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Daniel #9
Let us continue from Daniel 3:29-30 (KJV) 29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar was a king who served other gods, not the God of Israel. But if you speak against their god, you will be severely punished. This is because there is no other god who can save you from the fiery pit. In other words, the pagan gods they believe in cannot do that. But ironically they still believe in them. Nebuchadnezzar recognized that the God the Jews worship is the mightiest. Better than many religious people today. That is why God appointed Nebuchadnezzar in his generation as a king to rule over the entire world. God just used him as a servant. He chose Nebuchadnezzar to rule and chastise the Jews. God also uses the devil as a servant because the time has not yet come. Satan’s been judged, but he’s still serving God even today. However, while Nebuchadnezzar said this, he did not acknowledge the God of Israel was the true God and that the other gods were counterfeits. Obviously, Nebuchadnezzar praises the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but he has no will to serve Him. Many people come to church and praise Jesus Christ and glorify the Heavenly Father, yet have no desire to serve Him. That is an unbeliever serving another God, another Jesus. If you truly believe that God manifested in flesh, Jesus Christ, is the One and only who can save you from death and deliver you from hell, then you can serve Him. Serving God means being able to go out with gratitude no matter what circumstances He allows. Unfortunately, people today worship other gods. Another Jesus conjured up from within their own hearts who only blesses them via another gospel. Pastors serve Jesus who only revives their churches. Nebuchadnezzar knelt down and bowed down to Daniel and gave him many gifts, a simple gesture which was better than today’s Christians. Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged God as another god, but not as THE absolute Almighty Creator. There is no other god who can rescue them like this. He did lay down a decree to never speak against God. This just shows that God of Israel is the greatest, does it not? And yet the king himself did not turn from serving his pagan gods. Korean ministers who did not worship at Shinto shrines during the Japanese colonial era truly believed in Jesus Christ. The faithful few who lived according to the words our Lord asked Martha even if it meant their death; John 11:25-26 (KJV) 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Do you really believe in these words Martha? When she acknowledged, he called and resurrected Lazarus. Why don’t Christians today experience God’s saving power in their lives? Why can’t we experience God who saves us not only from hell, but also from death and hardship in life? It’s because we don’t trust Him. God has led you to such a place and want you to experience how will lead you from there. But people just don’t want to. When there is trouble, it is just resentment and anger. Apostle Paul said: Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 KJV) When he was thankful, God saved him because Paul fully trusted in the Lord. Many typically fear over physical, carnal issues, not believing in the scripture though he were dead,Sun, 06 Aug 2023 - 27min - 348 - Cataclysmic Events in the World After the Rapture preceding the Millennium
8-6-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Daniel 2:31-45
Word title: Cataclysmic Events in the World After the Rapture preceding the Millennium
God showed a frightening dream to King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the entire world in the Babylonian Empire, and had him interpret it with the help of the prophet Daniel. God foretold the rise and fall of many kingdoms that would arise from the Babylonian empire, where the time of the Gentiles began.
Not only that, but at the end of the Great Tribulation, Jesus will return and judge everyone in the world who has not believed in Him. After judging the Antichrist and the false prophet by throwing them into the lake of fire. After winning the Battle of Armageddon. By establishing His everlasting kingdom on earth according to the disciples’ prayer taught by the Lord Jesus Christ, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10 KJV) to accomplish the full dispensation of God’s will, God is finally glorified through the prophecies spoken by Daniel and the vision given to the apostle John.
God began the time of the Gentiles by raising up the Babylonian Empire to discipline and restore the Israelites by refining them, and successively raised up the Medo-Persia, Greece, and the Roman Empire. Also, the Roman Empire was further divided into East and West Rome, and in the end, the whole world was divided into ten kingdoms, where the ten kings give all their power and authority to the Antichrist, thereby showing the end of the whole world ruled by Satan.
The prophet Daniel prophesied to Nebuchadnezzar when he saw the fall of the last world empires and the fulfillment of the Millennial Kingdom, which is the Kingdom of Heaven preached by John the Baptist and Jesus, taking place on earth with the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ:
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. (Daniel 2:44-45 KJV)
Suddenly a stone appeared. The stone struck the image on its feet and on its ten toes, smashing it to pieces. But the stone was not hewn out by human hands. The Apostle Peter testified of this stone:
¶ To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4-5 KJV)
The Lord Jesus Christ is a living stone. As a living stone, He becomes the Head of the Church, and the members of the Church become lively stones, reborn by the Holy Spirit and united with the Lord to become holy priests.
Concerning the stone, the apostle Peter continues with his testimony:
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect,Sun, 06 Aug 2023 - 16min - 347 - Daniel Bible Study #8
Daniel #8
(Daniel 3:16-25 KJV) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. ¶ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
This is the image of the born-again children of God. The born-again children of God do not fear death. This is a great testimony. They spoke with an authoritative voice, confident, unexcited, calm, yet fearless. This is because God is with them. Christians must bear this witness. Not a testimony of “I worked hard and God gave me a lot of money,” but rather a testimony of God’s power before people. When Nebuchadnezzar asked, “Who is the God that will save you?” These guys were bold before the king! Nebuchadnezzar was a mighty king of his time. How dare they speak like this in front of him? God allowed the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, but he was too proud and arrogant, which later caused his great downfall. They didn’t hesitate but responded immediately but boldly proclaimed, “Even if you throws us in the furnace, God can save us. Regardless O king, we will not serve your gods.” We Christians, whether you live or die, just have to obey the word of God. Even when we pray for the sick, we just have to pray and leave it to God to heal them. There’s nothing to be disappointed because of God did not heal them, and there’s nothing to be proud of God’s healing powers. It is all up to God. People tend to believe God doesn’t have the ability when their prayers aren’t answered immediately. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego did not doubt God’s ability, whether God could deliver them or not. This is the attitude of those who rejoice in God. That is why people lose their faith and become afraid when something doesn’t go the way thought of after the prayer. It may seem the world is ridiculing them. But it doesn’t matter. God will take care of everything if you simply obey His words. If we pray according to God’s will, it doesn’t matter whether it comes true or not. It doesn’t matter if it happens right away, a month, or 10 years later. Pastor Song has been trying to lead people with the Word of God during his ministry, and some words took 20 years to be fulfilled. Therefore, if you hold on to the Word and pray, it will surely come true. Likewise, praying for salvation of our non-believing family members will definitely come true. It’s not because God doesn’t have the abili...Sun, 30 Jul 2023 - 23min - 346 - What Happens on Earth During the Great Tribulation Following the Rapture
7-30-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Revelation 6:1-17
Word title: What Happens on Earth During the Great Tribulation Following the Rapture
The Holy Spirit prophesied through the apostle Paul about the times and seasons of the coming day of Christ, when Jesus Christ would appear in the air:
¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV)
The Holy Spirit said He would take John to the future day of Christ and show him what would happen then and thereafter:
¶ After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. (Revelation 4:1 KJV)
The apostle John witnessed the appearance of the Antichrist when Jesus Christ the Lamb opened one of the seven seals:
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (Revelation 6:2 KJV)
After the appearance of the Antichrist, the apostle John witnessed what will follow as Christ continues to open the second through the fourth seals, as peace is removed from the earth by war, then severe famine on a global scale, followed by death and hell killing many.
¶ And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. (Revelation 6:3-8 KJV)
Then, when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, he saw the souls of the slain: ¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. (Revelation 6:9-11 KJV)
This scene foreshadows what will happen in the last three and a half years of the Great Tribulation. At this time, the Antichrist, the beast rising out of the sea, and the false prophet coming up out of the earth kill all the saints because of the Word of Go...Sun, 30 Jul 2023 - 19min - 345 - Daniel Bible Study #7
Daniel #7
(Daniel 3:4-12 KJV) Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. ¶ Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
All the people, the nations, and the languages. We know that King Nebuchadnezzar ruled over all the earth at that time. What a mighty king he must have been. This is foreshadowing of the coming Antichrist who is to rule the whole world and cause the everyone to worship his idol creation. Therefore, we must know that the Old Testament is not only a shadow of what is to come, but also a prophecy at the same time. During the Great Tribulation, everyone who does not worship the image of the Antichrist will be beheaded. No one is exempt. Here we see the instruments playing. Music. Music has been used as a universal language since ancient times. Especially in the last days, it says here that music will be the language of all nations. Look at how people around the world are going crazy even with the Korean language based music these days, which they don’t even understand. This is because Satan is working behind the music. It’s okay even if you don’t understand the lyrics because it stimulates emotions. That is why worship and praise can mislead to praising the devil instead of God even in the church today. Instead of singing hymns, modern apostate churches tend to just show more music videos. People watch the video more than they praise the Lord. They believe to receive grace from such videos. Satan was once the choirmaster of the angels in heaven, he was cast down to earth and is currently residing in the air, but in the future, when such a great orchestra plays, the Antichrist might tell the remaining people of the world to worship his image. Remember: that modern music has practically become a tool for worshiping the devil. We can know that in modern music it is used as a means of communication and as a medium of delivery. For how many years has K-pop taken control of the world? It makes no sense. It’s the work of Satan. We realize this, but most people don’t. Satan uses many music genres to deceive all sorts of people. Just about anywhere especially here in the States, you’ll hear loud beats with earth-shattering bass coming from cars and trucks. Satan works a lot behind the sound of beating drums. Many shamans beat the drums. African natives also dancer to the drum beats. The sound of drums stimulates people’s emotions and prevents them from seeing the glory of God. That’s why people today not only like to listen to music,Sun, 23 Jul 2023 - 22min - 344 - The glory that God’s Church, the Bride of Christ, will receive after the Rapture
7-23-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text says: 2 Corinthians 11:1-2
Word Title: The glory that God’s Church, the Bride of Christ, will receive after the Rapture.
The Apostle Paul testified that he did not learn the gospel of Christ from others, but received it directly from the Lord:
¶ For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. (1 Corinthians 11:23-25 KJV)
The apostle Paul testified of the gospel of Christ:
¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16 KJV)
He also testified of the gospel of Christ, which is the power of God for the salvation of all who believe:
¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: (1 Corinthians 15:1-5 KJV)
He then witnessed of a very important and mysterious fact to Christians who believed in the gospel of Christ he preached and were saved:
¶ Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:1-2 KJV)
The apostle Paul testified to the saints of Corinthian church that Gentile believers in Christ had been saved by receiving the Spirit of Christ, and that he felt reverential jealousy before a mysterious truth unimaginable to a Jew as himself. In other words, he testified to this great mystery of how they were betrothed to the Lord Jesus Christ.
He testified that Christians who believed in the gospel of Christ and were born again of the Holy Spirit, whether Jews or Gentiles, became not only God’s children but also betrothed brides to Christ, God’s only begotten Son, forming the Church of God. Because of this, he testified, Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: (1 Corinthians 10:32 KJV)
The Apostle Paul also commanded his spiritual son Timothy two very important missions before he passed away. The first is to spread the word about the Day of Christ when Christ comes to take the Church of God, His bride, the Rapture day and the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, where Christ will rule the whole world with His bride, the Church of God:
¶ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and...Sun, 23 Jul 2023 - 15min - 343 - Daniel Bible Study #6
Daniel #6
¶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. (Daniel 2:46-49 KJV)
It would be surprising if someone correctly guessed a nightmare and its future outcome. However, people these days probably wouldn’t worship someone just for interpreting dreams. Nebuchadnezzar, despite his arrogance, feared God more than any ruler today. More so than any theologian, the Pope, more so than any famous religious figure, or any other man of God. God loves people who Love His word, and he receives the brokenhearted. The Bible is very clear that God receives those who come to Him brokenhearted because of their sins. Nebuchadnezzar quickly understood the word of God, unlike many who hear it proclaimed today. He worshipped Daniel instead of God, which showed his fear of the word of God and his reverence for people. The Bible mentions that many gifts and spices were offered to Daniel, but he simply let Nebuchadnezzar bow down to him. When the angel of the Lord appeared to John in the book of Revelation, John simply bowed down. The man said, “Do not worship me. Only worship the Lord. I believe this to be Daniel. “I am a servant prophet like you.” Because the Lord told Daniel what was going to happen, but then he told him to seal it, and he revealed it to the apostle John.
Daniel should’ve told Nebuchadnezzar to worship only God, not him when the king fell down and worshipped him. Again, Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest king alive back in those day. Of course, God bestowed such power unto him. Daniel did not hesitate to sit at the king’s gate. The king’s gate means to become the second in command. Then he put Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in charge of the affairs of Babylon as well as himself, and Daniel accepted all sorts of oblations and gifts. In a way, this could be seen as Daniel being tested and failing as even a man of God can sin. No one is perfect. The Bible says: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23 KJV) And we’re going to see what happened to Daniel when he went into the lion’s den and almost died. You’re going to see some terrible suffering. When you read the scripture, you realize that even people who appear to be blameless and righteous in the eyes of man have one or more blemishes. No one is perfect. Even Joseph, who was the second in command in Egypt, his deception by hiding the silver cup in Benjamin’s money bag and used that to leverage Benjamin as hostage. Look at Noah. Noah was a righteous man in his time, but then he is saved from the flood, as he and his family were the only ones left in the world. Feeling like the king, he let himself loose and got drunk and slept naked, ended up cursing Ham. Noah wasn’t a perfect man either, and we know from the Bible that no one can claim righteousness apart from the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross. What about David? David was also a perfect man. God says he was perfect except for his sin with Bathsheba, as he ended up committing adultery and murder. What about Moses,Sun, 16 Jul 2023 - 20min - 342 - The times and the seasons of the Rapture according to the Bible
7-16-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-9
Word title: The times and the seasons of the Rapture according to the Bible
Apostle Paul testified about the times and seasons unto the Thessalonian church saints waiting for the rapture:
¶ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. ¶ Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Thessalonians 5:1-9 KJV)
The Day of the Lord in the Bible refers to the Second Coming of Christ, The Judgment Day. Also, the Day of the Lord is to inform us of times and seasons when the Rapture will be. If we go back seven years from the Day of the Lord, past the Great Tribulation period, we can also know the times and seasons of the Rapture.
A child-bearing woman does not know the exact day she will give birth, but when she is about 9 months pregnant, she expects that the time is near when she will suddenly go into labor and give birth. But others have no way of knowing when.
Similarly, those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and received the Holy Spirit know the times and seasons of the Rapture day and the Day of the Lord through the words of the Bible written by the Holy Spirit.
Before examining the times and seasons of the rapture, it would be wise to first examine the words revealed in the Old Testament concerning the rapture of which the Bible speaks.
¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. (Genesis 5:21-24 KJV)
Enoch is an exceptional person who was raptured without experiencing death, and he is a model for blessed present day Christians who will be raptured avoiding death like Enoch as the times and seasons of the rapture are right in front of our eyes. But the Bible says everyone dies at least once. As the saying goes, there is no rule without exceptions. Blessed are those who are subject to the exceptions.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:27-28 KJV)
Even in the prayer of King David, there is a prophecy about the rapture in the future:
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD,Sun, 16 Jul 2023 - 13min - 341 - Daniel Bible Study #5
Daniel #5
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. (Daniel 2:44-45 KJV)
We’ll be focusing on these verses today. The Bible says after the destruction of all kingdoms of earth, just one kingdom will stand forever. This kingdom is not established by man, but by the God of heaven. This is the Kingdom of God and at the same time it is also the kingdom of heaven. What this means is that since it is still before the Lord’s Second coming to earth, the kingdom of God exists only in those who believe and have received the Holy Spirit. That is why the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Because the kingdom of God is formed within those who are born again by the Holy Spirit, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit reside within them as the King, as God, and as the Father. However there is no kingdom of God anywhere in this world, including the unregenerate people. That’s why Daniel sees the kingdom of God being established on earth, at the same time becoming the Kingdom of heaven. There is a distinction between kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God. Only the King James Bible categorizes Kingdom of God and Kingdom of heaven separately, and if you don’t know this, you’ll get confused. Daniel is seeing the kingdom of God and kingdom of heaven at the same time since he does not know the Age of Grace.
