14 And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.
This is the one thing that is not happening now that will happen before Jesus returns. The Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached to every nation at one time.
After this I looked and a vast host appeared which no one could count, [gathered out] of every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages. These stood before the throne and before the Lamb; they were attired in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9
John was shown in Revelation that there will be a huge number of people, so many that they cannot be counted standing before the Throne and before the Lamb who are all dressed in white during the end times. Notice that these people are not standing in the Throne, but before it. The Bible tells us that the Bride of Christ has been raised up together and made to sit together in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus even though we are still on this earth, Ephesians 2:6. The Bible tells us that we are Jesus body and His flesh right now, Ephesians 5:30-32. These people that John sees during the end times are waiting to be saved, they have palm branches in their hands, just as the people did before Jesus entered Jerusalem to be crucified, John 12:13. These people are waiting to realize the Truth, they are saved, they will not be lost, but they just haven’t realized it yet.
The Gospel of the Kingdom is not just telling people about Jesus. When Jesus sent out the disciples He told them to tell the people that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand, meaning that it was right now. He told them to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, and freely give, Matthew 10:8. Jesus did not tell them to go and tell the people that He was Lord, but to go and serve the lost. The disciples went out and were empowered to do these things and no one who they did these things for was saying that Jesus was Lord, except the disciples, Matthew 16:13-16. So the Gospel of the Kingdom is different then the Gospel of Christ. Many say that Jesus is Lord, even demons do that, but that doesn’t mean that they are the Bride of Christ, Matthew 7:22-23. The Gospel of the Kingdom is being empowered and used by the Holy Spirit to help people just as they will be helped in eternity. When we are used by our Father to truly preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, we take no credit at all for doing anything on our own. We are enlightened with the Truth that it is all our Father within us doing all of the works, John 14:10 We do not claim that we first chose or that we first had faith. The Gospel of the Kingdom is all in the power of the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 2:4.
Jesus is being talked about all over the world right now. But the Gospel of the Kingdom is not. Right now many wolves are preaching that we have to first believe Jesus. They are teaching that we have to Trust Jesus with our free will so that He can act in our life’s. They are laying the foundation for the message of the anti-christ: man first acting on our own then God reacting. But the perfect church without spot, wrinkle, or blemish will go into all of the world and tell people what Jesus must do. We will tell the masses that Jesus has saved the lost, that He will cause us to have faith, that He lives to make sure that we love, and that we can do nothing, even accepting or choosing on our own without Him. When our Father empowers us to proclaim this message of Truth, the dead will rise, the blind will see, the deaf will hear, and our Father will use us to do even greater works then He used Jesus for, John 14:12.
There is coming a time when our prayers will be heard and our Father will pour out His power on us and the world, and an uncountable number of people from everywhere will hear and be set free, Revelation 8:5. That time is not yet, but this is the one sign of our Lord’s return and when we see this happening we will know that His return is near.
So we do not look at wars, earthquakes, or economic conditions to see if Jesus is returning. We look for people who the world laughs at being used by our Father to raise the dead, heal the sick, and feed the hungry as the sign of our Groom’s return, Matthew 24:44-46.
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