Work Shop The Manifestation of the Sons of God

Paul stated in the Book of Romans that the creation is eagerly awaiting the revealing of the sons of God. There are believers in our day who are viewing the revealing of the sons of God as an endowment of miraculous power that will be given to us in the last days. However, I think Paul is speaking of our returning with Christ to install the Kingdom of God of God on the earth.

We are in the Church Age at the present time, and shall continue to be in the Church Age until the return of the Lord. This means that the gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit will continue to travail in birth pains until the members of Christ's Body come to maturity as measured by the stature of the fullness of Christ. That the creation is bound with chains of sin and rebellion against God is evident. The consequence of such spiritual bondage is pain, insanity, uproar, sickness, bewilderment, and death. The whole planet is in an agony of torment and confusion.

What is the solution? Certainly not education. There is as much pain and bewilderment among highly educated people as there is among the uneducated. Certainly not democratic government. The United States of America is not a model of peace and righteousness. Some of our cities are in a state of near anarchy. The only solution to the pain of the world is the return of the Prince of Peace, the Lord Jesus Christ.

However, we may note that Paul did not say the creation is eagerly awaiting the revealing of the Son of God but of the sons of God. I do not think this statement of Paul's is emphasized enough.

The fact that the creation shall be brought into the liberty of the glory of the children of God through the revealing of the sons of God gives us a true picture of our future, and also of the demands placed on us in the present world.

Primary Scriptures

The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. (Romans 8:19)

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth. (Rev 5:10)

The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. (Rev 19:14)

,strong>Essential Points of Emphasis</strong>

The Evangelical churches in their present state are not producing many believers who are prepared to return to the earth and cause God's will to be done here as it is in Heaven. Only mature believers will be resurrected when the Lord returns, be gathered to Him in the air, and then descend with Him to release the groaning material creation.

Suggested References

Entering the Land of Promise of ; The Release of the Material Creation; The Royal Priesthood

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