We must pay attention to the fact that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven will come simultaneously in the earthly millennial kingdom after Jesus Christ returns to earth and judges every Gentile nations of this world. When Jesus Christ returns, from that moment on, all Jews have full authority to expect that the Lord will destroy all nations of the Gentile world and establish His kingdom. The Jews should know that only then, they will receive God’s promised kingdom. That’s why many preach the book of Daniel to the Jews. Israeli missionaries preach this in Hebrew language, conveying these words of Daniel chapter 2. The Lord came to earth as the King back in His First Coming. In order to introduce this king, John the Baptist was born to introduce the Jewish King Jesus Christ unto the Jews. That was John’s sole purpose to be birthed into this world. He preached out in the wilderness of Judea, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2 KJV) Here comes the king. That very kingdom of heaven prophesied by Daniel is at hand.’ However the Jews didn’t know what that meant. There was no way to explain it. The Jews were expecting the Lord to sit on the throne of the King after God had destroyed the world government and established His kingdom. That is what Daniel is prophesying, but in fact, had the Jews accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah 2000 years ago at His First Coming, the kingdom would have already come to Israel back then.
However, God postponed it because the Lord had to die in order to save everyone. But they crucified and killed Jesus Christ. That’s why the Kingdom was delayed. In Christ before the foundation of the world, it was predestined that we too would be adopted as God’s children. the bride of Christ.Sun, 09 Jul 2023 - 23min - 340 - Fire Judgment Coming Toward the Sodom-Like World
7-9-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: 1 Corinthians 2:7-16
Word title: Fire Judgment Coming Toward the Sodom-Like World
The apostle Paul testified of oncoming future events to the Corinthian church saints with the prophetic words recorded by Isaiah:
1 Corinthians 2:7-9 (KJV) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
If so, it is easy to know through the words of the Bible about what God has for those who love Him, what Christians who have received God’s Holy Spirit are waiting for. These are none other than the rapture that will take place on the day of Christ, the millennial kingdom, and God’s judgment upon the sinful Sodom-like world that Satan, along with the Antichrist and the false prophet, has polluted.
We too can see, hear, and understand the things that will happen in the future through the words that no one has ever heard or understood since the foundation of the world, when we see and hear the words the apostle Paul testified “as it is written,”
God prophesied through Isaiah:
Isaiah 34:1-10 (KJV) Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. For the indignation of the LORD [is] upon all nations, and [his] fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling [fig] from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, [and] with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. For [it is] the day of the LORD’S vengeance, [and] the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Jesus Christ said these things would happen during the Great Tribulation. On the day of His Second Coming, Matthew 24:28 (KJV) For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. and He also told Job long ago. Job 39:30 (KJV) Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.
Matthew 24:29-30 (KJV) Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be da...Sun, 09 Jul 2023 - 14min - 339 - Daniel Bible Study #4
Daniel #4
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of glory, may your name be hallowed. We look forward to the kingdom of God the Father that will be fulfilled in heaven and on earth and in the New Jerusalem, and we want to put our hope in the Word. Help us, Lord, to see your glory in the Word by giving us wisdom and understanding through the Holy Spirit. Please help all the members of this church to wear the full armor of the Word and not be deceived while living on earth and overcome the spiritual battles, so that they can all stand out as soldiers of the cross. Like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, help us to overcome the world by fully trusting only the Lord. We give thanks and pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
(Daniel 2:31-43 KJV) ¶ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
The head is gold, Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian empire. The Babylonian king reigned for about 70 years, from 606 to 536 BC. When Daniel said Thou art this head of gold, this also describes Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon. However verse 39 says there will rise another inferior kingdom to Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar, trickling down all the way to the fourth kingdom. So in other words, the king and the kingdom are described as same at the same time. Daniel 7:17 is a scene where four beasts rise out of the sea. Concerning these beasts, the Bible says that these four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth. In Daniel 7:21, the fourth beast will become the fourth kingdom on earth. We’ll come back to this later. The image’s chest and arms are silver. These are the kingdoms of Medes and Persia. Historically it was the Medean King Darius and King Cyrus of Persia. Iran is the descendants of the Persians. Modern Iranians are attempting to bring back the old Persian empire through their nuclear programs.Sun, 02 Jul 2023 - 24min - 338 - The Spirit and the Bride preach the gospel for the last time just before the Rapture
7-2-2023 Sunday Sermon MessageMeditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16Text: Revelation 22:16-21Word title: The Spirit and the Bride preach the gospel for the last time just before the Rapture Apostle John testifies the scene where the Holy Spirit in the bride of Christ testifies the gospel to the world for the last time just before the imminent Rapture:Revelation 22:17 (KJV) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:21 (KJV) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. The Lord Jesus Christ, who testified of every word of Revelation said, Surely I come quickly. unto the Apostle John, He immediately responded to the Lord. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The Holy Spirit, who came to the world as the Comforter on the day of Pentecost 2,000 years ago, enters into all who repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ whom the Holy Spirit testifies of and accepts Him as Lord and Savior, so that the Kingdom of God may be established within them, and from then on Rejoicing in God (Rom 5:11) in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Rom 14:17), disregarding the works of the flesh, but to live a life of witnessing only Christ Jesus, by the indwelling Holy Spirit until the day of rapture, the day of Christ, when the Lord appears in the air.Now, just before the Holy Spirit is transferred to heaven with the bride of Christ, to all the people of the world, They are preaching the gospel until the last moment with the desire for them to be saved by grace and receive eternal life by believing in the death, burial and resurrection on the third day of the Lord Jesus Christ (1Cor 15:1-3), and to participate in the rapture. Apostle Paul clearly testified to the Thessalonian church saints about the times and the seasons when the Spirit and the Bride will be transferred to heaven:2 Thessalonians 2:2-8 (KJV) That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: The Apostle Paul is testifying about the times and season near the day of Christ, the day of rapture. He warned of deceivers and also testified that day will not come unless the church falls away and the son of perdition, the antichrist, appears. He also testified the timing of the appearance of the antichrist, that the Wicked one will appear when the blocker is taken out of the way. There are different opinions as to who the blocker is, but God will not reveal the wicked Antichrist until the bride of Christ is raptured and taken to heaven with the Holy Spirit. We need to understand this more clearly through the Bible. This is what we know from the testimony of the apostle John:Revelation 4:1-3 (KJV) After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.Sun, 02 Jul 2023 - 12min - 337 - Daniel Bible Study #3
Daniel #3
Father God Thank you for giving us the precious time to hear the words of the Holy Spirit. Help us to put these precious words in us and to walk in the light of these words. Help us to be the ones who know what the world will be like in the Word of God, not by listening to the words of the people of the world. We earnestly pray that God will help us not to be afraid as we watch the news of the world, but to receive answers in the word of God. Thank you for giving us the wisdom you gave to Daniel today. Thank you for the wisdom that is in the Holy Spirit. Whenever we pray, help us to use that wisdom so that we, like Daniel, can know for sure what will happen in the future and live in hope. Thank you and we pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
(Daniel 2:14-18 KJV) ¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Their lives were in jeopardy. Daniel bought some time. He talked to Ariok and promised that he will find out the dream and the interpretation if he was given some time, otherwise he’ll die if he got it wrong. Unlike the other magicians, Daniel didn’t promise to tell the interpretation if he was told what the dream was. This is a man of God. People in the world will just lie and do a mediocre job and move on. Who’s gonna know? If prophecy doesn’t get fulfilled it won’t matter as people will forget everything. But Daniel made it clear. After all, this was his absolute reliance on God. God gives wisdom and shows all to those who absolutely relies on him. God will never give understanding to a person who has one foot in the world and the other in God. People who does not fully trust the Lord when hearing the word of God. People who don’t believe in the Lord’s help, will never understand the Word unless they trust in His power. No understanding equals no works. One cannot bear fruit because there is no works. So does believing in Jesus. When you are first saved, you really have to believe with the determination that if you don’t really give your life to Jesus, you will die. People who simply write their names on church register will never understand the Bible. That is why only who understand bear fruit 30, 60, and 100 fold. We bear the fruit of God’s Word in our lives. In other words, the word becomes flesh. Therefore, life becomes that resembles the Lord. So here, Daniel, as a representative took a bullet for the team.
Daniel tells his companions, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the situation in verse 17. They did not question each other about what to do. Folks, churches shouldn’t have meetings. What would you like me to do? What is your opinion? Nothing will ever be solved. The same goes for the working world. Companies that have many problems and have bunch of meetings inevitably go bankrupt. So does the church. God’s people have no place to stand because many people speak their opinions in the meetings. A person who prays receives answers. But in a meetings, a decision is made by a majority vote. This is not how church operates.Sun, 25 Jun 2023 - 30min - 336 - Let us run looking forward to the day of the rapture!
6-25-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Hebrews 12:1-2
Word title: Let us run looking forward to the day of the rapture!
The writer of Hebrews testifies about a cloud of people of faith who lived before the appearance of Jesus Christ. They were all who fully believed in the things they hoped for. Also, through their faith, although invisible to people’s eyes, it was evidence that the things they hoped for clearly exist.
We need to know that many people of faith like this have been resurrected and have already ascended to heaven to surround us and encourage us by cheering us about how faith has been fulfilled. Today, as we hear their voices through the Word, we must test and confirm whether our lives are denying ourselves, fighting and winning against sin in a life of believing in Jesus Christ, taking up our cross, and following Him by faith.
Abel offered with faith that a lamb had to be offered as a sacrifice for his sins in order for him to be righteous. Although his body died, God accepted Abel and his offering. But Cain, who gave his own righteousness to God, his offering was not accepted. God accepted Abel’s faith and counted him righteous.
Enoch was shown as a type of Christians living a holy life that pleases God in the end times who will not face death, who watches for the day of Christ, the day of rapture, when the Lord Jesus Christ will appear to reward them at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
Noah became a man of faith who saved himself and his family by preparing an ark for 120 years, believing in the warning that God would judge the world with a flood, even though it had never rained from heaven at that time. His faith is a warning message to Christians living in today’s harsh end times, and it is a foreshadowing of the faith that saved his family. The Holy Spirit gave testimony through the apostle Paul:
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31 KJV)
Apostle Peter testified of Noah as a preacher of righteousness:
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; (2 Peter 2:5 KJV)
The Word testifies about Abraham’s faith.
First, when he was called by God to leave for the land he was to inherit, he obeyed and left without knowing where to go (Hebrews 11:8).
Second, he waited for the city as long as there was a foundation. (Hebrews 11:10).
He believed in Jesus Christ, who was coming as his descendant, and foresaw the New Jerusalem, where the bride of Christ would live, and showed evidence that there is an invisible city. His faith was the evidence of the unseen.
Third, by faith Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when he was tested. He offered his promised only begotten Son.
He believed God could raise Isaac from the dead.
Because of this, God, who is the resurrection and the life, appeared as a man and personally spoke about the faith that those who believe in Him should have:
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead,Sun, 25 Jun 2023 - 12min - 335 - God’s Plan of Salvation and the Final Great White Throne Judgment
6-18-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text says: Revelation 20:11-15
Word title: God’s Plan of Salvation and the Final Great White Throne Judgment
God still wants everyone to be saved, not to be judged and destroyed:
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:3-4 KJV)
These words, which Apostle Paul testified to Pastor Timothy, are for all who are living in the Age of Grace after the Lord Jesus Christ died and was resurrected as a sacrifice to take away the sins of the world. All who lived during the age of conscience without the law for 2,500 years since Adam. And all who lived during the Age of Law 1,500 years before the gospel of Christ’s grace was preached to the world. And finally he is referring to all Gentiles and Jews who lived during the Great Tribulation period after the day of Christ, which is after the Rapture, who were as numerous as the sands of the sea during Christ’s Millennial Kingdom.
When Adam sinned because he could not overcome the temptation of the serpent, God knew that he was hiding from His face. So God took pity on their weakness and saved them by covering them with coats of skins. However, God made all of Adam’s descendants pay for their sins.
With the exception of Noah and his family, God destroyed everyone through the Flood upon seeing the hearts and imaginations of all who existed during the 1,000 years after Adam were only evil.
In order to become a sinner before God, sin cannot be established without the law given by God. Apostle Peter testified that God did not send them all to hell, but imprisoned their souls:
¶ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. (1 Peter 3:18-20 KJV)
After the judgment of the flood, God called Abram among the descendants of Shem, gave his grandson Jacob a new name, Israel, and chose his descendants to become his chosen people. It was an era when all people in the world lived with conscience without the law until he called Moses to gave them the law after having them experience the life of slavery in Egypt for 400 years. The Holy Spirit testified through the Apostle Paul God’s plan of salvation for all who lived in the Age of Conscience:
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. (Romans 2:14-16 KJV)
In order to save and judge countless people who lived before the law was given, God, who is love, opens the records of their acts according to their conscience at the final judgment seat after the end of the Millennial kingdom of Christ. Apostle John, who saw this scene, testified:
Sun, 18 Jun 2023 - 11min - 334 - Daniel Bible Study #2
Daniel #2
Let’s continue from (Daniel 1:17-21 KJV) ¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. God gave special gifts to Daniel and his three friends. He gave them the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of the LORD… the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; (Isaiah 11:2 KJV) That is why God gives wisdom, understanding, and might to who have received the Holy Spirit today. Thus creating a spiritually perfect man in a Babylon-like world of today. The Holy Spirit further enables us to serve other saints through the gifts given to those individuals who have received the Holy Spirit. Daniel, along with his friends, are special gifted people. Daniel is said to be a man of wisdom and knowledge comparable to the devil. You need to remember the devil is the wisest being after to God. Therefore, if we do not understand the Word in the Spirit of God, we will lose everything to the devil. That’s why people fail when they are put to the test. Satan is so cunning, that to those who do not thoroughly know the word of God, he will use the word of the Holy Bible to deceive and lead them to temptation.
