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The Good News is that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, was sent to earth to: 1) save us personally from our sins, but also: 2) to save us from the kingdom of the darkness of this world and from its power and from this present evil age and to bring us into his Kingdom. This second part has been fraudulently omitted from most Christian pulpits and daily Christian life leaving Jesus as little more than a personal Santa Claus rather than a King who sacked the Evil Empire, and saved us in the same operation. The effect upon Christianity has been devastating; Acts 26:18; Ephesians 6:12; Galatians 1:4; Hebrews 5:11; 2Peter 2:20; Revelation 1:6; Matthew 11:12; Luke 16:16; John 1:41; John 1:45; John 1:49.
To know to separate from God’s enemies but not to do it, or to procrastinate, is sin; James 4:17; Philippians 2:13; Ephesians 4:30; 2Timothy 2:19.
The one who is our King rode into Jerusalem on a donkey 2,000 years ago; later he wore a purple robe and a crown of thorns and was called “the King of the Jews.” Unfortunately, now as then, few people have received him as their King; Matthew 21:5;
Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:17; Mark 15:26; Zechariah 9:9; John 19:5.
Apart from Jesus’ victory over sin and death, the whole world is under the dominion of the evil one and I know of no exceptions among the nations of the world today; Luke 4:5; Luke 4:6; 1Corinthians 15:57; 1John 5:19; Revelation 18:23.
Therefore, Christians must come out and be separate from God’s enemies or he cannot receive us; 2Corinthians 6:17; 2Corinthians 6:18; 1Thessalonians 5:5; 1John 2:6; Isaiah 52:11.
God gave us his Kingdom during Jesus’ first advent; Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Mark 16:19; Luke 1:32; Luke 1:33; Luke 12:32; Acts 2:30; Acts 2:31; Acts 2:32; Acts 2:33; Colossians 1:13; Deuteronomy 17:15; Psalms 110:1; Hebrews 8:1.
Jesus affirmed that he is a King and stated concisely that his Kingdom is not of this world; Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 23:3; John 18:36; John 18:37.
We do not amalgamate with the world, which is God’s enemy, because we do not belong to it. This is why the world hates us and oppresses us, as it hated and oppressed Jesus. This oppression is called “tribulation;” Matthew 10:22; Mark 13:13; Luke 21:17; John 15:19; John 16:2; John 17:16.
In this world Christians have tribulation, but we rejoice that King Jesus has overcome the world; John 16:33; 1John 4:4; 1Peter 1:5.
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