Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin' for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
THE BATTLE OF TWO IMAGINES
HOW THE WORLD LOOKS TO HOPE AND OUR REACTION
REVOLUTION
JOHN LENNON’S IMAGINE - Explained
NO HEAVEN
NO COUNTRIES
NO POSSESSIONS
01
02
03
Live for today with no thought of traditional rights and wrongs
One world. We all live in it and no one claims better than others
No one holds any thing of value over anyone else
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW
COUNTRIES
HEAVEN
POSSESSIONS
A bit more complex.
The easy one.
Gonna take some explaining
Heaven or Hell? Or consequences
27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
Hebrews 9:27 (ESV)
4 I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom:
2 Timothy 4:1 (NLT)
24 A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”
Acts 24:24-25 (NLT)
POSSESSIONS
A HUMAN NATURE EXERCISE
What is our condition?
The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,
and desperately wicked.
Who really knows how bad it is?
Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT)
2 The LORD looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.
3 But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.
No one does good,
not a single one!
Psalm 14:2-3 (NLT)
9 Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin. 10 As Scriptures say,“No one is righteous not even one. 11 No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. 12 All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.”
Romans 3:9-12 (NLT)
Human Nature is born out of Pride and Selfish Ambition
6000 years of human history plays this out in vivid color
Borders, Culture, Language, and other things
UNITED
DIVIDED
One world
Many Worlds
THREE WORLD EVENTS THAT CHANGED EVERYONE
1ST
THREE WORLD EVENTS THAT CHANGED EVERYONE
1ST
Genesis 3
ADAM AND EVE
THREE WORLD EVENTS THAT CHANGED EVERYONE
1ST
2nd
Genesis 3
ADAM AND EVE
Genesis 6-10
FLOOD - NOAH
THREE WORLD EVENTS THAT CHANGED EVERYONE
1ST
2nd
3rd
Genesis 3
ADAM AND EVE
Genesis 6-10
FLOOD - NOAH
Genesis 11:1-9
BABEL
ONE WORLD
NIMROD
Make a name for ourselves.
ONE WORLD TO ONE WORLD
NIMROD
ANTI CHRIST
Revelation 13 and 17
Make a name for ourselves.
ONE WORLD TO ONE WORLD
NIMROD
ANTI CHRIST
Revelation 13 and 17
Make a name for ourselves.
The Inbetween
God’s plan
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
The Spirit of the Age
General attitude that permeates the world.
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O shining star, son of the morning!
You have been thrown down to the earth,
you who destroyed the nations of the world.
For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north.
I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.
Isaiah 14:12-14 (NLT)
2 Timothy 3:1-4
1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money.
2 Timothy 3:1-4
They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred..
2 Timothy 3:1-4
3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.
2 Timothy 3:1-4
They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly
HOPE IN MAN
The Spirit of the Age … aka … Satan - wants us to focus our hope in ourselves and the greatness of mankind.
Do you have misplaced hope?
JAMES 3:13-17 NIV
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth
JAMES 3:13-17 NIV
15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
JAMES 3:13-17 NIV
17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.