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War And Peace

The old testament has quite a bit to say about the kingdom of Heaven, and
so did Jesus in something like thirteen of his parables.

I decided for myself long ago that its venue isn't up. Instead it's down here
on Earth relative to messiah's future jurisdiction as monarch and ruler of the
entire world; which for now is in the hands of the wrong kinds of people.

For example; according to Isa 2:4, Messiah intends to put a stop to war.
Well; just look at the kingdom of Heaven's politics today. War is common,
even in the very promised land itself.

Of particular interest to me is the prediction that "neither shall they learn
war anymore". Well; here in my land, kids as young as six are training in
martial arts; and boastful of the fact that they are able to disable somebody
with their bare hands.

My favorite atheist, Christopher Hitchens, once remarked that religion ruins
everything. He was so right. Well, that has to stop, and it will. Isa 11:9
predicts a one-world peaceable religion; and it won't be given lip service, no,
it will be practiced. (Isa 2:2-3)
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Overwhelming Force

● Rom 3:23 . . All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God

Well; in my own experience, that statement has been 100% reliable because
I have yet to encounter even one person in all my 81+ years who I felt was
successfully duplicating God's sinless perfection. So then, I've concluded that
God has set the bar so high that nobody can reach it. His own goodness is
the gold standard and, speaking for myself, I can't even come close to
equaling it let alone topping it; and that's not a good thing.

● Rom 6:23 . . For the wages of sin is death

Jesus told an interesting parable that just might be apropos in this case. It
goes like this:

"Suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first
sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose
the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will
send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms
of peace." (Luke 14:31-32)

Well, anybody who reads the Bible is fully aware of the supreme being's
capabilities and would much prefer to be at peace with God rather than war
because there is just no possible way to defeat Him; hence the urging:

● 2Cor 5:20 . .We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were
making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: "Be
reconciled to God."
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