Let’s turn to Ezekiel chapter 28. Verse 3 is God speaking to Satan. Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: (Ezekiel 28:3-4 KJV) God told the Devil he is wiser than Daniel. There is no secret they can hide from him. Remember folks: Babylon was a great kingdom at the time. God used Nebuchadnezzar as His instrument to judge Israel. King Nebuchadnezzar wasn’t some weak random person. Current President of United States is nothing compared to him. As the kingdom that ruled over the entire world at the time, God temporarily gave wisdom and power and used it to judge Israel. No matter how wise Daniel was, he was not as wise as the devil. In other words, no one can outsmart the devil. He’ll ultimately fall into the lake of fire at the end of the millennium because he sinned, but the devil is nevertheless a wise being. It was no big deal for the devil, the old serpent to deceive the inhabitants of Garden of Eden. It was a piece of cake for the Devil to fool the man created from dirt. We must remember God made Daniel second only to the devil in wisdom and knowledge. Therefore, the way to overcome the devil is to stand firmly in the Word. You must put on the full armor of God. That is why the apostle Paul exhorts to put on the full armor of God when he wrote to the church in Ephesus. Against those principalities (Babylon) and powers, the rulers of the darkness of the world, and spiritual evil on high. To fight against this put on the full armor of God’s Word, for our fight is not against flesh and blood. It means to be fully armed spiritually from head to toe, and there should be no gaps. If there is a gap in the armor, the sword will come through. It is no wonder Christians get beat up by the Devil daily since they do not learn the word these days....Sun, 18 Jun 2023 - 24min - 333 - Daniel Bible Study #1
Daniel Bible Study #1
Thank you, Father God for giving us grace to study the book of Daniel. Through the same grace and understanding you gave unto Daniel, may we all clearly see and understand the things ahead, so that we will not be shaken in hope in this current world what we live in which is just like the Babylon of the past. Please provide the same grace to all the saints and unto all listeners of this podcast and through our digital archives of our main church website. We thank you, beseech and pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
First of all, before we start the book of Daniel, let’s go over some introductory parts together. The book of Daniel has 12 chapters, 357 verses. Hebrew word for “Dan” means judge and “El” is the abbreviation of Elohim meaning God. Therefore, the name Daniel means “my judge is God.” If the book of Revelation describes what will happen from the end of the New Testament to the second coming of Christ, then the book of Daniel describes historical period from the end of the Old Testament to the beginning of the New Testament. In this respect, the book of Daniel occupies a very unique position in the Bible. What Revelation and Daniel have in common is that both of these books fill a certain gap. Therefore, to get all the historical information from Malachi to Matthew, we have no choice but to rely on the book of Daniel, which fills the gap in this period.
Of course, the book of Daniel contains not only historical facts that fill the gap between Malachi, where the Old Testament ends, and Matthew, where the New Testament begins, but also prophetic words that go far beyond the Church Age and foresee the Great Tribulation and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. So, as we read the book of Daniel, we must have a broader view of not only the past history but also the future when the Lord comes. This will be very important to accurately understand the prophecies contained in the book of Daniel. With this thought in mind, we must study the book of Daniel. There has been attempts to find the historical information of this period from Malachi to Matthew through historical interpretations. Although there are powerful historical data such as the contents recorded in inscriptions or the traces of ruins, it could be used as a reference, but it can never be God’s explanation through the Bible. Daniel is the only God’s explanation of the historical facts from Malachi to Matthew. There is something called church history that describes history in this period: from the end of the New Testament to the Second Coming of Christ.
However, in order to hear God’s explanation of history during this period, we must fully rely on Revelation, especially chapters 1, 2, and 3, rather than church history. The only thing we can fully rely on is the Word of God. In other words, just as the book of Revelation deals with the gap of the church age, we must know that the book of Daniel deals with the gap between Malachi to the beginning of the New Testament. The church history can be a reference, but it cannot be the only reference material and the source of all explanations. We must know that the source of all information for us is the Word of God. The book of Daniel records events over a period of around 73 years, between 607 BC to 534 BC. We can accurately estimate the time span of events recorded in this book, since we know for sure that these events were during Daniel’s captivity of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. The book of Daniel was originally not included in the Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, but belonged separately to the Ketuvim.Sun, 11 Jun 2023 - 27min - 332 - Come quickly out of the WEA and WCC member churches of the whore Babylon the Great!
6-11-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Revelation 18:1-13
Word title: Come quickly out of the WEA and WCC member churches of the whore Babylon the Great!
The Bible says Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. (Revelation 18:2 KJV)
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. (Revelation 18:3 KJV)
God is saying that Babylon the Great became a fornicator and made the kings of the earth and the merchants rich.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4 KJV)
The Lord speaks of this woman as a great whore:
¶ And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: (Revelation 17:1 KJV)
He also tells of what many waters she sits on:
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (Revelation 17:15 KJV)
He also tells us how she is adorned:
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (Revelation 17:4-5 KJV)
Apostle John goes on and testifies she killed Israelites and Christians to the point of getting drunk with their blood:
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. (Revelation 17:6 KJV)
The angel who appeared to the Apostle John spoke of the woman as a city:
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. (Revelation 17:18 KJV)
Just by the words we have heard so far, we can realize that this is the great whore, the Church of Rome, that has persecuted and murdered the Jews and the Church of God, the bride of Christ, for the past 2,000 years. It is also easy to see that this city is the Vatican, the great city in Rome.
A whore is a woman who commits adultery with another man even though she has a husband. Ever since the Council of Nicaea, the Roman Catholic Church fornicated with the Babylonian paganism and created a mixed religion that was no longer Christianity, persecuting and killing Bible-believing Christians and Jews for the past 2,000 years. Church history taught in modern seminaries is pro-Catholic, so all the atrocities they have committed before God in the past 2000 years are all covered up. Martin Luther carried out the Reformation over 500 years ago,Sun, 11 Jun 2023 - 13min - 331 - Revelation 46 (Final)
Revelation #46- Final
Dear Listeners, have you been peaceful in the Lord during the week? We have finally arrived to the final chapter of the final book of the Holy Bible. I thank God for allowing me to search and study His word throughout the weeks. Chapter 22, along with chapter 21, continues with Eternity, the world of eternal life without sin, without tears, and of course an Eternity without the devil. Chapter 22 also spoke of the events that would unfold during Eternity. In fact, verses pertaining to Eternity comes to an end in 22:5. However, from verses 6 to 14, there is a warning once again to the people of the age of tribulation and millennium. Then, in verse 16, another warning is given to those living in the church age. Verse 12 mentions the Second Advent. What we have seen so far is that the Lord returned to earth in chapter 19. In chapter 20 he reigned for a thousand years. In Chapter 21, eternity began. Now, as Revelation 22:5 comes to an end, final exhortations, warning and blessings appear again from verse 6.
Let’s read from (Revelation 22:1 KJV) ¶ And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. This water of life is different from the water that comes from the threshold of the temple in Ezekiel 40-48. The water that comes out of the throne in the book of Ezekiel does not match the content of the text as it comes from the Millennial temple. For example, the city of New Jerusalem in chapter 22 is 1,500 miles wide by 1,500 miles in height, but the city in chapter 48 of Ezekiel is 18,000 measures. The sizes are incomparable. Also, in Ezekiel chapters 40-48, the land is divided into 12 tribes, but in chapter 22 there is no division of the land. There is a pure river of clear water of life. Unto the woman of Samaria Our Lord said: …Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:13-14 KJV) In Eternity, there will be an actual crystal clear river that flows out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, and this is called the river of water of life. It will flow right out of the throne of God and flow straight down the middle of the street reaching the roots of the trees that grow along the road touch this river. What a wonderful sight!
(Revelation 22:2 KJV) In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Do you remember the words similar to this one found in (Ezekiel 47:12 KJV)? This is the water that will flow from the threshold of the temple during the future millennial kingdom established on earth. And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat,Sun, 04 Jun 2023 - 26min - 330 - Christ’s millennial kingdom revealed in the Disciples’ Prayer
6-4-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Matthew 6:5-13
Word title: Christ’s millennial kingdom revealed in the Disciples’ Prayer
In Matthew 5, Jesus, who came as the King of the Jews, proclaimed in advance the constitution of the kingdom that he must conduct in His future Millennial Kingdom. He also went on and taught to pray by going into a closet and shut the door to hear the Father in secret and not to repeat vain repetitions while praying.
He also told the disciples what to pray for. Thinking that the content of the prayer they have to say is the Lord’s Prayer, it has been considered a tradition of the churches to this very day to conclude church meetings by vainly repeating the Lord’s Prayer,
However, this prayer we know so well is not the Lord’s prayer, but instead the Lord’s disciples’ prayer, the prayer of the disciples. Back then, Jesus spoke about this to His Jewish disciples for His audience was not the Gentiles and it was a time before the Church of God was established.
Unto his disciple Timothy the Apostle Paul said: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV)
If so, we must learn how to properly divide and study the words of truth.
All of God’s words are those spoken by the Holy Trinity unto the Jews, Gentiles, and the Church of God.
Then, we need to know to whom the words Jesus spoke in today’s text were addressed. We must know that at that time there were no Gentiles, no Christians who belonged to the Church of God, only Jews.
Among the four Gospels, the Gospel of Matthew is about Jesus who came as the King of the Jews. Matthew chapter 1 begins with, ¶ The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1 KJV)
all the way to…Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (Matthew 1:16 KJV) for it is the word pertaining to the geneology of the Israeli King. The word Jesus, who is called Christ. means Jesus is the anointed, the prophet, the high priest, and the Messiah of Israel, who will come not only to Israel but also as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS to establish his kingdom on earth.
Jesus said first of all that God is the Father of the Jews and the Holy One, and first of all, to pray for “Thy kingdom come.”
It is to meditate deeply on the words of Jesus to the Jews to pray, “Thy kingdom come.” The first kingdom of God established on earth was lost for 4,000 years after the first man, Adam and Eve, were tempted by the serpent and sinned, as the Garden of Eden was taken away by the devil. Although theocratic kingdoms existed in Israel and Judah for a short time, they eventually came under the domination of Babylon and other Gentile nations, and when Jesus appeared in the land of Judea, they were under the domination of Roman empire.
Jesus, who appeared as the king of the Israelites chosen by God, told the Jews to pray, “Thy kingdom come.” When Jesus came to the land of Judea, they had no king and were under the rule of the Roman Emperor, Caesar. John the Baptist, born six months before Jesus,Sun, 04 Jun 2023 - 12min - 329 - Revelation 45
Revelation #45
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? Today, the chapter of hope begins. Beginning of Eternity. So far, we have experienced judgment during various tribulations and have seen many miserable things that I do not want to hear about. Therefore, the purpose of living as Christians is to help at least one person receive salvation while we are living on this earth. As David said in Psalm 119, it is our mission to proclaim the word of God. I believe that the purpose of Christians living on earth is to proclaim the word of life. The age rapidly ends in Revelation Chapgter 20, and a new beginning unfolds in Chapter 21. The Bible can be viewed as an infinitely circulating book. The book of Revelation takes us back to Genesis again from chapter 21. There is no book in the world that has been written so mysteriously as the Bible. In Genesis we have the tree of life. The tree of life appears again in Revelation 22:2. Abel was slain as a lamb in Genesis, and in Revelation 21:23 we see the lamb again. In Genesis we see paradise lost, but in Revelation we see it restored. In Genesis 1:1, we read that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In Revelation 21:1, And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. God begins with man in Genesis. And God ends with man in Revelation 22. The Bible is an infinite book, a written word with a complete cycle. So a man of limited intellect, that is, a man who has not been born again, can never understand the full scope of the Bible. This Bible is not a book like the Qur’an or other religious scriptures. We must know that the Bible is the only truly holy book and that it teaches the truth.
Let us continnue the study beginning with (Revelation 21:1 KJV) ¶ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. The new heaven and the new earth are there, but the sea is gone. This sea is neither the Atlantic nor the Pacific Ocean on this earth. It is the great water we studied in chapter 4. This is expressed as the sea of glass. Job said the face of the deep is frozen. In (Job 38:30 KJV) It’s the waters above the heavens. It is the sea mentioned in Job 41:31-33. This body of water is so huge the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are considered as small pools. It is clearly testified in 2 Peter 3 and Hebrews 1:10-12 that this great body of water also disappears when God splits the atoms and the constituent elements disappear as the heavens are swept away being rolled up as a scroll. (Revelation 21:2 KJV) And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. The New Jerusalem is not the bride of God the Father. The bride of God the Father is Israel. New Jerusalem is the city prepared for the bride, who married his son, Jesus Christ. We get to see the New Jerusalem if we skip ahead to (Revelation 21:9-10 KJV) ¶ And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Holy Jerusalem is the New Jerusalem. There are three new things we need to note. A new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem. If you want to know about the relationship between the New Jerusalem and the body of Christ, which is the church, you must know that the New Jerusalem is called the mother of all born again saints of the age of the church. Galatians 4:26 says the heavenly Jerusalem is our mother....Sun, 28 May 2023 - 30min - 328 - The Great Flood and the Judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah as a Foreshadowing of the Great Tribulation
5-28-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: 2 Peter 2:1-9
Sermon title: The Great Flood and the Judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah as a Foreshadowing of the Great Tribulation
Throughout the Old Testament, God showed in advance what would happen in the future through figures. Also, the incarnated Lord Jesus Christ confirmed once again the things given as the types, and also confirmed how the things given as the types would happen in detail through the apostles.
Among the figures and types, the very important events given to us today, we need to realize once again and receive the wisdom to prepare in advance guided by the Holy Spirit through the fact that the entire world was judged with a great flood in Noah’s days along with the judgment that brought down Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities with fire are examples of the Great Tribulation.
First of all, we have to realize with God’s heart why God judged and killed with a flood without leaving a single person besides Noah and his family in the great flood. Also why he sent fire and brimstone unto Sodom and Gomorrah turning everyone into a pile of ash except for one righteous man, Lot.
(Genesis 5:24) says after Enoch gave birth to Methuselah, he walked with God for 300 years, and then God took him to heaven and disappeared. Through the name of Methuselah, whom he gave birth to, God hinted that in the future among his descendants, in the days of Noah, God would judge a great thing with a great flood, and before that happened, God raptured Enoch and took him to heaven. God foretold that he would take his living bride to heaven before the great tribulation would arrive.
God foretold how wicked many people would behave Before the Great Tribulation:
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ¶ And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. ¶ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:5-8 KJV)
Also, before judging Sodom and Gomorrah by fire, God appeared with two angels in human form to show them how wicked their sins were:
¶ And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. ¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now,Sun, 28 May 2023 - 14min - 327 - Revelation 44
Revelation #44
Have you been peaceful in the Lord during the past week? It’s time to continue studying the last book of the Bible. Today we will study 20:12-15, word about the Great White Throne Judgment. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:12-15 KJV) The dead are judged. Those who receive Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life, will live even if they die, and those who live and believe in Jesus Christ will never die. The Bible says Christians do not die, but sleep. Jesus said Lazarus went to sleep. But in verses 12-15 are the dead. Resurrection from the dead is the first resurrection, as is also the raptured saints like us who are waiting to meet the Lord in the air. When the Lord died on the cross and resurrected, the resurrection of the Old Testament saints is part of the first resurrection, including those who are beheaded later during the Tribulation. Those who participate in the first resurrection have the blessing of being with Christ. Hence, (Hebrews 9:27 KJV) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Christians are to be judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ in heaven according to what they have done. Christians are not judged here at the Great White Throne because they have believed in Jesus Christ. However, the Bible says Christians will be judged by fire for what they have done after they received salvation, and those who are saved during the Tribulation and the millennium will be judged here. They are not part of the first resurrection. Those who have not been saved during the Church Age will face Judgment at the Great White Throne. There will be unsaved people who did not believe in the blood atonement or did not keep the commandments and died in the age of the law. Names found in the book of life will be those saved during the tribulation and the millennium, which occurs after the age of grace. So, please understand how wonderful it is to be saved just by calling on the name of Jesus in the current Age of Grace. Those who are not saved NOW will regret this forever and ever. That is why we must preach the gospel to even one more person now so that they can receive salvation. Even if it means to rebuke them, tearful intercessions will also be necessary for the sake of their salvation. Those who are saved during the Millennium will of course have a reward. Therefore, those who are saved in 20:12 are not the saints of the church age. Those who are saved in the church age are with Jesus Christ and will be judging with Him. This is clearly prophesied in (Daniel 7:9-10 KJV) ¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. What we notice here is that not only are hundreds of millions standing before God with the books open for judgment but also millions serving Him during His Judgment. Regarding this, the Apostle Paul said in (1 Corinthians 6:3 KJV) Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?Sun, 21 May 2023 - 26min - 326 - The Lord Jesus Christ, who gave life by breaking his own body as a rock
5-21-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Matthew 16:13-18
Speech title: The Lord Jesus Christ, who gave life by breaking his own body as a rock
After hearing Simon Peter’s confession of faith, Jesus said …upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18 KJV) The Roman Catholic Church thought of Peter as the rock and built their church upon him, claiming that Peter was the first pope and constructed the St. Peter’s Square within the Vatican.
