"And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness…." Genesis 1:26

"But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers…." Numbers 13:31,33

"Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn." Matthew 13:30

"The LORD your God Which goeth before you, He shall fight for you, according to all that He did for you in Egypt before your eyes." Deuteronomy 1:30

Good morning; and truly a good morning it can be to you who receive the Word of God!

In our last talk you were shown how God undertook for His people. He led them in such a way as to constitute a vast stage play, to later speak to us when we have come to spiritual understanding. That stage play reveals that all of the history of Israel is but prophecy wrought in drama, directed by the hand of Almighty God, to show us all the details of His plan for man, and that which lies ahead. Most of these great historical events in the life of His Chosen People contain numbers, which in turn reduce to prophetic measures in time, enabling us today to compute the distance in time between various events as foretold by those dramas God directed. And when we see by history that such events did take place, then we see therein the marvelous "signature" of God Almighty. That is the great proof which God has given us: the proof that He is, and the proof that He is the Big Boss, and everything is in the power of His hand.

We also dwelt briefly on what I termed, "Salvation – first, second, and third class." Most in modern Christendom, who profess to believe, imagine that they are going to be transported into heaven, to forever strum a harp of gold on crystal streets of translucent light. But you were shown how the Bible tells a completely different story, even that for most of Christendom the kingdom of God will be right here on earth, and is even available for entry unto anyone and everyone right now who is willing to receive the truth, and live according to the laws of that kingdom which God has laid down for us. And for those who will enter into that kingdom here and now, God Almighty has labored to provide in abundance for all our necessities and overflowing joys. But now, as in the days of ancient Israel, Christians believe that they see "giants" guarding the land of that kingdom, and that, therefore, they are not able to enter in. Yet those giants of fear and despair, and the desires to be citizens of this world, instead of citizens of the kingdom of Jesus Christ, can be quickly overcome through the power of the living God, as and when we are come to understanding, and we make the great resolve to become His children and qualify for citizenship in His kingdom.

I showed you how earthly parents labor and sacrifice to the limit, in order to provide abundantly for their own children; therefore, God is even better, and has the power to provide much more lavishly. He has given us the key to that kingdom, which now stands waiting for us to enter. But the whole world, including Christendom, are citizens of Lucifer's kingdom. The Bible tells us clearly that the Devil is the ruler of this world. I cease not to remind you of the words of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who said, when speaking of the Christian era which was then inaugurating, that, "while men slept, an enemy came and sowed the tares." And He went on to say how these tares were to be permitted to grow until the true wheat had ripened. Then was the wheat to be gathered into His granary, while the tares were to be prepared for the burning. That was prophetic of the entire Christian era, which is now drawing to a rapid close. In fact, the end of the Christian era and our way of life is much nearer to hand than you dare to believe.

But let's resume our basic thread of thought: because Christendom has been fed on the tares sown by the Devil, believing that to be the fullness of God's truth, Christendom has grown sick in body, sick in mind and sick at heart, and soon ready to perish in that fire which He prophesied would come to pass at the close of the Christian era. That fire He portrayed by saying that the tares would be gathered for the burning. Christendom has heard sermons on the "Parable of the Wheat and the Tares," but its truths have been interpreted to suit the wishful thinking of the masses. We have been told that the tares are only a few evil people in our midst. But that is only a minute and insignificant portion of the truth.

The first great and basic truth is that as Christ, the sower of the good seed, sowed His seed into the human heart, so likewise did the Devil. He had no other place to sow. Lucifer sought to do away with Jesus, but he could not do away with the Christ-Spirit which indwelled that body of the Nazarene. Lucifer could not do away with that one great basic truth that the Son of God had wrought a complete redemption for all of humankind upon the Cross of Calvary. So, not being able to do away with it, he started sowing half-truths and particle-truths and untruths, into the heart of the leaders and spiritual teachers. Thus, our Bible has become a Book interpreted to suit the wishful thinking of the people. And all have been blinded by the false light of Lucifer, who is the prince of this world. This pernicious sowing and spreading and growing of the tare seed has now progressed to the extent that the whole world has eaten thereof and is sick almost to the point of death. And now, although the handwriting on the wall is so clear that we cannot deny it, yet the world at large, and Christendom in particular, kids itself that we will be able to coexist, and eventually enter into a mancreated utopia. What a wonderful dream in the night! – Only a dream engendered by wishful thinking, which is destined to wind up in a fully-awake nightmare!

Why is Christendom not willing to believe that God is a Realist, that He is practical? Why will not Christendom believe that God is a loving Heavenly Father, at least as good as the best of human fathers? Is it not written that God created man in His Own image and after His Own likeness? Now, that being true, it follows that God must at least be as good as human fathers. But why will we not believe that He's practical and realistic? Why do we persist in believing that our lot for the here and the now is an unending struggle for existence, filled with trouble, grief, despair, sickness and maybe a horrible death? Why should we believe that we must endure all of these tortures which the Devil has prepared for us, in order that eventually, in the sweet by-and-by, we shall have pie in the sky? All of that is a part and parcel of the half-truths, particle-truths, and untruths sown into human hearts by Lucifer. They are the tare seed which has grown very heavily, and is now about to kill off most of civilization as we now know it.

