A SHORT SYNOPSIS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM IN THE "END OF DAYS"

In the previous chapter - Chapter 1 - we dealt with the reality of the "Gospel of the Kingdom;" specifically, we said:

"THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TODAY THAN THIS SPECIFIC GOSPEL, AND THAT IS SO BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE ON THIS EARTH AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY OF AN ENTITY - THE AMERICAN NEW WORLD ORDER SYSTEM - THAT FALSELY CLAIMS TO REPRESENT CHRIST ON EARTH.

"Such claims can only be a 'turn-off' to the poor of the world who see the American New World Order System and the church that justifies it as frauds. The fact is, most of the poor in the world today see Christianity as a rich, white man's religion having NOTHING to do with them. Sadly, Islam is more a religion of the poor than is Christianity. What do the poor of the world want to do with a religion that justifies the very system - i.e., the American New World Order System - that oppresses and brutalizes them?" [We urge you to read our article, "A Woman Riding A Beast Going Forth Conquering and to Conquer" for insight as to how this partnership between the rich of the world and Christianity works; please also see our articles, "Africa Awake: The American Church Is Not Your Friend" and "The Third World as a Model for the New World Order."]

THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT TOTAL VARIANCE
WITH THE AMERICAN NEW WORLD ORDER SYSTEM

We continued by saying:

"The kingdom being proclaimed here will be a kingdom grounded in social justice for ALL mankind, a world of equity where men are not divided up between the 'owners of capital' on the one hand and 'labor' on the other hand, and where men and women are not divided up on the basis of their race or even their gender (Gal. 3:28); where the rich do not oppress the poor; where every man has equal access to God; where privileges cannot be bought by the wealthy; where there are no death squads, no poverty, no torture, no hunger, no disease, and no room for oppressors of any kind. [Please see our article, "Capitalism and Christianity;" please also see "The Marxist Paradigm."]

"Very obviously, such a kingdom would be TOTALLY at variance to the world we now live in and with the American New World Order System that now prevails on the earth - especially the kind of world we described in our article, "The Horror of John Dimitri Negroponte and Everything He Represents." [Please see that article plus our article, "Algeria: A Study of the Dreadful, Two-Tiered Economic System the U.S. Is Promoting Among Its Muslim Client-States."]

"A world based on social justice where the rich do not oppress the poor? A world where there are no John Dimitri Negropontes, no Liamine Zerouals and no Augusto Pinochets? This, of course, is something much more than the "good news" of salvation, because while the 'good news' of salvation promises redemption to the INDIVIDUAL, it does not promise to 'make over' the world per se; and this is evidenced by the fact that from Pentecost until now there has been NO social justice and NO equity between and among men; tyranny and oppression have continued to flourish; and sickness, poverty and hunger have continued to wreak their horrible work on mankind.

"This is NOT to take anything away from the 'good news' of salvation; but very plainly social justice and social equity have yet to be established on the earth, which the coming Kingdom of Christ is calculated to accomplish."

THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
IS COMING TO EARTH

We went on to say:

"The 'Gospel of the Kingdom' announces the 'good news' that the Kingdom of Christ is close 'at hand'. This, of course, is not the first time that the Kingdom has been announced to be close 'at hand'. It was announced the first time 2,000 years ago when the angels proclaimed it to the shepherds 'in the field' at the time of Christ's birth in Luke 2:7-8 and 10-11):

'And she (i.e., Mary) brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

'And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

'And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL people.

'For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.' (Luke 2:7-8, 10-11)

"Shortly after - and in conjunction with what the angels declared to the shepherds - the Kingdom was announced to be 'at hand' by John the Baptist, then by Christ Himself, and finally by the Twelve.

"BUT THE KINGDOM WAS REJECTED BY THE JEWS in fulfillment of the Scripture that -

'... they (i.e., Israel) without us (i.e., the church) should not be made perfect'. (Heb. 11:40) [Please see Chapter VI of the New Antipas Papers, "The Distinction Between Israel and the Church."]

"Now, after an interval of some 2,000 years, the Kingdom is once again 'at hand'!  The so-called 'church age' is all but past, and the Jews - once dispersed over the whole earth because of the rejection of their king - have now been re-gathered again to their land. Everything is ready! - and God is raising up a people to proclaim that the Kingdom is again 'AT HAND'." [Please see Part 4 of chapter VIII of the New Antipas Papers, "The Two Witnesses."]

