The kingdom of God will not be a stateless society. The people of the saints of the Most High will have dominion over it (Daniel 7:27).
It is not a kingdom brought about by a political party, but by Jesus, the Son of man (Matthew 16:28).
Obviously, there will be none of the evils that plague society now, such as war, famine, pestilence, pollution, injustice, exploitation, racism, etc. The kingdom of God will be one of righteousness, peace, love, joy, and the right to possess one’s own mansion and garden (John 14:2).
Father Cardenal, who claims that he is a prophet, must know what his Biblical predecessor Micah said: “In the last days … they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree” (4:1, 4). The prophet Isaiah reinforces this idea: “They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat” (65:22). Thus, Scripture endorses the notion of private ownership.
What would perfect communism look like in reality? Perfection as we humans experience it is the ultimate achievement of years of practice-in the field of sports, music, typing, or skills of any sort. A violinist perfects his performance of a Beethoven concerto by practicing his violin. A baseball pitcher achieves success by refining his technique through intensive, persistent effort.
Perfect communism, described as economic liberation, freedom, peace, and justice, could be attained only through the practice of such policies in the society it hopes to benefit.
But in actual experience Communists have jailed, tortured, and terrorized hundreds of millions of people for almost seventy years. How could such practice result in a just, mild, and loving society?
Christian communism is a utopian impossibility, a nightmare of exploitation. The theology of revolution is a patent absurdity, a contradiction in terms.
What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believes with an infadel? (2 Corinthians 6:14, 15).
“You cannot serve God and mammon,” said Jesus. Choose you this day whom you will serve.
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