The normal human parent will not put the children through unending ordeals before eventually giving them some clothes and a piece of pie. Therefore, neither has God decreed upon such a monstrous plan for man. We as parents provide the good things for our children here and now; God has also provided the wonderfully good things for His children right here and now. But the trouble is that because of the tare seeds, which have become so prolific, men are conformed and confirmed citizens of Lucifer's kingdom, and hence not the children of God. If you as parents have children who disobey you, who thumb their nose at you, who pay no attention to your word, but who spend their time and devote their interest to some gangster gang in the next block, then, in course of time, you will cease to treat such children as your own. You will not do for them the things which you otherwise would have done. That is the situation with the world today, even with Christendom. The false teachings of Lucifer have become so rampant, that a multitude of good people, whom we call Christians, believe that their understanding of things is the proper and right understanding.

It is precisely the same as with the youngster who has been lured into the camp of a group of gangsters. They believe that they are the smart ones; that they are the ones who understand, and that they are the ones who will enter into a happier and better way of life through their tactics-in-waywardness. They think that they are the ones who have entered into understanding, and they have accepted what some have labeled the "new morality," in order that their life may be an unending round of excitement and pleasure. But soon they wake up to find that they are diseased; that they are full of sickness, and their tomorrow looks grim. Even as their misguided ideas and beliefs and tactics compare to those of a well-ordered society, so do the beliefs of our Christendom compare to the truth which was originally taught by Jesus Christ.

You Christians who would like to enter into the kingdom of Jesus Christ here and now, hear The Voice of Tomorrow, which bids you be of good cheer. But listen carefully, that you may learn. Remember what I told you before, that when you want to become a citizen of another country, you first turn the back on your own country and prepare to comply with the requirements of the other country you wish to enter. So similarly for the kingdom of Jesus Christ on earth here and now; since you have been a citizen of Lucifer's kingdom, and ways thereof, and set your face resolutely to enter into the kingdom which Christ our Lord prepared for us, hear my word as I remind you of the disciples in the boat, who labored furiously at the oars as the tempest increased in violence. What was the cause thereof? Because they had permitted their Lord and Master to go asleep on a pillow in the stern of the boat. Not only had they permitted it, they had encouraged it by making Him comfortable, providing Him with space and a pillow for stretching out and entering into a deep slumber. This is a picture of Christendom. It is even the picture of the average Christian, which you personally may be. And how did the disciples overcome their trouble? When they eventually realized they were about to perish, then they started to violently shake and shout at their Lord and Master (Mk. 4:37-38).

Hear The Voice of Tomorrow: if you want to enjoy that great peace and calm and the swift sailing on oiled waters, then quit right now your struggling with the oars, that you may bend your knees sufficiently to come down to the sleeping Master of life, the great Pilot Who can speak to the raging tempest, "Peace, be still" (Mk. 4:39). So soon as you quit your struggling with the oars against the storms of life, and spend the required time to arouse the Lord of life, Who is the full Master of every situation, setting your heart to obey the laws of the new kingdom which you want to enter, then you will soon observe that the great storm is only a little wind, which soon shall become a great calm.

HEAR an astounding statement: often we bump into experiences which we are prone to classify as bad luck, or even great misfortune. But actually, IF we recognize God as our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ as our Redeemer, then there is nothing, no, never any such a thing as misfortune or bad luck. For, all things work together unto our good (IF we are among the called ones in Him).

I recall a personal experience a great many years ago when I took a little spill. In this drop I broke both wrists simultaneously. Yet KNOWing my Lord and Redeemer, I also knew that I had had no "accident," but rather an experience according to the good pleasure of His Will meward. Therefore I became happy and rejoiced over His goodness meward. I had heavy responsibilities at the time, and for nine full months I was not able to work. Yet, my responsibilities were met – better than ever before. And what is still more, that particular "accident," as we call it, was the beginning of my life in service unto my Lord and God. Had it not been for that experience, I fail to see how I would today be doing this great work. But because of it, I have written hundreds of books, setting forth glorious treasures for man – which have never been dreamt about or suspected to exist. And the LAWS of the kingdom, which Jesus called the "Keys of the Kingdom," I have set forth so that anyone today can commence reaping the bounteous fruit of the Kingdom of God for the HERE and in the NOW.

It is not difficult to live according to His laws; in fact, I find it a great joy. And its blessings are beyond words. I do not say that you can learn to reap such fruits over the weekend while you go fishing; but I do say that in very little time you can enter into a peace and joy you have never known before.

"CURSED is he who trusts to the arm of flesh" – said God through His Prophet in the long ago... (Jer. 17:5).

How dull, and slow of hearing is even our Christendom.

Don't kid yourself that God was speaking only about the armies of Israel. It applies equally as much to the Christian of today. IF God would fight the battles for the armies of Israel in ages bygone, SO SIMILARLY WILL HE DO FOR US HERE AND NOW. What He did in ages bygone was but a type or picture of what He is willing to do for you and me here and now (I Cor. 10:11).

Wake up to your glorious opportunities!

God is waiting for you to trust Him – instead of depending on yourself.

Give Him a chance!

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