THAT IS THE COMMISSION THAT HAS NOW BEEN VOUCHSAFED TO THE CHURCH, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROCLAIM IT AS FAR AND WIDE AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO PICK UP WHERE JOHN THE BAPTIST LEFT OFF.

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE "ETERNAL GOSPEL"
ALONGSIDE THE "GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM"

Now - and this is very important - concomitant with the proclamation of the "Gospel of the Kingdom" - and in conjunction with it - the "Eternal Gospel" will also be proclaimed. Specifically, C.I. Scofield says:

"The 'Eternal Gospel' (Rev. 14:6) is described as the announcement of divine judgment upon the wicked (specifically, Babylon the Great) ... It is good news for the suffering believers as it heralds their coming deliverance and reward (cp., v. 12). In view of this those who 'live on the earth' are exhorted to fear God and worship Him (v. 7)." [cf. Revelation 14:6-8.]

IT IS THIS SPECIFIC FACT - THE PROCLAMATION OF THE "ETERNAL GOSPEL" [cf. Revelation 14:6-8.] ALONGSIDE THE PROCLAMATION OF THE "GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM" THAT DIFFERENTIATES THE WAY IN WHICH THE "GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM" IS PROCLAIMED IN (1) THE UNITED STATES, AND (2) THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND MAKES THE WORDS OF REVELATION 18:4 COME ALIVE WITH MEANING:

"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, COME OUT OF HER, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." (Revelation 18:4)

BABYLON SHALL BE AS WHEN GOD
OVERTHREW SODOM AND GOMORRAH

Judgment is being pronounced on "Babylon the Great" - that is to say, the United States. That's what Revelation 18:4 is all about. And what a complete and final judgment it is; specifically, the Bible says:

"And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, SHALL BE AS WHEN GOD OVERTHREW SODOM AND GOMORRAH." (Isaiah 13:19)

God's face has been turned irrevocably against the United States; He has determined in His mind to overthrow America, and do it to such an extent that -

"It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

"But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

"And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged." (Isaiah 13:20-22)

[We urge you to see Part 1 of Chapter XII of the NEW ANTIPAS PAPERS ("In Search of Babylon") for a discussion of the fall of ancient Babylon as opposed to the coming destruction of Babylon the Great.]

As with Sodom and Gomorrah, there is only one thing for God's people in Babylon to do: GET OUT.

There is a parallel here between what God did with Sodom and Gomorrah and what He intends to do with the United States. That's PRECISELY what the Bible says: "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, SHALL BE AS WHEN GOD OVERTHREW SODOM AND GOMORRAH." (Isaiah 13:19) The Scriptures couldn't be clearer here:

"And the men [i.e., the angels God sent to Lot] said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, BRING THEM OUT OF THIS PLACE:

"FOR WE WILL DESTROY THIS PLACE, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it." (Genesis 19:12-13)

LOT IS TOLD TO "GET OUT"

Lot is COMMANDED by the angels of God to GET OUT, and to get his loved ones out as well - and that is precisely what we have been COMMANDED to do insofar as Babylon is concerned. Sadly, however, Lot's friends and loved ones did not want to go:

"And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law." (Genesis 19:14)

In other words, his relatives thought that it was all just a "big joke;" that Lot was being altogether too hysterical about everything. Still, Lot continued to reason with them - all the way until the morning. And he would have done more, but the angels -

"… hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city." (Genesis 19:15)

Even then, Lot postponed his going, and continued arguing with his friends and relatives; so the angels took matters into their own hands, and -

" … while he lingered [trying desperately to persuade his friends and relatives to come], the men [i.e., angels] laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city." (Genesis 19:16)

And the angels said to Lot:

"ESCAPE FOR THY LIFE; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed." (Genesis 19:17)

BEING TAINTED WITH INIQUITY
OF SODOM AND BABYLON

Now it's very important for us to pause here, and look carefully at what is being said: Lot is being told to "ESCAPE FOR THY LIFE" (Genesis 19:17); but you should carefully note why the angels are telling Lot to get out: "… lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city." (Genesis 19:15) 

