"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John." Matthew 11:12-13

"Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30

"...According to your faith be it unto you." Matthew 9:29

Greeting, friends, and may the Savior's love shine into your life this day!

I wonder how often you have heard – if ever – a sermon founded in Matthew 11:12-13? The Lord spoke these sensational words: "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John."

Just stop to reflect on that: that the Kingdom of the heavens suffered violence, and the violent took it by force.

THAT is the very happy news I have been sharing with you, that the fruits of the kingdom of the heavens can be ours here and now. We only have to reach out and take it. But bear in mind that the Lord also spoke about the KEYS to the kingdom of the heavens (Matt. 16:19). It should be understood that a kingdom has its gate, or portal. And, unless let in by a keeper of the gate, one would need the key (or keys) for its opening. Of that the Lord spoke clearly to Peter when telling him that He would give him the Keys.

WHY did the Lord introduce the Law and the Prophets? The "Law" refers to "cause and effect" – whether that be a Divine, natural or man-made law. The Mosaic Law was one of balance: an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth. In other words, you had to earn what you wanted.

Clearly, then, said the Christ, the Law (of balance) was in force until John the Baptist. But since that time, said He, the kingdom of the heavens is announced, and the violent take it by storm. I ask you good and simple folk who have always believed that suffering and sorrow were your inescapable lot here on earth – yes, I ask you: WHAT will you do with those His words, that the VIOLENT (or forceful) had then commenced taking the kingdom of the heavens by storm? We cannot very well say that the people had gone up to God in heaven and knocked down the portals, announcing they were there to stay, or that they had commenced to kill one another in order that through such violence they could all go to heaven…. Hardly can I believe that you would subscribe to any such thoughts or interpretation. So, what shall we do with His words?

The very KEYnote of His ministry was that "The kingdom of the heavens has come nigh unto you" (Lk. 10:9-11; Mk. 1:14-15; Matt. 4:17, 10:7). He was that "kingdom of the heavens"! Therefore He wielded the power of God at His spoken word. And the treasures of heaven were laid open to whomsoever would partake thereof.

But wherein entered the "violence"? IF a blind one raised his voice begging, "Thou Son of David, have mercy on me" (Lk. 18:35-39) – wherein had the violence entered? I don't think you can find and show it.

But HEAR The Voice of Tomorrow: Jesus was considered a revolutionary in thought and teaching: the customs and traditions of His day He attacked in cutting words. HE was no ordinary mortal, but rather the very Son of God from out of heaven's glory. HE was a spiritual Colossus in their midst. HE said that the Law of Moses and the Prophets ceased in the days of John the Baptist, but that now had commenced the glad tidings of the Kingdom of the heavens, and that the violent (men of earth HERE and NOW) had commenced plundering its stores. WHAT can make you wake up IF that statement by Jesus doesn't?

The obtaining conditions had been that of extreme toil to extract a primitive living from the soil. But NOW the revolutionary tidings were preached for man to quit his worry, to forget his struggle, to consider the earth and everything that pertained thereto as the least and the last; that the knowledge and honoring of God was THE first, the foremost and all-important BASIC ESSENTIAL; that when man could accept that Truth and LIVE IT, then would the Almighty God in Heaven look upon that mortal as a true son or daughter of His Own, and assume the full responsibility!

You just try it, friend. You will find that after having been taught differently and believed differently and lived differently and done differently all your life, it indeed calls for "violence," or great force on your own part, to swing over to that new concept. When you have tried it, you will KNOW what Jesus meant when He said that the "violent" took the kingdom of the heavens by force.

Yet our God is A GOOD GOD; He is even a loving, compassionate Father. He does not demand perfection from His little children, but rather an honest effort, even though that effort be weak and fall far short of the ultimate.

Therefore, the person who receives the fullness of the Kingdom Keys, and, from out of an honest heart, endeavors to put it to practice, is smiled upon by the Heavenly Father, and receives enough of the Kingdom fruits to encourage one's going on and on towards greater efforts, in order to enter into the fullness of the glorified life here and now.

Maybe I too have much left to learn, but out of a humble heart I state emphatically that most – if not all – of the completeness of the Kingdom Keys have been granted me. These secrets have already been put into print – in order that nothing can be missed or forgotten. In their preliminary phase they are simple and easy of application. And IF you never go beyond their preliminary phase, I have the utmost confidence (based on my observation of others) that you will still reap so much joy and peace and GOOD, that you will ever bless the day that you decided to try out the Kingdom Keys for the HERE and for our NOW.

I repeat: our Lord is A GOOD GOD. HE looked into the careworn faces, at the gnarled hands and stooped shoulders, and He called unto that motley crowd, saying, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls" (Matt. 11:28-29). (What a glorious and joyous invitation!)

