Kingdom
of Heaven Within
God forever hopes that we will come to Him so that we can become all that He means
for us to become. ‘He becomes what we are to make us what He is (UB)’ Why is it
so hard for God to give His children the greatest gift they could ever receive –
The Kingdom of Heaven within and the Grand Universe throughout God is clear: anyone who would, can come. He is a loving
father, actively
pursuing the embrace of
every mortal being in the world. The eternal covenant is open to all who have faith and who would follow God’s Ways and Will.
Man is not absolved of suffering, but he is lifted up over it, in the
"peace that surpasses all understanding." And this is the
"kingdom of heaven" that is "within" as spoken of by the
Son of Man. What are God’s Ways? What would God have us do? Here is God’s
answer through His inspired prophets.
And so, we see the evolution of
God’s relationship with man. We begin with the fear of God and his external commandments and we end with the love of God and the pouring out of His spirit upon us, and within us.
Government has become an arm of
the corporate interest. Is this the world system that we want? How many of us
know that the United States law is being changed by Federal Executive Orders
directly by the President, bypassing Congress, in order to prepare for the day
when the United States Constitution is made subservient to the United Nations
Charter? How many know that the United Nations Charter has no bill of rights
and no protection for the individual against the arbitrary power of the World
State? The Book of
Enoch reveals to us that
the core of such "nefarious plans" has ancient roots dating from the
very origins of rebellion on this planet. Is it really surprising to anyone who
understands the Urantia
Book that our developing
world system has points of contact with the same forces of evil which ‘conspired’ to bring to an end the life of the Son of
Man. However, it would be a mistake to give these "principalities" of
evil too much credit. Mankind itself bears the greatest burden of blame, for
without its willing assistance, such principalities could have no power and no
influence. The kingdom of heaven within, established in each and every heart,
is the only true antidote for the evil, sin, and iniquity.
Jesus exemplifies by his life
his message and teaching to mankind – the Kingdom of heaven within: the New
Covenant, God’s will transcendent in the heart of man, the partnership of man
and God founded upon the fact of God’s indwelling spirit within man. The true
Spiritual Rock of all ages.
Quote is from "The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand", by Edmund J. Roache