The Lord tells me in my dreams, referring to biblical texts, that the mission of Jesus Christ at the time of His Second Coming is to transform the kingdom of this world, which is lawlessness, enmity and tribulation, into the Kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace and joy based on the law of God, thereby connecting the kingdom with By God and my father. (1 Corinthians 15:24-26). To this end, he sets the task at the legislative level to abolish the power and authority of all kinds of superiors and establish the supreme authority of laws that comply with the principles of justice, morality and morality established by the commandments of the law of God, to ensure that laws have real legal force, to protect them with the help of full justice and a well-functioning education system.
The proof that God's plan is to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God is the text of the Book "The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle John. In a vision, the Apostle John sees how the seventh Angel sounded, and loud voices were heard in heaven saying: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ, and he will reign forever and ever. (Revelation 11:15).
The Lord also says that He entrusts the administration of the Kingdom of God to the saints of the Most High, to whom the Lord refers the church of Jesus Christ. Therefore, God's plan provides for the transition of the kingdom of the world from the possession of kings to the possession of the saints of the Most High.
The proof that the Lord intends to rule the Kingdom, relying on the saints, is the prophecy of the Prophet Daniel. He's writing: "I saw in my night vision, and behold, the four winds of heaven were fighting on the great sea, and four great beasts came out of the sea, unlike one another." The Lord explains: these big beasts, of which there are four, mean that four kings (or rather, four kingdoms) will rise from the earth. The four winds of heaven, which fought on the great sea, embody various kinds of ideologies (teachings on housebuilding) on the basis of which these kingdoms are built, while the great sea represents different peoples. Daniel further says that after these kingdoms, the saints of the Most High will take over the kingdom and will rule the kingdom forever and ever. (Dan. 7:17-18).
The Old Testament Israel is an example of the Kingdom of God. We know from the Scriptures that this kingdom was created by God through Moses. The supreme authority in this Kingdom belongs to God's law. The kingdom is owned by the people of Israel, but it is governed by God through a prophet. And it is in this way that the kingdoms of the world, which are owned by the kings of the earth, will be transformed into a Kingdom that the saints of the Most High will own and rule under the guidance of God. How and when it will be dealt with further.
Before continuing, a little bit about yourself. Being an atheist, I came to believe in God not because I believed through reading the Bible, but because humanity has not yet invented the principle according to which the Bible teaches the construction of a state of true justice, righteousness, peace, and prosperity. The second reason I came to believe in God is that the Angels of God come to me in my dreams and explain the essence of the biblical teaching about building a Kingdom, the essence of which is righteousness and peace based on the principles of justice, morality and morality, established by the commandments of God's law.
God's plan to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God.
This is how the Apostle Paul writes about the mission of Jesus Christ in the epistle to the Corinthians. He explains that the end (meaning the end of the kingdom of this world) will come when He (Jesus) hands over the Kingdom to God and the Father, for He must reign until He puts all enemies under His feet, (and this will happen only when) He abolishes all authorities and all their authority and power. (1 Corinthians 15:24-26).
As is well known, the power and authority of all superiors can be abolished only by abolishing the institutions that grant power to all superiors. Therefore, the mission of Jesus Christ is to create a society that, based on the law and the word of the Lord, would be able to defend God's teaching on housebuilding in the legislative assembly. This society is the church of Jesus Christ. The Lord says, "Listen to Me, you who know the truth, people who have My law in their hearts! Do not be afraid of the reproach of men, and do not be afraid of their slander. And I will put my words in your mouth, and I will cover you with the shadow of my hand, to build the heavens and establish the earth, and to say to the peoples of the earth, `You are my people'" (Isaiah 51:15).
The Lord explains that heaven and earth in this case represent the structure of the Kingdom. At the same time, heaven is the supreme authority, which belongs to the judiciary. And the land is a state structure that has no power and acts in accordance with the powers established by law. To set up heaven is to establish the rule of law. To establish the earth means to build a kingdom on the basis of God's teaching on the economy.
Thus, the second coming of Jesus Christ will not come explicitly, but only as His judgment, as His authority and power, which He will bring to life, relying on the saints of the Most High, through laws based on the principles of justice, morality and morality, established by the commandments of God's law. At the same time, the Lord emphasizes that He is not going to present the Kingdom to the saints on a silver platter. In fact, the saints of the Most High must take over the kingdom of this world themselves. The Lord says that just as Israel conquered the promised land, so must Its saints conquer the kingdom, not by force of arms, but by the power of the word of God, that is, by political means. He says, "Listen to Me, you who know the truth, people who have My law in their hearts! Do not be afraid of the reproach of men, and do not be afraid of their slander. And I will put my words in your mouth, and I will cover you with the shadow of my hand, to build the heavens and establish the earth, and to say to the peoples of the earth, `You are my people'" (Isaiah 51:15).
WHERE TO START AND WHAT TO DO
We need to start by building the political structure of the Kingdom. This is how the Lord shows the Apostle John the state system of the Kingdom of God. (The book of Revelation. Chapter 4).
1 After these things I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like the sound of a trumpet, speaking to me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this." 2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne stood in heaven, and there was one sitting on the throne; 3 And this one sitting looked like a jasper stone and a sardis; and a rainbow around the throne looked like a emerald. 4 And around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and on the thrones I saw sitting twenty-four elders, who were clothed in white robes and had golden crowns on their heads. 5 And from the throne came lightnings and thunders and voices.,
Explanation.
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Heaven represents the supreme authority that belongs to God in the Kingdom of God. And because He governs through the law. In fact, it turns out that at the top level of power there are laws that correspond to God's justice, morality and morality. In other words, the rule of law is at the heart of the relationship between people and nations in the Kingdom of God.
Judicial power – the Court of the White Throne
The twenty—four thrones are a system of justice. The judges, twenty-four elders, who are clothed in white robes and have golden crowns on their heads, administer justice. Lightning, thunder, and thunderbolts symbolize the authority and power of God's laws. Thus, the Lord Himself stands at the highest level of power in the Kingdom of God, and since He exercises His power through His laws, it actually turns out that the supreme power in the Kingdom of God belongs to the law. In other words, the Kingdom is based on the rule of law, based on God's law.
The second level of supreme authority is the word of God, which is carried into the world by the saints of the Most High. The purpose of the word of God is to educate a morally new man (a new creation of God)
And seven lamps of fire burned before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. - This is the church of Jesus Christ, the saints of the Most High, whom God, rich in mercy, raised up with Him in His great love, and placed in heaven in Christ Jesus, that is, in the upper echelons of power. (Ephesians 2:5-6).
The Court of the saints of the Most High is a spiritual court, like education through instruction in faith through the word.
