First Adam vs. Last Adam: America’s Tale Of Two Kingdoms

By Rodney Hempel

First Adam vs. Last Adam offers a viewpoint of America’s embrace of our national government and those citizens who also embrace the kingdom of God. The current inability of our political leaders to find workable solutions to our country’s problems is troubling for many Americans. Confidence in our leader’s ability to effectively govern is a low point.

This brief commentary takes the reader back to the fundamental perspective of the original writers of the Declaration of Independence. This document forms the basis of America’s initial desire to be free from onerous laws imposed by the British sovereign.

Today our government has reassumed the role of a sovereign king in many matters. That authority needs to be challenged with the authority of the kingdom of God.

This is a call for Christians to reflect upon misguided leadership offering inadequate solutions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Jan 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9781400328918

Rodney Hempel

Rod Hempel grew up in the Midwest and studied engineering at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He retired after a successful private sector business career. He and Rachelle raised four wonderful children. He looks forward to traveling with family and friends, and playing with their wonderful grandchildren. He currently resides in Columbia, Maryland.

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CHAPTER 1

What Two Kingdoms?

A Heavenly Kingdom Messenger Arrives

There are a vast number of Americans, as well as, citizens of every country that voluntarily recognize two distinct governments, or kingdoms, that share authority over their daily lives. These citizens desire dual authority to give them balance. Vice versa, both governments declare to their citizens that they have a valid right to share authority over their fellow citizens. Let’s identify these as the national governments established by mankind, which are upon earth, whereas, the other government derives power from a heavenly and spiritual realm.

It’s obvious to everyone that all nations already have an autonomous and sovereign governmental authority over their citizens. Some governed citizens of nations, respectfully, decide to submit to another government that claims a higher heavenly authority that is not of this world. These people become dual citizens, so to speak. Indeed, they are seeking something that their fellow national citizens do