The Eternal Kingdom: "HOW BAD WILL IT GET?"

THOUGHTS ON THE ETERNAL KINGDOM

HOW BAD WILL IT GET?

(Understanding God’s Judgements Part 3)

He was sending out His followers to spread the good news of God’s Kingdom. As He was giving them instructions Jesus Christ said, “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 NLT God’s Word makes it clear. In the end, all of this universe that is part of time, will cease to exist.

This will happen when the process of removing evil from creation is complete. Those who have been in fellowship with God will live forever with Him. Those who have chosen to reject God’s love and sacrifice will be eternally separated from Him.

So how will this all happen? How bad will it get before time will be no more? We need to understand that God is merciful and gracious in everything He does. His desire is not to destroy, but to redeem. Because of this, His judgements are progressive. They get worse the further we move away from Him through our disobedience.

So what are God’s judgements? If you read the Bible from cover to cover, you’ll find that the scriptures indicate there are seven types of judgements:

Pestilence refers to plagues and/or diseases that affect living things.

Famine is mentioned several times and can refer to lack in any area. This includes spiritual lack.

The Sword or War refers to people fighting each other. This could be on a personal level, or between groups or nations.

Wild Beasts are Animals that God sends to devour those who fail to repent of their rebellion against Him. They may also devour their livestock and children.

Natural Disasters are spoken of a number of times. Things like drought, hail, floods, fire and earthquakes are part of His judgements.

Physical Death of the body comes to all except a few who walk in close fellowship with God.

Eternal Death and Destruction (The Second Death) are God’s final judgements upon those who have hardened their hearts to His voice and are beyond redemption. They will be eternally separated from God, and exist forever in the darkness of Hell.

Because we live in a creation that has been polluted by evil we all experience the affects of God’s judgements. How much we experience God’s judgements depends on our relationship with God. Those who walk in fellowship with God may suffer the affects of the evil world around them, but will ultimately be delivered from all the judgements of God into the eternal blessings of His Kingdom. Those who reject God’s gracious redemption will experience the utter destruction of their soul and body in Hell forever.

How bad will it get? That depends on whether you seek to walk in fellowship with God or reject His love for you.

QUESTION: How bad would it be for you if you died right now?

Scriptures: Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4-5, 2 Peter 3:2-13,

Hebrews 1:8-12, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-15, 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10,

Psalm 103, Exodus chapters 5-14, Leviticus 26, 2 Chronicles 6:28,

Psalm 91, Psalm 105:16, Amos 8:11, Ezekiel 23:22-26,

Matthew 10:34-36, Ezekiel 14:21, Haggai 1:9-11, Isaiah 28:1-2 & 29:6,

Proverbs 6:12-15 & 29:1, Proverbs 10:29, Revelation 20:14 & 21:8,

Romans 5:12-14, and Psalm 34:19

Henry & Rita

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Rita's Story

Rita was married to Bud McDonald for 33 years. Bud McDonald (1942-2003) was called to ministry in Latin America in 1973.

Bud and Rita were married in 1970 in Baytown, Texas just a few years before being called to ministry. Their ministry gradually spread from Belize to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador then finally to Mexico. Through their ministry, first starting with the Burton McDonald Evangelistic Association, then changing over to The Sower, Inc. in 1983, Bud and Rita started over 140 churches throughout Central America and Mexico.

Bud’s influence extended from Argentina to Cuba through Central America into parts of Texas and the Southern U.S. through evangelistic crusades, meetings, radio and television.

Rita McDonald began serving in ministry alongside her husband Bud soon after their marriage. She used her secretarial skills in editing and typing a weekly Christian newspaper, and in helping Bud compile a Bible correspondence school. She led worship in new churches they started, and taught weekly children’s Sunday school classes as well as vacation Bible schools. After moving back to the US in the 80’s she co-pastored several churches with her husband, led a Bible study at a local Christian Television station and continued to be active in the work in Latin America.

She home-schooled all four of their children through high school.

In response to God’s leading she married Henry Pulsifer in November 2010, and is his partner as he fulfills the ministry God has given him. Their main focus is providing training to native leaders outside the U.S. This includes working with Bud's son Scott to provide training for the leaders in the work he established.

The Eternal Kingdom

"HOW BAD WILL IT GET?"

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