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{THE PEOPLE OF GOD}

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{IDENTITY AND MISSION}
  1. People of the Last Days - (The church is the battlefield where the final war is being waged between the Lamb and the Ancient Serpent, Satan) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Mission - {PDF Copy} - (The church’s mission between now and the return of Jesus is to announce the Good News of his Kingdom to all nations)
  3. The Inheritance of the Saints - (Believers are the heirs of Abraham and possession of the inheritance is guaranteed by the gift of the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Covenant Heirs - (Jesus is the seed of Abraham through whom his disciples inherit the covenant promises, including the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Redeemed of the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the people of God are composed of men and women from every nation purchased by the death of Jesus)
  6. Neither Jew nor Greek - (To return to the custodianship of the Law is to rebuild the wall between Jewish and Gentile children of God) - {PDF Copy}
  7. In the Last Days -  (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days as prophesied by the prophet Joel) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Christ and Caesar - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic mission if only he accepted him as his overlord) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Dividing the Church - (For the church to insist on a Torah-observant lifestyle means the restoration of the old social barriers between Jew and Gentile) - {PDF Copy}
  10. For All Nations - (The gospel of the kingdom announced by Jesus is a message of life for men and women of every nation) - {PDF Copy}
  11. The Sign of the End - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared that the end will not come until  this gospel of the kingdom of God is proclaimed to all nations - Matthew 24:14)
  12. Sons of Light - {PDF Copy} - (The Day of the Lord will mean salvation to the “sons of light” who remain ever vigilant and prepared for it)
  13. Christendom? - {PDF Copy} - (‘Christendom’ is the attempt to invoke God and Jesus to validate national and political institutions, agendas, and ideologies)
  14. Priestly Reign of the Saints - (In Revelation, the saints of the Lamb reign as a kingdom of priests in the thousand years period after overcoming the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
{DISCIPLESHIP}
  1. Blameless in Holiness - {PDF Copy} - (Paul prays for the Thessalonians to be found holy and blameless on the day when Jesus arrives in glory)
  2. Whomever HE Pleases! - (According to Daniel, the God of Israel changes times and seasons, removes kings, and sets up kings) - {PDF Copy}

{PERSECUTION}
  1. Appointed to Tribulation - (Disciples escape God’s wrath, but they endure tribulation. Indeed, the church has been appointed to suffer) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Tribulation of the Church - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, faithful saints undergo tribulation, but the unrepentant inhabitants of the earth  receive wrath, the Second Death)
  3. The Neronian Problem - {PDF Copy} - (God allows evil rulers to govern us and uses them to accomplish His plans, but He also calls us to show them due respect and obedience)
  4. The Wrath of God - (In Revelation, wrath refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies. Tribulation is what the church endures) - {PDF Copy}

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