Kingdom Economy #7 Withdrawing From Your Heavenly Bank Account ~ Dr William P. Hohman
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Discover how to access your heavenly bank account through kingdom giving, faith, and tithing, and why God’s economy is the only one that cannot be shaken.
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Kingdom Economy Overview
In this seventh installment of his Kingdom Economy series, Dr. William P. Hohman delivers a compelling and practically grounded message on the subject of withdrawing from your heavenly bank account. Drawing from Philippians 4:14-19, Malachi 3, Deuteronomy 8:18, Hebrews 12:25-28, Haggai 2:6-9, Proverbs 13:22, Mark 10:17-30, and Romans 5:17, Dr. Hohman builds a thorough biblical case for why believers must actively participate in God’s economic system rather than relying solely on the collapsing systems of this world. He illustrates kingdom giving through real missionary work in Pakistan and the Philippines, showing how financial seeds sown into ministry are not lost but deposited into a heavenly account that yields glorious returns. He addresses the dangers of double-mindedness, the religious lie of poverty as virtue, and the anti-christ spirit of gnosticism that denies believers the right to enjoy God’s provision. With pastoral warmth and prophetic clarity, Dr. Hohman calls the church to mature stewardship, cheerful giving, and confident faith in God’s promise to open the floodgates of heaven for those who tithe, give offerings, and trust Him wholeheartedly.
Kingdom Economy Outline
- 0:00 – Introduction to the Heavenly Bank Account Concept: Dr. Hohman recaps the series and establishes why understanding a heavenly account is increasingly urgent as the world’s economic systems deteriorate.
- 7:30 – Philippians 4 and the Fruit of Giving: Paul’s desire for fruit to abound to the Philippians’ account is unpacked, showing that kingdom giving is an investment with guaranteed divine returns.
- 18:00 – Missionary Giving as Kingdom Deposits: Real-life examples from NTC Ministries’ work in Pakistan and the Philippines illustrate how financial giving builds God’s kingdom and accumulates heavenly credit.
- 28:00 – Malachi 3 and the Floodgates of Heaven: Dr. Hohman explores the tithe and offerings, explaining the Hebrew meaning of the windows of heaven and God’s challenge to test Him in giving.
- 38:00 – Haggai 2 and the Coming Wealth Transfer: An exposition of Haggai 2:6-9 reveals that God is shaking all nations to transfer wealth into the hands of His righteous children for kingdom purposes.
- 48:00 – Mark 10 and the Rich Young Ruler: The encounter between Jesus and the wealthy young man is examined to show that God’s goal is not poverty but the detachment of the heart from earthly systems.
- 56:00 – The Hundredfold Return Promise: Mark 10:28-30 is opened to reveal that everyone who gives up something for the gospel will receive a hundredfold return in this present life, with eternal life to come.
- 1:04:00 – Proverbs 13:22 and Righteous Wealth: The wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous, and Romans 5:17 confirms that receiving God’s grace enables believers to rule and reign as kings in this life.
- 1:10:00 – Practical Exhortation to Enter God’s Economy: Dr. Hohman closes with a direct pastoral call to avoid debt, reject double-mindedness, fast and pray to remove unbelief, and fully enter God’s unshakeable kingdom economy.
Scripture References
Philippians 4:14-19, Malachi 3, Deuteronomy 8:18, Hebrews 12:25-28, Haggai 2:6-9, Proverbs 13:22, Mark 10:17-30, Romans 5:17, Romans 10:17
Key Takeaways
- When you give into God’s kingdom, you are not losing money but depositing it into a heavenly account that earns glorious, guaranteed interest according to God’s own riches.
- God’s invitation in Malachi 3 to test Him in tithing is the only place in Scripture where He explicitly challenges believers to prove His faithfulness, promising to open the floodgates of heaven.
- The shaking of world systems described in Hebrews 12 and Haggai 2 is not a cause for fear but a divine mechanism to transfer wealth from the corrupt into the hands of God’s righteous children.
- Poverty is not a biblical virtue; religious ideology that equates brokenness with humility is a deception from the enemy that keeps believers out of God’s kingdom economy.
- Cheerful giving is not merely an attitude but the evidence that a believer understands what they are doing, entering God’s economy with confidence rather than clinging to earthly resources out of fear.
- God’s hundredfold return promise in Mark 10:30 is not reserved for the afterlife alone but operates in this present time, multiplying houses, relationships, and resources for those who give for the gospel’s sake.
- Unbelief is the primary barrier to receiving from God, and Jesus taught that it is overcome specifically through prayer and fasting, which clears the heart to hear and obey.
Kingdom Economy Notes
The Heavenly Bank Account Explained
Dr. Hohman anchors this message in Philippians 4:17, where Paul expresses eagerness for fruit that accumulates to the believers’ account. The Amplified Bible renders it as a harvest of blessing accumulating to their credit. This is not poetic language but a literal economic reality in God’s kingdom. Just as depositing money in a bank creates no remorse because the funds remain accessible and growing, giving into ministry deposits spiritual and material resources into an account that God Himself administers. Unlike earthly banks, this account carries no risk of loss and is backed by the riches of God’s glory, as stated in Philippians 4:19.
Missionary Work as Living Proof
Dr. Hohman grounds abstract theological truth in concrete testimony. NTC Ministries purchased land and built a church facility in Okara, Pakistan, for approximately seven thousand five hundred dollars, enabling a congregation to hold its first Easter Sunday service in its own building. In the Philippines, a school, clinic, and church were established in a village built over a sewer system for around twenty-five thousand dollars. These stories are not fundraising appeals but evidence that small financial seeds sown in faith yield enormous kingdom fruit, demonstrating that every dollar given is a deposit with eternal and tangible returns.