"For the judgment of Jesus Christ, and therefore of the saints of the Most High, consists in this: light has come into the world; but men loved darkness rather than light, because their works were evil; for everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works be reproved, because that they are evil, but he who does what is right comes to the light so that his works may be revealed, because they were done in God" (John 3:17-21). In other words, the judgment of Jesus Christ, and therefore of the saints of the Most High, since Jesus carries out education based on them, is to achieve from the people such a spiritual state in which they would hate the darkness, which is based on evil, and love the light, which is righteousness, peace and joy, based on the law and the word of the Lord.
Next, the state structure.
6 And before the throne was a sea of glass like crystal.; The sea of glass, like a crystal before the throne, is the people of the Kingdom. The fact that the sea is like a crystal speaks to the crystal spiritual purity of this people.
Next, Jesus reveals the structure of the people of the Kingdom.
- and in the middle of the throne and around the throne are four animals filled with eyes in front and behind. 7 And the first animal was like a lion, and the second animal was like a calf, and the third animal had a face like a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle. 8 And each of the four living creatures had six wings around it, and inside they were filled with eyes; and they had no rest day or night, crying: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, is, and is to come. The first animal, like a lion, is the priests supplied by God through the church, who constitute the highest legislative authority. The second animal, like the bull, is the laboring Kingdoms. The third animal, which has a face like a human, is the head of state with his apparatus. And the fourth animal, like a flying eagle, is the eyes and ears of the people, the all—seeing and free press, within the framework of God's morality and law. The Lord explains that the rule of law is at the heart of the Kingdom's state system. The rule of law is based on Its law, which is defended by perfect justice. The existence of the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, prosperity and joy, since the basis of righteousness and peace is the spiritual state of the people, which is based on the principles of justice, morality and morality, established by the commandments of God's law. 9 And when the animals give glory, honor, and thanksgiving to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 Then the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and lay their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 Lord, you are worthy to receive glory, honor, and power: for You created everything, and everything exists and was created according to Your will. The fact that both the four branches of government and the judges worship God means firm and unwavering obedience to the law of God.
The next stage is the establishment of God's authority at the legislative level.
This is how the Apostle Paul writes about the mission of Jesus Christ, and therefore of the saints of the Most High, to abolish the authority and power of all kinds of superiors and to establish the authority and power of God in the epistle to the Corinthians. He explains that the end (meaning the end of the evil age) will come when He (Jesus) hands over the Kingdom to God and the Father, for He must reign until He puts all enemies under His feet, (and this will happen only when) He abolishes all authorities and all their authority and power. (1 Corinthians 15:24-26). The Lord explains that the kingdom of this world is based on the authority and power of all kinds of superiors, and since superiors, like all people, are subject to sin, they bring lawlessness, enmity and grief. The king in the Kingdom of God is the Lord Himself, Who rules the Kingdom through His laws. As we know that God has supreme authority over all nations, we also know that doing God's will means obeying His laws, which in turn means that His law has authority and power over all nations. In other words, the basis of government in the Kingdom of God is the rule of law, based on the principles of justice, morality and morality, established by the commandments of God's law. An example of this is Old Testament Israel. Therefore, in order to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God and thereby establish righteousness, peace and joy on earth, the mission of Jesus Christ at the second coming is to legally abolish the authority and power of all kinds of superiors and establish the supreme authority of God. The Lord also explains that He exercises His authority through his laws, therefore, the mission of Jesus Christ is to bring the laws in line with the principles of justice, morality and morality established by the commandments of God's law, and to ensure that these laws have real legal force, to put perfect justice on their defense.
The next step is to establish a system of education for a morally new person.
The purpose of education is to put the law into the thoughts of the people and write it on their hearts, and thereby achieve from them a spiritual state in which the law for them would become more than just legislation or the legal order determined by it, but that the law also determined his way of life corresponding to the law, including his inner spiritual state, this lifestyle is appropriate. The Lord explains that the cause of lawlessness: destructive wars, arbitrariness of authorities, murders, theft, corruption and other lawlessness is the sin that sits in the flesh of man. This is precisely the weakness of the law, for carnal thoughts do not submit to the law of God, nor can they (Rom. 8:3-14). Therefore, in order to subjugate man to the law, and thereby establish righteousness and peace on earth, the Lord sets the task of achieving from the people a spiritual state in which the justification of the law would be fulfilled in us, who live not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit, that is, proceeding from our own inner motives.
FORMATION OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT BODIES
Formation of the judicial corps.
Candidates for the positions of judges of the Constitutional Court, created by the State Duma, are selected by the Council from among the teachers of law and economics higher educational institutions where future judges were trained. The Council of Teachers is also responsible for monitoring the activities of judges of the Constitutional Court. The State Duma approves judges of the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court, in turn, appoints judges of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court appoints judges of all lower instances. Future judges undergo compulsory special training. Only those citizens who have worked as a prosecutor or lawyer for at least seven years and have proven themselves to be the best in their field are accepted for training judges of the first instance on a competitive basis. In order for judges to be interested in the quality of their court cases, they must have the opportunity for career growth. Judges of the first instance should have three categories that would show their qualifications and determine their increased salary. The same should be the case in the courts of the second and third instance. Judges of the second and third instances are appointed only from among the judges of the previous instance after the Board of Teachers verifies their activities as judges of the previous instance. A judge is evaluated on the basis of court decisions made by him for all his activities as a judge at this instance. Before a judge is appointed to the position of a judge of the next instance, they undergo additional training to improve their qualifications. The judge is also a man, and as a man he is prone to sin. Therefore, justice should have a tool for punishing judges for negligent attitude to their duties and encouraging them for a job well done. Justice should also have a tool that obliges a judge to be promoted or demoted, up to and including dismissal, based on his professional ability to achieve a fair resolution of the case.
The procedure for the formation of the legislative authority and the publication of the main law of the country.
The Saints of the Most High, through their representatives from each local church, elect church delegates from among the most famous representatives of the priesthood, who form the highest legislative authority from among themselves — the State Duma. The State Duma hires the best specialists in their field from the most prominent managers, lawyers, economists, entrepreneurs, doctors, teachers, educators and other professions and forms a body from them, which entrusts the preparation of draft laws. After drafting the laws, the State Duma checks them for compliance with the principles of morality, morality, justice and righteousness established by the commandments of God's law, and if it complies with this, submits it for national discussion and subsequent approval by universal popular vote. Laws are considered approved if 70% or more of the total people voted for their approval. The voting procedure is mandatory for everyone who has reached the age of majority. Voting is carried out by electronic means of communication. For this purpose, each citizen of the Kingdom is given a personalized SIM card. On election day, this SIM card is inserted into a cell phone, and the citizen votes in accordance with the established procedure by pressing certain phone buttons. After the voting, the roll-call lists of those who voted are published in all mass media, which can easily be used to verify the accuracy of the voting results. All important cases are handled in the same way in the country. The State Duma works on a permanent basis, but the church has the right to recall a member or several members of the State Duma if for some reason they fail to perform their duties in full.
