Don Atkin

Living in pursuit of the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ leads to many, many surprises Such living in faith also leads to the increasing revelations and realities of who and how He truly is.

I did not write this book out of concern for those who outright reject the Righteous One. My greater concern is for those multitudes of "church members" who think they are "going to heaven," but are not.I am equally concerned for both those who are in Christ and those who are not, who religiously pray for God's kingdom to come to earth, yet focus upon going to heaven. (Go figure )

En la iglesia Dios ha puesto, en primer lugar, ap stoles, luego profetas, y en tercer lugar, maestros. Este fue un orden muy razonable y comprensible cuando se construye desde el principio. Es l gico comenzar con un arquitecto, un contratista general, un maestro de obras.Sin embargo, hoy no estamos construyendo desde cero. E ignorar a la iglesia actual con todas sus variantes y variables nos asegurar a el fracaso.Se necesita una reforma en la iglesia que abarque y re na a todos en quienes Cristo mora. Necesitamos todas las partes del cuerpo en su lugar, funcionando correctamente. Necesitamos equipos capacitadores impartiendo y guiando a los hijos e hijas de Dios a la obra que l ha preparado para ellos: Nosotros somos hechura suya; hemos sido creados en Cristo Jes s para realizar buenas obras, las cuales Dios prepar de antemano para que vivamos de acuerdo con ellas. Necesitamos comenzar con los pastores, aquellos que est n actualmente en autoridad, orando por una visi n com n que nos retenga juntos en la unidad. Creo que los ap stoles son esenciales? S . Sin embargo, no creo que sea esencial que ellos sean reconocidos en puestos de autoridad.

We are hearing a lot today about the ekklesia, as should be. There is a coming of the ekklesia as it relates to Jesus' kingdom, His throne and His authority-and all of this ties into bringing us into that place of restoration and dominion as at creation...when all was good. The Bible says the government will rest upon His shoulders, and His disciples kept that in view when each city became the local seat of His government. This is why when we read scriptures it speaks of the called out assembly of Ephesus or called out assembly of Corinth. In essence Jesus was instructing His disciples to build His government with His saints in each city united together as one local body, the local expression of His kingdom. They were thus to bring in His authority and glory on this earth through Jesus their King and Lord.

Nosotros (la nica iglesia unida en cada localidad) debemos liberar a toda la creaci n del cautiverio del infierno, as estableciendo el reino de los cielos en la tierra. Nada menos que la iglesia unida le dar libertad a una naci n o cultura cautiva. La responsabilidad de la iglesia nica es someter y reinar en cada comunidad.

God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, and third teachers. This was a very reasonable and understandable order when building from the beginning. It is logical to begin with an architect, general contractor, a master builder. However, we are not building from scratch today. And to ignore the present-day church with all of her variants and variables would assure us of failure. There is need for a reformation of the church that encompasses and brings together all in whom Christ abides. We need all of the body parts in place and rightly functioning. We need equipping teams imparting and guiding God's sons and daughters into the work that He has prepared for them.

La Reconciliaci n es la que hace posible la distensi n La gracia para la reconciliaci n es inherente dentro de la voluntad de Dios. La gracia nos capacita para llevar a cabo Su voluntad. "No todos los que dicen: "Se or, Se or" entrar n en el reino de los cielos, sino los que hacen la voluntad de mi Padre que est en los cielos"

Let me be up front, forthright, and speak with candor as you begin to read this adventure into truth that will likely come as a surprise to many, and perhaps to you. This is "bottom line" and biblical, faithful to the apostles' doctrine and the small gate and narrow way that leads to life eternal and everlasting.The insights in this book will lead to making some serious re-evaluations and hard decisions, to considering repentance, revolution and reformation, beginning in the marriage and family, and filtering into the communities around us.

Apocalypse is the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom." This revelation, this expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm, cannot be captured, calculated, or even conceptualized by the human mind. It is a revelation of God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory.

"Armageddon and the Sons of God" is a sequel to "Stealth Apostolicity" and will be followed by "God's Wisdom in a Mystery," and then "Apocalypse - the Mystery Revealed." Together, these writings bring clarity to the eternal purpose of God and to the role of the 21st century church in God's plan.

All this is wonderful, for us to find freedom for ourselves, and then to help others into the glorious freedom of the children of God. However, there is a much, much bigger picture that we are missing altogether: For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. We will be exploring together the corporate realities of God's people in all various jurisdictions finding their roles in the glorious government of God, and seeing peace on earth as it is in heaven

A pastor wrote: "I do believe the ultimate answer is when Jesus comes back and establishes His kingdom here on earth during the millennial period. Then shall His kingdom come on earth collectively as a whole as it is in heaven. The best we can do until He comes is to allow His kingdom rule in our lives as individuals."1.Jesus will come back during the millennial period2.The Kingdom on earth will be established during the millennial period3.The best we can do is allow His kingdom to rule in our lives as individualsAn elder wrote: (4) "God is in control."I do not question the integrity, sincerity or motives of these precious brothers. And I realize that they speak for many-perhaps a majority of church members on the earth today.I do not agree with any of the four statements above, and believe them to be at the root of the church's impotency and irrelevancy (insofar as her salt/light influence is concerned).She has taken on the appearance of a Babylonian institution. Each small, medium and large sect competes for market shares rather than presenting a united front that can vanquish the gates of hell.This Apostolic Manifesto is my response to these four statements.1.I believe that Jesus' Second Advent came to pass at Pentecost A. D. 33, to live out His Kingly role on the earth by His Spirit in the many sons He is bringing to glory. I believe that the church is His present-day body in the earth.2.I believe that the kingdom on earth is to be progressively revealed through those purchased by the blood of Jesus from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. 3.I believe that, in addition to submitting to God's kingdom rule as individuals, we are to be fitly joined together in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace, to be known by our love, and to reveal God's glory through our oneness with Him and with one another.4.I believe that the prince of the power of the air rules in the earth until the church that Jesus is building succeeds in assaulting the gates of hell, and returns the administration of the earth to the sons of the kingdom.