THE PARALLEL HERE BETWEEN REVELATION 18:4 AND GENESIS 19:15 IS STAGGERING. In Revelation 18:4 we are told to flee Babylon so that "WE DO NOT BECOME PARTAKERS IN BABYLON'S SINS." In Genesis 19:15, Lot is told to flee Sodom so that he and his family are not "CONSUMED BY SODOM'S INIQUITY." In other words, in both cases God's people are told to flee so that they are not "contaminated" by the sin of these great cities. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS THAT CONCERNS GOD HERE, AS IT IS THE DANGER THAT THEY WILL BE "TAINTED" BY THE INIQUITY OF THE PLACES IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN DWELLING.

It's too late to save the cities themselves. GOD GIVEN THEM UP. That is a TERRIBLE thing. But that is exactly what the Bible says:

"And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man …" (Genesis 6:3)

There is an end to God's patience! - AND THAT IS CERTAINLY TRUE INSOFAR AS THOSE WHO ARE "CALLED BY GOD'S NAME" AND DWELL WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES, that is to say, "Babylon the Great."

REVELATION 18:4 CAN BE BROKEN
DOWN INTO THREE SECTIONS

And believe me, dear brothers and sisters, there can be no doubt as to how serious God views the situation of "His people" in America; again, a situation that He sees as comparable to the one the inhabitants of Sodom faced. All this becomes very visible when Revelation 18:4 is broken down into its component parts:

1. FIRST, the commandment itself: "COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE."

2. SECOND, the REASON why we must "Come out."

3. THIRD, the JUDGMENT that will accrue to us if we fail to obey the heavenly command.

SECTION 1 OF REVELATION. 18:4

THE FIRST THING TO CONSIDER in Section 1 is that Revelation 18:4 is very plainly directed at God's people - NOT necessarily to unbelievers, but very specifically to God's people; those Christians who are living in Babylon. After all, what other explanation can there be to these words: "Come out of her MY PEOPLE?"

THE SECOND THING TO OBSERVE in Section1 is that Revelation 18:4 is a commandment; it's NOT a suggestion; it's NOT a "clever" proposal that someone can take or reject at his convenience; it's NOT simply "good" advice; it's NOT a recommendation. It is a COMMANDMENT; it is a holy DICTATE; it is a divine DECREE, and it must be treated as such. It MUST be obeyed! There is NO reason why anyone should misunderstand this fact.

There Is No Excuse For Disobedience

Excuses will not be considered; there is NO hint here - NONE AT ALL - that should give anyone any justification for believing that the Lord will consider favorably any reason for disobedience. The Lord does not say, "Those of you who are able, Come Out;" or "Those of you who don't have the money to do so, you are excused," or "Those of you who don't have your sh-t together, you are pardoned;" or "Those of you who are too deeply in debt, you are permitted to remain behind;" or "Those of you whose spouses and loved ones refuse to follow you, you will be forgiven for not obeying;" or "Those of you who are sick, or who have relatives who are sick, or those of you who have been unable to secure a job where you are going - you too are excused;" ad nauseum, ad infinitum. The COMMANDMENT is simple - "Come out" and that's the end of it!

This Is The King Speaking

I say again, where is there any room for argument, discussion, or debate here? Where is there any space to believe that God will excuse your DISOBEDIENCE? There is none! The COMMANDMENT to YOU is "COME OUT." Obedience is what's demanded, and nothing else - and one must grasp just how seriously God considers disobedience; He compares it to the sin of WITCHCRAFT: He declares that He will "REJECT" all those who participate in it. This is very grim stuff! This is the KING speaking, not "good ol' Uncle Eddie" down the street hollering at you to get off his lawn. The Bible says:

"Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken [to the word of God] is better than the fat of rams.

"For rebellion [i.e., disobedience] is as the sin of WITCHCRAFT, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, HE HATH ALSO REJECTED THEE ..." (1 Sam. 15:22-23)

Again think carefully about what is being said here! - if you reject the Word of God, GOD WILL REJECT YOU!  And what is the Word of God telling you to do in this particular instance: "TO COME OUT."

Is Christ Really King Over Your Life?

