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                       There Is a New World Coming!

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By David Wilkerson
November 7, 1994
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          The BIBLE says that in the last days scoffers will
          appear, mocking the message that Jesus Christ is going
          to return to set up a new kingdom. Even today mockers
          are saying, "Where is He? I don't see any evidence that
          Jesus is coming. Everything continues as it has from
          the beginning. There's no sign of a new world coming,
          with Christ as king!"

          If you were to try to convince these scoffers that
          Jesus is coming to purge the earth with fire and set up
          a kingdom of eternal righteousness, they would call you
          insane! Many today ridicule the very idea of a Second
          Coming. Yet, without batting an eye, these same mockers
          turn around and claim that a "new world order" is
          coming. A New Age society is soon to appear!

          Such scoffers have bought into a lie from hell! Satan
          always manufactures a counterfeit just before the real
          thing comes. You see, he knows King Jesus is about to
          return and that His new world is at the door. And the
          devil wants to keep his own children deceived by
          promoting a fantasy world, with every false hope. So
          now he has concocted a new, demonic doctrine of a
          coming New Age -- to keep people from accepting the
          reality of the coming Christ!

          This most recent New-Age counterfeit first appeared as
          the Age of Aquarius. The eleventh constellation was to
          move into a final, New-Age kingdom, which would be
          known as the "new world order." (President Bush used to
          use this phrase -- and it angered me to no end! He
          didn't know he was speaking of a New Age!)

          New Agers say this new world order is just about to
          dawn. They predict a catastrophic calamity will take
          place first. Then a new world order will arise out of
          the chaos, ushering in a society of love, understanding
          and world peace. AIDS will be conquered. All diseases
          will be cured. Wars will cease. Poverty will be no
          more. And the only Christ that will exist will be a
          Christ-consciousness -- a worldwide mindset of
          brotherhood. Every person will be a little god!
          Self-love will be king, and pleasure will be the focus
          of all. There will be no restraints. Everyone can do as
          he or she pleases!

          I've got bad news for all such New Age scoffers: I'm
          sorry -- but you've been hoodwinked by the devil! There
          is no such thing as the fantasy world he is pushing on
          humankind in these last days!

          Oh, there is a new world coming, all right -- and it is
          dawning even now. But it isn't a "new world order" or a
          New Age. Rather, every kingdom of this world is soon to
          become our Lord's -- and all His enemies will become
          His footstool! Christ is coming back to establish His
          holy kingdom, and scoffers won't have any part in it:
          "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for
          new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth
          righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13).

          In this new world, none of the following will be
          allowed to enter: "...the fearful, and unbelieving, and
          the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and
          sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars..." (Revelation
          21:8). In fact, all of these "...shall have their part
          in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone..."
          (verse 8).

          Think of the horror of the New Age deception! Millions
          of people today are totally convinced they will take
          part in a new world order. They believe that soon
          they'll finally have peace and be fulfilled...that all
          guilt, fear and condemnation will vanish ..that sin
          will no longer haunt them...that they will be able to
          freely indulge in homosexuality and fornication with no
          penalty, disease or retribution. They assure
          themselves, "Away with born-again religion! Away with
          all the condemnation that causes people to feel bad
          about themselves. We're going to have a new world where
          we can do as we please. No one will bother us -- no one
          will upset us!"

          Yet they are about to face a tragic awakening! They are
          going to find themselves in a godless hell, where a
          mocking devil gleefully proclaims, "Welcome to your New
          Age. Welcome to your new world order!"

          It is no wonder hell will be a place of weeping,
          wailing and gnashing of teeth. That is where the lie
          will be exposed -- in an eternal furnace of fire!
          Suddenly the damned will cry, "I've been deceived! The
          New Age that I was convinced was coming is an
          everlasting hell!" And the horror of the deception will
          continue to grow in intensity, throughout all eternity!

