Koninkryke in konflik – Boek 3 – Huwelik & Gesin

Matt 25:41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

25:42         “For I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

25:43         “I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

25:44         “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’

25:45         “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’

25:46         “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Our Lord Jesus gave stern warnings against false teachings. Here are some of them:

Mat 7:15    “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”

Mat 24:11  “Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.”

The Apostle Paul also gave similar warnings:

2Cor 11:13 “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.”

The Apostles Peter and John also gave similar warnings:

2Pet 2:1     “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.”

The leaders of the Reformation of the 16th to 18th centuries were unified in their fervent teaching declaring the Pope to be the Antichrist. As a result of the teaching of the Reformers, millions of people who were being brought to Christ, left the false Roman Catholic system. In an effort to bring these people back into their church, the Roman Pontiff instructed a Jesuit priest, Francisco Ribera, to undermine the prevailing Reform teaching by means of a false counter-teaching. This doctrine would present the Antichrist as a singular infidel who would make his appearance in the future after a so-called rapture, and who would rule the world once Jesus had come to take His saints away into heaven. This doctrine would effectively remove the accusing Protestant finger from the false Roman Papal system. This Jesuit teaching published in 1591, formed the foundation of the doctrine we now know as the futurist interpretation of Bible prophecy.

Before we look at the beautiful promises related to the first resurrection, we need to understand the heart of the teaching about the return of Jesus back to earth as King, the victorious event which will precipitate the first resurrection.