The King MUST be obeyed; if He is YOUR King, you MUST obey Him. The simple question in all of this is: Is Christ king over your life? If He is, you will OBEY Him; if not, you won't. The proof of your discipleship insofar as the King is concerned is your OBEDIENCE to Him. Jesus said,

"... A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

"And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

"AND THEY ALL WITH ONE CONSENT BEGAN TO MAKE EXCUSE. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee HAVE ME EXCUSED.

"And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee HAVE ME EXCUSED.

"And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I CANNOT COME. [In addition, Matt. 8:21 lists another excuse: "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father."]

"So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being ANGRY said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

"For I say unto you, That NONE OF THOSE MEN WHICH WERE BIDDEN SHALL TASTE OF MY SUPPER.

"And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

"IF ANY MAN COME TO ME, AND HATE NOT HIS FATHER, AND MOTHER, AND WIFE, AND CHILDREN, AND BRETHREN, AND SISTERS, YEA, AND HIS OWN LIFE ALSO, HE CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.

"And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, CANNOT be my disciple." (Luke 14:16-21, 24-27)

Now That's Harsh; That's Brutal

Now that's HARSH! In fact, it's BRUTAL! Where is there here any circumstance that you can use as a legitimate excuse for not obeying Him? If none of the excuses given in Luke 14:16-21, 24-27 (and Matt. 8:21) were considered "good" excuses by the Lord, what chance do you have? - and they were "good" excuses.

Think about it: The one "brother" said that he simply needed a little time to bury his father (what's wrong with that; I certainly would have given him the time). Two others said that they had some business matters to which they had to attend (and no doubt, after they were finished, they would be able to contribute that much more to the expense of the feast; that sounds like a good deal; I would have excused them); the fourth said he had to take care of his beloved wife (well, one can certainly understand that; doesn't the Bible encourage us to love and take care of our spouses? - I think that's reasonable). These are all good justifications for not going - at least as far as I'm concerned; and I'm sure that all these dear "brothers" would have attended the feast after they were finished with those things that were "holding them back."

But the Lord would have NONE of it. He brushed all of the excuses aside, and said instead, "NONE of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper" (Luke 14:24), and He went on to say something so shocking that one is left reeling at its severity: "If any man come to me and HATE not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he CANNOT be my disciple." (Luke 14:26)

But I suppose that you believe you will be given a "pass" insofar as this portion of Scripture (i.e., Rev. 18:4) is concerned?

THE THIRD THING TO CONSIDER in Section 1 is, What is it exactly that we are to come out of? Most Christians have understood that to mean to "come out" of the "Apostate Church," as if there is no PHYSICALITY attached to Babylon. But that, of course, is absurd. Babylon the Great is depicted in Scripture as a two part entity: a woman riding a beast. F.C. Jennings writes:

"Turning then to the seventeenth chapter of the Book of Revelation, we see the whole stage filled with two personalities only: a 'Beast' and a 'Woman' … There can be no argument or discussion as to this speaking of both the CIVIL [political, economic, and military] and ECCLESIASTICAL [religious] conditions [of the empire] ... the 'Beast' [which answers to the Civil Power] and the 'Woman' [which answers to the Religious Power] are thus INDISSOLUBLY co-related …"

Indissolubly Co-Related

The "beast" and the "woman" INDISSOLUBLY co-related? - is that what Jennings is saying here? Yes! - that's precisely what Jennings is saying! But if, indeed, physical and spiritual Babylon are so intertwined, doesn't there have to be a physical dimension to the command to "COME OUT OF HER?" Plainly so! - and if that's true, doesn't that suggest that to escape the one (i.e., the "Apostate Church") NECESSITATES escaping the other (i.e., the United States). Hence, the words of Scripture "Come out of her" must also mean - in addition to leaving the "Apostate Church" - emigrating out of the United States.