The yoke He spoke of was an instrument of wood to bind together two laboring beasts. The people understood His language. Then and there the kingdom of the heavens began to boom among the careworn. They knew He meant that they were to hitch up with Him: He would guide the way; His strength would bear the burden; while the fruit of His BLESSING would be upon them.

Can you not hear the Son of God calling, calling, CALLING? "Gather My people together!" Is it not time to take His yoke upon yourself, that you may enter into the fruits of the kingdom with Him? Truly, it is such a delightful experience. In truth did He say that His yoke was easy (to wear) and that His burden was light.

But there is one great difficulty: that I must confess. People have been so brainwashed with the counterfeit teachings prevailing in Lucifer's kingdom of today, that they prefer to stick to a world full of lies, rather than accept the simple truth as originally taught by Jesus Christ. There is where "the shoe pinches." Someone has said that "misery likes company." Sometimes I wonder if there isn't more truth to that than is generally accepted. Even strangers will grow eloquent in telling of their incurable diseases, of their surgeries, and unending round of woes. I sometimes wonder if they don't find a morbid satisfaction in their calamities.

Yet for all of that did the very Son of God come down from Heaven's glory, to pay in full the ransom price for your redemption and for mine, and thus to set us FREE. While at long last upon the cursed tree He cried: "IT IS FINISHED!" The price had been paid; the RESTORATION had been made; "the works of the enemy had been destroyed" (I Jn. 3:8).

What then remains except for you and me to shout and sing and laugh!? Indeed we should rejoice and that without ceasing. None less than the Son of God has set us FREE. WHO is to countermand that decree?

And IF that ransom price He paid (to which most Christians give lip testimony), then what remains? What the excuse for sickness, suffering and sorrow? What is the reason for misery, disappointment, failure and tragedy? Why indeed the grim "rat race"?

Listen carefully, for I will tell you why – in the words of my Lord and Redeemer: "According to your faith be it done unto you" (Matt. 9:29)!

You have been so brainwashed with the Lucifer interpretations of Jesus' teachings, that, with all that is within you, you believe that your present lot is one of grief, misery, sorrow, heartaches and suffering (unless you happen to be smart enough, by hook or crook, to grab yourself a front seat). You believe in trouble; you have lived in the fear of failure and finally entered into its consciousness; and you just KNOW that you have got to get SICK (in fact you sometimes think it is a wonder that you didn't kick off long ago). Every evil that has ever beset man you believe is your heritage, and that the gloriously-finished work on Calvary was only for your "soul" in some future life of which you know nothing.

"According to your faith be it done unto you" – rang the voice of Jesus the Nazarene. The Galilean had spoken, the God-man stared them in the face; the multitudes were dumbfounded, for there was POWER behind those words – they carried conviction! Without His presence they couldn't have believed such a thing, but now through the startling awe that His voice carried, THEY BELIEVED. Blind eyes were opened and deaf ears unstopped. Even the dead came back to life – because of the POWER of the Son of God!

HEAR The Voice of Tomorrow: those deeds of miracle-power, as we like to think of them, are going to be common sights not many years hence! The horror of "Night's" long blackness is soon to vanish, for the golden rays of the returning Daystar are even now shooting high over the spiritual horizon of our world. Darkness has commenced to flee. LIGHT has sufficiently deflected downward to light up the hitherto UNreadable scroll; the KEYS have been laid bare; angels with joy sing! While the courageous among men gingerly decide to maybe try that which cost them nothing!

Soon the world conditions will be such as to no longer permit any doubt as to the truth heralded by The Voice of Tomorrow. THEN there will be a mad rush – and for many the hour will be late.

Said the Christ, "Let the dead bury their dead" (Lk. 9:60). Which I slightly paraphrase to say, "Let the willfully blind suffer and die; but you who have heard the wonderful news, enter now into the joys of your Lord – even into the Kingdom treasures!"

God was and IS a Realist. That is why He came into the HERE to finish a work for the NOW; it is for you and me to enjoy the fruits of His labor HERE AND NOW.

Has it not ever been common practice for the army of the conquering general to enjoy the spoils? And WHO was it that went to Calvary but the King of kings and Lord of lords – to conquer death and vanquish the dark domain?

Clearly are we told that He made a show of all powers and principalities through His triumphant work both in death and following. Therefore, the "loot" is ours who follow the conquering General. What a General! Or could we less expect when it was the very God-Spirit in human flesh?

Yet even now, as in the 19+ centuries of long ago – as voiced by the Son of God, the indictment still stands:

"And this is the condemnation, that LIGHT is come into the world, and MEN LOVED DARKNESS rather than the light, because their deeds were evil." John 3:19

The age-old darkness has men spiritually blinded; "for grim death" they hang on to the troublecreating, death-dealing delusions taught in Lucifer's university.

HEAR The Voice of Tomorrow: TODAY there is Light, and HOPE and JOY; and there is PEACE and ASSURANCE, which leads on to ever-increasing achievements in success and happiness for the faithful.