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Citizenship
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Citizenship
An ambassador is an appointed diplomat sent by a country as an official representative to a foreign country. He or she is authorized to speak with the authority of the leader of the home country. The ambassador must be a citizen of the home country and must have been officially appointed.
The apostle Paul referred to himself as an ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 6:20). As an apostolic ambassador, he spoke with the authority of heaven behind his words. He also said that every Christian is a citizen of heaven—the first requirement for being an ambassador of heaven (Philippians 3:20). In other words, heaven is the Christian’s true home—the place in which we should be investing for eternity (Matthew 6:19-21). As citizens of heaven, it is our calling to declare God’s Gospel to all who may not yet be citizens of heaven.
Represent the Kingdom of heaven today as an ambassador worthy of your calling. Ask God to help you lay up treasures in heaven, especially souls for eternity.
If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).