Being Church is our Calling.
The Kingdom of God is our Glorious Hope.
Kaiser Y Kuo has written an important article about the role of China in the modern world called The Great Reckoning.
Daniel had a vision of a Terrible Beast.
It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left (Dan 7:7).He saw an Empire that would crush and devour many other nations.
In a recent interview Jeffrey Sachs described a nation that is ruthlessly trampling and destroying other nations. He is not a Christian, but I think he got a glimpse of the Terrible Beast.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people (Matt 4:23).
Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 8:12).
The good news of the kingdom is that Jesus has been made king and he has sent the Holy Spirit to establish his kingdom throughout the earth. The Book of Acts is the story of the Holy Spirit beginning the task of bringing his kingdom into being.