          Right now, multitudes in America are turning to the
          occult: Hollywood executives, Wall Street tycoons,
          Broadway actors and actresses, government leaders,
          people from all walks of life. They are embracing the
          New Age's false gospels: Scientology, channeling,
          satanism, voodoo, astrology, all kinds of demonic
          religions of the east. They are blind, deceived --
          believing a lie!

          The apostle Peter tells us the truth about the coming
          new world and what it will really be like. He says the
          present world is going to dissolve. It is headed for a
          fiery meltdown that God Himself will bring about!
          Indeed, the Lord will unleash His reserved fire, to
          purge both the heavens and the earth:

          "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the
          night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a
          great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent
          heat, the earth also and the works that are therein
          shall be burned up" (2 Peter 3:10).

          Now, this does not mean the heavens and the earth will
          be completely annihilated. Rather, it means everything
          will be "renovated, cleansed by fire." You see, God has
          reserved a cleansing fire with a power far beyond that
          of any hydrogen holocaust or atomic explosion. It is
          much more intense than anything humankind could
          produce. And He will bring it forth with such
          intensity, it will melt the very elements!

          All the "space junk" -- the satellites and mechanical
          clutter we've shot into the heavens -- will burn. All
          pollutions, all diseases, all corruption on the earth
          will be consumed. The very elements will be dissolved
          -- and out of it all will come a new heaven and a new
          earth!

          Peter says the reason he wrote this message about the
          end of the present world and the beginning of the new
          earth was to "stir up the pure minds" of all believers:
          "This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in
          both which I stir up your pure minds by way of
          remembrance" (verse 1). His message is meant to stir up
          a hope in us -- to keep us from being anchored to this
          world!

          Here is the truth meant to "stir up our minds":

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                        1. Everything on This Planet
                         Is Going to Be Destroyed!

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          "Seeing then that all these things shall be
          dissolved..." (verse 11). Everything humankind is
          attached to -- all that people hold precious, all that
          they labor a lifetime to keep and enjoy -- is going to
          dissolve in a sudden burning!

          Try to imagine it: All Wall Street firms, all corporate
          offices, all banks, all computer headquarters -- gone!
          The United Nations will vanish. State and federal
          capitol buildings will burn to oblivion. Fort Knox and
          all its gold will disappear. There won't be any more
          manufacturing plants, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels,
          airplanes, trains. There won't even be any ashes left!
          God's Word clearly says that all these things "...shall
          be burned up...dissolved..." (verses 10-11).

          The Greek word for dissolved here means "to loosen,
          break up and melt down." In other words: God is going
          to break up the party! He will pry people loose from
          everything they lust after -- and then melt it all in
          intense heat!

          Now, I want to share with you a truth that will help
          you understand why the secular workplace will never
          fully accept you, if you are devoted to Jesus. It
          doesn't matter where you work -- at a bank, in a
          school, cleaning the streets, wherever. You probably
          experience much rejection, condescension, frustration
          and misunderstanding. You receive little or no credit
          for what you do. You are persecuted, ridiculed, talked
          about behind your back. And you realize you will never
          be "one of the guys" or "one of the girls." So you
          never feel comfortable or truly secure. Why is this so?

          It is all the Lord's doing! He permits it so you will
          not become hooked on this transient, passing world!
          Many Christians get too comfortable in this world and
          end up turning away from the Lord. Prosperity,
          acceptance and recognition capture their hearts and
          minds.

          Yet, if God sees that you are susceptible to being
          seduced by these things, His mercy and grace will work
          to keep you from becoming ensnared! He will make you
          uncomfortable on the job because He knows you. He knows
          you may forget Him -- and possibly end up in hell! So
          He doesn't let you put down roots in this world. He
          makes you always dependent on Him!

          Right now you may be wondering, "Lord, why is my job so
          upsetting to me? Why do others take advantage of me and
          stab me in the back? Why do I always feel like an
          outsider? What's wrong with me?"

          There is nothing wrong with you! It is God at work! He
          is keeping you sick and tired of this dying world. He
          is saying, "You can't get too involved in 'making it'
          here, because it's all going up in smoke. Set your
          affections on things above -- on the new world that's
          coming!