The procedure for appointing the country's leaders
The main thing to understand here is that when we are currently electing a president as a whole, we are not choosing the person he really is, but the one the media presents to us. Based on this, we choose the one who is imposed on us by certain organizations, and the organization that invests more money in the election campaign, as a rule, wins. Thus, we do not choose the president, but his promises, and, as you know, promising does not mean getting married. In the Kingdom of God, leaders are not chosen, but appointed from among those who, firstly, have higher education related to government in the structures of the state, and, secondly, from among those who have experience and have shown themselves to be the best in their field. The State Duma appoints the country's leaders on a competitive basis.
ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS
In the Kingdom of God, the saints of the Most High are entrusted with politics, justice, and education. Economic, administrative and social policies are implemented by the Government and the State administration.
MANAGING THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY.
Let's look at how a country should be governed in the Kingdom of God using the example of the relationship between the state and road construction companies.
The State Duma creates the Ministry of Road Construction, which elects specialists in this field. This ministry has the following responsibilities: development of a road network for the whole country; development of technical conditions for the condition of roads for each region up to a separate district, as well as monitoring the fulfillment of these conditions; budgeting for the construction and maintenance of roads in proper condition for each section of the road and monitoring the proper observance of this budget. After the approval of the road network construction plan by the State Duma, companies for the construction and maintenance of roads are selected on a competitive basis. The choice of a company should be based on the technical condition of the company, its professionalism and work experience. In order to exclude the fact of a corrupt transaction, the auction is held openly under video recording, while each company has the opportunity to present its arguments and evidence about the advantage of its right to receive a grant. In case of disagreement with the decision of the officials, the company has the right to appeal this decision in court. The contract is concluded on an ongoing basis. In accordance with this agreement, the Ministry allocates funds for the construction of each road section in the amount approved by the country's road construction plan, and also guarantees the annual allocation of funds for the maintenance of roads in proper condition, also in the amount approved by the State road maintenance plan. In this case, no bosses are needed, since everything is stipulated in the contract. The contract can be terminated only with solid evidence of a violation of this agreement and only in court. I would like to emphasize one more important detail of this approach to business – it is stability and security. In addition, the guarantee of receiving funds annually in the prescribed amount encourages companies to initially build roads of the highest quality, so that they can spend less on maintaining these roads in proper condition and, as a result, have more funds to develop their business. According to this scheme, it is necessary to organize the construction of all branches of the state.
About the production of medicines.
In the kingdom of this world, medicines are produced by private companies. They are primarily interested in profit, and since healthy people do not buy their products, they are not interested in treating people. Based on this ideology, they produce only those drugs that do not cure, but only suspend the course of the disease for a while. In the Kingdom of God, medicines are produced by state-owned companies that are subordinate to the Ministry of Health. And since the mission of the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of God is to treat people, it develops only those drugs that actually treat.
LET US CONSIDER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOD'S JUSTICE AND HUMAN JUSTICE USING THE EXAMPLE OF RUSSIAN LEGISLATION.
According to the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 12/19/2003 No. 23 (as amended on 06/23/2015) "On judicial decision", a decision is lawful if it is made in strict compliance with the norms of procedural law and in full compliance with the norms of substantive law that are applicable to this legal relationship, or based on the application of analogy, if necessary. the law or the analogy of law (part 1 of Article 1, part 3 of Article 11 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation). However, due to the fact that judges interpret the norms of substantive and procedural law differently, their decisions are often unfair. The Lord teaches that in the Kingdom of God, a decision is legitimate only if justice is achieved during the trial, according to which the victims are restored to their rights and their material and moral damages are compensated. For only in this case will righteousness and peace reign on earth. So, justice depends on justice — the most important part of our lives, because injustice breaks the destinies of people and entire nations, therefore, the most worthy citizens should be selected for the positions of judges who administer this justice. And in order for these worthy citizens to become judges themselves, they must have a special status and special privileges, including high salaries as the basis for the prestige of their profession, while they must also be given high responsibility for their judicial decisions. This will make it possible to select judges from among the best specialists in their field. In order to improve the professionalism of judges, the courts should be divided into criminal courts, civil courts and arbitration courts. In order to ensure the objectivity of justice, the court session should not be formalized.
Legal certainty.
The legislation of the Russian Federation includes the inviolability of judicial decisions in this concept, therefore, it sets a deadline for filing a supervisory complaint equal to 6 months, and deprives the supervisory authority of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of the right to transfer a supervisory complaint for consideration to the supervisory authority of the court of the subject of the Russian Federation. And that's what actually happens. It's no secret that courts often make blatantly illegal decisions. And since if a victim of such justice finds injustice at the legislative level, then having a full package of evidence in his hands, he will not be able to get a review of the illegal court decision. In the Kingdom of God, the principle of legal certainty is considered as one of the fundamental qualities of the legal system and as a requirement that ensures the rule of law. Thus, the second article 2 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation says that the objectives of civil proceedings are the correct and timely consideration and resolution of civil cases in order to protect violated or disputed rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens, organizations, rights and interests of the Russian Federation. However, many provisions of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation limit the possibility of achieving this very justice. For example, for this purpose, the law provides for a limitation period, if this period has expired, then it will be impossible to review an unfair court decision, even if the court has strong evidence that the contested court decision is not based on the law. Thus, according to the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, Article 394. An application, a submission for the revision of court decisions that have entered into force due to newly discovered or new circumstances may be submitted within three months from the date of discovery or appearance of circumstances that are the basis for the revision of a judicial act. This means that if these circumstances are revealed after three months, then justice will not be restored. In the Kingdom of God, the purpose of justice is to achieve justice, and no circumstances, including temporary ones, should interfere with this. Many laws of the Russian Federation are written in such a way that they can be interpreted in different ways, often directly opposite. In the Kingdom of God, the laws must be laid out in such a way that even a schoolboy cannot get lost in them.
Corruption.
Corruption is the main problem of Russia, therefore, corruption at the legislative level must be elevated to the rank of an attempt on the security of the country and the highest responsibility must be established with the mandatory confiscation of all property. One of the reasons for the invincibility of corruption in Russia is the fact that Russian law provides for the mutual responsibility of both the bribe giver and the bribe taker. And we know that when both sides are interested in concealing a crime, it is impossible to solve it. Therefore, it is necessary to establish responsibility at the legislative level for only one party to a corrupt transaction, namely for the bribe taker, since, as a rule, it is he who forces him to pay a bribe for his services. Why will this have a positive effect? The fact is that in this case, the bribe taker will be afraid to take, and even more so to force him to give him a bribe, because he will not be sure that the bribe giver will not turn him in at an opportunity or will not blackmail him after that.
