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When this age shall end and the time has come

For the trump to sound and our Lord to come

Then as one we’ll rise and our flame unite

With the one who loved and bought us.

When I penned these words in The Flame song 16 years ago, Donald Trump was barely on the presidential horizon. My friend Ron says, “Father is ‘hooked on phonics'”

Neither did I realize when I was lead to start this series on Restoring America (R.A.) that it would run as long as 12 weeks and end the week when president elect Trump was to be inaugurated!

Am I making a political statement? No. I am believing God’s word:

“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will.” (Prov.21:1)

Donald Trump like every human king (and you and I) will simply play his part in the divine drama of the ages.

If you do a bible search for the word ‘trump‘ you’ll find it only twice, in the same context, in 1 These.4:16 and then in 2 Cor. 15:51,52 (KJV and ASV) which says:

“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”

This gives the order for the fulfillment of the third major feast appointed by God, Tabernacles. The first two feasts, Passover and Pentecost have already been fulfilled at Christ’s first coming.  The dead will be raised first. A single trumpet call was to gather the leaders of Israel, (Numb.10:4) so this does not necessarily mean that all the dead in Christ will be raised at this time. The resurrection of the dead is described as their being awakened from sleep. Subsequently those alive who are similiarly called, will be changed….

“………………..then as one we’ll rise and our flame unite with the one who loved and bought us”

This theme recurs in Ephesians 5: 14- 20. It begins,

“Awake! O sleeper; rise from the dead and Christ will give you light.” (14)

Interestingly the word here for “give you light” only occurs once in scripture and happens to be Strong’s number 2017 – the year we have just entered.

At the turn of this year Father said to me it would be a year of  ‘entering in’. The next night while asleep I had an experience where I was with my own father (who died in 1986). I had just said to him, “Isn’t it a wonderful sensation when you just wake up from sleep?” Laughing, he said, “Yes, especially when you find you’re in the choir!” I saw he had fallen asleep at what looked like church choir practice! – we laughed together!

Appropriately the Ephesians passage goes on to say, “Be filled with the spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” (18,19)

The final verse of The Flame song begins, “When this age shall end and the time has come……….for the trump to sound……and our Lord to come”

It seem to me that the time for “this age” to end is upon us……so it is all the more important that we, “Live circumspectly, not as unwise but as wise making the most of every opportunity.” (15,16)

My version is, “….make the most of every moment, being continually aware of His presence in you and around you in order that you might be tuned in to His constant commentary of Life in life and keep growing in trust and love which, in the end, is (as it says in Gal.5:6) the only thing that counts!”

Just a few days ago my son Robin sent me the following link unaware of this blog. The video is called “Wake up Laughing” which was of course the experience I have just described with my father. The comedian also jokes about how “God laughs” (R.A.6) and about the red and blue becoming a sacred circle of purple (R.A. 10) Try to watch a couple of minutes from 1.10.30 for the red, blue purple part….. but it stays quite funny and insightful right to the end : – )

“Father showing off again!” (Ron also quips)…..as He orchestrates every detail of all our lives : – )

Which is why we can live verse 20, “….giving thanks ALWAYS and for EVERYTHING to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

I looked for a photo of Donald Trump on the internet, but couldn’t find one – Ha ha! The shot above shows him in front of the red and blue American flag wearing a purple tie….. and are those hands raised in surrender? So may our prayer be, in accordance with 1 Tim 2: 1-4

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

P.S. This does not mean that I will stop writing about America’s restoration however I will not so much focus on this country alone, but will be sharing thoughts on how God’s restoration goes deeper and farther still.

 

I have many happy memories of my Belfast childhood……none more than lying in bed on a Sunday morning with the smell of sizzling bacon wafting it’s way up the stairs from the kitchen where my mom was preparing our once a week Ulster fry (she wisely knew any more than that would take us to an early grave!) while from my parents bedroom, as my father was getting ready for church, we got to eavesdrop as the radio waves carried in another weekly treat, “Alastair Cooke’s Letter from America.”

From the trivial and not so trivial Americana this sagacious British gentleman would every week, weave together an intriguing story that was both amusing and instructive.