          You answer, "But what a waste! I'm so full of energy. I
          have talent, ideas, a sharp mind, a desire to
          accomplish much. Yet I feel stifled, stymied. It's so
          frustrating!

          Dear saint, I've got good news for you: When it all
          ends and your scoffing friends are cut off -- their
          work melted to nothing, their careers dissolved, their
          money burned -- your work is just about to begin!

          You see, heaven is not a retirement center. It is no
          "Sunset City." Rather, our eternal home is a place of
          great action -- full of new horizons and incredible
          plans! God is going to fully use all your gifts,
          talents and desires there. He's not going to waste a
          thing He has given you. On the contrary, your gifts
          will be magnified many times over! He is going to use
          you for His glory in eternity!

          Jesus gives us several hints as to what this experience
          will be like:

          1. Matthew 24:46-47: "Blessed is that servant, whom his
          lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say
          unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his
          goods." The Greek word for "ruler" here suggests "an
          eternal appointment." We are going to be appointed by
          God as keepers over His goods -- throughout all
          eternity!

          2. Matthew 25:21: "His lord said unto him, Well done,
          thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful
          over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many
          things..."

          3. Luke 19:17: "And he said unto him, Well, thou good
          servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very
          little, have thou authority over ten cities."

          Eternal appointments...ruling over His
          household...ruling over His goods...ruling over
          cities.... We're going to rule and reign with Jesus in
          His kingdom -- as kings and priests!

          I sometimes imagine that when we get to heaven, we'll
          discover whole new planets -- new worlds created for
          His glory, deep in outer space, far beyond anything our
          finite minds can comprehend. (Just recently, scientists
          used a newly developed telescope to discover whole new
          universes they didn't know existed!) Our Lord's
          creation extends so far beyond what we could ever
          imagine, it blows the mind!

          In addition, there will be countless multitudes of
          saints with Jesus in eternity. I think of the hundreds
          of millions of aborted babies who will be there. Satan
          tried to kill them all -- but he only planted them in
          God's kingdom! I also think of the millions of
          abandoned, murdered, starved children throughout the
          ages. Right now precious street orphans in Brazil are
          being murdered by police because their begging upsets
          the tourist trade. Officers get $25 for every such
          child they kill.

          When I get to heaven, I want to meet the little,
          four-year-old "No Name Girl." Her lifeless, badly
          burned body was found stuffed into a suitcase in an
          apartment building in Spanish Harlem. Even though the
          newspapers published a picture of the girl's face,
          nobody came to claim her. The police had to take up an
          offering to give her a burial.

          I tell you, it would not be heaven without these
          children! And it's going to be wonderful there for
          them! I recently heard of a fatherless little boy who
          dreamed he went to heaven, and Jesus played ball with
          him. I believe a vision like this one more than many
          others I hear about!

          Who will be there to play with these children and bless
          them, you ask? We will! We'll be appointed eternally to
          love them! So don't worry about your talent being
          ignored or your energy being squelched. God is going to
          use you to the fullest in His new world. And He is
          training you right now to rule and reign with Him!

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                          2. In Every Generation,
                          Including Ours, God Has
                           Preserved a People to
                           Inhabit His Coming New
                                  World!

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          God is not going to create a new world without having a
          people to inhabit it. And in every generation He has
          preserved a people whom He will translate into this
          wonderful new kingdom!

          Believe it or not, Peter says we are to earnestly
          desire the end of the present world. You may say, "That
          sounds morbid!" Yet the apostle writes that we are to
          anticipate the dissolving of this evil age: "Looking
          for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God,
          wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,
          and the elements shall melt with fervent heat..." (2
          Peter 3:12).

          Now, this doesn't mean that when destruction comes
          we're to shout happily, "Look, its all burning!" No --
          Peter's words here are meant to sustain us. Whenever we
          become discouraged in this life, we are to rejoice:
          "It's all going to go up in smoke anyway!"

