacks
“In the beginning, God”
the violent attack against the reality of God/His Kingdom
Notice it’s an attack on The God, not on all gods.
Culture shows respect all religions except Christianity
In HR Hirings, there tends to be a welcoming of anything outside of Christianity
Fashionable to attack Judaism/Christianity - protests
If Christians protest anything - white extremists
Mock Jesus, but not Allah or Muhammad his prophet
No limit to using Jesus as a curse word
Mental Health Facilities - people cursing Jesus
We are to establish the reality of God/His Kingdom in our world.
“And God said, “Let there be…”
the violent attack on the creative work of God to establish Heaven/Earth
This attack started with the introduction of Darwinism into the school system in the late 1800’s. Traditionally, science was taught from a Biblical creation perspective. During WW1 there was another push, and many states made it illegal to teach evolution. In 1968 the U.S. The Supreme Court overturned the laws that had banned the teaching of evolution and most schools leaned into the “Equal Time” approach. The issue was again examined by the U. S. Supreme Court in the 1980's where the courts determined 1) Creation Science is religion; 2) to teach religion in the public schools is illegal; and 3) Creation Science is not science...
They ignore the scientific reality of Mathematical Impossibility: right time, place, chemicals, for us to have the exact gravity to stick to earth, but not so much that our blood isn’t trapped in our ankles.
Science ignored - Laws of Entropy - most evolution tends to deformity not improvement
Intelligent Design is completely ignored
Fossils are covered in the Gap Theory
We are to continue to establish the creative work of God here on earth as we take dominion.
“He said to the woman…”
The violent attack on God’s Apostles, representatives of His Kingdom created to take ground from the other Kingdom.
While all people are under siege, God’s Apostolic people are alway under attack
Adam, The Lineage Of Abraham, The Jewish Nation, Christianity.
It’s subtle but it's tangible.
Pandemic:
Bars/strip clubs were open, church gatherings closed.
Casinos were open, prayer meetings were not allowed.
Football players on the field, churches fined
Historical Attacks: Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Today Attacks: The Voice of the Martyrs
Free online event March 8, 8PM
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German protestant pastor and theologian known for his opposition to National Socialism and treatment of Jews. Initially he was silent, but when pastors were required to agree to Nazi propaganda in the pulpits, he left Germany to be safe and to attend the Union Theological Seminary in New York.
“I have come to the conclusion that I made a mistake in coming to America this time. I must live through this difficult period in our national history along with the people of Germany. I will have no right to participate in the reconstruction of Christian life in Germany after the war if I do not share the trials of this time with my people ... Christians in Germany will have to face the terrible alternative of either willing the defeat of their nation in order that a future Christian civilization may survive, or else willing the victory of their nation and thereby destroying our civilization and any true Christianity. I know which of these alternatives I must choose but I cannot make that choice from a place of security.
Aa man who saw the execution: I saw Pastor Bonhoeffer... kneeling on the floor praying fervently to God. I was most deeply moved by the way this lovable man prayed, so devout and so certain that God heard his prayer. At the place of execution, he again said a short prayer and then climbed the few steps to the gallows, brave and composed. His death ensued after a few seconds. In the almost fifty years that I worked as a doctor, I have hardly ever seen a man die so entirely submissive to the will of God.
Later he was convicted for his ties to the July 20, 1944, conspiracy to overthrow the Nazi regime led to his execution in 1945. His theological writings are regarded as classics throughout the Christian world.
We will openly confront social and political propaganda from the pulpit.
We refuse to repeat lies, even if our safety comes into play.
We will refuse to participate in social activities that are wrong:
No forced Vaccine or Vaccine Checks
Nuremberg medical trials 1946: never again use humans as medical lab-rats
Helmuth Vetter, an Auschwitz camp physician, SS captain and employee of the Bayer group within IG Farben conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz and at the Mauthausen concentration camp. In one study of an anaesthetic, the company paid for the use of 150 female inmates of Auschwitz. A Bayer employee wrote to Rudolf Höss, the Auschwitz commandant: "The transport of 150 women arrived in good condition. However, we were unable to obtain conclusive results because they died during the experiments. We would kindly request that you send us another group of women to the same number and at the same price.
As God’s Apostles, representatives of His Kingdom, we need to continue to take ground from the other Kingdom.
“Did God actually say”
the violent attack focused on reading, possessing, and declaring God/King’s Word
Why is the Bible so heavily mocked and every other publication promoted
Why do our schools carry sexually charged materials for 5th graders and if we demand their removal, we are book banners, but many schools have removed only bibles, and students with bibles must have them covered. Religious apparel is not allowed but Pride Day has turned into Pride Year. Students are required to participate and pledge to the pride flag
We need to continue reading, possessing, and declaring God/King’s Word in the world,
“God created man in his image… male and female
The violent attack on God implanted identity attack on God’s role in conception
The premise that it is just a biology
The attack on identity
God’s image bearer
Apostolic purpose
The reality of male/female
Gender confusion shows up through many different vehicles but those are disguises. It’s always an attack on the Kingdom
The beauty of complementary roles of man woman
Mark 10:6 NIV ”“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’“
Removal of male and female is an attack on Kingdom
“Man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
the violent attack against covenantal marriage
Not every marriage is covenantal marriage
Civil unions are not Biblical Marriages
Biblical Covenantal Marriage is an agreement between three entities
Mark 10:7-9 NIV ”‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”“
Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NIV) Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Malachi 2:13–16 (MSG) And here’s a second offense: You fill the place of worship with your whining and sniveling because you don’t get what you want from GOD. Do you know why? Simple. Because GOD was there as a witness when you spoke your marriage vows to your young bride, and now you’ve broken those vows, broken the faith-bond with your vowed companion, your covenant wife. GOD, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of God, that’s what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don’t cheat on your spouse. “I hate divorce,” says the GOD of Israel. GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says, “I hate the violent dismembering of the ‘one flesh’ of marriage.” So watch yourselves. Don’t let your guard down. Don’t cheat.
Divorce - Mark 10:10-12 NIV ”When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”“
Marital Rates dropping, “try it out” leads to nothing good.
“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth
the violent attack against procreation that has defined Kingdom purposes
The attack comes in all sorts of disguises but ultimately this is the most violent attack of all attacks.
Violence focused on God’s Apostles before they have their intended impact.
Violence via: abortion or miscarriage
Abortion is modern day Molech worship: the promise of a better life if we kill the child.
Having kids is viewed as as negative
Large families are mocked, traditionally celebrated
LIES: the earth can’t support it
LIES: what kind of evil brings a child into this suffering
LIES: we can’t afford that
Ploy to keep kingdom expansion limited
Mark 10:14-16 NIV”When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.“
Malachi 2:13–16 (MSG) And here’s a second offense: You fill the place of worship with your whining and sniveling because you don’t get what you want from GOD. Do you know why? Simple. Because GOD was there as a witness when you spoke your marriage vows to your young bride, and now you’ve broken those vows, broken the faith-bond with your vowed companion, your covenant wife. GOD, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of God, that’s what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don’t cheat on your spouse. “I hate divorce,” says the GOD of Israel. GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says, “I hate the violent dismembering of the ‘one flesh’ of marriage.” So watch yourselves. Don’t let your guard down. Don’t cheat.