These tales from a far off land by one of our own (well not quite – he was English) added for me to the sense of awe that surrounded that “great” nation, who sneezes, and “we all catch cold”!

I never dreamed that as a young lad back then I too would be dispatched here, not by the BBC but by the GLA (Good Lord Above) with a wife and 7 children! Neither did I imagine I would have the opportunity to try my hand at “Paul Kyle’s Blog from America” once a week (not so much as a sagacious British man but as a sagging Ulster man : – )

I am being lead one step at a time. Last week I blogged about the death from a fentanyl overdose of an earthly American Prince – one of the (celebrity) ‘kings’ described in Psalm 2:1.

This fed a shocking statistic….that the life expectancy in America is for the first time for many years, falling! One of the reasons, is an ‘epidemic’ of opioid related deaths.

The bible speaks about this. In Jeremiah God says:

“Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it……‘Behold, I will….. give them poisoned water [rosh, “poppies”] to drink.(Jer.9:13-16)

This rebuke is given in the context of a culture where the corrupt priests who were also the doctors of the day were accused of saying “‘Peace Peace’ but there is no peace”. (Jer.6:14) This is similar to the “allopathic (literally ‘other than suffering’) medicine” commonly practiced today and in which I was trained where the focus is on alleviating symptoms rather than honestly seeking and dealing with the underlying root of the illness.

God rebukes them saying, “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has not the health of the daughter of My people been restored?”(Jer.8:22)

A recent headline on the BBC news site read. “Doctors issue New Year detox health warning.”

The writers of the paper in the prestigious BMJ said, “The concept of the new-year ‘detox’ with all-natural products is appealing to those less concerned with evidence-based medicine and more with complementary medicine.”

The article then focused on one lady who became “critically ill” – essentially because she drank too much water!

The deaths from prescription drugs in the US have more than quadrupled since 1999 with 91 deaths daily from opioid overdose.

So what is the evidence pointing to? It would seem these ‘Doctors’ in the room who are issuing the warning are calling out,

“Forget the elephant…Look! – there’s a fly on the wall!!”

The “balm of Gilead” was an essential oil, for whose benefit  there is now abundant scientific “evidence“. These oils are God’s medicine cabinet provided by his plants used by Jesus mother (frankincense and myrrh!) and foundational for Hilary and my excellent health over the last 20 years.

In this instance the BBC (representing mainstream media) is not an objective ‘news’ source but rather a propaganda outlet.

I was watching a documentary, recently and thought the opening shots of a lough at dawn with a lone kayaker looked familiar. Then came the commentator’s voice with a Belfast accent. That seemed familiar too! I was amazed when the kayaker on Stangford Lough proved to be one of my longstanding Irish friends!

Michael had recently, like ourselves been lead on a journey of discovery to America where he had uncovered the same sort of God given truth about true healing that we have found.

The documentary contained a nugget of gold (Truth) that we were looking for that very night to find healing in our own family.

Five hundred years ago Ponce de leon was the first European to set foot in Florida. He was searching for gold, and for the “fountain of youth” Maybe there’s a place for Irishmen like Brendan the Navigator and Michael the Documentary Maker to come to this “land of opportunity” and bring forth ‘truth’ treasure from THE King, whom they follow and whose kingdom they are seeking!

The reason this blog is a day earlier this week is because Michael’s documentary is up for free viewing until 11th of this month…and I wanted to give you more time to catch it. Here’s the link:

https://thatvitaminmovie.com

On a final note, if you ever come to visit us in Rivendell on a Sunday, I can’t promise the smell of bacon, but everyone says they catch the whiff……of both the spiritual and the physical oil : – )

 

 

 

The PEACEABLE KINGDOM OF GOD is hidden in plain sight! From the realm beyond time and earth God writes his story in time limited, earthly lives whether famous or little known.

