The most critical characteristic of every person who is saved, who is allowed to have a place in the Kingdom of God, is that what he is and does is centered in Christ.

The reason for the present chaotic state of the world is that wills other than the will of God in Christ are being exercised.

No creature will be allowed to receive his inheritance in the Kingdom of God until his will has been subjugated to the will of Christ.

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. (I Corinthians 15:28)

Each one of us must come to the place, as did our Lord, where we say in sincerity, "Not my will but Yours be done." God brings us to such a point that to say ‘Your will be done' costs us the apparent destruction of every hope and desire we possess. Like our Lord, we learn obedience through suffering.

The higher the rank in the Kingdom to which we have been called, the more crucifying is our final Gethsemane. The richest, most abundant fruit comes from the severest pruning. The higher the structure is designed to be the deeper the foundation must be dug.

The saints whom God has set aside for His purposes know the seemingly endless dealings of the Lord, how the human will is challenged at every point no matter how slight.

Why is this? It is because the issue of the will is the supreme issue of the Kingdom of God. The will of God is to be performed in the earth as it is in Heaven. As long as there is one will that has not been brought under subjection to Christ, there is an enemy in the creation.

Today the Christian churches are filled with willful people. The resulting chaos is evident. Each believer is certain his way is just and that he should be allowed to express himself according to what he desires.

Only God is able to enter the human personality, into the caverns of darkness and deceitfulness, and pierce the monster of self-will repeatedly, smashing its head many times until it stops its thrashing, until all life has departed from it and it is dead.

Now the song of harmony, peace, and joy arises from the liberated soul and ascends to the throne of God. This is the beginning of the Kingdom of God.

Very little is known of such death to self, in the churches of our day. Antichrist is assuring the believers that they can pursue their own will and then ascend to the throne of God in a "rapture." This would be to destroy the environment of God's Heaven as the many uncrucified wills sought their own advantage.

To be continued.