On the legality of the Statute of limitations provision.
The laws of the Russian Federation provide for a statute of limitations. This means that after the expiration of the time prescribed by law for filing an application for review of a court decision or applying to a court in order to restore justice, he will be refused. God's court sets the main task — the restoration of justice, therefore, God's court will be dealt with until it reaches justice for both the guilty and the accused, for both the plaintiff and the defendant, no matter how much time has passed since the day of the event or the emergence of law.
On the independence of the court.
The independence of the court should be comprehensive, since independence from those in power is achieved due, firstly, to the fact that the work of judges, as well as the services of a lawyer, are not funded by the head of state, since in this case judges are dependent on the head of state and his officials, but at the expense of a fund for which finances are allocated on the basis of a separate article of the Tax Code. Charging additional funds for legal services should be prohibited. Secondly, a lawyer is given the same rights to investigate a case as an investigator. The fact is that the investigator, as a rule, is mainly looking for evidence of guilt during the investigation. And since the indictment gets on the judge's desk, and not the investigation materials, the judges consider only the evidence proving the defendant's guilt at the trial. But if the materials of the lawyer's investigation are placed on the court table with evidence of the absence of guilt, then the court will consider the case materials in full. Thirdly, the victim should be able to challenge the court's decisions on appeal, cassation and supervisory review. Fourthly, judges should be responsible for their decisions. There is one responsibility for mistakes, another for negligence, and a prison sentence for falsifying a case. The court's supervisory authority must identify errors, negligence or deliberate falsification of cases by judges and take measures to punish judges and correct court cases. That's when the independence of the court as from the authorities of the state or any other structure will be achieved.
On the equality of the parties in the judicial process.
The equality of citizens with the state, as well as equality between rich and poor in court, is achieved by granting equal rights and opportunities to participate in the investigation of the case of both the prosecutor and the lawyer. Today, the case is being investigated by the investigating authorities under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor's office is the prosecution's side, and therefore the investigator mainly collects evidence supporting the accusation, while evidence that contradicts this is often not attached to the case or simply not considered. Therefore, the investigator does not submit the case materials to the court, but the indictment. For him, the case is considered over if it is accepted by the court. Despite the fact that the Code of Criminal Procedure (CPC) provides for a comprehensive review of the case, it is currently important for the investigator to prepare materials proving the charge. The same CPC provides for a provision under which the court has the right to conduct a trial only within the framework of this indictment. The lawyer also builds his defense based on the materials of the indictment. Thus, if it is written correctly, then the accused is doomed to a guilty verdict. In order to equalize the rights of the victim and the accused, it is necessary to separate the investigative apparatus from the prosecutor's office and make it completely independent, so that both the prosecutor and the lawyer have the right to demand the investigation of a particular circumstance on an equal basis, so that they participate in the investigation on an equal basis. In this case, the materials of both the prosecution and the defense will be placed on the judge's table. The full picture of the preliminary inquiry will be the guarantee of a full hearing of the case in court.
The Lord is about perjury.
The Russian Criminal Code provides for some responsibility for knowingly giving false testimony in court, but judicial practice does not actually know of cases where a perjurer has been punished. This leads to the fact that witnesses are not afraid to slander in court and often intentionally mislead the court. But the fate of a person depends on the testimony of a witness. Therefore, the witness's responsibility must be adequate to the crime he is testifying to. The Lord, in order to increase the responsibility of witnesses at the trial, teaches: "If an unjust witness comes out against someone, accusing him of a crime, then let both these people who have a dispute stand before the Lord, before the priests and before the judges who will be in those days; the judges must examine well, and if that witness is — If a false witness has falsely denounced his brother, then do to him what he intended to do to his brother; and [so] destroy evil from among you; and the others will hear and fear, and will no longer do such evil among you."; and for this, "let not thine eye spare him: soul for soul, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Deut. 19:16–21).
The Lord is about hiding crimes
In our society, whistleblowing is condemned, but God teaches that concealing a crime is a crime and adequate responsibility must also be established for it, for it is said: "If anyone sins by hearing the voice of a curse and witnessing, or seeing, or knowing, but not declaring, then he will bear the sin" (Leviticus 5:1). This also applies to priests who hide behind the law on the secrecy of confession. For the concealment of a crime contributes to the further corruption of the criminal.
The Lord is talking about the totality of crimes.
The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation introduces the concept of "a set of crimes" and, based on this, applies various types of punishment. In one case, the law allows punishing only one crime, the most serious one committed by the perpetrator. In another case, the law makes it possible to determine the average sentence by partial addition. This order of things encourages a person who has committed one crime to commit it again, according to the proverb "seven troubles — one answer." It is important to God that the criminal feels, realizes and repents of all his crimes. "But I tell you that for every idle word that men speak, they will give an answer on the day of judgment" (Matthew 12:36).
The Lord is about freedom.
13. You are called to freedom, brothers, if only your freedom is not a reason to please the flesh, but serve one another with love. 14. For the whole law is summed up in one word: love your neighbor as yourself. 15. But if you bite and eat each other, take care that you are not destroyed by each other. (Galatians 5:13-15). Thus, freedom in the Kingdom of God is contained within the framework of the law, but freedom from the law lies in the fact that the law is enforced by citizens not out of compulsion, but out of love for one's neighbor, and since a person does not violate the law, the law has nothing to accuse him of, which means that he is free from the law.
About the status of mass media.
The mass media is the eye of the people, so the media should be given a special status. Firstly, immunity, since they will be forced to write about all the mistakes and crimes of those in power. Secondly, to have the right to address any person in society, including the head of state. Thirdly, they should have the right to freely enter any public and government institution. However, the media should also be responsible for false information. "But I tell you that for every idle word that men speak, they will give an answer on the day of judgment" (Matthew 12:36).
The Lord is about freedom of speech.
The so-called "lawmen", thieves in law, do not commit crimes themselves, but they are the flagships of the criminal world, its ideologists, the guiding force. Therefore, the harm from their activities is incommensurable with the crime of an individual criminal. Literature and cinema are also carriers of criminal ideology if they glorify lawlessness. Our Criminal Code does not provide for punishment for the bearers of criminal ideology. God teaches us to punish ideologues and propagandists of criminal ideology much more severely than an ordinary criminal. Just as our freedom of action is limited by the law, so should our freedom of speech. If the commandment forbids killing and stealing, then propaganda of murder and theft is an even worse crime than the crime itself. Violence, fights, and armed struggle may be allowed in the cinema, but the very content of the film should foster hatred of violence and love of good deeds, hatred of lawlessness and love of righteousness. God teaches: "Woe to the world because of temptations, for temptations must come; but woe to the man through whom temptation comes" (Matthew 18:6-7).
