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Servant or Caesar?

Editor: David Maas
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Jesus rejected Satan’s offer of unlimited political power and instead chose the way of the Suffering Servant - Matthew 4:8-11. Satan tempted Jesus by offering him political power over “ all the kingdoms of the world ,” but he refused the Devil’s offer. Instead, the Nazarene submitted to the way of the ‘ Suffering Servant of Yahweh ’ that led to his inevitable death on the Roman Cross. Satan tempted the Son of God in four ways, but his most seductive offer was that of dominion over the nations  - (Matthew 4:8-11).
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Gathering his Elect

Editor: David Maas
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The saints will be assembled before Jesus on the Last Day, and the wicked will be collected for judgment and cast from his presence . On the Last Day, the righteous and the unrighteous will be “ gathered ” before Jesus, the former for vindication and salvation, and the latter for judgment and condemnation. This event is linked in the New Testament to Christ’s “ arrival ” at the end of the age when he will resurrect the dead, judge the dead and living, terminate the “ Last Enemy, Death ,” and consummate the Kingdom of God.
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Christ ou César?

Editor: David Maas
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Jésus a refusé le pouvoir politique de Rome lorsque Satan l'a offert. Alors, pourquoi insistons-nous pour chercher la chose même que notre Maître a rejetée? Les enseignements de Jésus et de ses apôtres appellent les chrétiens à ne pas être “ sous un joug inégal ” avec ce monde et ses valeurs. Ce dont l'humanité a besoin, c'est de la Bonne Nouvelle du Royaume de Dieu et du salut fourni par Jésus-Christ. Puisque les “ formes ” de cet âge actuel “ disparaissent ”, l'Église devrait-elle cesser de gaspiller ses efforts à “ travailler pour la viande qui périt ”?
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Idolâtrer la Bête

Editor: David Maas
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Les propagandistes de l'Empire encouragent les hommes et les femmes à prêter allégeance et vénération à l'Empereur, la Bête de la Mer . “ Le Faux Prophète ” tel que décrit dans le  Livre de l'Apocalypse  utilise le symbolisme religieux et le contrôle économique pour persuader les habitants de l'Empire de payer un tribut au Trône impérial. Que ce trompeur utilise la force ou la persuasion, le but est le même. Les hommes qui refusent d'adorer la “ Bête de la Mer ” sont exclus de l'activité économique et appauvris.
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Idolizing the Beast

Editor: David Maas
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The Empire’s propagandists encourage men and women to give allegiance and veneration to the Emperor, the Beast from the Sea . The “ False Prophet ” as described in the  Book of Revelation  uses religious symbolism and economic control to coax the Inhabitants of the Empire   to pay homage to the Imperial Throne. Whether force or persuasion is employed, the goal is the same. Men who refuse to venerate the “ Beast from the Sea ” are excluded from economic activity and impoverished.
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Golgotha or Rome

Editor: David Maas
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Jesus refused the political power of Rome when Satan offered it. So, why do we insist on seeking the very thing our Master rejected? The teachings of Jesus and his Apostles in multiple ways summon Christians not to be “ unequally yoked together ” with this world and its values. What humanity needs is the Good News of the Kingdom of God and the salvation provided by Jesus Christ. Since the “ forms ” of this present age are in the process of “ passing away ,” the Church should not waste its efforts on “ working for the meat that perishes ”?
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