Two weeks ago we saw how all the eyes of the world were on Nobel winner Minnesota songwriter Bob Dylan and his song “It’s a Hard Rain‘s Gonna Fall” Now at the end of 2016 we see that the 4th most popular world wide google search was for another local Minneapolis celebrity – Prince who tragically died this year of a drug overdose. He was best known for the song “Purple Rain”

Three weeks ago I ended with Psalm 2. After publishing the blog I immediately got two emails from two lesser known characters…..two of my closest native Irish Catholic friends……traditional ‘enemies’ of my Ulster Scots Protestant tribe!  Each of them had also been given Psalm 2 that morning!

When I drew their attention to this ‘triple witness’ Eugene wrote back,

“I wonder what comes next after Ps.2?”

At 63, I still try to manage without reading glasses, so I wondered why Eugene was referencing Psalm 27. Well Father uses even our failing physical sight to increase our spiritual insight : – ) and as I pondered Psalm 27,“One thing I ask for…to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and seek him in his temple “ I saw in what I had written, or rather omitted to write of Psalm 2, “KISS the son”, the connection……

INTIMACY is what comes next

I was reminded of a dream my friend Mike shared with me a few weeks ago of two circular hoops, one red and one blue sitting side by side, but not touching…he said it was because of a FEAR of intimacy.

This is reflected in the fear based polarization of the two political factions (red and blue) in the USA.

Things were not always this way. In fact the forging of that impressive document “The Declaration of Independence” was done by a very diverse group who were able to co-operate to facilitate the fragile birth of the new nation.

A key scripture we were given when we moved to America was. Psalm 85. I Subsequently  discovered that the meeting of the First Continental Congress was begun with the reading of Psalm 85. John Adams in a letter to his wife wrote, that after it was read, “I never saw a greater effect produced upon an audience. It seemed as if Heaven had ordained that Psalm to be read on that morning.”

In verse 4 the appeal is made,“RESTORE us again, O God our Savior”

RESTORATION does not just mean getting back to things the way there were at that first Congress, or “Before the white men came!” the indigenous peoples might interject, but getting back to the way they were MEANT to be……back to, and even beyond the intimacy of Eden.

Verse 7 then expresses that vision of intimacy – heaven on earth!

7. Love and faithfulness meet together, Righteousness and peace KISS each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth and righteousness looks down from heaven.

In the recent campaign Hillary and the Democrats claimed to be the “love” party and Donald and the Republicans claimed to be the ‘truth’ party. Scripture says love and truth are not enemies but are meant to kiss, “Speaking the truth in love we will grow up in every way into Christ.” (Eph. 4:23)

Verse 5 holds THE KEY to our Restoration.  “I WILL LISTEN (carefully, obediently, with expectant hope) TO WHAT GOD THE LORD WILL SAY….” 

As we come into that place of INTIMATE SURRENDER to the One whose “perfect love casts out fear” (1 Jn.4:18) intimacy with our former “enemies” also becomes possible….and so Paddy, Eugene and myself, all heard an identical word about INTIMACY at the identical time – thousands of miles apart!

Mike said that in his dream the two hoops were meant to be overlaid on top of one another – and the color would then be purple, representing royalty – The King.

The other day I went to pick up the free city paper that got thrown into our porch. Normally I discard it without a thought, however as I leafed through it quickly my eye fell on this headline….“Praying for Purple.” Then Isla came into our living room in her painting garb to ask her mom, “What does blue and red give you?” “Purple” Kim replied.

On Christmas day we had some drama as little Isla developed severe pain in her right arm. Fearing a fracture Daddy took her to ER. Thankfully it was a mere dislocation and the doctor easily popped the shoulder back in! Back home with her strong right arm she pulled her Christmas cracker (a British custom we continue here!) and donned her paper crown – Purple of course. The right arm is a prophetic type of Jesus….the Savior of the world. ( Is.53:1, Luke 1:47,51)

Isla Jane Simone means “The gospel of God’s grace is heard to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

So from the city that in 2016 said farewell to an earthly Prince’s Purple Rain, our song goes up “Lord Jesus we enthrone you, we proclaim You our King…come Lord Jesus and take your place.”  

In this coming year 2017 may the heavenly King’s Purple Reign come to the uttermost parts of the earth as they are flooded with Holy Spirit Rain and “Listen (carefully, obediently, with expectant hope)” to the gospel of God’s grace in Jesus the Christ.

