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Kingdom Government

From time to time, I have received emails and letters questioning my position on the political situation in the world. I note that most people want me to comment on events in the world so that they can try to make sense of what is happening. There is so much propaganda coming from all of the main governments of men, and there is also much that remains hidden to us.

All government matters are technically political, but “politics” is usually used as a dirty word. To me, politics has to do with partisanship. In America that means Democrat vs Republican or perhaps another minor party or even “Independent.” I do not subscribe to “party politics.” Most mainstream news organizations are just outlets for a political party, so they promote their party’s viewpoint and never say anything positive about a rival party.

If anything, I subscribe to the Kingdom of God, which is both personal, religious, judicial, and even military. My primary purpose is to promote Kingdom government and also to create dissatisfaction with the governments of men which the Bible pictures as “beast” systems. My goal is to show how true Kingdom government is superior, because it is based on the revelation of God and, when understood properly, actually fulfills the aspirations of all good people.

America was founded on religious principles, based on their understanding of biblical law. Their understanding was yet partial and certainly flawed, but we as followers of Christ ought to study to show ourselves approved unto God. One large flaw in the American constitution was its legalization of slavery; another was in the fact that usury was not banned altogether; another was in establishing a prison system instead of the biblical system of restitution. Still another was that there was no practical way to ban immigrants who reject Christ’s rule and the laws of God. These issues will all be corrected in the next phases of the Kingdom on earth.

America started out essentially as a Christian Republic. The government paid for Bibles to be distributed in schools, and laws tried to ban immoral practices according to biblical morality. Sermons were preached, especially by Timothy Dwight, the president of Yale College from 1795-1817, teaching that America was the fifth kingdom of Daniel 2, pictured as the “stone” that demolishes the Babylonian image.

In those days, preachers formed the backbone of American government—and, yes, “politics.” But the optimism in those days was premature, because they did not know that Christ would delay His coming for centuries. As with ancient Israel, it was difficult to maintain godly government for more than a single generation. Our flaws regarding slavery came to a head in the 1860’s, and our flaws regarding usury came to a head in 1913, when the wealthy owners of the new Federal Reserve Bank instituted a financial coup that brought America into the bondage of Mystery Babylon.

The task of the overcomers is not merely to pray in a closet but to teach the Word to the general public, so that their political representatives might legislate righteous laws. In my early life, I recall hearing the view that Christians ought to stay out of politics. The result is that government power was ceded to the ungodly.

When Christians themselves fail to know the laws of God and apply prophecy correctly, more ungodliness is established. The big issue here is Zionism and the idea that Christians must adopt an “Israel first” policy, even if it includes murder, genocide, and other ungodly, unlawful acts. Today under President Trump the US government is dominated by Zionists from both parties. This religious view has become entrenched in politics.

I, for one, will not let this slide without opposition. That necessarily involves politics, but more accurately, my goal is to bring correction to both church and government. If no one speaks out, the world will assume that Christian Zionism is truly a biblical doctrine—and they will reject the Bible itself. Because of Christian Zionism, God’s name is blasphemed throughout the earth.

When Christ came the first time, the main issue was whether or not He was the Messiah, having the right to rule. Hence, He was born in the tribe of Judah and was of the house of David. But in the time of His second coming, the issue is whether or not He has the birthright of Joseph. This is the right to bring forth the sons of God to fulfill the Fruitfulness Mandate (Genesis 1:28).

The original Zionists were atheists who claimed that God gave them the right to own Palestine and to kill or expel anyone who got in their way. The Christian Zionists backed them, not because the Zionists believed in Christ but simply because they were Jews. Hence, the ungodly Zionist government took precedence over Christ Himself, and this has now reached its zenith with policies of genocide.

Other nations, being largely ignorant of Scripture, are not equipped to refute such beliefs, so they tend to blame the Bible instead of those who misuse Scripture for their own selfish purposes. The Abrahamic calling has fallen by the wayside, which was to be a blessing to all families of the earth and to all nations. Genocide is not a blessing, and those who participate in it or support it prove that they are not the children of Abraham.

As a Kingdom teacher, I am obligated to refute genocidal beliefs, even though such things have now become “political” in nature. When the US government claims that the murder of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, including women and children, is NOT genocide, I must disagree because God disagrees. Is that a political issue, or is it a moral issue? Well, it is both.

In past decades, when the US Supreme Court ruled that killing babies in the womb was not a crime (sin), they expected the Church to agree with their law. Many Christians disagreed with this policy of murder. Good for them. But now we are faced with the crime of genocide. When the government ruled that murdering women and children was not genocide, we ought not to agree with such ungodly policies coming from beast governments. Is this engaging in politics? They would like us to think so, hoping that we will then agree with their legalized murder or at least go sulk in the corner at home and stay out of “politics.”

Most of Scripture deals with government and politics. The prophets had relatively little to say about personal matters. Most of them confronted their kings and their cabinets. Many were persecuted and killed for their witness. They did not stay out of politics. More accurately, they promoted Kingdom Government, calling all kings and people to repent of ignoring the law of God.

In the New Testament, John the Baptist confronted the immoral practice of King Herod. The apostles were more careful in their wording, but their recognition of Jesus Christ as a “king” eventually got them into trouble with the political establishment. Christianity is not merely a personal belief system. Prophecy is clear that Christ is coming as King of the earth, that God has given Him the right to rule, based upon His love and His willingness to die for the people.

What starts as an idea turns into a personal belief. Multiple believers become a nation. When the King arrives, that nation becomes a Kingdom, not only in one’s heart but in territory. Under the New Covenant laws, this territory is not conquered by military force, nor is it taken by theft, but is established by popular consent and by the limitations of the laws of war (Deuteronomy 20).

This is how the Kingdom of God progresses over time. If we focus upon being a blessing to all nations, God will do the rest. Therefore, when men’s governments act like beasts, devouring one another and acting with self-interest, we need not follow that example of unrighteousness. Those who act like beasts are not overcomers, nor will they be entrusted to rule in God’s Kingdom. Those who reign with Christ (Revelation 20:6) will be those who follow the example of Abraham, because such people are Abraham’s children.

In summary, my purpose in commenting on world events is to point out the fallacies of men’s policies and the superiority of God’s ways and methods that are based on love, not mere power. There is a difference between politics and government and between men’s laws and God’s laws. I find it necessary to condemn government policies when they violate the laws of God, but I also want to point the way to righteous Government found in the Kingdom of God.