We cannot really address the possessing of our Promised Land and what it means for the church without examining eschatology, which is the study of the prophecies of the end of this age. This is an often confusing and controversial subject. For this reason, a large percentage of the body of Christ simply avoids it now. This is easy to understand, but it is not really the way to deal with either confusion or controversy. However, because there is so much confusion and controversy I also think we need to give the maximum amount of grace to others and...

The most basic principle that we must understand about the kingdom is that Jesus is the King of the coming kingdom. That may sound ridiculously obvious, but it has been easily forgotten by those who sought to prepare the way for His kingdom throughout history. Actually, many of the greatest mistakes made by Christians throughout the church age were made by overlooking this most basic truth. Of course, we know it in our minds, but it is not believing in our minds that results in righteousness, rather it is believing in our hearts (see Romans 10:10). Therefore, let us...

We now want to go into a little more depth about how the Lord has been preparing for the coming of His kingdom throughout this church age. It is important to see this to understand the events that will be coming upon the world at the end of this age and our purpose in preparing the way for the coming kingdom.

Because of the Fall, sin and death entered the world and began to run their course toward destruction. However, immediately after the fall of man in the Garden, the Lord began to implement His plan for man's...

As we have discussed, our Promised Land in Christ is the nations, the very ends of the earth (see Psalm 2:8). The Lord is coming back to restore the entire earth, and we are now laying the foundation for the coming of His kingdom to do this.

This is not a new concept. This is precisely what was attempted by many of the colonists who first came to America. Many who are considered "the founding fathers" of America had a theology that they were establishing the kingdom of God on earth in what they called "the new world."...

As we have been discussing, our Promised Land is nothing less than bringing the kingdom of God to the earth. We are preparing the way for this now. His kingdom is coming, not just to take control of the earth again, but to restore it.

For this reason, we must seek to have God's heart for restoration in order to help prepare the way for His kingdom. We should look at every problem, every devastated marriage, family, relationship, church, city, and even nations, to consider how we can help to restore them to their original purpose. Of course,...