On Wednesday nights at Harvest Baptist Church, we are continuing a series on The Kingdom.  The main theme of the Bible is the kingdom - from Genesis chapter 1 where God gave Adam dominion to Revelation 22 where God sits on the throne for ever and ever.  In the middle was the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ which was the central turning point in the history of the kingdom.

In the Old Testament, the kingdom was physical, visible, and external.  Peace was defined as safe from your enemies, an abundance of crops, and nodiseases.  See the blessings and curses of Deuteronomy 11.

The question that has recently come to my mind, is this – why is it the wicked men and women of our generation today seem to be living in luxury, seemingly free of any consequence of the sinful lives in which they live? Did God not establish in Genesis 2:17 that consequences will come as a result of our sin? Why is it the wicked men in our society live like royalty, while the God-fearing Christian struggles to pay his rent? Did God go back on His word? Why aren’t these people being judged as the Bible clearly states in Hebrews 13:4 “…but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”? My answer to that is this – God is finished with America. He’s fed up with the way she has