This is arguably the most ridiculous comedy in world history. In fact, the name Peter means a stone no larger than a pebble. Also, when Jesus prophesied his own death and that He would be raised on the third day, Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. (Matthew 16:22 KJV) the Lord immediately turned and scolded Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. (Matthew 16:23 KJV) The Roman Catholics made a huge mistake by building their church on Peter, who was called Satan. We can realize through the Bible what the rock Jesus was talking about is.
When the Israelites cried out for lack of water in the wilderness, God commanded Moses strike the rock once and supplied an abundance of water in the wilderness:
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. (Exodus 17:6 KJV)
The Bible testifies about what happened when Moses struck the rock:
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. (Psalm 78:15-16 KJV) Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? (Psalm 78:20 KJV)
The Bible also testifies about who the rock is:
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm 18:2 KJV) ¶ Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. (Psalm 28:1 KJV)
Apostle Paul testified of the rock that brought water in the wilderness by the guidance of the Holy Spirit:
¶ Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:1-4 KJV)
Christ Jesus built his church upon himself. Therefore, those who are members of the church, which is the body of Christ, the gates of hell cannot overcome them. Apostle Paul testified of Christ as the foundation of the church :
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon.Sun, 21 May 2023 - 12min - 325 - Revelation 43
Revelation #43
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? It’s time to continue studying the last Book of the Bible, Revelation 20. Last time we finished chapter 20, verse 5, and looked into verse 6 for a bit. During the millennial kingdom, those who participate in the first resurrection live for a thousand years and reign with the Lord. Everyone, think about it. How precious would it be if we were to be rewarded with the crown when we reign with the Lord for a thousand years through the sufferings we are experiencing for a while in our life of faith now? This is our true hope. Not only did Apotsle Paul say ¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 KJV) but He also said For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18 KJV) This glory is the reward given by the Lord when He comes in the future, that is, as mentioned in (Hebrews 11:6 KJV) But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. These are the two things that pleases God. So, in order to be glorified with the Lord, we must suffer together.
Let’s pickup from (Revelation 20:6 KJV) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. where do you want to rule? Will you go to heaven and rule? There are angels in heaven. There will be countless people on this earth for a thousand years. That is why the millennial reign is a reward for suffering on earth. How wonderful it would be for the world to be restored during the millennium after the Lord returns, the animals will become very docile, the desert will bloom, as God’s will is fulfilled on earth as in heaven. In fact, the world today is not a place for believers to live, is it? It is full of lies, violence and suffering. What more would we enjoy here? However, it is our job to proclaim the beautiful virtues of God as royal priests, testifying to the Lord’s coming while suffering with Christ, and that everything will be resolved when the Lord comes. There’s a time to suffer now and time to enjoy later. In particular, those who participate in the first resurrection in 20:6 are the resurrection from the dead, as we have discussed in the last study. You will receive everlasting life upon receiving the Lord Jesus Chhrist. That is why we will never be buried with the dead and rise from the grave when the Lord returns. Hence, they shall reign with him a thousand years.
What is the second resurrection? It is the resurrection of the dead. The spiritually dead are resurrected in the body and stand before the Great White Throne Judgment then ultimately into the lake of fire that will never be quenched. That is why our Lord said some will rise unto the resurrection of life; and some will unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:29 KJV) as well as …some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. According to prophet Daniel in (Daniel 12:2 KJV) You all know the parable of the pounds in Luke 19 and the rewards given out for the millennial kingdom. It is a bit different from the parable of talents. The parable of talents gave each person a different number of talents. We won’t go over that here today, but the word that can be applied to us today is the parable of the pounds found in Luke 19. Here, the Lord pointed to himself and said, A certain nobleman goes to a far country to receive the kingship.Sun, 14 May 2023 - 26min - 324 - A bride who meets and marries Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit
5-14-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Genesis 24:61-67
Word title: A bride who meets and marries Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit testified through the Apostle John about the words recorded in the Old Testament:
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. (John 5:39-40 KJV)
The three figures appearing in today’s text represent the shadows of Christ Jesus and those related to Him.
First is Isaac, a type of Christ Jesus, who became a sacrifice for all the world on the cross of Calvary.
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And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. (Genesis 22:6-8 KJV)
The scene where Abraham has his son Isaac carry wood on his back for burnt offering and goes up to Mount Moriah is a preview of the scene in which God’s only begotten Son Christ Jesus will carry the wooden cross on His back going up to Mount Calvary. Mount Moriah is the location of modern day Mount Calvary.
The fact that King Solomon built a temple for burnt offerings to God on Mount Moriah is a prophetic indication that Christ will be offered as a sacrifice on that very spot in the future:
¶ Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. (2 Chronicles 3:1 KJV)
Second, Abraham’s servant Eliezer is commanded to bring Isaac’s bride from far away a foreign land, meets Rebekah, and returns on a camel, foreshadowing the Holy Spirit sent into the world by Heavenly Father:
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (John 14:26 KJV)
Jesus Himself spoke of the purpose of the Holy Spirit’s coming into the world, foreshadowed by Eliezer:
¶ But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: (John 15:26 KJV)
And finally, Eliezer, as a type of the Holy Spirit, the comforter, witnessing to Rebekah about Isaac, a type of the coming Christ, Rebekah believed Isaac to be her husband and followed Eliezer on his journey.
Therefore, Rebekah was a type of a saved Christian who heard the gospel of Christ, believed in Him, received Him, and received the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. The Apostle Paul testified of those who believed in Christ, received the Holy Spirit, and were saved by grace:
¶ And you hath he quickened,Sun, 14 May 2023 - 11min - 323 - Revelation 42
Revelation #42
Have you been at peace in the Lord for the past week? It is time to continue studying the Book of Revelation. Last week, we ran out of time while hearing the words about the first resurrection. Let us first read Revelation 20:5 and hear testimony about the first resurrection. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:5 KJV) In order to know this first resurrection, let’s first review the spiritual resurrection and the first resurrection in which the body is physically revived again. Of course, when the Holy Spirit comes upon us when we believe in and receive Jesus Christ, our dead spirits are revived. Therefore, we can eat the Word of God, which is spirit and life. This is a spiritual resurrection. However, the Bible clearly says that mortal bodies will wear immortal, and corruptible bodies will wear incorruptible. There are two resurrections within the First, and the second resurrection comes with the second death. All this appears at the end of Revelation 20. This is also found in ¶ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, When he appears, he will come to judge the living. It’s about judging the raptured, saved people. when he appears in heaven. Then, who shall judge the quick Those living in the First resurrection and the dead Second Resurrection at his appearing and his kingdom; (2 Timothy 4:1 KJV) The Lord also said this in (Luke 20:35 KJV) But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: These are the words of the Lord to the Sadducees who did not believe in physical resurrection. It is not a resurrection of the dead, but a resurrection from the dead. There are two resurrections, the first is the resurrection of the dead and the second is the resurrection from the dead. Two different things. The resurrection from the dead is the first resurrection, and the resurrection of the dead is the resurrection of the dead who will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment and fall into the lake of fire. These are people who have not received everlasting life. The Lord said: And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. (Mark 9:9-10 KJV) Do you also have the same question? The Lord spoke of being raised from the dead. But they all understood later. Unfortunately, there are many people today who do not understand this resurrection. John 11:23-24 are words spoken to Martha when Lazarus died. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. (John 11:23-24 KJV) Martha only knew a general resurrection, the resurrection of the dead that would later take place at the Great White Throne Judgment. But the Lord confirmed it once again. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:25-26 KJV) Meaning when the Lord comes later, those who are physically dead will be resurrected and those who are alive will be changed and never die. That is why even if God’s children die before Christ comes, They will be able to shout and walk out of the grave as in (1 Corinthians 15:55 KJV) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
The apostle Paul testified that the born-again saints who are alive will not die, but will be changed in the blink of an eye, and will be raptured to be with the Lord forever.Sun, 07 May 2023 - 26min - 322 - Almighty God Appears in Despair
5-7-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Genesis 17:1-8
Speech title: Almighty God Appears in Despair
God foresaw Abram living in Babylon and called him and said:
¶ Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: (Genesis 12:1 KJV)
When God called him, he gave him the word of promise:
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV)
God came to Abram in a vision and said:¶ After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Genesis 15:1 KJV)
Until then, God had not given him a child, but he still did not doubt God’s promise, and he spoke thinking that God would fulfill His promise through the steward’s children rather than his own: …what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. (Genesis 15:2-3 KJV)
Immediately, the word of God came to him, saying: This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Genesis 15:4-5 KJV)
It is unknown how many years had passed since he left Haran at the age of seventy-five, but it is certain that a considerable amount of time had passed. Thinking that God would not give him a child, Abram undoubtedly believed God would find another way to fulfill His promise.
But when God appeared again and showed him the stars in the sky, the Lord credited it to him as righteousness when he believed what He said (Genesis 15:6).
At that time, God made a more specific covenant with Abram:
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. (Genesis 15:18-21 KJV)
Afterwards, because of Abram’s wife Sarai’s unbelief, he made the mistake of giving birth to Ishmael at the age of 85 by going into their maidservant Hagar.
Then after another fourteen years, at the age of ninety-nine, when neither he nor Sarai could bear any more children, Almighty God appeared and said:…I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. (Genesis 17:1-2 KJV)
When Abram fell on his face before the Lord...Sun, 07 May 2023 - 12min - 321 - Revelation 41
Revelation #41
Hello dear friends, hope you’ve all been peaceful in the Lord during the week. Today we continue our study of the final book of the Bible, the book of Revelation. If you don’t know the book of Revelation, you’re missing out on all that the Old Testament has to say. If we don’t know the Old Testament, we don’t know how good and blessed the words revealed in the New Testament are, because the Old Testament relates to things to come, not just events in the past. Our Lord said that the word of God is spirit and life, and we need to read, hear, and know from Genesis to Revelation, to truly understand what the whole Bible is all about. Just as you put the puzzle pieces together to see the whole picture, you also have to know the entire Bible. God gave us one single book, the Holy Bible for us to read during our lifetime of 70 to 80 years on earth. If we do not know all of the Bible, what will we say when we stand before the Lord? The Bible tells us In Hebrews 4, that we’ll stand naked and be judged with every word of God.
Let’s continue with Revelation 20, as it contains very important prophecy about the millennium. ¶ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. (Revelation 20:1 KJV) It’s a literal chain, but it’s not the chain we see at a hardware store. This may be something we’ve never seen before. It has to be very powerful. (2 Peter 2:4 KJV) shows us the chain: For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (Revelation 20:2 KJV) And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, In chapter 20, the phrase thousand years appears six times in verses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Interestingly, this shows that before Satan was bound, the history of mankind, when Adam sinned and the god of the world ruled, would have lasted 6,000 years. Scientific truth accompanies the great prophetic truth, which, as spoken through the apostle Peter, ¶ But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (2 Peter 3:8 KJV) The Bible says the earth will be here for 7,000 years, and the seventh period of the millennium is the time to rest. It’s the sabbath. The word is also mentioned in Isaiah 14:7, and God created this earth in 6 days as we see in Genesis. And he rested on the seventh day, says Genesis 2:1. So this earth has had war and bloodshed for 6,000 years, and the final thousand years will be a period of rest, which is also the Sabbath mentioned in Hebrews. Hebrews 3:18 speaks of the rest in the land of Canaan, which the ancient Jews came out of Egypt and entered through Joshua. Hebrews 4:4 is the rest after creation. Hebrews 4:9 speaks of the thousand-year rest, which refers to the thousand-year reign of Christ. Of course, the rest of the saints is found in Hebrews 4:9,10, and this verse also applies to the thousand-year rest of the saints. This thousand-year period is one of the most important doctrines of God’s Word. It’s very important. The amillennialists who believe there is no millennial reign, that Jesus will not return to reign on this earth, or the postmillennialists, who claim that another vicar, the head of the Roman Catholic Church will rule on this earth for the next millennium, are biblically blind, deaf and mute. The Lord did say that the blind lead the blind. The premillennial system of Jesus Christ coming to earth and reigning for a thousand years is the only complete, intelligent,Sun, 30 Apr 2023 - 29min - 320 - A life of purifying the soul by obeying the word of truth
4-30-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 119:25-32
Speech title: A life of purifying the soul by obeying the word of truth
King David confessed that he was created in sin in his mother’s womb after he had committed adultery and murder:
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. (Psalm 51:5 KJV)
Because of this, he cried out to the Lord realizing his soul had no choice but to follow the temptations of the sinful flesh because his soul was attached to the body of sin made of dust:
¶ My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. (Psalm 119:25 KJV)
King David begged for salvation of his soul:
¶ To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake. For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. (Psalm 6:1-7 KJV)
He praised God’s Word after his soul was quickened by it:
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. (Psalm 56:4 KJV) In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. (Psalm 56:10 KJV)
According to David’s confession, all people are born as sinners with sins in their hearts in the flesh due to the sins of the first man Adam. God created man in his own image and likeness, breathed his spirit into him, and he became a living soul. Unfortunately, because sin came in, the spirit died, and the living soul became attached to the body of sin, forcing it to commit sins.
Apostle Paul testified that although all people had the body of sin and were unable to see the glory of God, they could be restored to life again by grace through the word of Christ, the only way:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Romans 3:23-24 KJV)
King David, whose soul was saved from being stuck in the dust by the word of God, gave thanks to God:
¶ A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. (Psalm 30:1-3 KJV)
The apostle Paul testified of the gospel of Christ, which the New Testament saints must be saved by:
¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16 KJV)
Apostle Peter testified about what must be saved when believing in the gospel of Christ:
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:8-9 KJV)
Sun, 30 Apr 2023 - 11min - 319 - The bride of Christ and creation weeping all their lives, waiting for the morning of joy
4-23-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 30:1-12
Speech title: The bride of Christ and creation weeping all their lives, waiting for the morning of joy
King David prayed to God with tears when he dedicated the palace, recalling the past days when he shed tears due to discipline and refinement for his sins throughout his life:
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalm 30:4-5 KJV)
Apostle Paul also testified about the discipline God’s children receive when he wrote unto the Hebrews:
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. ¶ Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. (Hebrews 12:3-8 KJV) Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. (Hebrews 12:11 KJV)
Living in a sinful world, God’s chosen people, or God’s children who belong to the church of God who became the bride of Christ, shed tears without cease. First, they must shed tears of repentance for the sins they have committed, and also live a tearful life of prayers for their unsaved children, many relatives and family members including friends who are unrepentant because they do not realize their sins.