Of course, it's so much easier for people to think that the only thing they have to do to "come out of her" is to "come out" of the "Apostate Church." To suggest that to escape the one necessitates escaping the other makes everything so much more difficult. But come on now, what other conclusion is possible? The plain meaning of Scripture here is that insofar as Babylon the Great is concerned, it's impossible to separate one's self from "Spiritual Babylon" (i.e., the "Woman" - specifically, the church of Charles Stanley, Bennie Hinn, D. James Kennedy, C. Peter Wagner, Tim LaHaye, etc.) without at the same time separating one's self from "Physical Babylon" (the American New World Order System). [Please see our article, "A Woman Riding a Beast Going Forth Conquering and to Conquer" for an explanation of the relationship between the American New World Order System and the church of Charles Stanley, et. al.]

SECTION 2 OF REVELATION. 18:4

And now we come to the 2^nd section of Rev. 18:4, the REASON why we must "Come out of her." The reason is:

"... THAT YE BE NOT PARTAKERS OF HER SINS ..."

Now while we've already covered this matter to some small degree, it is extremely important that you grasp what's being said here: The reason that the Lord gives is NOT because we face martyrdom if we fail to "Come out of her," as most people naively suppose. The truth of the matter is, up through the years, God's people have routinely been -

"... STONED (to death), ... SAWN ASUNDER, ... tempted, ... SLAIN WITH THE SWORD: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented ..." (Heb. 11:37)

The Fact Of Martyrdom Is Not In View Here

The fact of martyrdom, persecution, and heinous tribulation is a reality that Christians throughout the centuries have had to face. Indeed, Paul, writing about the tribulations he routinely faced in his journeys, encouraged the saints by -

"... exhorting them to continue in the faith, and THAT WE MUST THROUGH MUCH TRIBULATION enter into the kingdom of God." (Acts 14:22)

And to this end, the Bible "encourages" (Yes! - that's the word, "encourages") us by saying,

"... fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul ..." (Matt. 10:28)

Obviously then, the Lord is not that much concerned that we should lose our lives if we stay in Babylon. No! - in COMMANDING us to come out of Babylon, God is not doing so because he wants to spare us the anguish of persecution, tribulation and even martyrdom. The reason is:

"THAT YE BE NOT PARTAKERS OF HER SINS."

Be Not Partakers Of Her Sins

What God is concerned about here is that if we stay in Babylon we will be TAINTED by Babylon's sin and spiritually CORRUPTED. That's the reason that we are told to -

"COME OUT OF HER ..."

And this is EXACTLY the reason God gave to Lot when He commanded Lot to get out of Sodom in Genesis 19:15:

"Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; LEST THOU BE CONSUMED IN THE INIQUITY OF THE CITY." (Genesis 19:15)

You don't see what we're talking about here? You really don't see it? Well, all I can say then, is if you don't, it's because you have PURPOSEFULLY chosen NOT to see it. It's not that hard to see - OR do you think that it's really possible to stay connected to "Physical Babylon" (i.e., the United States) without being affected spiritually by your union with it.

If that's the case, you have UTTERLY failed to appreciate what "Babylon the Great" is all about, and the power it possesses to CORRUPT people - even the BEST of people, even YOU.

The fact of the matter is, just as the life (so to speak) of the Nazi state became so intertwined and twisted together with the lives of Germany's individual citizens that it became impossible to function any longer as a human being in Germany without at the same time being involved intimately with the crimes of that nation - SO NOW IT IS FAST BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE TO FUNCTION ANY LONGER AS AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE GREAT WICKEDNESS THIS COUNTRY IS VISITING ON THE REST OF THE WORLD.

You Will Not Be Held Guiltless

Indeed, it's in this regard that I must somberly warn you that if one becomes entangled, no matter how peripherally, with this great "latter-day" nation and the crimes it is committing against the peoples and nations of the world, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN LINKING CHRIST'S PRECIOUS NAME TO THESE CRIMES, THERE WILL BE "HELL TO PAY." God will not hold such a person guiltless. [Please see our article, "The American System of Client States."]

The fact is, the one "saving grace" of the old Soviet Union, China, etc. is that they never claimed - as the adherents of the American New World Order System are doing - that the conquest they were engaged in, they were engaged in for the sake of "Christ and the church;" and that's precisely why the judgment of "Babylon the Great" - when it finally comes - will be so severe, so TOTAL, and so COMPLETE; and so much so that it will be said of her (i.e., Babylon):

"Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land WHEREIN NO MAN DWELLETH, neither doeth any son of man pass thereby." (Jer. 51:43).

