We must remember who we are and where we are headed in relation to our Maker, who has called us out of this world. God the Father has transferred us into the Kingdom of God, into His Family, changing our position from spiritually dead human beings to active members of His Son's Kingdom. Though we are not yet spirit beings, we are already His children, part of the God Family. It is easy to see ourselves as citizens of an earthly nation where we have lived our lives, but God's calling and the knowledge of our new loyalties should point us away from identifying with this world's citizens, events, and organizations. The Father has removed us from the power of darkness, and we cannot afford to lean back into it. We have God's DNA in us now via His Holy Spirit, and we are part of Them as They are of us. Instead, we are called to be citizens of a heavenly Kingdom, eagerly waiting for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our citizenship is in heaven, and we must not let ourselves become entangled in the affairs of a nation that fights for the other side. We are also enlisted as soldiers in Christ's army to fight a cosmic, spiritual war. As citizen-soldiers of the Kingdom of God, we must stay spiritually sharp, remembering our identity as this age winds down toward the return of Jesus Christ.

There is coming a day when the Globalists will try to do away with our heavenly citizenship, and we will be tested to see if our birth certificate in heaven is real, or whether we are just travelling on a passport. We cannot have a spiritual citizenship in heaven and one on this earth. As Ephesians 2:19-22 states, we are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ Himself as the chief cornerstone, growing into a holy temple in the Lord, and being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Paul compares the church to a city, state, or kingdom, emphasizing that we are a people separate and distinct from all others, with boundaries that shut us in and others out. We are delivered from the power of darkness and conveyed into the kingdom of the Son of His love, as Colossians 1:13 declares. Satan does not want us to keep our heavenly citizenship, and he is doing everything that he can to thwart that, wanting us to use our worldly passport instead. As citizens of this Kingdom, we are bound together by a common allegiance to our King and a way of life, acknowledging the same Head, the same King Eternal and Everlasting, with common interests and laws. Our citizenship is in heaven, as Philippians 3:20 affirms, from which we eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our capital is not on earth but in heaven, and our city is the New Jerusalem that will come down out of heaven, where our King resides at the right hand of God the Father. We are fellow citizens with the saints, including Abraham, Moses, David, and the faithful of old, belonging to the same city and Kingdom with common interests and allegiance, as Hebrews 12:22-24 describes, having come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. The ultimate privilege is the future glory of this Kingdom, where the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever, as Revelation 11:15-17 proclaims. Our privileges as citizens include enjoying all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ, as Ephesians 1:3 states, with God manipulating all resources for our good. We have the right of access to our King, Jesus Christ, who listens to our appeals individually. The resources of the Kingdom are shared among us, bearing one another's burdens, as Galatians 6:2 urges. The Kingdom provides protection, with all its power and resources behind us, as John 10:28 assures that no one shall snatch us out of His hand. Our responsibilities as citizens include a righteous pride in the Kingdom, extolling its virtues through our example and witness, as Psalm 145:10-13 encourages. We must put the Kingdom before self, surrendering to the King, as II Timothy 2:3-4 calls us to endure hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. As citizens, we are strangers and pilgrims in this world, no longer belonging to it, as I Peter 2:10-11 reminds us. We must represent our King and His Kingdom through conduct worthy of the gospel, as Philippians 1:27 instructs, proving by our true witness that we are citizens of heaven. Finally, we are called to defend the Kingdom and its laws, guarding what is committed to us and being ready to give a defense for the hope within us, as I Peter 3:15-16 emphasizes.