After Jesus, who was the light of the world, ascended to heaven, this world became a spiritually dark night, and for the past 2,000 years, the evil enemy the devil has become the god of the world, preventing people from believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, the light of life. Apostle Paul testified of how the devil, the god of the world, deceives the world:
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:3-6 KJV)
Apostle Paul testified of a life of suffering of Christians who became children of light and all creation until the morning when the sun of righteousness, the Lord Jesus Christ, rises again into the world:
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: ¶ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared w...Sun, 23 Apr 2023 - 15min - 318 - Revelation 40
Revelation #40
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? The time has come to truly enjoy peace. Simply looking at current events, we are living in very harsh and troublsome times, but we will not be shaken if we stand firm in the Word. As the Apostle John said, the faith of Christians can overcome the world. The Lord also said, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33 KJV) In our last study we learned that The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy as in Revelation 19:10. Those who believe in Jesus and are born again of the Holy Spirit, have the Holy Spirit, Christ Jesus, God the Father: the Trinity, have the spirit of prophecy. We also learned that the spirit of prophecy is knowing what lies ahead. And we read the pertaining words from 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24 and Jude 24, 1 John 3:2,3, and Romans 8:38,39. for this reason Christians know what will happen in the future. It’s not knowing what happens during the 24 hours of our personal life, or who will be elected as presidents over the next 10 years, and whatnot. It’s not about knowing whether my personal business will go sooothly or not, but rather it’s about knowing the most important things through advanced revelations. By having the testimony of Jesus, questions such as ‘Where do people go when they die? And how does one get there? what will happen if they go there?’ can be answered.
In other words, because these things are taught through the Holy Spirit, those who know these things will never be shaken. Why do people suffer? Because they don’t know the future. That’s why many people go see a fortuneteller. Those who have not yet been born again have to because they do not have the Holy Spirit. Those who have the Holy Spirit never lose heart because they know what will happen for sure through the Word. The evidence of Jesus is not some golden rule or welfare reform or all the Peace Corps or the Vatican Council, but the spirit of prophecy, the Holy Spirit. Jesus also said: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth…(John 16:13 KJV) what’s the future? It’s when the Lord comes to compensate and restore everything. If the evidence of being a Christian is doing some sort of good deeds, good motives, deciding something amicably, and loving everyone, then you don’t have Christian testimony at all. All religions have them. What Christians have is about Jesus Christ, how He saved me, how He he will come take me, and that even if I die now, I can be assure to be with Him. As the apostle Paul said…having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Philippians 1:23 KJV) We meet Jesus Christ right away the very moment we die. There is nothing to be afraid of if you have this kind of assurance. There is a saying in the world: You only live once. This is a bit reckless, but no matter how much we suffer in this world, we will meet the Lord right away when we die. This is our faith.
Now, we finally see the return of the Lord in (Revelation 19:11 KJV) ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. In Revelation 4:1-3, the gates of heaven open and John ascends. This is the second time it opens. At the end of the tribulation. It opens once when the saints are raptured and again when the Lord returns.Sun, 23 Apr 2023 - 33min - 317 - Revelation 39
Revelation #39
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? It is time to study the last Book of the Holy Bible, the book of Revelation, in which the Lord said ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) Today we’ll pickup from where we left off last week with studying the contents of Chapter 19 on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ as the Judge on earth. Our Lord told us to search the Scriptures. It means to study the Bible in detail from beginning to end. Otherwise, we cannot understand God’s will. When the church teaches the word to children, as the word enters their hearts from a young age and when they know what God’s will is they will not leave the words of God as they grow. Therefore, even though we’ve covered the words of Revelation 19 verses 7 to 9, but let us review them once more.
(Revelation 19:7-9 KJV) Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. One of the mysteries found in the Bible is the mystery of the relationship between the Church and Christ. In the last part of Ephesians 5, the apostle Paul notes that a man leaves his parents and becomes one with his wife. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:31-32 KJV) Similarly, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, left his Heavenly Father and came down to earth seeking a wife where sinners are. Just as it says in Ephesians 1, God’s will is predestinated before the foundation of the world to adopt us as His children in Christ. In other words, through many parables of wedding invitations, the Lord has shown us abobut God marrying people like us throughout the Gospels. Likewise, it is amazing to know that Heavenly Father made people like us, God’s children marry His only begotten Son. We are legally forgiven of our sins through the blood of Christ and by receiving the Holy Spirit, whosoever is justified is the bride of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. Those who received the Savior, were cleansed of all sins, born again by the Holy Spirit have already been chosen as the bride of Christ, and now they must prepare for marriage at the Lord’s arrival. So, during the 7 years, the saints who are raptured receive their rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ according to what they have done on earth, as all wrongdoings are burned away and cleansed, and enter the wedding with the Lord. For this reason, tribulation and judgment will take place on earth, but the bride of Christ, the children of God who suffered on earth ascends into heaven and is now preparing for the wedding ceremony. Hence the word:for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. Are you prepared? We must be holy just as the Lord told us to be, because He is holy. ¶ Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. (John 17:17 KJV) We must wash with the water of God’s word. When we receive the word of God and obey it, all the filth in us are washed away and become the word of God, in other words, the word becomes flesh. When Gabriel appeared to Mary she said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.Sun, 16 Apr 2023 - 32min - 316 - God tries the righteous but hates the wicked
4-16-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 11:1-7
Speech title: God tries the righteous but hates the wicked
David prophesied and testified about who God is in the Holy Spirit:
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. (Psalm 11:5-6 KJV)
Regarding who is righteous in God’s eyes, it is necessary to divide the dispensation into before and during the Old Testament times, then the New Testament times. God classified Abel as the righteous and Cain as the wicked. Before he gave the law, he considered people like Noah and Job righteous. During the age of the law, he considered those who kept the law to be righteous. We can all know through the Bible that those whom God calls righteous are those who have been called according to God’s purpose (Rom 8:28).
I hope we can all realise the message given to us today By focusing on what sort of trials God allowed unto some of the represenatative people in the Bible who lived before and after the New testament era. For example: people such as Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Daniel, Ezekiel, etc. who lived before the New Testament era, and the apostles Paul and John of the New Testament era.
The Apostle Paul’s testimony of those who were justified in New Testament times:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ¶ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. (Romans 8:28-30 KJV)
Throughout all generations, God has fulfilled His will by causing righteous people who love Him to go through all sorts of trials to fulfill His purpose.
God called Abram out of Babylon. And he led them to the land of Canaan, where the Israelites would live through his grandson Jacob. When he believed the word of God, it was counted to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:5-6). When the Lord called him, he blessed him and promised that in him all nations would be blessed (Gen. 12: 1-3). Before God gave him his seed, he went through extreme trials for 25 years. Even though He and his wife Sarah were far too old conceive a child, she gave birth to her child by faith. Therefore, because of this dying “one man” many people were birthed as countless stars in the sky and like immeasurable amound of sand on the seashore (Hebrews 11:11-12). Not only that, when Isaac grew up, God tested and tried Abraham’s heart by commanding Isaac to be offered as a burnt offering, but when he obeyed and tried to kill him, God said: … for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. (Genesis 22:12 KJV) Through trials and refinement of one man Abraham and his wife Sarah, God provided salvation through grace to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ in the New Testament era and become Abraham’s offspring (Galatians 3:7).
In order to fulfill His will, God called one man, Abraham, and through refinement He called His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ,Sun, 16 Apr 2023 - 14min - 315 - Our Refuge and Sole Ruler, the Lord Jesus Christ
3-26-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 46:1-11
Speech title: Our Refuge and Sole Ruler, the Lord Jesus Christ
Psalm 46 is about the Lord Jesus Christ, the Sole ruler who will come soon as the Lord of Lords and King of Kings at the end of the Great Tribulation, after the regenerated Christians who belong to the Church of God, the bride of Christ, has been raptured. It is also about the God of Jacob, who is our refuge in the world we live in.
When the Lord Jesus Christ returns to the earth at the end of the world, the Church, the bride of Christ, who was raptured, will come down and judge the world and even the angels together with the Lord, then enjoy a thousand-year honeymoon with the Lord on earth where they suffered all their lives. King David testified of this in the Holy Spirit:
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psalm 23:5 KJV)
The earth will pass away, the mountains will be moved to the midst of the sea, and the sea will roar at the Lord’s coming. In that time a great unimaginable earthquake will occur, as they will be incomparable to the earthquakes we have heard of our days.
During this time the city of Jerusalem, where the Lord Jesus Christ is enthroned, will not be shaken because God is there. Just before the Lord Jesus Christ is about to return, all the Gentile nations will attack Jerusalem, but the Israelites who dwell in the refuge of the God of Jacob will be protected
Verse 10 says, Be still, and know that I am God: This is the same word given to the Israelites standing before the Red Sea during their Exodus. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10 KJV)
Israel, who received the promise to become the priestly nation of earth through Abraham, has been hated by all the foreign nations and has been protected in the midst of their suffering even to now in the refuge given by their God of Jacob. All nations of the world will gather to destroy Israel at the Battle of Armageddon near the end of the tribulation. But the Lord Jesus Christ will come from heaven to break the bows, split their spears in two and burn down the chariots of Gentile nations, causing the wars to cease on the face of the earth.
The prophet Zechariah foresaw this scene long ago in the Holy Spirit:
¶ Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come,Sun, 26 Mar 2023 - 12min - 314 - Revelation 36
Revelation #36
Have you all been at peace in the Lord during the past week? ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) May Grace and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ overflow to each and every one of you who obey the words of blessing and to live a blessed life through these words in the troublesome last days. Let’s continue studying the last part of Revelation 17. This is a foreshadowing of what will happen near the end of the latter three and a half years of the seven year tribulation. It is not pleasant to testify of the words contained in Chapters 17 and 18 in particular as there will be people who will be hurt and triggered from testimonies of the word from these chapters. However, the word of God is the double edged sword which heals through the painful wounds. The first blade edge is the edge of truth pointing out what is wrong, and the second edge is the blade of grace that provides healing. We must continue to repent and stand upright in the Word until the Lord’s coming. Because the only thing that remains is to change into the image of the Lord at the Lord’s coming, who is the Word, Just like the words, Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. (1 Corinthians 10:12 KJV), We must continue to receive the blessing of being corrected and cleansed through the blood of Christ, to be found spotless and wrinkle-free through the Word, and through the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Revelation 17:12 tells us that Antichrist will reign with ten kings. In the past, we thought these ten kings were the European Union, but we must not limit God’s Word too much to the political groups in our reality. The Bible clearly states ten kings. European Union has well over ten kings. Therefore, we must open our hearts and remember, ‘Ten kings will come and they will receive power with the beast for one hour’. Who they are is unknown. Their identities will be shown when the saints are raptured and gone up to heaven. We only need to know as much as God’s word teaches us. They will receive power as kings one hour with the beast. (Revelation 17:12 KJV) meaning they aren’t kings, but “as kings” Those who have received Jesus Christ and been born again of the Holy Spirit in the present Age of Grace are royal priests. The Bible says the saints will rule as a royal priesthood when the Lord comes and reigns on earth. However, the Bible says the ten horns would receive authority as kings with the antichrist. Receiving authority from Christ at His coming is a blessing. The authority given by the antichrist, the god of this world, is only momentary. As (1 John 2:17 KJV) says: And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. our hope is contained in these words.
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. (Revelation 17:13 KJV) Ultimately the antichrist will have dominion over all things. ¶ These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Revelation 17:14 KJV) We must realize these words are to be fulfilled at the Second Coming of Lord Jesus Christ. In order to dominate the political kingdoms of the world, the Roman catholic church played a role in revealing the truth to the world. We know well through history that they colluded with political affairs and did so even during World War II. For example, in ‘Vatican Imperialism in the 20th Century’ written by Avro Manhattan contains lot of historical truth behind their agenda. In particular,Sun, 26 Mar 2023 - 26min - 313 - Revelation 38
Revelation #38
Hallelujah! Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Remembering the word’s of the Lord, May today’s study be a blessing to each and everyone of the audience that readeth, and they that hear the words of Revelation, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. We started chapter 19 last week. Chapter 19 is the Second Coming of Christ on earth following the marriage feast of the Lamb. Beyond chapter 20, we see the unfolding of the millennial kingdom where the Lord comes for judgment to earth as He sits on the throne of David to rule. Last episode, we took a quick look at the words about the Second Coming in the Old Testament before getting into chapter 19. We will continue the remaining part and go into the main text.
Most of the Old Testament prophecies contain words about the second coming of Jesus Christ, His reign, and eternity. Therefore, if you do not open your eyes, you will only know the prophecies of the Old Testament to be meaningless past history. However, most of the words in this Old Testament are related Second Coming of the Lord, and the arrival of His kingdom. That is why Jesus taught His disciples to pray like this: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:10 KJV Christ being King of kings and Lord of lords is worthy to rule the kingdom by Himself. Before beginning with Revelation 19 study, I’d like for you to take note and look up what the Old Testament said about the Second Coming and the Lord’s reign of the millennium.
Isaiah 2:1-5 speaks of the earthly Millennial Kingdom when the Lord comes to Jerusalem to reign. Everything in Isaiah 4 is a prophecy of the Second Coming and the restoration of Israel. The entirety of Isaiah 11, verse by verse, deals with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. You’ve all heard of the words where Wolves and lambs lie toghether, lions eat straw, and children put their hands den of vipers but they are not harmed. We can also see the passage of the Second Coming in Isaiah 13:1-8, and in 14:12-19, tells us about Lucifer, the son of the morning, in relation to the second coming of Christ. The destruction of Satan is revealed. Also, regarding the Second Coming of Christ, Isaiah 21:11-14 says to come out of the land of Mount Seir, Dumah, Edom. All the verses in Isaiah 24 are about the events during the tribulation, Isaiah 34:1,2 are the prophecies of the battle of Armageddon in the book of Revelation. Isaiah 40:1-11 is about the Second Coming of Christ. This was already applied to John the Baptist at the Lord’s First Coming, but it will happen at the Second Coming as well. Continue reading Isaiah 52,54,60,61,62,62. It is all about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Also, half of chapter 64, all of chapter 65, and half of chapter 66 are about the Second Coming. Amazing Isn’t it? Please read the Bible again. Also, the prophet Jeremiah spoke of the day of the Second Coming and of that type of time. He was the only person in the Bible told not to marry. Chapters 50 and 51 of Jeremiah deal with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and the entire book of Lamentations is the scene of tribulation.