And,

"... they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations, but thou shalt be DESOLATE FOREVER, saith the Lord" (Jer. 51:26).

It's in the light of this kind of harsh severity that I once again implore you, don't make the asinine and sophomoric mistake that some do who say that eventually all the world will become part of the American New World Order System; and, therefore, to leave the United States will - in the long run - accomplish little or nothing for you. THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE! THAT'S A CONVENIENT BUT VERY WICKED CONTRIVANCE AND SUBTERFUGE.

As I have said so many times before, it's true, all the world will eventually be absorbed by the American New World Order System, just as all of Europe was eventually conquered and absorbed by Nazi Germany; but there was still a great difference to be remarked upon insofar as Germany's conquered territories were concerned (e.g., France, Denmark, Poland, the Ukraine, Norway, Holland, Belgium, etc.) and Germany herself; and there was a GREAT DISTINCTION to be remarked upon insofar as the conduct of these different populations were concerned vis a vis the people of Germany.

Germany's population actually PARTICIPATED in Germany's crimes; the population of Germany's "slave states" SUFFERED as a result of these crimes. There is a big difference here; it is, to put it in the vernacular, the difference between the "screwer" and the "screwee;" the difference between the one who is being raped, and the one who is doing the raping; the difference between the perpetrator and the victim; the difference between MASTER and SLAVE - SO ALSO INSOFAR AS AMERICA IS CONCERNED vis a vis HER CLIENT-STATES, i.e., HER SLAVE STATES.

SECTION 3 OF REVELATION. 18:4

And that brings us at last to the 3^rd section of Revelation 18:4. - the JUDGMENT that will accrue to us if we fail to obey the heavenly command and - as a result - we become "partakers in her sins:" We will be JUDGED with Babylon and the people of Babylon:

"... come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, AND THAT YE RECEIVE NOT OF HER PLAGUES (judgments)." (Rev. 18:4)

Judgment Is Coming To God's People

Hebrews 10:30 tells us that God will -

"... judge his people."

Furthermore it goes on to warn us -

"... how much SORER PUNISHMENT, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, WHEREWITH HE WAS SANCTIFIED, an unholy thing ..."

Wow! That's all I can say: WOW! That's no small thing. So, before you discard the COMMANDMENT of Revelation 18:4 to "COME OUT OF HER," you should think long and hard about this; after all, this life isn't forever. The Bible says:

"Thou carriest them [i.e., our lives] away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

"In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth." (Ps. 90:5-6)

DON'T BLAME ME, BLAME GOD

Now let me tell you something here! - it does you no good to get angry with me insofar as all this is concerned. If you find all this inconvenient and annoying, don't blame me - as so many of you are obviously doing - BLAME GOD. If you find that obeying God's holy commandment is simply inopportune for you at this time, your argument is NOT with me, it is with God. It does you NO good to get irritated at me; but that's exactly what many of you are doing, as if I am the author of these words and not God. For example, one person writes,

"My problem is the SHRILL, STRIDENT demands of Mr. Shearer that the U.S. is Babylon, the source of evil, so it is the will of God for all of God's people to 'come out of her', flee from it, save ourselves ... I suspect that your more spiritually mature subscribers have signed off your list who got lectured rather than respected for their Spiritual input."

By "spiritual input," I suppose he means their arguments as to why they are unable to obey God; and by "more spiritually mature," I suppose he means those who are able to see the "nuances" and "subtleties" (the differing shades of meaning) that "very plainly revolve around this verse" (i.e., Revelation 18:4) - or so he suggests. But what nuances is he talking about? What subtleties? There are none - except the excuses that can be found in the fevered imaginations of those who are desperately looking for a way out of "leaving Babylon" (such as Hymenaeus and Alexander), or at least delaying their departure.

Another writes,

"... while I love him [Shearer] as a brother, his ABRASIVE writing style isn't helping me on a personal level. Steve sees himself as Jeremiah (figuratively). It's just his nature to come across a bit rough around the edges. I've accepted that - what choice do I have? If I don't turn my other cheek to him, what sort of Christian would I be."

What sort of Christian, indeed? Yes! - that's what I love to do, make people hate me! That's just my nature!