          This truth also is meant to "stir us up" about the kind
          of people we are to be:

          "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,
          what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy
          conversation and godliness..." (verse 11).

          I ask you: When you read these words about a great fire
          coming and a bright, new world where righteousness will
          reign, do you rejoice? Perhaps, instead, you cry: "Oh
          God, I believe what Your Word says. I believe one day
          You are going to send Your fire to melt down this
          sin-cursed world. And I believe a new, holy world is
          coming...

          "But I don't believe I measure up with all holy
          conversation and godliness! I don't feel I meet the
          standard Peter writes about. And I'm afraid I won't
          make it. I might fail and miss out on it all!"

          Beloved, I've got great, glorious news for you: I can
          show you -- beyond any shadow of a doubt -- that God
          greatly desires to preserve you for His coming world!
          You need His life-giving truth in your heart, to
          sustain you when the enemy comes against you like a
          flood.

          Here is what the Lord has pledged to do for you:

          "The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall
          preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going
          out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even
          for evermore" (Psalm 121:7-8).

          "For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his
          saints; they are preserved for ever..." (Psalm 37:28).

          "...he preserveth the souls of his saints; he
          delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked" (Psalm
          97:10).

          "The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all
          the wicked will he destroy" (Psalm 145:20).

          "...and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body
          be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
          Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also
          will do it" (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).

          "And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work,
          and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom
          be glory for ever and ever" (2 Timothy 4:18).

          The word "preserve" here means "to guard, protect,
          keep, make safe, hedge about." God is saying, "I'm
          going to guard you, protect you, keep you, make you
          safe, hedge you about so the devil can't touch you. I
          Myself will deliver you into My heavenly kingdom!"

          Do you see what a liar the devil is? He says he's going
          to get you -- but, all the while, God has promised to
          keep you!

          Not long ago, I had an incredible experience. I had
          risen early to pray and was sitting in my living room
          with my Bible. Suddenly, Satan began to intrude into my
          mind. He screamed vile, threatening curses at me: "You
          are going to be destroyed! You've spent a lifetime
          serving God for nothing -- because now I'm going to get
          you! I'm going to cast you down in your final years!"

          I saw before me all the evangelists Satan has brought
          down in recent years. The devil shouted, "I got all of
          them -- and they loved Jesus just as you do! So why do
          you think you're special? You're no good -- you're
          nothing but a liar and a cheat. And I'm going to shut
          you and your ministry down for good!"

          It was the most devastating attack I've ever felt in my
          life! It was so strong, I was overwhelmed. It literally
          took my breath away!

          But then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me. And I
          stood up in a holy anger, bound Satan and cast him out
          of my presence! I cried, "Devil, you're a liar -- the
          father of all lies!" And I rebuked him with God's Word
          about how He will preserve and keep me! God's Word
          delivered me from all fear!

          Beloved, God wants to do the same for you. Will you let
          Him? Listen again to God's Word to you: "...he
          preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them
          out of the hand of the wicked" (Psalm 97:10). The Lord
          will guard you, protect you, keep you, put a hedge all
          about you -- until the day Jesus returns!

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                           Do You Feel Trapped by
                             a Besetting Sin?

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          Is Satan whispering that you'll never be free -- that
          you'll never see God's new world? Quote this passage to
          him, and believe it for yourself:

          "Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey
          to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of
          the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we
          are escaped" (Psalm 124:6-7).

          God has broken Satan's trap for good -- and you have
          been set free! You may fear you'll fail. But God wants
          to smite that fear! He is going to take you home -- and
          you can look forward to a new heaven and a new earth
          wherein dwells His righteousness!

          So set your gaze on that world and not on this one. And
          take to heart His precious Word about His power to
          preserve you. He will not let the devil overtake you as
          an easy prey. No -- you're going to put your foot on
          the enemy's neck! And God is going to deliver you
          fully!

          Hallelujah!

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          Box 260, Lindale, TX 75771, USA.

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