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Delivering Christ&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>real</em>&nbsp;gospel  to the world—the&nbsp;<em>good news</em>&nbsp;of the coming&nbsp;kingdom of God!—is and always has been the true Work  of God&rsquo;s Church! While the commission began with the original apostles, The  Restored Church of God continues it today. The message and goal are the  same—only the methods differ.<br>
  
When Jesus  stated, &ldquo;I will build My Church&rdquo; (Matt. 16:18), it went far beyond beginning, increasing and  protecting that Church—beyond just ensuring its survival. There is a  great&nbsp;transcendent&nbsp;purpose for the Church that Jesus built—the only true Church of God!<br>
  
Preaching the gospel of a coming,  world-ruling&nbsp;<em>super government</em>&nbsp;over all nations is the&nbsp;mission&nbsp;of  God&rsquo;s Church, and every member in it is called to become part of this exciting  Work. Those assisting realize the need to spread the truth of God&rsquo;s real  message—to&nbsp;<em>announce</em>&nbsp;a new world order coming to a struggling,  suffering civilization, incapable of even addressing, let alone fixing, its  mounting troubles and difficulties.<br>
  
This commission is&nbsp;two-fold. First is to &ldquo;Go you into all  the world, and preach the gospel to every creature&rdquo; (Mark  16:15). Second is to &ldquo;feed the flock of  God&rdquo;—to supply each member of God&rsquo;s Church with strong spiritual food (I  Pet. 5:2;&nbsp;John  21:15-17). As God&rsquo;s members are fed, they grow  spiritually, allowing them to serve and dedicate themselves more to the  Church&rsquo;s great First Commission.<br>
  
Today, large numbers of people can  learn God&rsquo;s full truth as&nbsp;<em>never</em>&nbsp;before. Many thousands around  the world are learning sound, proven principles, straight from their Bibles,  helping them to live happier lives and become better citizens.<br>
  
The Restored Church of God is a  fountain of true knowledge in a parched world with ever-increasing evils!<br>
  
We offer&nbsp;<em>more literature</em>—more&nbsp;truth&nbsp;in writing (in number of  pages&nbsp;<em>and</em>&nbsp;publications)—than at any other time in the history  of God working with mankind. (You may wish to carefully check this for  yourself.) We also offer all of it on our websites (<em>thercg.org</em>,&nbsp;<em>realtruth.org</em>,&nbsp;<em>worldtocome.org</em>),  thus making it more&nbsp;<em>readily available</em>&nbsp;around the world than at  any other time in history. In fact, we are the largest (most extensive)  religious&nbsp;<em>publishing operation</em>&nbsp;in the world today.<br>
  
Also, our three websites, collectively,  are now the largest (and most extensive)&nbsp;<em>religious websites</em>&nbsp;of  any kind in the world!<br>
  
God&rsquo;s people are on a&nbsp;crusade&nbsp;to take Christ&rsquo;s  announcement of the kingdom   of God—the most important  message in existence—to a sick, dying world. They are passionate about—consumed  with—and know that they need to&nbsp;<em>complete</em>&nbsp;Christ&rsquo;s Great  Commission while there is still time (John 9:4).<em>You</em>&nbsp;are now reading God&rsquo;s&nbsp;final announcement—and&nbsp;warning—offered to all who will take  heed!<br>

It has been average people toiling  quietly in the background who believe and&nbsp;<em>live</em>&nbsp;Jesus&rsquo; words, &ldquo;It is more blessed to&nbsp;<em>give</em>&nbsp;than  to receive&rdquo; (Acts 20:35) that have made possible the  fulfillment of&nbsp;Matthew 24:14&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matthew  28:19-20. It is their unselfishness and  sacrifice that have allowed for the many offers of free books and booklets—not  cheap tracts that are easy to produce and distribute—referenced throughout this  volume. (There are scores more that have not been mentioned.) Dependent on God  to empower them, they have almost completed this historic &ldquo;heavy lifting&rdquo;—their  &ldquo;bearing the heat of the day&rdquo; while others pursued pleasure—of warning great  nations and announcing the coming kingdom   of God.<br>

