The Spiritual Journey 2024 - Day 5: There are only two kingdoms.

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight! Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink, Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!“

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In our discussions, you may have noticed that I often reference “the world system.” To clarify: When I reference the world system, I am referencing all that is set against (or in place of) the rule of Christ. This group includes principalities and powers in the realm of the spirit, as well as the systems of government, rule, etc, established in rebellion against, and contrary to, the Kingdom of God.

Understand, the world system sets man as the ultimate ruler. This system is ruled over by Satan and will shortly be the platform for the very short rule of the Antichrist: a human being who is empowered by Satan and the forces of darkness to directly attack and challenge the rule of Christ. It won’t end well for him or anyone aligned with his rule.

Again, make no mistake, there are only two kingdoms. The kingdom ruled over by Satan includes the rebellious angels, who followed after Satan in his attempted coup, as well as disembodied spirits that walk the earth finding no rest. For our purposes, we will just put these disembodied spirits in the category of ancient rebellious persons. I do not occupy my search for truth trying to figure out exactly where all of the evil spirits came from. But I will tell you, they are among us, and they seek to manifest themselves through hollowed-out souls.

In addition to these purveyors of darkness in the realm of the spirit, the world system also consists of human governments and systems of rule that deny the sovereignty of the Lord.

So, although the world would attempt to present “gray areas,” neutral zones, the fact remains that a person is either operating under the rule of Christ, the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Light, or is under the sway of Satan and the kingdom of darkness.

Indeed, Jesus made clear that He came to bring light.

”Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”“

‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

John made clear that there is no darkness in God. As well, he made clear that we only have fellowship with God as we walk in the Light.

”This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.“

‭‭I John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Peter made clear that we— through Christ—have been called out of darkness .

”But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.“

‭‭I Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

And, as Paul points out, through Christ, we have been conveyed, moved out of darkness, into the Light.

”that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.“

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV

Paul also warned that we are to have no fellowship with the kingdom, or works, of darkness.

‬‬”Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.” Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”“

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭14‬-‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In our opening scripture we see that great judgment is pronounced against those who try to change God’s standard of what is good, and what is evil.

Sadly, this evil persuasion is even found in churches purveying the “all paths lead to God” heresy. As well, those who deny, or minimize, or put far off in the area of irrelevance, the bodily rule of Christ from the earth, are also guilty of calling good evil and vice versa.

As noted before, my spiritual journey began with a feeling of nothingness. Tomorrow we will turn to my first excursion into a survey of what the world system really looks like. But, nothing going further, can be rightly viewed through a lens that confuses light and darkness, or a lens through which there is entertained the notion of there being an alternative, a neutral place, between the Kingdom of Light and the kingdom of darkness. It does not exist.

Please join me tomorrow as we walk through an evil, dilapidated “arcade.”

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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