P.S. Another Minneapolis singer/songwriter launches his latest album in a few weeks time. Shadowlands by Ben Kyle and Romantica show details are here: release

 

 

My wife Hilary knows me better than I know myself. Some may lag behind grace, my tendency is to stretch beyond grace!

When in New York City I love to run and pray the Brooklyn Bridge and the area where the Twin Towers used to stand. 911 is the gematria for grace.

On our last visit as a rather tired me was going out the door, Hilary said, “Back in an hour?”

Although that was going to leave me short of time for my usual run I knew my body was in agreement with my wife. As I reached Manhattan I realized I had only a few minutes to spare, however my competitive nature got the better of me and I pushed – beyond grace.

While climbing the gentle hill within a mile of home I felt a muscle pull in my left calf. I checked my watch. It was at exactly 1 hour. I hobbled home.

“I thought you had returned earlier” Hilary said. “There was ring at the door a hour after you left and I went down to answer it…..but strange – there was no-one there.”

It obviously was Double Witness.

While walking up the final hill Father had reminded me of a conversation I’d had with our son-in-law Joe the previous day. Joe was describing the merry-go-round keeper in Prospect Park. A stocky old German gentleman with a white mustache and military bearing. (At least this is how I remember picturing him) “He’s very strict” Joe said, “With parents and children alike” “But he has a glint in his eye….and that Merry-Go-Round must be the fastest in the country!”

I knew Father was giving me a picture of himself…..actually He’s much stricter than most people think. His laws are to be respected for they are are His laws and they are for our good….but He’s also far more fun than most people think!!!

Father does not want us to consult with Him only over the big decisions in our lives such as “Which College should I attend? or “Should I marry this woman?” Prov. 3:6 puts it well, “In ALL your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths, straight, smooth, good. pleasing, agreeable.!”

More strict, but more fun.

I remember 42 years ago when considering “Should I marry this woman?” I reverted to that old model of “seeking guidance” When heaven was as brass concerning an answer, I finally realized Father was saying with a smile, “You know in your heart what the answer is, don’t be so childish as to revert to mere external signs on this one : – )) Oswald Chambers puts it this way. “When we live so much in the consciousness of God, we do not need to ask what His will is, because the thought of choosing any other will never occur to us.”

P.S. I almost forgot about this story from a few weeks ago but then I overdid it again yesterday and when my calf started acting up I realized I needed to blog about the merry go round. I just bought a foam roller and thought as I arrived home. “I should try that out on my sore muscle.”

When I completed the run the “random” voice on my Nike app announced.

“Hi, This is coach Judy from the New York running club. Good run – now hit the foam roller!”

How I laughed with Dad in his discipline!

Growing up my favorite singer songwriter was…Bob Dylan of course. One of his early albums had the title of this week’s blog, “Bringing it All Back Home.” 

Little did I think then that we would one day move to make our home in Dylan’s Home state of Minnesota!

This year, Dylan was surprisingly awarded the Nobel prize for literature. The week before the ceremony, we drove past a red brick house in New York where our daughter now has her home. She pointed to it and said, “That is Patti Smith’s Home.” – an interesting God-incidence, as the next week Dylan’s award was received on his behalf in Oslo, Norway – by Patti Smith.

The other night I heard an interview with the head of the humanitarian agencies working to obtain safe passage for the homeless refugees caught up in the conflict in the Middle east. Interestingly it was also from Oslo, Norway, home of the more famous Nobel Peace prize. He was lamenting that in his 30 years of such work he had never met such opposition from all the warring sides to helping resettle those who had been displaced.

Currently there are an estimated 64 million refugees, people who have been forced to leave their homes...the highest number since WWII.

This physical tragedy is a reflection of an even greater spiritual tragedy as countless millions go through life never finding their true Home.…..with Father God.

The news report of Dylan’s award ceremony seemed typically sensational, focusing on how Patti Smith had forgotten the words of a song because she was so nervous…..then I realized mistakes are often Father getting our attention….the song she was singing was, “It’s A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.” – a song protesting the injustice and suffering in our world.