There is still time to lessen their  burden—to &ldquo;give&rdquo; help!<br>

<strong>&ldquo;Authority and Power&rdquo;</strong><br>
Here is more proof that this gospel  message was foretold to be preached across the world. We saw Jesus told His disciples just before His ascension,  &ldquo;All&nbsp;<em>power</em>&nbsp;is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go you  therefore, and teach&nbsp;<em>all nations</em>…to observe&nbsp;<em>all things</em>&nbsp;whatsoever&nbsp;I have commanded you:  and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world [or age]&rdquo; (Matt.  28:18-20).<br>
  
Much inspiring knowledge springs from  this passage.<br>
  
First, the reference to &ldquo;going&rdquo; and  teaching &ldquo;all nations&rdquo; could only be accomplished with today&rsquo;s technological  advancements. The entire world&nbsp;<em>is</em>&nbsp;being taught &ldquo;all  things&rdquo;—&ldquo;whatsoever&rdquo;—Jesus commanded  His servants to teach. This of course includes the true gospel.<br>
  
Second, Jesus  promises that He will be &ldquo;with&rdquo; His servants &ldquo;unto the end of the [age]&rdquo; and  that &ldquo;the gates of hell shall not prevail against [the Church]&rdquo; (Matt.  16:18), meaning it would never die out.<br>
  
For this Church to endure centuries of  persecution, opposition and trials, much more than human determination or even  great zeal would be required. Let&rsquo;s understand. In&nbsp;Luke  4:36, it states that the Scribes and Pharisees  &ldquo;were all amazed&rdquo; at Jesus&rsquo; ability to  cast out demons, remarking, &ldquo;What a word is this! For with&nbsp;<em>authority</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>power</em>&nbsp;He  commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.&rdquo; Notice &ldquo;power&rdquo; and  &ldquo;authority,&rdquo; and that those observing recognized both at work.<br>
  
Five chapters later, in&nbsp;Lk 9:1, Jesus  transferred this capability to His disciples. Notice what they received: &ldquo;Then  He called His twelve disciples together, and gave them&nbsp;<em>power</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>authority</em>&nbsp;over  all devils [demons], and to cure diseases.&rdquo; Again, both terms together.<br>
  
Shortly after, in&nbsp;Acts  1:8, ten days before Pentecost, as Jesus  was about to ascend to heaven, He told the disciples, about to formally receive  office as apostles, &ldquo;But you shall receive&nbsp;<em>power</em>, after that the  Holy Spirit is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto Me both in  Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the  earth.&rdquo; Note this crucial passage!<br>
  
Later, in&nbsp;Acts  4:33, Jesus&rsquo;  promise is confirmed: &ldquo;And with great&nbsp;<em>power</em>&nbsp;gave the apostles  witness of the resurrection of the Lord…&rdquo; In fact, the apostle Paul wrote regarding&nbsp;<em>all</em>&nbsp;spirit-led minds,  &ldquo;For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of&nbsp;<em>power</em>, and of  love, and of a sound mind&rdquo; (II Tim. 1:7).<br>
  
That Jesus  gave His disciples special supernatural power to carry on through everything  that they would endure is evident from just these passages. But what  about&nbsp;<em>authority</em>?&nbsp;Did  He follow through later and give this also? Let&rsquo;s ask: Would Christ unleash the  greatest power in the universe—vastly beyond what human governments  possess—without putting it under strict control—authority?<br>
  
God&nbsp;<em>has</em>&nbsp;given&nbsp;<em>authority</em>&nbsp;to  His Church today. This means that He has also given His Church real <em>power  behind it</em>! Conversely, the same is true. Since God has given His  Church&nbsp;power&nbsp;today, it  is evident that this Church carries His&nbsp;authority!<br>
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