The Lord is asking for amnesty.
The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for exemption from criminal liability until the end of serving a sentence — amnesty or suspended sentence. By granting amnesty to a criminal, the State forgives his crime. According to God's law, amnesty or suspended punishment is possible only with the consent of the victim. An appeal to God is an appeal to His law, so we can draw a parallel between this statement and the following statement of Jesus Christ. He teaches: "If you bring your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and bring your gift" (Matthew 5:23,24).
What is the church doing, why is it not fulfilling the mission entrusted to it by God to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God?
Through the mouth of the Apostle Paul, the Lord warned that there would come a time when they would not accept sound teaching, but would choose teachers according to their whims who would flatter their ears; and they would turn their ears away from the truth and turn to fables (2 Timothy 4:3-4). So, the church got lost, abandoned the sound teaching of God, turning to fables. That is why the church is now dead for God's cause, dead, dead! However, the Lord says that the church is not without hope, for if the church returns to sound teaching and to fulfilling its immediate mission to magnify and glorify the law of God, to expose the wickedness invented by these nations through the law and the word of the Lord, if it exposes the immoral principles of the kingdom of this world, to expose the vicious deeds of rulers, as they did The prophets in their time, to seek from lawmakers and authorities to bring laws and regulations in line with God's justice and morality, If she fights for the perfection of justice and the purity of society's morals, she will undoubtedly take a leading place in society, which will allow her to regain her former glory and, as a result, influence on all affairs of the state. This, in turn, will allow her to lead the legislative bodies and bring the laws of the state in line with God's justice, morality and morality, and thus fulfill her mission — to turn the kingdom of this world (the kingdom of lawlessness) into the Kingdom of God — the kingdom of righteousness and peace and joy based on the word of God and His law. Therefore, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the might of His power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the machinations of the devil, because our battle is not against flesh and blood, that is, not against specific people in power, for others will take their place, but against institutions that assert the authority of superiors, authorities and rulers of the darkness of this world, against the spirits of wickedness in high places (against their ideologies). For this purpose, take up the full armor of God, so that you may resist in the evil day and, having overcome everything, stand firm. So, stand with your loins girded with the truth and clothed in the armor of righteousness, and your feet shod in readiness to proclaim peace; and above all, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the red-hot arrows of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the spiritual sword, which is the Word of God. The Word of God (Ephesians 6:11-17).
WHAT PREVENTS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST FROM TRANSFORMING THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON THE BASIS OF GOD'S TEACHING ON HOUSEBUILDING?
So there are teachers of the church who teach that the Kingdom of God will come on the day and hour set by God, and it does not depend on man, therefore, it makes no sense to make any efforts for the Kingdom of God to come. But the Lord tells me in my dreams, pointing to the texts of the Holy Scriptures, that this event will happen only when the law comes out of Zion, and the word of the Lord comes out of Jerusalem, and He (the law) will judge the nations and rebuke many tribes; and they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into Sickles: people will not raise a sword against people, and they will no longer learn to fight. Oh, the house of Jacob! Come, and we will walk in the light of the Lord. (Isaiah 2;3). Here it should be noted that the prophet's call: "Come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord" means that this work is voluntary. In other words, the law and the word of the Lord will come out of Zion from Jerusalem only when the nations themselves go and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in his paths." However, many peoples will make this decision only when the mountain of the house of the Lord (the religion based on the law of God) is placed by these peoples at the head of the mountains and rises above the hills (above the faiths, ideologies and laws of large and small nations, on the basis of which they build their statehood). (Isaiah 2;3). Thus, the Kingdom of God will not come on the day and hour set by God, but only when the nations themselves build it.
The teachers of the church teach that people have already tried to build a kingdom of righteousness and peace, and they have failed.
They cite the Papal Empire as proof. The fact is that the people of that time built a kingdom that was not based on God's teaching about housebuilding. Their main mistake is that the Pope took full power in the empire into his own hands, just like the kings of this world. Whereas the main role in the Kingdom of God is played by the RULE of LAW, which is based on the principles of justice, righteousness, morality and morality, established by the commandments of God's law, and the SEPARATION OF POWERS. The task of the saints is to administer justice and education through instruction in the faith. The economic part of the society was to be carried out by the business executives appointed by the saints of the Almighty. And if that were the case, righteousness, peace, and joy would reign in the empire, based on the law and the word of the Lord.
There are church teachers who teach that everything that happens on earth happens solely by the will of God, and it does not depend on man. Therefore, you just need to trust God and put your trust in Him.
The Lord tells me in my dreams that war or peace, righteousness or lawlessness, joy or sorrow — everything depends only on ourselves, and only to the extent that we listen to God or the devil. In other words, God's will is fulfilled only if we do His will, and in no other way. To the evidence. Thus, the main condition of God's covenant with Israel is the fulfillment by the people of Israel of the commandments of God's law. The New Testament does not cancel this main condition. Thus, in the conclusion of His revelation to the Apostle John, Jesus says: "Blessed are those who keep His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life and enter the city through the gates. But outside there are dogs and magicians, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and everyone who loves and does unrighteousness." (Rev. 22:14-15). This means that a person has the right to choose whether to follow the commandments of God's law or not. And since he has the right to choose what to do and how to act, it means that everything that happens on earth happens according to the will of man and the people as a whole, but not God. The Lord says, "If you will and obey, you will eat the good things of the earth; but if you deny and persist, the sword will devour you." (Isaiah 19:20). The freedom of human nature is especially shown here, since a person can obey God, and he can disobey. The Lord says, "In temptation, no one says: "God tempts me"; because God is not tempted by evil and does not tempt anyone Himself, but everyone is tempted by being carried away and deceived by his own lust." (James 1:12-13). It is clear from this text that we create good and evil on earth ourselves, being deceived by our own lust. As proof, I will also cite God's words about His intention to lead the people out of Egyptian slavery. This is His intention that has already been fulfilled, and therefore, using this example, we have the opportunity to understand how He fulfills His intentions. So, the Lord said: "Behold, I go to deliver my people Israel out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of this land into a good and wide land flowing with milk and honey." Based on the fact that these events have already taken place, we can judge that the Lord brought this intention to life by giving orders to Israel through Moses. The will of God was fulfilled only in this case, when the people obeyed God and left Egypt. Therefore, God's words, "Behold, I go to deliver my people Israel from the hand of the Egyptians," should be interpreted as His direct instruction to the people through Moses to leave Egypt. The Lord explains that He is a spirit in the sense that He does not have a physical body like a human, and, therefore, He cannot take a person by the hand and lead him along the path that He has ordained for him. Therefore, the decision of a child to go to school or skip classes does not depend on God's will, the decision of a judge to convict or acquit a person does not depend on God, the decision of the president to start a war or resolve the problem peacefully does not depend on God. Trusting in God means trusting in the law and the word of the Lord, and if we follow this, then righteousness, peace, and joy will reign on earth, based on the law and the word of the Lord and the Holy Spirit. However, in many texts of the Holy Scriptures we find evidence that it is the Lord who governs people. The Lord explains to me in my dreams that there are no contradictions here, since the Lord rules the world through the word, relying on the saints of the Most High. For example, the Lord intends to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God by relying on the people, who have His law in their hearts. He says, "Listen to Me, you who know the truth, people who have My law in their hearts! Do not be afraid of the reproach of men, and do not be afraid of their slander. And I will put My words in your mouth, and I will cover you with the shadow of My hand, to build the heavens and establish the earth, and to say to the peoples of the earth, "You are my people." (Isaiah 51:15). The Lord explains that to set up heaven means to establish the rule of law on earth on the basis of the law and the word of the Lord, and thereby commit the Kingdom to God and the Father. To establish the earth means to create a being whose essence is righteousness, peace and joy based on the law and the word of the Lord.
