Presenter: Elder William Olivier

In this episode we review the six foundational aspects of Christ that we've learnt in the preceding teachings on the Book of Hebrews as we press on beyond the doctrine of the first principles of Christ unto maturity in our journey of faith, viz.

• repentance from dead works
• Faith towards God
• the teaching of Baptisms
• the Laying on of hands
• resurrection of the dead
• eternal judgment

What is a kingdom man?

A kingdom man places himself under God's rulership and submits his life to the lordship of Jesus Christ. He also understands the important role his wife plays in his success.

God told the Israelites, that three times a year all of their males were to appear together before Him to receive instructions from Him.

Yet when God told them to appear, He specifically called them out before the “Lord God, the God of Israel.”

He called them to submit themselves to His complete authority.

If the men submitted, they were told that they, and those connected to them, would receive God’s covering, protection and provision. But they would receive this only if they positioned themselves under His absolute rule. So essential was this element of rulership that God used three of His names as a reminder.

The Israelites were told to appear before: In using three different names for himself, God emphasized His supreme authority over the men of the nation and their accountability to Him.

The same principle of God’s rulership that applied to the Israelites is no different from God’s rulership today.

He is God — Lord God, God of Israel, master, supreme God, ruler and judge.

A kingdom man, therefore, is one who places himself under God’s rulership and submits his life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

A kingdom man is a man who rules according to God’s rule.

Keep in mind, that to rule something does not refer to domination or illegitimate control.

Mankind’s misuse of the term rule through dictatorships and abusive relationships has distorted the legitimate call on man to rule under God’s sovereign rule and according to His principles.

Anyone who takes God’s command to seek the Kingdom seriously should most decidedly be interested in this topic.

Why should we be interested?

Because men were never intended to pursue dominion apart from having the assistance of a wife.

1. So, for the married man, it is profitable for you to understand what your wife can and should be doing.

2. For the unmarried men listening, you should be keenly interested in the Scriptural demands for being a wife and mother to pursue a qualified candidate and make a righteous selection.

3. For unmarried women, becoming well versed in applying God’s Word will make you better able to step into a godly and fulfilling marriage to a man you can honestly submit to.

So, I want to assure you that this message is for all of us, not just for the mothers.

Elder William Olivier

The Seats of Judgement

The New Testament reveals 3 main, successive scenes upon which eternal judgment will be carried out.

Each of these is marked by the type of seat that the Judge sits upon to execute judgment:

1. the judgment seat of Christ

2. the throne of Christ's glory

3. the great white throne.

Different groups of people are judged at each seat of judgment.

Elder William Olivier

There are two aspects of Eternal Judgment:

1. General revelation of God as judge of all, and

2. The main principles which administrate God's judgment.

Hebrews 12:22-24 But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, (23) To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, (24) And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Three main parts to these scriptures:

A) Description of God's dwelling place

1. Mount Zion

2. city of the living God

3. the heavenly Jerusalem

B) Listing of those who dwell there with God

1. innumerable company of Angels

a) Angels who kept their first estate

2. general assembly and Church of the first-born

a) new testament saints

3. spirits of just men made perfect

a) saints of previous ages

C) Presentation of God Himself

1. God, the Judge of all

2. Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant

3. the Blood of sprinkling

These scriptures reveal GOD THE JUDGE

which leads us to JESUS THE MEDIATOR

which leads us to THE BLOOD--the means and price of reconciliation.

The resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment are bound together by the logic of the scriptures. Eternal judgment always follows the resurrection of the dead. Resurrection always precedes eternal judgment.

Hebrews 9:27 (ASV) And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

To properly address these we need to look first at two areas:

Time and Eternity

· Eternity is not endless time, although that is the way that we tend to think of it.

· Eternity is the nature and mode of God's own being

· It’s the uncreated realm in which God Himself exists.

WHEN DID GOD CREATE TIME?

· Time was created by God as part of the creation of the world.

· Before the fall of Lucifer, everything in creation functioned by the principle of eternity.

· Today we refer to this dimension as the space-time continuum.

· Times and seasons are a direct result of the motion of time.

· While we live our lives by the clock, there comes a point in our life that time shall be no more.

· At our physical death, we step out of time and into eternity.

· When our life ends on earth, time stops for us.

In some churches, this whole concept is ignored while in others it suffers abuse and excess.

We need to understand and apply this “elementary principle” in a biblical manner. We need to know who, when and how to lay hands and understand the grace given us so that we do not refrain from exercising our faith, nor act presumptuously.

You would have noticed by now that we do not lay hands in a slothful manner in our spiritual family. I hope you will gain an understanding of why we function in this manner.

· In Scripture, hands are generally symbolic of action and ability Exo.15:17

· The right hand is particularly significant of power and authority Exo.15:6

The laying on of hands signifies one of three things:

1. transmitting blessing or authority,

2. public acknowledgement of blessing or authority already received by the one receiving the laying on of hands, or,

3. publicly commit the one on whom hands are laid to God for some special task or ministry.

Apostle Bo Salisbury