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Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

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God’s Kingdom467are completed, then God will gather everything togetherinto One “In Christ.” All of mankind must finally come tothe place where they are growing spiritually. This is God’spurpose, His pleasure and His will. Indeed, it was His planfrom the beginning.I Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so inChrist shall all be made alive.You must understand this text in the light of God’s kingdom;otherwise, you are going to sit there twirling yourthumbs and look at each other for eternity.More Than AbundanceThe Kingdom of God is not just about abundance. That isonly one aspect of being saved. God reproduces childrenfor a reason. They must become Holy like God, “For asin Adam all die” (I Corinthians 15:22). Consequently, allphysical human beings will die.Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed to men once todie, but after this the judgment.The second death is the end of death. That is the purposeof The Lake of Fire. It is the termination of death, “deathis swallowed up in victory” (I Corinthians 15:54). There ismore, “Even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (I Corinthians15:22). In Ephesians 1 and Genesis 22, The AbrahamicCovenant tells you this is so, “In your seed [Christ]shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.” You wouldneed to count the sands on the seashore and the stars inheaven to grasp how many children there will be. The

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