The teachers of the church teach that God will create judgment and righteousness Personally, while they cite the following text of Scripture as proof.
The Lord says: And I will set judgment as a yardstick, and righteousness (the law) as a balance; and with the hail of justice the refuge of lies will be destroyed, and the waters (the spirit of men corresponding to the commandments of the law) will flood the place of hiding.(Isaiah 28:14-18). However, here are the words of God Himself, who calls on the people to establish justice themselves, He says: "Oh, you who turn judgment into poison and cast the truth to the ground! Who created the seven stars and Orion, and transforms the shadow of death into a clear morning, and makes the day dark as night, summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth? - The Lord is His name! Because you trample on the poor and take gifts of bread from them, you will build houses of hewn stones, but you will not live in them; you will plant beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink wine from them. For I know how many your transgressions are and how grievous your sins are.: You are enemies of the right, taking bribes and perverting the affairs of the poor in court. Therefore, a reasonable person is silent at this time, because this is an evil time. Seek good, not evil, so that you may live, and then the Lord God will be with you, as you say. Hate evil and love good, and establish justice at the gates." (Amos 5:6-16). So, it follows from the first text that the Lord intends to deliver justice alone, and from the second, He imposes justice on the people themselves. There is no contradiction here, for the Lord, saying: "I will set judgment as a yardstick and truth as a balance," he says, relying on the people who have His law in their hearts. And here is another proof that the Lord will judge the world based on elders and princes. The Prophet writes: "The oppressors of my people are children, and women rule over them. My people! Your leaders have led you astray, and the way of your paths has been corrupted. The Lord has risen up for judgment, and stands to judge the nations. The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of his people and with his princes: you have laid waste the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses; why do you oppress my people and oppress the poor?" (Isaiah, chapters 3-4). Thus, God's words, "I will set judgment as a standard," should be interpreted in the same way as the words of, for example, a military commander who swears to take an impregnable fortress. However, when he says so, we understand that he intends to do this, relying on the army entrusted to him. So are God's words: "I will set judgment as a yardstick" — one must understand that He will carry out this intention, like any other, relying on people loyal to Him.
Is it always necessary to show obedience to the authorities?
There are teachers of the church who urge us to be submissive to all authority. At the same time, they refer to the words of the Apostle Paul: "Let every soul be subject to higher authorities, for there is no authority other than from God; the existing authorities are established by God. Therefore, whoever opposes authority opposes God's institution. And those who resist will bring condemnation upon themselves." However, the teachers of the church do not take into account that the Lord sets up superiors to stop all lawlessness. For it is said that the rulers are terrible not for those who do good deeds, but for those who do evil. Do you want to not be afraid of power? Do good, and you will receive praise from her, because in this case the boss is God's servant, for your good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for he does not carry a sword in vain: he is God's servant, the avenger of punishment for those who do evil. Therefore, one must obey not only out of fear of punishment, but also out of conscience. That's why you pay taxes, because they are God's servants, and they are constantly engaged in this. So, the apostle writes that the Lord has appointed the authority to stand guard over the law. But what if the authorities themselves are flouting the law? Do we need to be submissive to such a power? Here are the fundamental words of the apostle: "Therefore, he who opposes authority opposes God's decree." Thus, if the authorities themselves trample on God's institution, then we are obliged not only not to obey such authority, but also to expose them as illegalities. The Lord calls His enemies the princes, that is, the authorities who are lawbreakers and accomplices of thieves; who love gifts and chase after bribes; do not protect orphans, and the widow's case does not reach them, and promises to take revenge on them. Therefore says the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Oh, I will satisfy myself over my enemies and take revenge on my enemies" (Isaiah 1:21-24). Do you think it is necessary to worship the enemies of God? Said: "Worship God alone and serve Him alone." But if the authorities do not serve God, but Mammon, how can we serve God and be submissive to the authorities at the same time? I'll give you an example. In Soviet times, the country's authorities taught that there was no God, and those who tried to serve God were persecuted under Soviet law. There was a clear choice here: either to be submissive to the authorities or to God. As we know, all the apostles of Jesus Christ, including the Apostle Paul, accepted death from the existing authority at that time precisely because they were not submissive to this authority. Thanks to the followers of the apostles, who were not obedient to the authorities, the pagan peoples were converted to Christians. And thanks to the church, which has become obedient to the authorities, Christian nations have once again turned into godless, secular ones. So is it necessary to serve such a government? Jesus teaches: "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon." To serve God is to serve justice, righteousness, and peace, for the kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, and who (exactly) He who serves Christ is pleasing to God and worthy of the approval of men (Romans 14:17-18). But if those in authority serve justice, as they interpret it themselves, and not as God teaches, if they actually serve lawlessness and incite hostility between nations, how can they serve both justice and injustice, righteousness and lawlessness, peace and incitement to hostility? After all, in this case, if the authorities order to kill, then being submissive to the authorities means obeying and killing, but then submission to the authorities will lead to a violation of God's commandment "Thou shalt not kill." So what do you choose in this case: obedience to the authorities or to God? To be on the side of God is to denounce the authorities if they trample on justice and make justice dependent. The Lord says, "Rebuke your neighbor, and you will not bear his sin" (Leviticus 19:15-16). The people in power are the same as those around you, only those who are exposed to power, they are just like all people, prone to sin. And if, seeing their iniquities, you do not rebuke them, you will bear a greater sin for them than the sinners themselves. The children of God should act towards their superiors in the same way as the prophets and apostles of Jesus Christ did. And we know that for the sake of God's truth they rebuked the kings, although they paid for it with their lives. For God, everyone is equal: both bosses and ordinary citizens, so if the boss sins, rebuke him, and you will not bear the sin for him.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS A COMMUNITY OF SOVEREIGN STATES, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL ch. 1
The prophet sees the union of sovereign states in the form of four animals.
