MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT DIVINE JUDGEMENT PART 1

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          Most of the people who believe in the existence of God mainly perceive Him as a God of judgement, and hardly as a God of love. In that perception, they consider Him to be indifferent to or unmoved by their plights in life, but always so quick to condemn and punish them for their wrongs.
          Well I've got news for you. God is not like that at all, and I'm truly sorry that many in the Body of Christ have helped to project such a sinister image of God. The notions described above are among the misconceptions we have about divine judgement. We live in an imperfect world; life is often not fair to us, our lofty plans fall through and we see many of our dreams come to nothing. Most of the time, the bad guys get away with their atrocities, while the good guys are made to suffer.
          God is not unmindful of all these. Indeed, the Kingdom of Heaven keeps record of everything that happens to everyone ( young or old, male or female ) on the face of the earth. For individuals who do wrong, God has various forms and times for their punishment, depending on the nature of the wrong done. On that we may be able to go into details in a future post, but the focus of this article is eternal judgement. That is, the judgement that comes after death.

THE CONCEPT OF HELL
       
          It goes without saying that we all associate the word 'hell' with untold suffering. In Christian teachings, Hell is the place where all 'sinners' go after death. By that we invariably mean all the people who refused to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. Now what could possibly be wrong about that kind of teaching? Plenty. But I'll get to that shortly.
          The word 'hell' means 'Sheol' in Hebrew. Sheol could refer to grave, pit or the dwelling place of the dead. The parable of Jesus in Luke 16:19-31 about the rich man and Lazarus suggests that Sheol is a place for both the good and the wicked. However, the two groups are separated by 'a great chasm', which further suggests that they occupy two different territories in the same geographical area.

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     6.     Britain will be without a government, the climax of a long period of political stalemate.

     7.     North Korea will enter into a trade agreement with South Korea. Fourteen years earlier, it will have
             established a fully-operational embassy in South Korea.

     8.     A Palestinian State will have been formed, a sovereign nation enjoying full recognition by the
             United Nations, and operating embassies in the Arab countries, Israel and many other nations
             around the world.

     9.     Mexico will have been completely free from the strangle-hold of drug cartels.

    10.    The space travel 'industry' will come under sharp criticisms: safe but outrageously expensive.

    11.    In 2063, the Rock of Gibraltar will split in half as a result of a supernatural occurrence.

    12.    Twenty seven years earlier, Islas Malvinas ( or the Falkland Islands ) will have become Argentine
             territory.

    13.    Angelic activities on earth will have become a common phenomenon.
         

  
     This blog is specifically for a Christian audience, but most of the following prophecies have global implications. The purpose of sharing them with you is not so that you will believe them. It is just to let you know. Your faith or lack of it will not play any part in their eventual fulfilment. In some of these prophecies, the year 2063 is only a time reference point, whereas in others, it is the actual year of fulfilment. This is part one of this blog.

1.     The Body of Christ ( the Universal Church ) will have emerged from its 40-year period of mourning, the    
        'day' of the Lord described by Prophet Joel [ Joel 1:13-15]. That period began sometime this year,
        2013, and will terminate in 2053. It will be a time when the Church will walk through the darkest valley.
        [Ps 23:14] The beginning of this period marked the beginning of judgement in the Family of God [I Pet
        4:17]. By 2063, God's special Army [Joel 2;1-2] will have begun its exploits on earth.
2.     Russia will have become a fully democratic country. What it embraces now as democracy is a travesty.
        The son of one of the current opposition leaders will dismantle the FSB (former KGB), and establish in
        its place a new internal security agency; one that will be accountable to the Russian people.
3.     China will be a nation at a crossroads. The Chinese people will not be satisfied with an open economy,
        they will vehemently demand for an open government as well. Civil unrests and political upheavals will
        reduce the country to the fourth largest economy in the world, behind India. Japan will have regained its
        second position. By that time, God will have risen in defence of the persecuted Chinese Christians, to
        deliver them from the hands of their tormentors.
4.     Vast new oil deposits will have been discovered in Nigeria, Mauritania, Costa Rica and the Gulf of
        Mexico.This development will be one of the factors that will make Nigeria, at the time, to become the
        largest and richest economy in Africa.
5.     One of Albert Einstein's theories will trigger a completely new scientific quest.