You will keep being brought down to perplexity, discouragement, weakness, confusion, perplexity. All these are an opportunity for the Life of Christ to live in you, if you resolutely look to the Lord and refuse to complain about the tools God uses to bring you down to death.

At each point of critical decision you can choose to save your life by going your own way, or you can give your life to the Lord.

If you choose your own way you will miss the glory of the Kingdom being offered you. If you keep choosing Christ your adamic nature will be crucified and you will live in eternal, incorruptible resurrection life. There is no other method by which His Life can become your life.

We can see that there are not only four steps of salvation, there are four million steps of salvation. We keep on receiving Christ, receiving Christ, receiving Christ, day after day, year after year. We keep our eyes on Him. This is how we are saved—by believing in Jesus constantly, not just by making a one-time profession of belief in doctrinal facts. Can you see the difference between the "ticket" concept and the true work of God through Jesus Christ in the human personality?

There is no power in Heaven or on the earth that can stop you if you follow Jesus, only your own unbelief and disobedience.

Thirty or forty years of rugged, cross-carrying obedience will transform you from an adamic soul into a life-giving spirit able to bring the Presence of God to other people. You then will be ready to rule the nations alongside the Lord Jesus Christ.

Salvation brings us from the mud to the Throne of God. It is a pilgrimage of faith, sometimes painful, sometimes joyful, always challenging and purposeful.

Salvation is a process. It begins when we accept the atonement and place our first personality on the cross with Jesus. It is finished when we are in the image of Christ and filled with all the fullness of God.

The other gospel, the false way of the "ticket," is utterly destructive. We have millions of church people in America who think they are going to be "raptured" into Heaven (even though there is no Scripture for such an idea). Then they suppose they will participate in the marriage of the Lamb, and after that lay around in their mansion for seven years.

When the time arrives for the Lord Jesus to come and take His place as King of kings on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the "saints" will get up from their couch in their mansion, suddenly become fierce warriors and mighty kings, mount the white war stallions, and descend in thunderous fury to crush Antichrist, the False Prophet, Satan, the kings of the earth and their armies, and anyone else that dares get in their way. They always have been anxious to force their will on others and here is their sublime opportunity.

After seeing Christ crowned on the Temple Mount they will ride off with their rod of iron without waiting for directions (just as they do today) and then fight against one another over who gets what nation to rule, in the meanwhile gossiping about their fellow rulers.

Such believers will govern the nations when hens grow teeth.

To be continued.