And it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year after King Jehoiakim's captivity), the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there. And I saw, and behold, a stormy wind coming from the north, a great cloud, and a swirling fire, and a radiance around it, and from the midst of it, as it were, the light of a flame from the midst of the fire; and from the midst of it was seen the likeness of four animals, and such was their appearance: their appearance was like that of a man.; The likeness of four animals represents the Kingdom of God as a union of sovereign states. Here, the four animals, just as in the vision of the Apostle John, represent the Kingdom of God, which includes many nations. 6 and everyone has four faces, which means that each nation has its own government structure. and each of them has four wings (and their wings are light); - The wings of nations embody their freedom from each other in building economic development. 7 But their feet are straight, which means that these nations walk only in straight paths, that is, in righteousness. and the soles of their feet were like the soles of a calf's foot and shone like shining brass, which means that these people stand on their feet confidently, and the shining brass speaks of the purity of their deeds. 8 And the hands of men were under their wings, on their four sides;-The hands of men tell us that whatever they did, they did everything humanly. 9 All four of them had faces and wings; their wings touched one another, which means that this people has a single faith and a single way of life based on the law and the word of the Lord. During their march, they did not turn around, but each walked in the direction of his face. – This means that each nation has its own economic policy, tied to its geographical area, raw materials, etc., However, this economic policy of the peoples is based on the same rules of the game, which are approved by a single international law.
Individuals are the management structure of the Union of Sovereign States.
10 The likeness of their faces is the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all four of them; and on the left side the face of a bull on all four, and the face of an eagle on all four. Leo's face represents the Duma of the Allied states. The human face is the leadership of the Union of Sovereign States. A face like a taurus — the Working Kingdoms The face of the eagle is the eyes and ears of the people, everything that exists and is free, within the framework of God's morality and law, the press.
11 And their faces and their wings were separated from above, but each had two wings touching one another, and two covered their bodies. – This means that, despite the fact that these peoples were different in nationality and structure, they were united by a common faith, common laws and common international justice.
12 And they went, each one in the direction that was before him; wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went; they did not turn back as they went. – This means that the people of these nations are free to choose their own path of development, because they do what they want to do. But because their spirit is based on the law and the word of the Lord, their choice of their path has always been within the law and the word of the Lord.
13 And the appearance of these animals was like the appearance of burning coals, like the appearance of lamps - burning coals speak of burning in the good sense of the word, their hearts and desires. This is confirmed by the words of the Prophet Isaiah: "Fire walked among the animals, and the radiance of the fire and lightning came from the fire. "The light of Israel (the word of the Lord) was fire, and his Holy (law) was a flame." ISAIAH 10;17.
14 And the animals moved swiftly to and fro, like lightning flashing. – this means that these peoples are not standing still in their development.
15 And I looked at the living creatures, and, behold, on the ground beside these living creatures there was one wheel in front of their four faces.
16 The appearance of the wheels and their arrangement were like the appearance of a topaz (precious stone), and the likeness of all four was the same; and from their appearance and arrangement it seemed as if the wheel were in the wheel. The wheels here represent the spirit of the people, their thoughts and intentions. This is stated in the explanation below (for the spirit of the animals was in the wheels)
17 As they walked, they walked on their four sides; they did not turn around as they marched. The fact that they did not turn around indicates their complete safety.
18 And their rims were lofty and terrible; all four of their rims were full of eyes. The eyes represent the full transparency of cases thanks to the media, which is free within the framework of the law.
19 And when the beasts went, the wheels went by them; and when the beasts were lifted up from the earth, then the wheels were lifted up.
20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went; wherever the spirit went, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the animals was in the wheels.
21 When they walked, they walked; and when they stood, they stood; and when they rose from the earth, the wheels rose with them, for the spirit of the animals was in the wheels. Here, the wheels embody the spirit of the people, which is fully consistent with their deeds. For it is written: Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they also went; wherever the spirit went, the wheels rose up along with them, for the spirit of the animals was in the wheels. And since their spirit (that is, their thoughts and intentions) is based on the law and the word of the Lord, they walk only in straight paths.
Judicial power.
22 Over the heads of the animals (representing the people of the Kingdom) there was a kind of vault, like the appearance of an amazing crystal stretched above their heads. – This is how the Lord shows the throne of God. The fact that its appearance is like an amazing crystal speaks of its crystal purity.
UNDER WHAT MAIN AND ONLY CONDITION WILL RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE COME ON EARTH
The Lord explains that righteousness and peace in international relations will come only when the law comes out of Zion, and the word of the Lord comes out of Jerusalem, and He (the law) will judge the nations, and rebuke many tribes; and they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles: nation will not lift up sword against nation. and they will no longer learn to fight. Oh, the house of Jacob! Come, and we will walk in the light of the Lord. (Isaiah 2;2-5). It should be noted here that the Prophet's call, "Come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord," means that this work is voluntary. In other words, the law and the word of the Lord will come out of Zion from Jerusalem only when the nations themselves go and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, and He will teach us His ways and we will walk in his paths." However, many peoples will make this decision only when the mountain of the house of the Lord (God's teaching about housebuilding) is placed by these peoples at the head of the mountains and rises above the hills (above the faiths, ideologies and teachings about housebuilding) of large and small nations, on the basis of which they build their statehood). (Isaiah 2;2-5). The Lord, appearing to me in a dream, pointing to the text of the Holy Scriptures, explains that as long as a person has a tendency to sin, that is, until correction, complete security, righteousness and peace on the whole earth will come only when justice based on the principles of morality, morality, justice and righteousness, established According to the commandments of God, like the sword of Damocles, which leaves no chance to escape punishment for the crime committed, it will hang over the heads of the rulers of states and their citizens and will restrain their sinful intentions. And it is precisely this task that the Lord sets before Himself, for it is said: The Lord is exalted, who dwells in the highest; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. And your times of safety will come, the abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord will be your treasure. (Isaiah 33:5-6) So, we have a choice, to come to a new world through the third world war (then, according to the predictions of the prophets, two thirds of the entire human population will die), or peacefully through a referendum and elections.
HOW DOES THE LORD INTEND TO ACHIEVE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE FROM THE PEOPLE?