The time of Jacob’s trouble, it is a prophecy about the suffering the Israelites will receive, and all the contents of Ezekiel 1 are of Christ’s Second coming in a dish-shaped chariot appearing from the north. Most of Daniel 2 deals with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.Sun, 09 Apr 2023 - 27min - 312 - God’s eternal destruction of sin and death through death and resurrection of Christ
4-9-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 16:8-11
Word title: God’s eternal destruction of sin and death through death and resurrection of Christ
In the beginning, the God who created the heavens and the earth and all things, who existed as the word, appeared in the world in the name of Jesus. Because He is sinless, He cannot die. But He was able to die on the cross because all the sins of the law were imputed unto Himself. The apostle Paul testified of this:
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:3-4 KJV)
Jesus, who is God, could not die, but he had to experience death because of the sins of the sinners:
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. (Hebrews 2:9 KJV)
But when Jesus died on the cross and His body lay in the tomb, His body was incorruptible. David prophesied about this:
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Psalm 16:10 KJV)
When his soul descended to hell and threw away the sins of the world, he was able to resurrect because His body no longer had sins. Prophet Micah prophesied of this:
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:19 KJV)
Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the sin, death, and curses that Satan brought into the world are forever blotted out. The Lord said those who believe in Christ Jesus, who is the resurrection and life, will receive these blessings:
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:25-26 KJV)
At that moment, Martha, the sister of Lazarus, said to Jesus, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. (John 11:27 KJV) , He then turned to Lazarus, who had been dead and rotting for four days in the tomb, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. (John 11:43 KJV) the dead Lazarus came out with his hands and feet covered with shrouds.
Jesus foretold that when he comes to give life to those who believe in him, he will raise both the dead and the living in Christ. Apostle Paul in the Holy Spirit testified of this:
¶ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first...Sun, 09 Apr 2023 - 11min - 311 - Revelation 37
Revelation #37
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the week? The words of Revelation are especially given by our Lord through the Apostle John. ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) God’s plan is the dispensation of the fulness of times. God has set a time. The age of grace will soon end when the Lord comes to the air. Therefore, today is the time to receive salvation and the day to receive grace. Only the blood of Jesus Christ is the power and gospel that paid the price for our redemption. Only by fully trusting His blood, confessing that you are a sinner, and receiving Jesus Christ as the Lord and Saviour, can you be born again by the Holy Spirit and enter the kingdom of God. This is the gospel. There is nothing else. Therefore, realizing that we are sinners is the greatest blessing. We can see in the Psalms that David did not realize that he was a sinner and always confessed to see his righteousness. But after sinning, he confess he was conceived as a sinner in his mother’s womb. We must realize that we are sinners. Because we were born as sinners, we cannot help but commit sins, and when we confess that we have no ability to do the Word of God, cannot love, and are completely dead, the Lord will come to save us so that we can be born again by the Holy Spirit. I pray you will receive salvation today.
Last time we finished chapter 17 and started with chapter 18 up to verse 2. Let’s preview the contents of chapter 18 a little bit. Chapter 18 is about Babylon the Great. The word of God is directly spoken and is literally fulfilled. The Lord has interpreted everything He spoke in parables. Therefore, everything else will be literal. However, if you interpret them as a metaphor or allegory, you will lose all the substance inside and be deceived by Satan. 18:2 calls Babylon the Great a filthy city. 18:3 calls it drunken; pagan (18:4), proud (Revelation 18:7), popular (18:9) and mighty (18:10); it is also commercial (18:11) and rich (17:4, 18:12) It is damned (Rev 18:5) and absolutely doomed by God (Rev 18:21) It is destined to burn (Rev 17:16, 18:8-9) and keep on burning after it is destroyed here on Earth (Rev 19:3) Such is the appearance of the Church of Rome. As mentioned from last episode, among the millions of cities around the world, only one is rich, fortified, whoremongers to God, mysterious, doomed to death, cursed, commercial, filthy, drunken, pagan, proud, sitting on seven mountains, the symbol of which is the cup, clothed in purple robe and scarlet, historically killed Christians, reigns over the kings of the earth, and is responsible for the blood of the prophets and saints. That city is none other than the Church of Rome.
(Revelation 18:3-4 KJV) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. “My people” in verse 4 are the Jews in the Tribulation. It can be spiritually applied for born again Christians to come out of the Roman Church. There are many Roman Catholics who accepted Christ and were saved. They are told to come out of it. Martin Luther proclaimed people to come out of the Roman Catholic church during Reformation. We need to know just how many people the Jesuits order of the Roman Church killed in collaboration with the Nazis through his...Sun, 02 Apr 2023 - 29min - 310 - Blessings of those who wait for the Lord in the light of life
4-2-23 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 27:1-14
Speech title: Blessings of those who wait for the Lord in the light of life
Doctrinally, the text is about the remnant of the Jews who received the light of the Lord God during the Great Tribulation. At that time, the remnant of the Jews who were saved by receiving the light of God’s word are testifying that they will not be afraid of anyone by receiving the power of God’s life.
The text even prophesies their enemies and adversaries, the evil followers of the Antichrist, will come to eat the flesh of the remnant of the Jews and end up stumbling. It is a prophecy of devastating times when people will attempt to eat human flesh due to severe famine during the Great Tribulation.
God is the Creator of Light:
¶ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:3-4 KJV)
The light God created is not the light of the sun:
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. (Genesis 1:16-19 KJV)
Apostle John testified of this light:
¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. ¶ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:1-5 KJV)
God, who is the Word, is who created light with His Word. Also, in Him was life. That life is not simply biological life, but an eternal life. Also, the life in Him is the eternal life that shines upon people, given unto those who believe in Him through the Holy Spirit to transform the natural man into the spiritual man.
Apostle John’s testimony continues:
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:9-13 KJV)
Something we need to know through the testimony of Apostle John, it is the fact that accepting Christ means believing in Him, not just confessing with our lips. And in order to believe in Him, we must know Him. In Jesus’ closing prayer, we learn what those who believe in Him and receive eternal life must know:
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3 KJV)
Apostle John testified that in the beginning he was the Word that was with God,Sun, 02 Apr 2023 - 13min - 309 - God who regenerates man and earth
3-19-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Isaiah 51:4-6
Speech title: God who regenerates man and earth
Through the prophet Isaiah, God spoke to the Israelites who would inherit the land in the future and become the priestly nation:
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. (Isaiah 51:6 KJV)
The Apostle Paul testified of this to the Hebrews:
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. (Hebrews 1:10-12 KJV)
Ever since Satan brought sin, death, and the curse into the world, people who were created in God’s image and likeness became cursed in spirit, soul, and body. The perfect body became a mortal body that would age and die, the spirit died because God’s breath of life was removed, and the living souls lost salvation by being cut off from God. Not only that, but the earth was also cursed to wither away:
¶ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. (Genesis 3:17-19 KJV)
However, since it was His purpose to send His only begotten Son, Christ Jesus, to destroy the devil, God planned to restore man and the earth He created to their original appearance. The apostle Paul and the apostle John testified about God’s purpose of destroying the devil and the works of the devil through his only begotten Son, Christ Jesus:
¶ Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:14-15 KJV) He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8 KJV)
Regarding this, the Bible says about the work of restoring a person, “the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.” Regarding the work of renewing the cursed land due to man’s sins, the Bible calls it (Regeneration). In other words, God renews both man and the earth.
Apostle Paul testified of the renewing of man:
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women ...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 - 12min - 308 - Testimony of those born again of the Holy Spirit
3-12-2023 Weekly Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Titus 3:1-8
Speech title: Testimony of those born again of the Holy Spirit
God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Judah who had abandoned Him:
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. (Jeremiah 13:23-24 KJV)
The words spoken to the people of Judah at that time are also the words to all those who do not believe in Jesus Christ and do evil today. The Word of God says: all who do not believe in God cannot do good.
Again, God spoke again of the reasons why people cannot do good:
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:9-10 KJV)
Most people today believe they can be considered good if they do not do anything bad. However, the Word of God tells us that sinners are mistaken. The Bible tells us why the people who lived during the days of Noah were judged by God and were all killed by the flood:
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ¶ And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. (Genesis 6:5-6 KJV)
God said that the thoughts and imaginations of the heart of man are evil. When Jesus was on earth, he turned to the Pharisees, Sadducees and scribes and said they were hypocrites. Even though their hearts were full of all kinds of evil, they were hypocrites who wanted to hide their deeds and show people that their hearts were good, so Jesus even rebuked them as children of the devil:
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (Matthew 15:7-9 KJV)
Jesus spoke of all the filthy sins in their hearts:
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. (Mark 7:20-23 KJV)
Apostle Peter testified that God purified the hearts of the Gentiles through faith:
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; (Acts 15:8 KJV)
Apostle Paul testified of the gospel of Christ, in which the heart is purified by faith:
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Ceph...Sun, 12 Mar 2023 - 12min - 307 - Be ye holy; for I am holy!
3-5-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Main Text: Leviticus 11:44-47
Word Title: Be ye holy; for I am holy!
When God created man, he made him holy in his own image and likeness. However, the breath of life that God had breathed in the man departed and the soul lost salvation when the old serpent the devil brought sin and the first man accepted the devil’s words and sinned. Not only that, but even the body transformed into a dying, decaying one.
However, God planned to destroy the devil in the future and restore man to the image of God through the death and resurrection of Christ, his only begotten Son, The Word of God (Genesis 3:15).
God gave Moses and Aaron laws regarding animals, birds, and every living thing that moves in the waters and on the ground. He said to make a distinction between animals that can be eaten and those that cannot be eaten.
However, since the law is for the person’s flesh, it was given in order for people to eat only the clean things first. God planned to sanctify even the spirit and soul through Christ.
God sent Christ Jesus into the world to sanctify the soul of man a second time. In order to take away all the sins of the law, through the death of Christ Jesus once and through His shed blood, He sanctified the soul by removing all the sins that were lodged in the human conscience:
For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Hebrews 9:13-14 KJV) ; By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (Hebrews 10:10 KJV)
God wants to give the Holy Spirit, the breath of life, to those whose souls are sanctified through the blood of Christ, to quicken their spirits and make them the image of the holy God. Apostle Paul testified of God’s will:
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. (1 Thessalonians 3:13 KJV) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 KJV)
In order to restore His image by making Jews and Gentiles holy, God removed all sins through the death of Christ Jesus once and through His resurrection, He already judged the devil, the ruler of death, 2,000 years ago. Also, he brought the Gentiles who were far from God closer by the blood of Christ, and united them with the Jews to make them a holy nation. Regarding this, Apostle Paul testified of the blessings given to the Gentiles when he wrote to the church in Ephesus:
¶ Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh,Sun, 05 Mar 2023 - 11min - 306 - Christ’s blood for eternal redemption
2-26-2023 Sunday Sermon Message
contemplation: Psalm 91:1-16
Text of speech: Hebrews 9:1-28
Speech title: Christ’s blood for eternal redemption
In order to realize the truth that the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross gives all Jews and Gentiles the eternal forgiveness of sins indiscriminately, we must also understand the sacrificial ordinances of the Old Covenant, which was performed on the Day of Atonement for the Israelites under the Old Testament law where the blood of animals only cleansed the flesh, but also how the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ sprinkled in the heavenly sanctuary eternally takes away all the sins cleans the conscience and redeems of everyone whosoever believes in Him
In the Age of Law, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies in the earthly tabernacle once a year for the sins of the Israelites during the year and sprinkled the goat’s blood on the ark, he heard the voice of God forgiving him and the wrongdoings of the people in the glory of God coming between the cherubim. However, although their sins were forgiven through this sacrifice, they did not cleanse their conscience within them, but only cleansed their bodies. The sacrifices performed by the high priest on the Day of Atonement became a model of the new testament of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
However, in order to give eternal redemption without distinction between Jew and Gentile, Christ did not use the blood of goats and calves, but entered the sanctuary once with His own blood and accomplished eternal redemption for us: For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? ¶ And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:13-15 KJV)
The Lord Jesus Christ, who became our High Priest, went with His shed blood to the Holy of Holies, the heavenly sanctuary, not to the tabernacle on earth, and accomplished eternal redemption by entering once into the presence of God. Under the Mosaic Law, the high priests had to enter the Holy of Holies once a year, every year, but our Lord Jesus Christ no longer needs to shed blood:
Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:25-28 KJV)
Sacrificial offerings under the Law could not make those coming to it perfect:
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. (Hebrews 10:3-4 KJV)
Shedding it once is enough because the blood of Christ has the power to take away the sins of those who believe:
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 - 16min - 305 - Revelation 35
Revelation #35
To all who love the word of God, have you all been peaceful in the Lord during the week? As God continues to inform us through the apostle John, it is time to study the Lord’s message about how we should live in our modern times and what we should wait for. Today, we are going to study Revelation 17, but the fact that ‘Revelation 17 and 18 are quite difficult’ means that there can be various pains and misunderstandings in witnessing. This chapter is about Babylon the Great. We have already studied a lot in chapter 13 Regarding Babylon the Great. We will repeat a little bit of what we have studied, and then we will read, listen, and meditate on individual verses from chapter 17 verse 1.
To put it simply, Babylon the Great is expressed as a woman. Revelation 17:18 says that this woman is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth. Also 17:9 says this city sits upon seven mountains. In chapter 13, We have already heard the words to be learned in chapter 17, but allow me to summarize what will be developed in chapter 17. (Revelation 17:6 KJV) says the woman is drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus… Then in (Revelation 17:4 KJV)…the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand… Upon hearing this, folks, do you ever wonder who this woman may be? If you know the words of the Bible and even a little bit about the history of Christianity, the Holy Spirit has already told you who this is in your heart. For reference, A bronze papal medal of Pope Leo XII was minted to commemorate the QUEEN OF HEAVEN on the second year of his reign in 1825. Again the Roman Catholic Church is portrayed as a woman seated on the globe with a cup in her hand. The inscription on the reverse reads SEDET SUPER UNIVERSUM, declaring that her seat of authority is universal, i.e., over the entire globe. The Bible says, She is a religion that is full of mysteries which does not understand the Bible. (Revelation 17:5 KJV) says she is MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. We have already seen it in Revelation 16:13. Isaiah 57:3 also speaks about this as well. John was persecuted by the Roman Empire and was exiled to the isle of Patmos because he testified of Christ during that time, so naturally he thought the Roman Empire would martyr many Christians in his days. However, he was surprised to learn that yet another Roman religious group, not the Roman Empire of his time, came out and killed so many saints. He wouldn’t have been so surprised had it been the Roman Empire of his time, but he was surprised to see in advance that a great number of Christians and Jews would be killed by the Roman religious institution during the tribulation 2,000 years later. 2,000 years ago, John went ahead and witnessed everything in the Holy Spirit 2,000 years forward into the Day of the Lord, the era of the Lord’s second coming to earth. He witnessed what will happen starting with the two thousand year church age. He was particularly astonished when he foresaw that a group would appear to kill the church, the bride of Christ. Therefore, if we know this in advance and study verse by verse, the Holy Spirit in our hearts will teach us the true identity of the Roman Catholic church.
