Playlist: Utopia (topic)
Dystopia? Utopia?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe term utopia was coined by Thomas More in 1516 as the title of a book describing an island republic in an optimal state, and it came to signify an ideal or perfect society envisioned for the future, though carrying the implication of impracticality and impossibility, since most writers and thinkers consider society more …
From Rubble to Utopia
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughUtopia, as commonly envisioned through Herbert Armstrong's depiction of the Millennium, represents the peace, health, prosperity, and unity that will characterize Christ's thousand-year reign. However, this glowing picture must be understood correctly: Christ's return will not produce instant Utopia through miraculous fiat, like …
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Seven)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Rousseau's utopian vision emerges directly from his personal character, and his life exposes the hollowness of the ideal he promoted. Though he never married, he fathered five children and abandoned each one at an orphanage within hours of birth, at least once in the dead of winter, never bothering to record their genders or …
The Beginning of History
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerMany believe that history is progress—that mankind, along with his nature, governments, and technology, is on an inevitable course of advancement.
The Unshakable Kingdom!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsBecause all things will be violently shaken, God commands His people to place their trust in the unshakeable Kingdom of God which will displace all empires.
Set Up For Success
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughRichard Ritenbaugh acknowledges that young people display a proclivity to accept socialism, oblivious to the horrendous damage socialist experiments have brought to the world. Politicians of the ilk of Bernie Sanders have fomented hatred toward capitalism by comparing it to an imaginary utopia. Economist Walter Williams insists …