"How the faithful capital, full of justice, has become a harlot! "Says the Lord, "the truth dwelt in her, and now there are murderers. Your silver has become worthless, your wine has been spoiled by water; (in other words, all your goods are marriage) your princes are lawbreakers and accomplices of thieves; they all love gifts and chase after bribes; they do not protect orphans, and the widow's case does not reach them. Therefore says the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Oh, I will satisfy myself over my opponents and take revenge on my enemies!" Thus, the reason for the collapse of the economy and other disorders are the enemies of God, to whom He refers the princes, now they are the heads of state and regions, because they are lawbreakers and accomplices of thieves; they all love gifts and chase after bribes; they do not protect orphans, and the widow's case does not reach them. Next, the Lord explains how He intends to take revenge on His enemies. He says, "I will turn my hand against you, and, as in alkali, I will cleanse the impurity from you, and separate from you all that is leaden; and I will again appoint for you judges, as before, and counsellors, as at the beginning; then they will say of you, 'The city of righteousness, the faithful capital.'" Zion (the kingdom of God) will be saved by justice, and those who convert his sons by righteousness; but all apostates and sinners will perish, and those who forsake the Lord will be destroyed. In the Jewish canon. Zion will be redeemed by justice, and those who repent of it will be redeemed by righteousness. And the apostates and sinners will be crushed together, and those who forsake the Lord will disappear. Isaiah 1:21 Thus, the Lord intends to save the states of the whole world with justice, and the sons of these states, having obtained from them a righteous way of life.
This is how the Lord speaks about the role of justice in salvation through the mouth of the prophet Isaiah (chapter 33).
Here the Lord calls fire the fire that burns in the heart of a sinner and which incites him to iniquity. The Lord opposes His own fire to the fire that burns in the sinner's chest - this fire is education through instruction in faith and justice, as a tool for restraining sinful intentions under fear of punishment (fear of the Lord). At the beginning of the book, the Prophet speaks of God's will to establish perfect justice on earth. "Exalted is the Lord who dwells in the highest; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. And your times of safety will come, the abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord will be your treasure." Now the Lord is telling us how, relying on justice, He intends to bring about safe times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. Change is always preceded by the realization that something needs to be changed, because things are getting worse and worse. And so the Lord shows this time. "Behold, the mighty of this world are shouting in the streets; the ambassadors for peace are weeping bitterly. The roads were empty; there were no more travelers. He violated the treaty, destroyed the cities, and puts people in nothing. The earth is grieving and withering; Lebanon is ashamed and withered; Saron has become like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are naked from their leaves." As we can see, it speaks here about the complete decline of the country's economy, and the reason for this is carnal thoughts, because carnal thoughts do not obey the law of God and cannot. Now the Lord is telling us how He's going to change that. There is no intention in God's plan to exterminate sinners from the earth, because the entire population had to be exterminated. He sets the task to extinguish the fire that burns inside the sinner, and thereby get them to follow the commandments of His law and fulfill His statutes. This is how the Lord intends to do it, He goes on to say: "Today I will rise," says the Lord, "today I will rise, today I will be exalted." "You are pregnant with hay, that is, with sinful intentions (carnal thoughts), for carnal thoughts do not obey the law of God, and indeed cannot (Rom. 8; 3-14). You will be born with straw, that is, with sinful deeds, for your breath is fire (the essence of which is the sinful spirit, carnal thoughts), which will devour you. And the nations will be like burning lime, like thorns cut down, they will be burned in the fire, the essence of which is evil at all times." Now the Lord is telling us how He intends to put out the fire that burns in the soul of a sinner. "Hear, you who are far away, what I will do; and you who are near, know My power. Sinners in Zion were terrified; the wicked trembled: the Lord, now calling justice and the intolerance of lawlessness created in society a fire that devours sin, asks the question: "Which of you can live with a devouring fire? who among you can live by the eternal flame?" and He Himself answers: only he who walks in righteousness and speaks the truth; who despises greed from oppression, restrains his hands from bribes, covers his ears so as not to hear about bloodshed, and closes his eyes so as not to see evil; He will dwell on high places; his refuge will be inaccessible rocks; bread will be given to him; his water will not run out." Further, the Lord already addresses all the people, He says that after cleansing the society with fire, "your eyes will see the King in His beauty, they will see a distant land; your heart will only remember the horrors.": Thus, the fire that the Lord intends to use on the day of judgment is God's judgment, as justice based on the law and the word of the Lord. The purpose of justice is to achieve righteousness and peace from the people.
This is how Jesus speaks about the role of the Kingdom of God, whose righteousness and peace are based on justice, in the education of a morally new person.
"The kingdom of God is like when a man throws a seed into the ground, and sleeps and gets up night and day; and how the seed springs up and grows, he does not know, for the earth by itself produces first greenery, then an ear, then a full grain in the ear. When the fruit is ripe, he immediately sends a sickle, because the harvest has come. Here Jesus speaks about the spiritual growth of man in the Kingdom of God.
And this is how Jesus shows spiritual growth in the Kingdom of God in a new parable.
And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or by what parable shall we portray him? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; but when sown, it grows up and becomes the largest of all the grains, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can hide under its shadow." (Mark 4, 26-32) Jesus also cites a parable in which he explains that the Kingdom of God is also called to separate the children of God from the sons of the devil, that is, from the opponents of the law and the word of the Lord. He says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and left; when the greenery sprang up and the fruit appeared, then the tares appeared. When the servants of the householder came, they said to him, "Master! Have you not sown a good seed in your field? Where did the tares come from? But he said to them, "The enemy of man has done this." And the slaves said to him, "Do you want us to go and choose them?" But he said to them, "No, so that when you pick the tares, you do not pull up the wheat with them; let both grow together until the harvest; and during the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, and bring the wheat into my barn" (Matt.13: 25-30).
And this is how Jesus shows spiritual growth in the Kingdom of God in a new parable.
And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or by what parable shall we portray him? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; but when sown, it grows up and becomes the largest of all the grains, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can hide under its shadow." (Mark 4, 26-32) Jesus also cites a parable in which he explains that the Kingdom of God is also called to separate the children of God from the sons of the devil, that is, from the opponents of the law and the word of the Lord. He says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and left; when the greenery sprang up and the fruit appeared, then the tares appeared. When the servants of the householder came, they said to him, "Master! Have you not sown a good seed in your field? Where did the tares come from? But he said to them, "The enemy of man has done this." And the slaves said to him, "Do you want us to go and choose them?" But he said to them, "No, so that when you pick the tares, you do not pull up the wheat with them; let both grow together until the harvest; and during the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, and bring the wheat into my barn" (Matt.13: 25-30).