Godmindfamily, Chapter 16
- May 6
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Chapter 16: The Revelation Church
God’s kingdom cannot be brought about by human led efforts alone. The kingdom can only be installed by God, under the precise conditions outlined in prophecy; that is, when Jesus comes with the clouds to save his people in Petra, Jordan, following a time of tribulation, before proceeding to liberate Jerusalem from the Antichrist with the raptured saints. In this era, called the church age in theology, our primary mission is to spread the good news. To that end, I announce the creation of the Revelation Church.
The focus of the Revelation Church is not on church services or rituals, but on the distribution of salvific and healing information. ‘You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’, is our motto. Jesus himself identified the knowledge of God with salvation. Knowledge is the basis of belief, because you cannot believe in someone you don’t know anything about. The more you know about Jesus, the more you believe, and the more beneficent actions (including miracles) will be taken on that belief, which in turn reinforces your knowledge of God. That information will primarily consist of books and videos made available via the internet, material that explains the Bible and points to the baptism in the Holy Spirit, that can occur anywhere that God wills it. It is true that desire to know the truth is necessary to obtain the knowledge of God; if people don’t want the truth, they won’t seek the truth, and if they don’t seek the truth, they won’t find it. That’s free will.
I am charge of the dissemination and curation of the knowledge of the Revelation Church, as well as the nature and conduct of any future church services. There will be others involved in the administration and preaching of the church, and all members of the church are encouraged to spread the word. All you need is comprehension of the information contained in the Bible, my books Godmindfamily and Godmindbody, and a willingness to act on that knowledge. I will make it plain which preachers I have approved, because it’s so easy for people to get the message wrong.
The true universal church is a spiritual fellowship attending churches belonging to various different Christian denominations. Some of that fellowship – perhaps more than people would think – are nondenominational and do not regularly attend church. The fellowship is defined by the shared presence of Christ’s Body and blood within its members.
This is a church for people who go to church, and for those who love God but do not necessarily like going to church. It’s more important to live the Christian life than to show up at church every Sunday. Of course I am not denying that it is useful for believers to gather in Jesus’ name and support each other’s faith, because many people are liable to stray without supportive friendships and structure. ‘Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am there.’ (Matthew 18:20). So there will be services. The gatherings could be online, in person, or even both. Services will tend to be oriented around explaining and discussing the Bible and planning practical works to further the good news.Most churches have a section on their website that describes what they believe, so that prospective attendees can see if they will be a good fit. The following is what The Revelation Church knows to be true:
1. Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah, and Yahweh (God) himself.
2. The godhead is comprised of a trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Father and the Son can send the Holy Spirit to heal, help and save believers upon request.
3. Humanity has original sin and is inherently flawed and self-destructive because of primordial disobedience in the Garden of Eden, leading to a default natural state of separation from God. This brought about the need for forgiveness, redemption and reunion with God, enabled by Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross.
4. Salvation is to be had by receiving God’s Spirit, The Holy Spirit, and the Body of Christ into one’s own physical body (the new temple), specifically the head, where the Body of Christ is felt as a constant physical presence. Recognising one’s sins and asking God for forgiveness can assist with this process. Believers may then be taken up in the spirit to heaven to meet the Father and Son for themselves. This mystical experience is called being ‘born anew’ (John 3:3). Salvation is defined as being in the state of safety from destruction on Judgement Day, and this requires the reception and preservation of the indwelling Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the vehicle of salvation because it moves the Body of Christ, which contains the Spirit of God, to the heads of the saved. Salvation necessitates that God’s will is obeyed, and the commandments to love God and love thy neighbour are observed, which includes avoiding sin and doing good works to some extent. Salvation may be lost due to serious unrepentant sin and may also be regained, too, if God wills it. I cannot go into further detail, because it is up to God to decide to whom his spirit is imparted, and from whom it is withdrawn, and he decides on a case by case basis. Water baptism and eating communion bread are not strictly necessary for salvation, but they may be associated with salvation when sufficient faith is present, and are nonetheless good things to do, as Jesus told us to do them (Matthew 28:19; Mark 14:22). If these sacraments do not lead to salvation, they can engender the dangerous and widespread phenomenon of salvation complacency. ‘He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.’ (Mark 16:16).
5. Jesus Christ is God and a man. Jesus merged fully and permanently with the Word of God. God became Man so that people might become children of God. The incarnation was necessary to form a bridge between God and humanity, and for Jesus’ glorified body to be offered for consumption, enabling humankind to partake in the divine nature, and Jesus’ immortality. Jesus’ resurrection and ascension demonstrated his conquest of death, and all the saved will sooner or later have an immortal body like his.
6. The rapture will be at a future juncture, for a minority of Christians, dead and living, towards the end of the tribulation period. The 144,000 elect will be the main group involved in the rapture, but there will be others.7. There will be a literal thousand-year reign of Christ and his saints on this earth (Revelation 20:1–6).
8. This millennium will be followed by the Gog and Magog conflict described in Revelation 20, the mass resurrection of the dead, The Last Judgement and the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21–22), an eternal city on a new earth.
9. The purpose of the Revelation Church is to facilitate salvation, sanctification and theosis which come from God.
10. All who are not saved, do not pass the judgement and will go to hell (sheol, the land of the dead) upon death, and ultimately will be cast in the lake of fire at the Last Judgement, which means utter annihilation of body and soul, so that they cease to be, with the exception of the worst offenders who will be tortured forever. All the saved will go to heaven upon bodily death and will be resurrected sooner or later in eternal bodies.
11. Some believers in existing churches are not really saved, though they believe they are, because they overvalue faith without action, and overemphasise rituals such as baptism, confession and the eucharist. This is because they do not know the whole truth and mistranslate the Greek word pisteou, which means belief backed by actions, not merely mentally accepting something as true. This creates a need for Revealed Christianity to reveal that truth and inspire the appropriate action.
12. The Bible is divinely inspired holy writ, and it is true.
13. The Bible prophecies about the Antichrist (Daniel 7;Revelation 13;17;19), the False Prophet, the End Times, the mark of the beast, the image of the beast (Revelation 13), the Rapture and the Second Coming (1 Thessalonians; Matthew 24:30) will come to pass, in mostly literal fashion, although some prophecies are clearly symbolic.
14. Reincarnation is implicit in the Bible. While inessential for salvation, belief in reincarnation is essential to deeply understand some Bible prophecies.
15. This is a conservative church. I agree with the Eastern Orthodox Church’s positions on abortion, homosexuality, and gay marriage.
More detailed expositions and explanations of the Church’s positions can be found in this book and Godmindbody: The Bible, Prophecy, Miracles and TMS Healing Explained.
Individual members of the church can schedule a one-on-one conversation with me for healing, confession or advice, though I will encourage them to appeal directly to Jesus, where possible. My ecclesiastical philosophy is minimalist: a good priest makes the congregation into their own priests, and Jesus is ‘our high priest’ (Hebrews 4:14) in heaven, providing healing, counsel, wisdom and salvation directly to all who truly desire them with faith.
If you are interested in joining the Revelation Church, you can contact me via the author website in the description below.
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