Still another reader says simply to one of my co-workers,

"You are allowing Mr. Shearer to blind your eyes. You are no different than any other cult follower ..."

I guess that makes those who obey Christ regarding Rev 18:4 "cult followers;" they're "in the flesh," and not in the spirit. This makes me a "cult leader" - i.e., a religious "wacko," a "kook," a "dingbat," a "weirdo."

Finally, this brother says,

"Your rantings have more the character of a Judas Iscariot ... than a purveyor of the Gospel."

Judas Iscariot? - oh well, all I can do is take heart from Christ when He said,

"It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?" (Matt. 10:25)

And, believe me, these are just a tiny few of the "slings and arrows" that have been hurled in my direction. There are many, many more - some much worse. I've been called a "Jim Jones" (I was given that "tag" by one of the dearest friends I have ever had), a "David Koresh," a "Rev. Moon" and countless other slurs and epithets. But, again, all I can say is that you are directing your anger at the wrong person! These are NOT my words, they are God's. It is NOT on account of any delinquency on my part that God did NOT offer you a way out nor provide you with an excuse for staying. I would gladly have done so for all of the trouble it has caused me - the hatred of so many, the lost friendships, the stinging affronts and infamies. What advantage is all this to me?

"IN THE FLESH"

Then, of course, there are those who say that we are being simple-minded about the meaning of Rev. 18:4. For example, another of my erstwhile colleagues upbraids me for being CARNALLY-minded with regard to these verses, not SPIRITUALLY-minded - like him, I suppose. This brother [Alexander] writes:

"The only separation that counts from the world is spiritual - not physical ... We are 'in' the world, but not 'of' the world."

The irony here - as with so many who oppose us for being "of the flesh" in taking Rev. 18:4 too literally - is that their objections are nothing more than facades behind which they are attempting to hide their failure to act - to "come out of her;" in this case a facade behind which my accuser here can chase "filthy lucre" using other peoples' money to invest in ponzi schemes (investment pyramids) and multilevel marketing (MLM) stratagems (which are nothing more than ponzi schemes with a worthless product attached to it in order to get around the Supreme Court injunction against them); linking people up to Imelda Marcos's ill-gotten (and now lost) fortune, "magic gold accounts," etc. Of course, most of these brothers say they are chasing money for the Lord's sake; but in the end, it's the money that catches them rather than the other way around.

Another brother writes:

"All I can say is WOW! I have never read such factually incorrect material. Sadly you don't even back up your claims with facts. Just quotes from other liars. Pretty typical actually. Thankfully, most are able to think for themselves and people like you never make a difference. Scare tactics only work on the uneducated. Although those people are probably exactly what you are after. Too lazy to think for themselves ... You haven't a clue."

"Scare tactics of the uneducated?" Eee gads!

Another writes sarcastically,

"You deal in fear ... Of course God is unable to protect His people in America. Poor, puny, weak God. Thwarted by the GOP and the NWO [New World Order]. Defeated, even. Ordered a retreat, did He?"

Again, these are just a tiny example of all those who have written to condemn me (us) for being CARNALLY-minded, and not spiritually-minded; of not being able to discern the simple truth that "we are 'in' the world, but not 'of' the world;" that Babylon is a "spiritual matter," and not a physical matter - a matter of the heart, and not of the flesh. How "carnal" of us! How "worldly!" How "temporal!" How "UNSPIRITUAL" - at least that's certainly what most Christians would like to believe, i.e., that there is no PHYSICALITY attached to Babylon. After all, it's so much easier for people to think that the only thing they have to do to "come out of her" is to "come out" of the "Apostate Church." To suggest that to escape "Religious Babylon" necessitates escaping "Physical Babylon" (i.e., America) makes everything so much more difficult.

But the truth of the matter is, there is a physical reality attached to Babylon as well as a religious reality - and the physical reality of Babylon is as profound and intense as its religious reality, and just as deadly.

That's all for now! Next time we will discuss the matter of how to preach the "Gospel of the Kingdom in the United States" (a gospel which of necessity must be preached in conjunction with the "Eternal Gospel"); after that we will deal with the matter of establishing "Christian Assemblies" outside the borders of the United States.

God bless you all,

S.R. Shearer
Antipas Ministries

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