ALL ABOUT HEAVEN
Have you ever lived in a country, small or large, that has only two laws, love, and grace? What country is that? It’s called the Kingdom of Heaven, you said. Really? According to many of today’s Christians, most of them will be eligible to live in the Kingdom of God based on love and grace. Really? No kidding?
I have never heard of a nation like that. A place that is similar to that where love and grace abound is a place I called home. That place is owned by my mother. But she is no longer around. Mother, I missed you Mom, and I loved you! I wished I could do more for you when you were still alive. I wished Mom owns the Kingdom of God, but she doesn’t. Who owns the Kingdom of God? Don’t we already know? Here is the Man who owns the Kingdom of Heaven:
"If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” (Matthew 5:29); "And if your right-hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” (Matthew 5:30).
And look here what else He said to the Biblical or Torah scholars:
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead [men's] bones and all uncleanness.” (Matthew 23:27)
Do you know who this Man is who says these words? His name is Jesus, and He uttered those harsh words about 2,000 years ago when the world was not as bad as today. What do you think He would say to us today when He sees us tonight? Did He sound loving and graceful to you? If you say NO, can you explain why? Jesus is the same Man as the Man who destroyed and killed millions of people during Noah's time.
Now read this. According to the Parable of the Talent, Matthew 25:24-30, "Then he who had received the one talent came and said, `Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.`And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, [there] you have [what is] yours.' "But his lord answered and said to him, `You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.`So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received back my own with interest.`Therefore take the talent from him, and give [it] to him who has ten talents. `For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.` And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
The Kingdom of God is owned by a “Man who reaps where He has not sown or gathered where He has not scattered seeds.” And He ordered, ‘cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’” What is Jesus telling us in this parable? He tells us don’t play dumb with Jesus. If we want to play dumb with Him, go look for a different religion.
I missed you, Mom. I wished you were still alive today! I have never been thrown in a dark place, and I have never wept and gnashed my teeth while I was living with you at home.
Brothers and Sisters, I have given you a little bit of introduction about the Owner of the Kingdom of God. I did not make up this story. Jesus, God the Son gave us this parable. You can believe Him, or you can believe Paul until your face turns blue. Do whatever you want to do, and I don’t care a bit! I am just His faithful messenger, and I write what He has inspired me to write, nothing more and nothing less.
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every intent of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them."But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:5-8).
I want to ask all Protestant Preachers and Bible teachers. Why did God want to destroy the human beings that He has created? “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every intent of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.” Why? Because they were disobedient to His laws and commandments. We pick only His laws that we like or want to do and discard the rest that we don't like and throw them in the trash can.
Who are we to say that His commandments that we have picked and chosen are the ones that He wants us to keep and that we can ignore and discard the rest? Can we read God’s mind? NO, we cannot! Read again Matthew 23:27, and don’t let them confuse us!
Can we do that in America, pick and choose only the laws that we like and ignore the rest? If we do that here, or anywhere else, the judge will throw us in jail for contempt of the law.
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