Although it may not have been Dylan’s intent, I believe the chorus prophesies of a coming outpouring of the rain of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit that cries “Abba Father”…….Bringing  Them All Back Home

In the American culture of “show business” and “big events” pentecostal prophets speak of future miracle rallies in filled sports stadiums

Our vision sees God’s kingdom culture of “authentic love” being expressed in “everyday life” centered not just in human constructions but in that God ordained construct called – the HOME

“…..a man will leave his mother and father and be joined to his wife and THE TWO BECOME ONE…”(Gen.2:24)

It is out of this unity of spirit soul and body that the PEACEABLE KINGDOM OF GOD on earth begins.

God wants to redeem “ME AND MY CLACHAN” – that it not be a fear based greed driven unit but in accordance with His design – a welcoming and safe place of living faith and healing love for all.

It has been our privilege to experience that grace here in America. Since moving to Rivendell 15 years ago I recently counted for the first time those who Father has brought, not just to visit but to live for a season in this house of his love. There were over 50, beyond our own 7 children and their families. As I reflected on the various needs they had arrived with, and on how a sample of them were doing now……I was encouraged : – )

She did get healed from diabetes.

He did get freed from that lifelong addiction

She did find a husband and have the child that she longed for

She did find a husband and have that child that she longed for (yes another one : – )

He did get restored from abuse as a child

She did stop anti-depressants – and find joy again

He did get reconciled to his nasty grandpa.

She did come to peace…. and not take her own life.

He did find a shelter when the court case was headlines

She did find a job teaching disadvantaged children.

He did get the degree and is helping suicidal young people.

They did get married.

They did stay married!

and make their own

….Home.

Thank you Father!

The Kingdom or Tabernacles age is depicted in Zeph 3:10:

“In that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and his fig tree [enjoying peace and prosperity in the kingdom].’” (Amplified.)

“‘At that time, everyone will get along with one another, with friendly visits across the fence, friendly visits on one another’s porches.’” (Message)

Our son Robin recently planted 24 trees and bushes in our yard – apple, apricot, plum, pawpaw, cherry and hazelbert nut. We look forward to them maturing in the years to come…..alongside this imperfect expression of a coming perfect, Kingdom of heaven on earth.

Very many thanks to all of you who have joined with us over the years in this vision.

May the love of Christ fill your hearts and your homes in this season of hope!  

 Paul and Hilary

 

Last week we visited our grandchildren in Brooklyn, New York. Once again we offered to babysit to give mom and dad a rare opportunity for a date night out….and once again little Winston sensed their  absence, and couldn’t be consoled! As I held him close to my heart in the dark of the kitchen, I realized that on the wall opposite was the same painting that had hung on the living room wall and that I had stared at last April as I tried then too to bring peace to the little one who was feeling the pain of separation.

The original, “Peaceable Kingdom” by Quaker painter William Hicks, I discovered  actually hangs in the nearby Brooklyn Museum of Art.

In the foreground it depicts Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.” In the background it depicts the leader of the Quakers, William Penn, and the first nations also at peace with one another.

St Paul said, ” I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts.29:17)

The Pilgrim Fathers like the Quakers came to the New World with a vision they also believed was from God, It was said of them, “Some came for land some came for money but they came to pray,’Thy kingdom come thy will be done on this part of the earth and then from this part of the earth to the uttermost parts of the earth, as it is in heaven.”

Like little Winston, big America seems to be in a valley of troubled tears. Division and hostility are rife and we seem further now from being that expression of the peaceable kingdom of God on earth than ever.

Oswald Chambers speaks of the Vision, the Valley and the Verity. Whenever God gives a vision there must necessarily be the death of that vision as we try in our own strength to bring it to pass. Only when we have realized the truth of Jesus words,”Apart from me you can do nothing” will the vision be verified beyond the valley, for it is “‘Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit.’ says the Lord Almighty” (Zech.4:6)

Winston cried and cried as I tried every trick in the Papa’s book! Then Nana appeared at the door and whispered, “Sing him something he knows!”