Let’s start from (Revelation 17:1-2 KJV) ¶ And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed forni...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 - 25min - 304 - Revelation 34
Revelation #34
Have you been peaceful during the past week? It’s time for us to we listen and understand the book of Revelation in order to know the coming future events, overcome this world with the knowledge of the truth, and live in hope. Whether you are a preacher or a listener, let this be a time to hear the voice of the Lord in the Holy Spirit. Chapter 16 which we are currently studying is the final part of the Tribulation. First of all, The tribulation is the final suffering of the Jews, the descendants of Jacob, the nation of Israel. We must understand that Daniel’s 70th week is where they are disciplined and repent of their sins. Their Messiah was sent, but they killed him. Likewise, those who do not believe in Jesus Christ now do not value the death of Jesus Christ and they do not realize that they are sinners. They can be regarded as the same as those who indirectly killed the Lord. Therefore, when the Holy Spirit came to earth, he is rebuking that not believing in Jesus Christ is a sin. God gave the law, and the reason why he gave the law was to realize sin, but the Israelites did not realize this. Likewise, people in the world today have heard the words of God, but they do not realize that they are sinners and do not realize how wicked the human heart is. So it is the duty of Christians to convince them of their sins through the gospel. Whether Jews or Gentiles, those who do not yet believe in Jesus Christ will face the Tribulation. Therefore, those who now have been born again by the Holy Spirit must know that when the Lord descends into the air, all the real members of the church, the body of the Lord, that is, the true bride of Christ will be raptured. Regardless of how long you have attended church or have a position in the church, you must understand no one can ascend to heaven unless they are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, and if you do not truly believe in Jesus Christ, you truly are nothing without Him and you will live in sin and end up in hell after you die. Therefore, the great things that will happen during the tribulation are hope for the born again saints. While there is tribulation happening on earth for 7 years, the children of God, the brides of Christ go up to heaven and become participants in the wedding banquet as in Revelation 19. The Lord said…Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb…(Revelation 19:9 KJV) People say the book of Revelation is scary, but no one born again of the Holy Spirit will be present on the face of the earth during the tribulation. That is why the word church appears in Revelation chapters 2 and 3, but is no longer present from chapter 4, after Apostle John heard the voice telling him to Come up hither and went up to heaven. The word church, the body of Christ is no longer shown during the tribulation because The Holy Spirit, who makes the body of Christ, ascends together. Therefore, now is the age of grace, the age of the Holy Spirit, and the New Testament age. Anyone who denies Jesus Christ and does not receive the forgiveness of sins is bound to face the tribulation, so this message is the fragrance of death to unbelievers. However, it will be a blessing, if you believe in Jesus Christ by smelling the scent of death. Also there are God’s children who are suffering right now. Those who fully believe in and rely on the Lord suffer on earth to preach the gospel, but these people will go up during the tribulation, receive their prize at the judgment seat of Christ, and partake in the 7-year wedding banquet as Christ’s bride. Therefore, the book of Revelation is a message of blessing. Do you feel fear in your heart when you hear these words? There is a penalty for being afraid. However (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV) says For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Therefore,Sun, 12 Mar 2023 - 31min - 303 - Revelation 33
Revelation #33
Have you all be peaceful in the Lord during the past week? We started our study with Revelation 16 last week. Let’s continue today from verse 10. The main text is a scene in which God pours out his wrath through the vial judgment near the end of the latter half of the tribulation, upon those who worshiped the Antichrist during his reign. Therefore, after the saints are raptured, no one on earth will believe in the Lord. Those who are martyred for rejecting the mark (666) come back to life and receive the Lord’s blessing as royal priests, but those who worship the antichrist and receive the mark of the beast suffer as we went over last episode. The wrath of God is terrible. However, the fact that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was brutally killed. Of course, those who believe in this and are saved are blessed, but those who do not believe in this fact are cursed to face this wrath. Looking at this judgment itself, God appears to be quite terrifying, but considering the fact that God himself came to this earth as a man through his only begotten Son, and dying cruelly by receiving all our wrath which we deserve, the judgment of those who do not believe in Him is natural and fair. God is a God of justice. But at the same time he is also a very loving God. Therefore, we must receive God’s amazing grace in the current dispensation of grace. Now is the time to receive grace and the day to be saved (2 Corinthians 6:2 KJV). The Lord said when the Holy Spirit / the Comforter comes, he will reprove the world, first of sin. It’s not believing in our Lord. If you believe in the Lord, all sins are forgiven and cleared, but if you do not, It’s saying ‘I do no believe the word of God, and I am not a sinner. I am righteous. I live forever’. If many people think they are sinless, then they must show proof before God and people that they are righteous and can live forever. However, the Bible says: The days of our years are threescore years and ten (70); and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years (80), yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (Psalm 90:10 KJV) We must never forget For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23 KJV)
Today we are going to start from Revelation 16:10. This where the church of God, the bride will go up to heaven and see this scene. This testifies to the fact that Apostle John ascended to heaven in the Holy Spirit and saw this scene 2,000 years ago. So when Jesus Christ comes to the air, God’s born-again children will see the same scene from the air as Apostle John did. I hope we all get to understand the word as we read verse by verse together. (Revelation 16:10 KJV) And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, This is almost the end of the tribulation. About 6 months from the end. We saw this same phenomenon in Exodus 10:20-23. All regions were covered with darkness except for the region of Goshen, the dwelling place of Israel. It was one of the 10 plagues. In other words, it refers to the ministry of Moses who will return with Elijah. The very same Moses, who came down during the tribulation, just as God worked in Egypt, the same darkness will now descend not on Egypt, but on the kingdom of this world, on the throne of the Antichrist. The seat of the beast, this is where the antichrist will be sitting. The beast is the antichrist, and the antichrist is the incarnation of the devil in a human body. Our Lord Christ is God who came in human flesh. That is why the devil imitates our Christ. The Devil, Lucifer once covered the heavenly throne. Because he also is the anointed one, during the tribulation he will claim to be the Christ and he sit on the earthly t...Sun, 05 Mar 2023 - 29min - 302 - Revelation 32
Revelation #32
Hope you’ve all been peaceful in the Lord during the past week. Today, we will continue to study the words of Revelation 16. Chapter 16 shows terrible things that happen at the end of the Great Tribulation. Before we study this, this was first shown in a vision by God unto Daniel 2700 years ago. He knew that Israel would be liberated after 70 years of captivity in Babylon, but Daniel remembered the sins of the Israelites and prayed while fasting O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do… (Daniel 9:19 KJV) God showed in advance what the Israelites would experience in the end times. (Daniel 9:24-27 KJV) tells us what Daniel understood from the vision he received from the angel Gabriel: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. In other words, after 69 weeks, or 483 years, from the time the Israelite Temple restoration, which was during the time of Persian King Artaxerxes. the Messiah, the anointed one, was cut off. Jesus Christ, who came as the Messiah, died on the cross. Now remains just one week, and this is the 7-year tribulation of the Book of Revelation that we are currently studying. Daniel has already seen it. When he saw it, he became like a dead man. Daniel 9:26 says, And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. (Daniel 9:26 KJV) And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (Daniel 9:27 KJV) The Antichrist confirms the covenant with many for one week, he makes a seven-year covenant with Israel. When three and a half years have passed, in the middle of the week, sacrifices and offerings will be forbidden from that time onward for the next three and a half years. The temple of the Israelites has been already built, and sacrifices and offerings were offered there. But After three and a half years, the Antichrist reveals his true identity sitting on the throne in Israel, saying that he is God forbidding sacrifices and offerings to God. By overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
What we are studying today in Revelation 16 are the judgment upon the followers of the Antichrist during the final few months of the Great Tribulation. This is called the Vial Judgment.Sun, 26 Feb 2023 - 30min - 301 - Revelation 31
Revelation #31
May grace and peace abound in God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us continue to study the things to come in the future. Everyone knows that the things that were revealed 2,000 years ago through the apostle John have come very close in time to us, and we see that not only preachers but also worldly scientists are claiming this more. About a century ago, scientists laughed at preachers when they said the end of the world was near. However tables have now turned as modern day preachers laugh at the scientists when THEY claim the world is nearing it’s end. Preachers in the past looked only at the Lord in the midst of poverty, but modern day preachers of the Western World, including the United States have become so, whether or not if it is because their lives are prosperous, but it’s disheartening to hear of their outcomes. Those who believe in and receive Jesus Christ become a new creation and new position in that moment. Not only have they become God’s children, but also the bride of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son, and the most blessed hope for the bride is to wait for the groom, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:13 KJV) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; James 4:4 says Loving the world or the things of the world, is enmity with God. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (James 4:4 KJV) Do you have any hopes for the world? Or Do you have hope in God? Do you have hope for worldly material things? Is there hope in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ? We will have to check ourselves. That’s why the Apostle Paul said: Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV)
Today we continue into Revelation 15. We have seen the second coming of Christ three times in our study of Revelation. Chapters 6:12-17, 11:13-16, 14:18-20. We also went through the three accounts of tribulation. First, the seal judgments chapters 5, 6, and 7, then trumpet judgments in chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11, and the third where the antichrist appears and works in chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14. Then comes the fourth vial judgment. We will now begin the study of the fourth account of the tribulation that comes from the vial judgment. Just as there are 4 accounts of the Gospels, there are also 4 accounts of the tribulation.
Let us now begin with (Revelation 15:1 KJV) ¶ And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. These are the saints who could not be raptured and faced the tribulation. Saints here are the Old Testament saints, the people of Israel. There are also Gentiles among the tribulation saints. The saints who have faced the tribulation are the people of God. These group of people are gone before this last plagues are about to be poured. They went into the tribulation, but in chapter 15, we can see that they have now disappeared from the face of the earth. In chapter 14 there are the 144,000. We saw in Chapter 14 that the 144,000 people who received God’s seal have already ascended to heaven. The church has of course disappeared from the earth before the tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 5:8-10 says God did not appointed us to receive His wrath. That is why the born again church went up when the Lord came to the air. That’s why the word church appears in Revelation chapters 2 and 3 and never appears again after chapter 4. We Christians were not appointed to receive wrath, but to receive salvation. However,Sun, 19 Feb 2023 - 26min - 300 - Revelation 30
Revelation #30
Have you been at peace in Christ over the past week? It is time to continue studying the book of Revelation. Last time we studied about the oncoming wrath to those who worship Antichrist during the Tribulation. Today, we will study each verse as we read starting from (Revelation 14:13 KJV) ¶ And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Those who die during the Tribulation will be judged for their works. However, in the present age of grace, we are not judged by our works because we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Works are rewarded to the extent of doing God’s work at the Judgment Seat of Christ. The Bible says crown will be given there. Judgment Seat of Christ is in heaven during the Tribulation. That is why the saints who have received Jesus Christ and been born again of the Holy Spirit do not fall into tribulation, but are in heaven with the Lord, judged and receive rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ then participate in the wedding feast.
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. (Revelation 14:14 KJV) The Son of Man is, of course, Jesus Christ. Therefore, during the tribulation, right before the Second Coming, we can see the Lord appearing on a cloud for gleaning. On His Second Coming, he does not come on a cloud, but on a white horse with his army. There were many prophetic passages about this through the ancient prophets. The Bible speaks very clearly to us through the prophet Joel. Joel chapter 2 shows us the scene of the Lord’s army carrying out judgment: ¶ Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? (Joel 2:1-11 KJV) This is the day of wrath. The Second Coming. This is also found in Revelation 19. Let’s skip ahead for a minute to chapter 19 in advance, verse 11: ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,Sun, 12 Feb 2023 - 31min - 299 - Revelation 29
Revelation #29
Have you been peaceful in the Lord over the past week? It’s time to study the words of our Lord which are a blessing when we read, hear, and keep for the time is at hand. May the Holy Spirit, who has come in the name of the Lord, give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him, and may the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, so that you can hold on to the eternal hope contained in these words.
Today, we will continue the study of revelation from Chapter 14:7. In verses 6 and 7, we saw an angel flying through the heaven, preaching the everlasting gospel to everyone dwelling on earth, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. The angel preaches in a loud voice; Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Revelation 14:7 KJV) The Bible says Christians aren’t preaching that gospel, but an angel who preaches the everlasting gospel. In fact, our salvation is the gospel of grace through the Holy Spirit ever since our Lord shed His blood on the cross, died, and was resurrected. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (John 1:12 KJV) Also the Lord personally said, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 KJV) Then the Apostle Paul preached Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31 KJV) unto the prison guards during his imprisonment. Those who receive the Lord Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for all our sins, descended and threw all our sins into the depths of hell, ascended and resurrected are born again through the Holy Ghost receiving eternal life, the gospel of grace. However, when the age of tribulation comes, the indwelling Holy Spirit goes to heaven with the church as the age of grace comes to an end. So the angels preach Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: Throughout psalms, King David says The LORD reigneth. The gospel testified at the millennial kingdom will again be: The LORD reigneth. Trust the Lord. God allowed gospel to be testified in Eden and in the days of Noah. Also to Abraham and his descendants through the law, and in the current Age of Grace, the gospel of remission of all sins through the blood of Christ is testified. The Bible says the everlasting gospel of fearing the Lord and serving Him will be preached through an angel, and during the millennial kingdom, The LORD reigneth will be preached before entering the final judgment and eternity. God has said he preaches the gospel to people of all ages and times. Therefore, dear listener if you have not yet accepted the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart before the tribulation arrives, now is the time to be saved and receive grace. After hearing the gospel preached by Philip about Jesus Christ who appeared in Isaiah 53, the Ethiopian eunuch wanted to be baptized, And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest… (Acts 8:37 KJV) When we give unto the Lord, we must put our whole heart into it. then His precious blood flows in and the heart is purified. Peter also testified to the Jews: Believe in salvation by grace in the Lord Jesus Christ, that their hearts are purified through faith.
Let’s continue from (Revelation 14:7 KJV) Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.Sun, 05 Feb 2023 - 31min - 298 - Revelation 28
Revelation #28
Hello dear friends, have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? Let us continue to study the prophetic word spoken by our Lord today found in the book of Revelation. ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) Jesus is coming soon. He can come at anytime. Because faith is the substance of things hoped for, all saved believers from 2,000 years ago up to now hope in the same thing as stated in (Titus 2:13 KJV) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they left behind their old worldly life. There was no going back, and their only hope was the land of Canaan. Their only option was the land of Canaan with Joshua leading the way. Similarly, those who are now saved, washed by the blood of Jesus Christ, forgiven of all sins, and born again through the Holy Spirit, are the people who have already left the world. The body may be alive, but the spirit is, as spoken in (Ephesians 2:6 KJV)...sitting together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: He sat us down spiritually. That is why the Lord’s body is in heaven and the bodies of God’s saved children are on this earth, but because we are connected through the Holy Spirit, we become a spiritual body and Jesus is the head. Therefore, the church is the body of Christ.
Now our hope is that the Lord will come and restore heaven and earth, as His will of heaven and earth be done on earth as it is in heaven, so that heaven and earth will become a new heaven and a new earth in Christ where there is no longer sin, no devil, no evil person. The born again children of God will live eternally in New Jerusalem. However, the Bible clearly states that the saved but unregenerate Jews become the remnant as eternal nation of priests on earth, while the twelve apostles sit on the thrones of the twelve tribes to rule over them forever. We must understand the Bible correctly. Instead of ascending to heaven unconditionally, when the Lord comes to earth, the saints also come down together as there is a thousand year period of reigning with the Lord. This is the reward the Lord gives to the born-again saints today as much as they have worked on this earth. This is the reward the Lord gives to today’s born-again saints as much as they have worked on this earth. This reward speaks of sovereignty. As a royal priesthood, those who acted as priests by leading unbelievers, sinners, and hopeless people to Jesus through the gospel and opening the way for their sins to be forgiven are said to ultimately become kings and rule together with the Lord. These countless saints will come down to earth following the Lord, the King of kings and the Lord of lords as recorded in Revelation 19. The Apostle Paul said in (Colossians 3:4 KJV) When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Then (Jude 14 KJV) testified of the saints coming down with the Lord: And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, If we are unaware of the future events as taught in the Bible, we cannot enjoy peace even for a moment while we are living on earth. As the peace the body provides will only last for a moment, we must live our lives enjoying the peace given by the Lord which no one can take away.
