KFLCC Kingdom Economics

F INANCIAL S ECURITY IN THE L AST D AYS

If this seventh church listed by John is a picture of the final church age, then the Scripture reveals the condition of the end time church prior to Christ’s gathering of the overcoming saints to heaven. The condition represents a final church that is materially and financially wealthy, increased with many possessions and things, and having all their needs met. This sounds like an exciting, prosperous congregation. However, in this case, the prosperity was preventing them from maintaining the spiritual zeal, fire, and sold-out dedication to Christ. They have possessions without power, wealth without true worship, and prosperity without God’s Presence! W HAT T HIS R EVEALS TO U S In the time of the end, it appears from Scripture that the world and the church will have material wealth and prosperity. There has never been a generation in world history such as ours, where technology and knowledge have increased so greatly that individuals can develop ideas and inventions that create great wealth. The challenge for us is to understand that the combination of prosperity, as in the days of Noah and Lot, and the pattern of the final church age, as in the possession of great wealth, holds both a blessing and a curse. For those who are obedient to God’s covenant, it is a blessing; but for the disobedient it is a curse. The wealth of believers is given by the hand of the Almighty to be a blessing to both the believer and those to whom they minister. This includes the widows, the orphans, the poor, and those who are lost without a covenant relationship with Christ. If believers give of their tithe and offerings, and properly distribute the resources, then many souls are reached for eternity. The curse of prosperity falls upon people when greed takes control. Greed takes possession of the person’s soul and causes people to become selfish and self-serving. They will even abuse other people for their own personal gain. One warning in the code of Noah and Lot is this: the material wealth and goods that we own cannot be taken with us once we depart this life. The material possessions in Lot’s day were consumed in the flames of the city, while in Noah’s time, water covered the homes. This left both Noah and Lot having to search out a new land and dwelling place once the smoke settled and the flood waters receded. The second warning is this: do not allow the success of life and business prosperity to blind you into thinking that the Lord’s coming will be delayed because you mistakenly think He must return in times of chaos and not

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