“Twinkle twinkle little star,                                                                                                                                                                     How I wonder what you are.                                                                                                                                       Up above the world so high.                                                                                                                                       Like a diamond in the sky.                                                                                                                                    Twinkle twinkle little star,                                                                                                                                        How I wonder what you are”

His crying stopped as he relaxed into that “peaceable kingdom” – called sleep.

The familiar song had done it….and Father unpacked for me the profound truth that lay hidden in this simple little nursery rhyme.

Twinkle twinkle little star….”Do everything without arguing or complaining so that you may become  blameless and pure children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation IN WHICH YOU SHINE LIKE STARS in the universe, as you hold out the word of life.”(Phil.2:15)

Up above the world so high……… “Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts ON  THINGS ABOVE where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds ON THINGS ABOVE, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” (Col.3:1)

Like a diamond in the sky.….. “You will be a crown of splendor in the hand of God and A ROYAL DIADEM in the hand of your God.” (Is.62:3) 

I then noticed the setting of the painting in my photo above……surrounded by bottles of ‘essential oils’ – God’s medicine cabinet that he has given us in creation….representing the oil of the Holy Spirit who alone brings  about the fulfillment – of this Heavenly Vision.

It is as we tune into the familiar song of the Spirit of truth in our hearts (Jn.16:13) that we come to peace and in turn become peace makers………..and a little child shall lead them.

 

 

 

The Queen’s latest portrait was recently painted by my Irish friend, Colin Davidson. We were both bemused that the “unveiling” was scheduled for November 8th the same day on which the next President of the USA would also be “unveiled” (Here’s the report by the BBC )

A few days ago my American friend Sherwood sent me A Letter to the American People from John Cleese a very funny piece – at least to those with a more British sense of humour…”No spellcheck – I did spell humour correctly for at least a percentage of readers!

Cleese’s punch line – “It’s time for the Queen to reclaim America!”

Skepticism about the American democratic system is at an all time high, and rightly so. In his landmark documentary Century of the Self Adam Curtis, describes how possibly the most influential man in the past hundred years is someone most people have never heard of. Edward Bernays was Sigmund Freud’s American nephew and the inventor of propaganda (now known as public relations)

Two world wars had revealed the evil that man was capable of. As people turned away from the bible for understanding they looked initially to psychoanalysis which proposed a solution through the repression of self. When this was seen to fail, attention turned to the expression of self in the Human Potential movement. Either way it was “The Self” that came to prominence with “personal fulfillment” now being viewed as the highest goal. We can see the further outworking of this narcissistic trend in the progression from the Baby Boomer “Me Generation” to the Millennials: “The Me Me Me Generation.”

The documentary demonstrates, how this has set people up for manipulation by the elites of business and politics (to which I would add religion) as the ‘fallen’ self’s basic instincts of fear and greed are tapped into in order to obtain the ‘engineering of consent’

A dose of external religion seems to do little to alter this propensity, as a few years ago a poll by Barna  demonstrated that there is no difference in marketing to the large ‘born again’ population in America than to the ordinary man in the street. This bears out the warning in the letter to the church of Laodicea which is manifesting in America today. Laodicea, from Gk.’laos’ “the (common) people”, prophetically anticipated this democratic era.

The essential message of Revelation 3: 14-22 is:

…………are being deceived.

Although it now appears that the American Experiment is failing, this has been necessary that the plan of God succeed.

This does not involve a queen reclaiming a lost empire but rather a King coming to establish an unshakable Kingdom. (Heb.12:28) That kingdom involves first an internal spiritual awakening that will I believe then find expression in due season in a new world order called “The Kingdom of God”

Shortly an “unveiling” will take place that all might, “look full in His wonderful face” as “the sons of God” are manifested and creation’s hope fulfilled. (Rm.8:19)

In His coming He will not take sides…..but will take over….. so that in the end “Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord – to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil.2:10-11) 

This includes the men and women of power in this world and their propagandists. As it says in Psalm 2:

“Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed…….

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them……..

“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain……..

“Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth…………..Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.”