The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-23

KINGDOM comes along and presents KINGDOM OF GOD
the establishment of the rule of God among men, My
brother there will accept it at but do not Why
Because am very rich What did Christ to the
rich man? How hardly shall they that have riches enter
into KINGDOM GoD. How hard it is for them that
in riches to enter into KINGDOM OF GOD! 1t is
easier for camel through the of needle than for
rich to enter into THE KINGDOM OF GoD mark TO-
2325) He said it hard to enter THE KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN right here this earth It does not the
Heaven above the that that word commonly used
They are different things Do you that? The KING
HEAVEN and Heaven convey different IDEAS Heaven
expressing the thought of the place of Gods throne and the
home of the departed redeemed while KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
expresses the thought of Gods rule the earth
tell you the day has got to when the will of God
be done earth exactly done in Heaven Then
you will have THE KINGDOM in all it's fulness
PEOPLE ANXIOUS FOR LITERATURE ON THE GoD
have had some beautiful letters about my Editorial
Notes KINGDOM have received letters from many
parts of the world regarding of yet there
are some sanity y people in ZION (Laughter) who
not that Vova said anything that amounted to
snap of the fingers. There in ZION CITY whose
se each other when they look at those notices. The
cowards They afraid of their own skins. They are
looking at the dollars and cents.
THE GOSPEL MUST BE PROCLAIMED DESPITE OPPOSITION
am not going to cease preaching the Gospel of Jesus
Christ for any condition that obtains anywhere (Amens
will continue to preach the Gospel and to defy any
to interfere with my preaching the Gospel of THE KING
DOM GoD When they talk about prison for me, bless
your ife if knew should be burned at the stake would
go straight forward and do my duty Let them try me
and see if I will not.
My opinion is the Masonic hand is at work. Mark my
world The statement made in Chicago has frightened the
poor Mahhahbones almost out of their lives They know
when they hear whether he is of any promise has
any power and they know he will be to be reckoned
with aho
does weary them! They love their money well.
SCR1PTURAL TERMS SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD
Take one more passage: among them that are born
of there hath not risen greater than John the Bap
ts: notwithstanding he that is least in KINGDOM
HEAVEN greater than he" Matthew 111) Does that
that he is the least in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN?
pointing upwards) No; it simply KINGDOM
HEAVEN not set and John the Baptist not in
THE KINGDOM HEAVEN When THE KINGDOM estab-
ished he who least in it would be greater than John
the Baptist There is other Interpretation for that
II can see.
While am on this KINGDOM thought-"rHE KINGDOM
is within you within you within you within you yes the
biggest hypocrtes Gods earth say 'THE KINGDOM is
within you, KINGDOM is in (pointing to hmsef
You know very we'll that the translation of that be THE
KINGDOM OF GOD is among you, and is rendered in the
margin
To whom was He talking? The Pharsees THE KING
DOM is among you. If has THE KINGDOM within him
he will have THE KINGDOM on the outside. All this talk
about KINGDOM within you, within you, is just
with people who always talking about the Spirit
the Spirit, the Spirit the Spirit" God has His place.
Christ and the Holy Spirit have Their places You must
learn the Word of God When man talks about being
guided by the Spirit and he ignores the Word of Cod put
no reliance in that
THE SPIRITS WORK TO BE CONSIDERED LIGHT THE
WORD
man who sets at naught the Word Of God is the
wrong track every time
Oh what awful falsehoods have been circulated.
woman got up in meeting somewhere the other day.
and wanted to turn against Overseer Volva
She said, "That Vova has use for woman at all
Oaughter He does not believe in letting women preach
said did believe in ordaining women to the
office of Deaconess but do not believe in ordan1ng women
to the office of Elder Overseer challenge anybody to
find any passage Scripture authorizing the ordination OF
women to the office of Elder.
God established the family, did He not? He made the
the head of the and the the ruler OF the
house. If you ordain to the office OF Elder-one
of the qualifications of Elder is that MON rule we'll MS
own house, 9" for if man know not now TO rule ms
house how shall he take of the Church OF COO!
You put woman in Church in position which eevates
her above her husband by virtue of that position make
her of her husband and of and you nave set at