The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
SUBJECT:
"The Kingdom of God"
CONTINUED from last week.
IN THE KINGDOM, BELIEVERS ARE Sons AND DAUGHTERS
OF GOD

that marvellous declaration: Behold what manner of love
the Father hath bestowed upon u.s. that should be called
the of Cod: and such The preceding verse
sets forth the righteousness of God and the fact that he that
dOeh righteousness is born of od he goes on to tell us
that the world knows not because it knew not God
How often we hear say: cit is all right You
the prayereeng and attend to the preaching let
the education the business and the politics. But the
Christian has other alternative than pray work for
and expect THE KINGDOM to come on Earth
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is A STATE OF SOCIETY
The Savior said, among other things "Pray, THY
KINGDOM come. Thy will be done earth as it is in
Heaven"
Here is lions position: THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
(THE KINGDOM GOD) spoken of by John the Baptist
Jesus the Christ and in the Sermon the Mount and all
the through the Gospels is state of society right here
this earth. not alone yonder is it alone here
after They have already got it up yonder What
to pray that Gods will shall be done here on earth
just the it is done up there Them you have the
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN there, and have THE KINGDOM
GOD EARTH don't you? Yes; and you will have KING
DOM GOD education and KINGDOM GOD politics. and
KINGDOM GOD business won't you? And everything you
do will be done to the honor and the glory of Cod
Then, THE KINGDOM OF GOD can be Defined just the
same as you define monarchy, you define
republic
THE KINGDOM OF GOD means the rule of God It means
that in the hearts and lives of the subjects of Cod in
KINGDOM GOD, Gods will is done it is done by those in
Heaven.
THE CHURCH is AN ADJUNCT OF THE KINGDOM
Now regarding the Church" let me see if can help
you little. Christ did not talk much about Church. He
to esabisha Church, primarily. The Church
idea later development and there is whole lot Of it
that is human and that will persh-and ought to be wiped
out now.
Jesus said upon this Rock will build MY KINGDOM,
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it," THE
KINGDOM GOD will plant it's banner first place and then
another and at last will through the gates of hell and
clean hell OUT and the gates of hell will not suffice to stay
it's onward march and progress.
Here thousand people who are born of God-who
have become subjects of KINGDOM GoD. Fifty of
them get together in and have meeting. That is
the way the Church idea
Dr. Dowie gave to the world great truth The
teaching is that the word "ekkesia"-"ek"-ou and
alein to cameans that the Church called out of
the world No such thing His teaching and properly,
that the assembly of people who organized to bring about
THE KINGDOM GOD in this world, called out of
KINGDOM and organized for service Just like the British
army called out of the British Empire and that army
for certain purpose to defend the British Empire and
to extend the British Empire The time will when
this whole Church idea will disappear absolutely.
When Dr. Dowie organized the people in 1885, he called
the Christian Catholic Church Gin ZoNthe Christian
Catholic Church IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. There
hundreds of thousands of people who had been blessed
under ministry here and other states and in other
lands "NOw, he said 1--WE will formally organize and we
will get ready for aggressive to extend KING
GoD" he called the organization the christian
Catholic Church in ZIoNy christian" Christ-lke;
Catholic" universal; "Church'-caled out.
But today what people talk about is the Church ;"
where does THE KINGDOM GOD" in? ZION can
say: Every person. no matter whether he is Roman
Catholic whatever the that attaches to him. if he
has been born of Cod of THE KINGDOM And that
is the why when this Church formally organ
zed Christian character made the test of fellowship
When prays City KINGDOM come, and the only
thing he is the Republican party Cor other
party) and his interests there instead of in THE KING
DOM, he has not KINGDOM.
ZION is Theocracy! and except from THE KINGDOM
GOD standpoint would go to the polls in county
election of these eectons but God works through
WHEN SHALL THE CHRIST COME
The Psalmis says "When the Lord shall build up ZION,
then He shall appear in His glory" The time for the
building up of ZIoNor the establishment of KINGDOM
GOD-is the Gospel age: and it began when John the
Baptist made the announcement. "THE KINGDOM HEA
is at hand !'-and the work is going
want to tell you the Gospel of THE KINGDOM OF GOD
is the greatest force there is in the Universe