English edition
Manifesto of the Great Kingdom
This manifesto explores the scriptural foundations of a Great Kingdom through a comparative study of the Tanakh, the Gospels, and the Qur'an.
Drawing upon God's promise to Abraham, the prophetic visions of Ezekiel, and the teachings of the three Abrahamic traditions, it examines the principles of justice, peace, religious freedom, governance, and the equitable division of land.
Particular attention is given to the relationship between the promised land, the territorial descriptions in Ezekiel, and the possibility of a shared society in which different religious communities retain their identities, rights, and responsibilities.
The work includes scriptural references, historical and geographical research, illustrative maps, and explanatory appendices. It distinguishes between direct scriptural statements, interpretations, and proposals requiring further examination.
The manifesto does not advocate territorial conquest, forced displacement, or religious coercion. Its geographical illustrations confer no political, legal, or property rights and do not diminish the rights of existing inhabitants.
This English edition is a carefully reviewed translation of the original Dutch work, Manifest van het Groot-Koninkrijk, prepared to make its theological reflections and proposals accessible to an international readership.
English translation of the original Dutch-language Manifest van het Groot-Koninkrijk.
Scripture quotations are drawn from separately selected English translations, which may differ in wording from the sources cited in the Dutch original.
Table of contents
- The promise of peace
- Introduction — why this Manifesto?
- How we read the Scriptures
- I. The One is king
- II. The promise to Abraham and his descendants
- III. The land and its boundaries
- IV. The division of the land and the rights of inhabitants
- V. The sanctuary and worship
- VI. Distinct religious communities
- VII. Justice, governance and the administration of justice
- VIII. The general levy and specific financial obligations
- IX. Peace among the nations
- Closing Words
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the English Translation
- Sources and Scriptural References
- Appendix — Geographical Map and Illustration of the Land Division
- Appendix — Concluding Illustration — Ezekiel 48