Haggai’s Wealth Transfer Prophecy
Haggai 2:6-9 forms a prophetic centerpiece of this message. God declares that He will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all nations, and that the treasures of all nations will be brought to His temple. Dr. Hohman draws from multiple translations to show that this shaking is already visible in political upheaval, natural disasters, and economic instability. The purpose of the shaking is not destruction but transfer, moving wealth from those who misuse it into the hands of God’s children, who are equipped through kingdom economics to deploy it for the advance of the gospel.
The Rich Young Ruler and Heart Attachment
The encounter in Mark 10 is treated not as a condemnation of wealth but as a diagnostic of misplaced trust. Jesus loved the young man and invited him into a superior economic system, offering treasure in heaven in exchange for releasing his earthly holdings. The man’s sorrow revealed that his heart was bound to his possessions. Dr. Hohman emphasizes that God does not desire poverty for His people but rather the freedom that comes when the heart is no longer captive to material things, enabling believers to receive and steward kingdom wealth without idolatry.
Rejecting the Poverty Doctrine
Dr. Hohman confronts head-on the religious teaching that equates financial lack with spiritual humility. He identifies this ideology as having no biblical foundation, calling it demonic and anti-christ in nature, rooted in the ancient heresy of gnosticism, which viewed the physical world and its resources as inherently evil. Romans 5:17 is cited as a direct rebuttal: those who receive the abundance of God’s grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life as kings. A king who is poor, Dr. Hohman notes with pastoral directness, is simply not a known category in Scripture.
Faith, Fasting, and Entering God’s System
Dr. Hohman closes by addressing the internal obstacle that prevents many believers from fully entering kingdom economy: unbelief. Romans 10:17 establishes that faith grows through hearing God’s word, but Jesus specified in the Gospels that certain forms of doubt only leave through prayer and fasting. Hearing truth is not enough if unbelief remains lodged in the heart from years of worldly conditioning, government education, or negative media. The practical pathway into God’s unshakeable economic system begins with consistent Bible reading, regular prayer, fasting, and the deliberate decision to believe God’s promises over the evidence of present circumstances.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to have a heavenly bank account?
A heavenly bank account refers to the spiritual and material deposit that accumulates before God when a believer gives tithes, offerings, and resources to advance His kingdom. Philippians 4:17 describes this as fruit that abounds to your account, and God promises in Philippians 4:19 to supply every need according to His riches in glory. It operates on divine principles that guarantee returns no earthly financial system can match.
Is tithing still relevant for New Testament believers?
Dr. Hohman teaches that tithing, giving ten percent of one’s increase, remains a foundational kingdom principle rooted in Malachi 3, where God explicitly invites believers to test Him by bringing tithes and offerings into the storehouse. The tithe supports the local church where one is spiritually fed, while offerings above the tithe fund outreach and missions. God promises to open the floodgates of heaven and pour out blessing beyond what can be contained.
What does Haggai 2:6-9 say about a wealth transfer?
Haggai 2:6-9 records God’s declaration that He will shake the heavens, the earth, and all nations, causing the treasures of the nations to be brought to His temple. Multiple Bible translations, including the New Living Translation and The Message, confirm this as a large-scale transfer of wealth. Dr. Hohman applies this prophetically to the present era, seeing global instability as part of God’s plan to redirect resources into the hands of His righteous children for kingdom use.
Did Jesus teach that Christians should be poor?
No. Dr. Hohman demonstrates from Mark 10 and Romans 5:17 that Jesus never intended poverty for His followers. When Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell his possessions, He was addressing the idol of wealth in the man’s heart, not establishing poverty as a spiritual ideal. In Mark 10:29-30, Jesus promises a hundredfold return in this present life to everyone who gives up anything for His sake and the gospel.
What is the hundredfold return Jesus promised in Mark 10?
In Mark 10:29-30, Jesus assures Peter and the disciples that no one who has left house, family, or land for His sake and the gospel will fail to receive a hundredfold return in this present time, along with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come. This promise is not limited to the afterlife but operates now, multiplying resources, relationships, and provision for those who prioritize God’s kingdom over earthly security.
How does prayer and fasting relate to receiving financial blessings?
Dr. Hohman draws from Jesus’ teaching that doubt and unbelief are specifically overcome through prayer and fasting. While faith to receive God’s promises grows through hearing Scripture, unbelief rooted in worldly thinking, negative media, or religious tradition requires the deeper purging that fasting provides. When unbelief is removed, believers become not only willing to hear God’s instructions about giving and receiving but confident and obedient enough to act on them.
What is wrong with trusting in riches according to Jesus?
In Mark 10:24, Jesus warns that those who trust in riches find it extremely difficult to enter God’s kingdom realm. The issue is not wealth itself but misplaced trust. When a person’s security, identity, and focus are bound to earthly resources, they cannot fully participate in God’s economic system, which requires faith and dependence on Him. God desires that His children possess wealth while remaining free from attachment to it, using it as a tool for His purposes rather than a foundation for their confidence.
What is the difference between a tithe and an offering?
Dr. Hohman explains from Malachi 3 that the tithe is the first ten percent of one’s increase, brought into the storehouse, which is the local church where a believer receives spiritual nourishment. Offerings are additional gifts given above and beyond the tithe for specific kingdom projects such as building churches, funding missions, or supporting outreach. Both forms of giving are deposits into the believer’s heavenly account, but they serve distinct functions within God’s economic system.
