Occupying Forces (Poem, Part 2)

(See the series here)

Across the ages and pages of God’s Bible,

Occupation of peoples and lands has been a factor,

Those He allowed, and many with Him as Chief Director,

Due judgments to people He had deemed as sin-full.

Jesus left Earth from an occupier’s territory,

Israel occupied by Rome, and Earth by satan.

He promised to return to Earth again, then shaken, ¹

To sit in Earth’s occupier’s seat -- God’s theocracy.

Until then, for roles in His occupier government,

He is recruiting candidates ...like you and me,

Sinful people who will just come to Him humbly,

To be cleansed of their sin, and escape His final judgment. ²

These are the people, He designates as ‘saints’,

Not ‘good folk’ some man selects after their death,

But people who are ALIVE, breathing His breath.

Trust me. This is the picture The Bible paints.

Return to Earth with His saints, then immortal,

He’ll establish an iron-rod Millennial Monarchy,

Not some humanistic, pluralistic democracy,

With a span that’s global, based in Israel.

Sooooo……

If the notion of living under an occupier’s heel,

Turns you totally off, as it does with me,

Turn to Christ for salvation Grace and Mercy.

For His coming reign, I guarantee there is no better deal.

At His coming, these things are predicted:

--satan’s occupation will be totally suspended, ³

--All levels of human governance will be rescinded, ⁴

--All resistance will be interdicted. ⁵

Three types of humans then on Earth, Scriptures reveal:

--Occupied sinners, tribulation’s mortal remnant,

--Occupier saints, god-and-angel-like, and puissant, ⁶

--Jesus Christ, seated on God’s Throne, His iron rod to wield!

Classes, castes, apartheid? Hey, call it whatever you may like.

What’s predicted is coming; the bottom line remains:

>You get to choose whether to be one who with Him reigns.<

For me, I’m excited about being …god-and-angel-like!

One last point my bottom line to amplify,

The greatest of clarity may it supply:

If a saint you ain’t when it’s your time to die,

A saint you will never be by some man’s lie.

----------
¹ See: Isaiah 2:20-21, Revelation 6:12 and 16:18
² See: Prayer of Salvation (Poem)

³ See: Revelation 20

⁴ See: Isaiah 2:2-4
⁵ See: Isaiah 11 and 24:4-6, Zechariah 14:16-19, Psalm 2:9, Revelation 2:27, 12:5 and 19:15

⁶ Having great power and/or influence. See: Matthew 22:29-30, Mark 12:24-25, Luke 20:34-36. ‘What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that you visit him? For You have made him a little lower than God, Elohim [i.e., Yourself, not angels], and You have crowned him with glory and honor.’ (Psalm 8:4-5) See also: Romans 2:6-10, Daniel 12:2-3 and Revelation 19:11-16