Today we will continue from Revelation 14:4. Here we have the 144,000.Sun, 29 Jan 2023 - 36min - 297 - Revelation 27
Revelation #27
Dear Listeners, have you been at peace in Christ drying the past week? We are truly living in the end times. We are living in a time when people are deluded by archaeological discovery of tomb of Jesus in order to prevent people from believing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Regardless of what anyone says, Christ is already resurrected in those who have received Jesus and been born again of the Holy Spirit. What we believe is the Word of God and the evidence within us. The proof is this: it is our Lord Jesus Christ. It is called eternal life within. And this is the mystery, it is Christ in us. Satan still roams around like a roaring lion in order to deceive and destroy those who have not yet been born again and to leave the church. It is easy to lose our minds in these last days if we do not stay vigilant and pray. Therefore, the apostle Peter testified 2,000 years ago that the end of all things is near, and the same Holy Spirit is testifying this word to us now as well. Last time we talked about the Antichrist. When the antichrist makes his appearance, everyone will receive the mark (666) on their right hand or forehead. Now is truly the time to awake and pray. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? (Matthew 24:45 KJV) Breakfast in the morning and lunch around noon. Then Dinner in the evening, for now is the sun is setting. With the day of the Lord’s coming being imminent, we will not be able to overcome the hardships in this world and will be discouraged if we do not know what will happen in the future as recorded in the book of Revelation. You have to be vigilant because you may become discouraged and give up your faith because of physical work. Today we will continue with Revelation 14. Before we enter Chapter 14, I’d first like to take a moment to summarize what we have learned studying the Book of Revelation so far.
After the saints are raptured, those left behind will face judgments of the tribulation. The standard interpretation of the book of Revelation is that the judgments are given in chronological order. The problem with that approach, however, is that the Tribulation ends several times in the book (6:12-17, 11:14-19, 14:13-20, 10:11-21). Just as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John give four accounts of the First Advent, Revelation gives four accounts of the Second Advent. They are: the Tribulation through seal judgments (Chapter 6), the Tribulation through the trumpet judgments chapters 7-11), the Tribulation through the activities of the Antichrist (chapters 12-14), and the Tribulation through the vial judgments (chapters 15-19). Each account goes through the Tribulation from start to finish, with some parenthetical material inserted (chapters 7,10,12,13). If we do not divide and study the word of truth, confusion will arise. Therefore, up to chapter 3 is the age of the church, and chapter 4 is about John being raptured. In earnest, the scene that Apostle John saw in heaven is in chapter 4, chapter 5, and from chapter 6 to the middle of chapter 19 is about the 7-year tribulation on earth. Then, at the end of chapter 19, the scene of the Lord’s return appears, and if you go to chapter 20, the millennial kingdom appears, and in chapter 21, chapter 22, the new Jerusalem descends and unfolds the eternal world. Therefore, please remember that whosoever is born again and has the Spirit of God will never fall into tribulation.
Therefore, If you are not born again now in the dispensation of grace, you’ll miss your chance to receive salvation just by faith. Our Lord said that unless a person is born again,Sun, 22 Jan 2023 - 35min - 296 - Revelation 26
Revelation #26
Dear Listeners, have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? May grace and peace be with you today from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Since we are living in the last days right before the Lord comes, Satan knows that his time is short and it is time to attack God’s children with great trials and tribulations. Above all, when we pray and stand firm in the Word, we can overcome everything in the comfort and hope of the Holy Spirit. Last week we studied Revelation 13:1-2. In particular, the one about the beast coming up out of the sea, which is the so-called Antichrist we know. Jesus said to the Jews, I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. (John 5:43 KJV) without a doubt, we can see through the word of the Lord that the antichrist will definitely come from the Jewish lineage. The antichrist in chapter 13 who comes up from the sea is the devil, Satan, dragon, old serpent manifested in flesh appearing in chapter 12. He has similarities of the devil cast down from heaven. The red dragon in chapter 12 has seven heads, ten horns and seven crowns on the heads. But the beast coming up out of the sea in 13:1 has seven heads and ten horns: He looks exactly like Satan, but has ten crowns on its horns. Satan has seven crowns on his seven heads, but the beast has crowns not on his head, but on his horns. And on the heads are names that blaspheme God. Antichrist is the incarnation of Satan. The person incarnated by God is our Lord Jesus Christ. He is of course the only begotten Son, but he is God. The Word. Today, we’ll learn about the features of the beast coming up out of the sea and what he does.
There is a message that the Holy Spirit conveyed through the Apostle Paul about the coming of the Lord unto the Thessalonian church saints who worked hard to spread the gospel and suffered much persecution in the past. That word is found in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2. I will read a few verses from chapter 2, starting from verse 1. It is related to Revelation 13 about the beast coming up out of the sea, the Antichrist. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, this is the day of the rapture when our Lord appears in the air. That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 KJV) Notice the word apostasy. An era of apostasy right before the appearance of the Antichrist. In America, apostasy began in 1900. It’s leaving the word of God behind. Since then, many heretical sects have sprawled out from it. Apostasy is not believing the Word of God. It’s being careless No matter what God says. It’s closing the Bible and just doing whatever my own thoughts lead me with. It’s the age of Laodicea. It is an era in which the civil rights and people are more important than the rights of God. For this reason, the past 100+ years has been an age of apostasy, and now at its peak, the time has arrived for the appearance of the son of perdition. The words of 2 Thessalonians today are the same words spoken by the Holy Spirit 2,000 years ago. The saints also waited for the Lord to come soon even back then. Because the Holy Spirit is an eternal spirit. Because the spirit of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Since it is certain that He will come at any time, we have no choice but to think that he will come immediately.
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Revelation #25
Have you been at peace in the Lord for the past week? It is time to study the book of Revelation. The book of Revelation is the conclusion of God’s will being done in heaven and on earth. These are the things that will happen before us. Everything in the Bible is a prophecy, and since this prophecy will inevitably come true, the Bible is the future history. The people of the world refer to what happened in the past as history. However, when we, the children of God, who have the eternal Spirit of God, see what will happen in the future through the Word in the Holy Spirit, ultimately we must decide how we should live in the future, knowing that this will definitely come true. The people of the world seek material/ physical blessings by seeking people who worship idols, visit fortune-tellers to hear their advice, but the children of God prepare their lives by looking at what will happen in the future written by the Holy Spirit in the Word of God. From Revelation 5 onward is about events during the tribulation, and chapter 12 deals with seven personages among the things that will happen during the tribulation. First, the woman is Israel. The second represents the red dragon, and the third represents the man-child, our Lord Jesus Christ. A savior, a male child, who will save the nation of Israel in times of trouble is alluded to. Now the sixth is revealed: the beast coming up from the sea. This is the antichrist. The seventh is the beast rising out of the ground, which is the false prophet.
Today, we will search through the Word about the beast that comes up from the sea and see who he is. ¶ And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. (Revelation 13:1-2 KJV) First of all, we must know that the beast represents a king. Not only this beast is the king reigning over a kingdom, the beast also symbolizes kingdom, but first and foremost, this beast symbolizes the king. There are many words pertaining to this in Daniel 7, and the words in Daniel 7 line up with words found in Revelation. Four beasts appear in Daniel 7. The three beasts described in chapter 7 come up from the sea like in Revelation 13. These beasts, lion, bear, and leopard match the three beasts in Revelation 13. In Daniel 7:7-8, this mutant beast combination of a lion, a bear, a leopard, is revealed to have ten horns. The archangel Gabriel appeared to Daniel and told him to seal the words because it would happen in the distant future. On the contrary, the Lord appeared to Apostle John and revealed everything, and told him not to have it sealed up any more. These are the words of Revelation. We are told something that even Daniel did not know. The fourth beast (Dan 7:7) that appeared in Daniel’s vision 2700 years ago is the Antichrist that appears in today’s text (Revelation 13:2). He is presented as a beast without specific description in Daniel. He appeared to have more than one head and ten horns, just like the Leviathan. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. (Daniel 7:17 KJV) The Bible calls beasts to be kings. Daniel 7:3 tells us that four great beasts came out of the sea. That sea is the Mediterranean. We should take note that the Bible first speaks of kings and then kingdoms.
Let’s look at (Daniel 7:23 KJV...Sun, 08 Jan 2023 - 29min - 294 - Revelation 24
Revelation #24
Have you been at peace in Christ this past week? It is a time when we truly need peace of mind. After Christ’s resurrection, He said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” The peace of the world is only temporary as it vanishes. But the peace the Lord gives is such that Gideon of old said, ‘I am dead. I have seen God face to face, I am now dead.’ And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. (Judges 6:23 KJV) Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom… (Judges 6:24 KJV) Shalom is peace that comes from being alive again in the midst of the pain of death. This is probably the peace enjoyed by a prisoner released just before execution. That is why those who receive Jesus Christ, are saved, and are born again of the Holy Spirit know this kind of peace. That is why we are able to preach the gospel of peace. Israelis say ‘shalom’ as a greeting. Their history has been full of death and persecution. Their prayer and cry to kill the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and pass his blood on to themselves and their descendants, was accepted, as the history of the past 2,000 years after our Lord died, resurrected, and ascended into heaven was a history of Jewish persecution.
We are now learning the final part of the 12th chapter of Revelation. When the time of tribulation arrives, the devil in the air, the devil currently in the second heaven will now descend past the atmosphere and come down to this earth. It will be a time of chaos, war, death and great suffering for this planet. The devil, the god of the world will attack the Israelites who gave birth to Jesus Christ for the final time during the 7 year Tribulation. The 6,000 years of human history was Satan’s attempt to get rid of the Jews by persecuting and killing them. This is because the woman, the people of Israel, gave birth to Jesus Christ, the man child. Our Lord also said to the Jews Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. (Matthew 5:11 KJV) So today, we continue to ask, ‘Historically, What sort of persecution did the Israelites experience?’ For starters; Everyone knows Hitler and his gang brutally killed more than 6 million Jews during World War II. It is also well known through the cinemas and documentaries of the Holocaust. However, the fact that 18+ million Jews worldwide are still miraculously alive today through the remnants, is God’s truly amazing power. The fact that Jews exist is proof that God exists. Whenever I get a chance to see Jews I tell them, ‘When I look at you, God truly lives’. So today, in order to foresee in chapter 12 the suffering they will suffer during the great tribulation, what harsh persecution they underwent historically, including under Hitler. When we recognize this today, we will know how miserable persecution they’ll be subjected to during the future tribulation. The book of Jeremiah calls it the time of Jacob’s trouble. Book of Daniel describes it as troublous times and time of tribulation and our Lord also clearly speaks about the great tribulation in Matthew 24. You may confirm the words spoken by the Lord Himself about the rapture, the tribulation, and the second coming are clearly shown when you read Matthew 24 in detail. First, let’s read the words of Revelation 12:17 and vividly look at the history of Israel’s persecution:
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12:17 KJV) Through today’s Word, we can see where the devil came down to this earth,Sun, 01 Jan 2023 - 29min - 293 - Revelation 23
Revelation #23
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? It is time to study the book of Revelation, where the Lord appears to the Apostle John and said, ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) Those who believe in Jesus Christ, become God’s children, and become the bride of Jesus Christ while living on this earth are single-minded, cleansed through the blood of the Lord, and through the water and the Spirit in the Word, prepare spiritual bridal adornment, as we live in hope of casting off our corruptible bodies, meeting the Lord in glory and joy, laying down the cross we have been carrying on this earth, and replacing it with a crown when the Lord returns. The Book of Revelation is a blessed word for those who are waiting for the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ, the blessed hope of the Lord’s suffering children on earth. But those who love the world more than God, committing spiritual adultery as James 4:4 says, will fear and tremble at the words of Revelation. However, you just need to repent right now and come out of the world and receive Jesus Christ. Also, even if you are saved, those who are in the world can hear these words in the same glorious hope if they now turn and repent, be washed in the blood of Christ, and are filled with the Holy Spirit. We’ve been studying the seven personages in Revelation 12 for several weeks. The first was a woman, the nation of Israel. Second, the red dragon; Satan, the devil. It was Lucifer, the old serpent that came to Eden. The third is a male child, Jesus Christ, and as in Isaiah 66, Israel will give birth to a child before Israel goes into labor during the tribulation. We talked about that in the previous study. Today, we will learn about the fourth, the archangel, and as time permits, we will study about the remnant of the Jewish people. Here’s Revelation 12:7 containing the words about the archangel; And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, (Revelation 12:7 KJV) This is what will happen in the future. It’s gonna happen soon. This will happen during the latter three and a half years of tribulation. God declared a certain war in Genesis 3:15. To the serpent, to Satan who brought sin; And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:15 KJV)
He told the serpent that Jesus Christ, the descendant of the woman and the descendant of Israel, would be crucified. However, God declared war on the devil to crush his head. The book of Revelation is the 66th book. Also, we see a war in Revelation 12, which is 6,000 years later. The war ends in Revelation 20. There are only four chapters in the Bible where there is no battle. Genesis 1 and 2 and Revelation 21 and 22. Isn’t it amazing? Just the beginning and the end. There was no war before sin entered mankind, and war will cease only when the new heaven and new earth arrives after the millennial kingdom. In 1948, the United Nations was formed. However, ever since it’s inception, there have been increase of wars on this earth. The world has heard nothing but news of wars and rumours of wars. News of wars continues to be heard onto this day. Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Korea, World War I and II. Wars have never ceased. War will end only when someone wins, and the only one who can win is Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Michael fights for Israel in Daniel 12:1. We can see here that he is a special spiritual being representing Israel in heaven. Therefore, when we see Michael appearing in the book of Daniel,Sun, 25 Dec 2022 - 10min - 292 - Revelation 22
Revelation #22
Have you been peaceful in the Lord during the past week? It’s time to study the seasonal message, the book of Revelation. The Lord said to search the Scriptures. The Bible contains God’s will. It is all written in the Bible what the Father’s will is, and when the Lord taught His disciples to pray, he told them to pray the Father’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Also not to enter into temptation and deliver us from evil. His kingdom and power and glory belong to the Father forever. There are over 200 some odd nations in the world, there will be only one king, when the Lord comes as king to earth. This is the gospel, and we are waiting for the great God, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the blessed hope in Titus 2:13, and this is God’s will. Whosoever accepts Jesus Christ and is born again of the Holy Spirit not only becomes a child of God, but also the church of God is the bride of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul said for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV) He said this was a great thing, a blessing. That is why we are betrothed to Jesus Christ. Those who have not been born again of the Holy Spirit cannot understand this. Those who are engaged have only one hope, the hope of meeting the Lord. The book of Revelation was written 2,000 years ago. From then on, the saints lived with the hope of meeting the Lord. It doesn’t matter what year, month, or day the Lord comes. Because the Holy Spirit is an eternal spirit, the Lord is nigh unto the saints from 2,000 years ago and today. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. Because the Holy Spirit is infinite and eternal, and those who have the Holy Spirit and are born again believe that the things that will happen a thousand years from now as they are now, they can live in peace and power in reality. The Spirit of God is a spirit that transcends time and space. Jesus said: Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. (Luke 21:32 KJV) The generation mentioned in Luke 21 and Matthew 24 refers to a generation born in 1948 when Israel sprouted. That is why many people alive today will enjoy the blessing of seeing the Lord return from heaven while we are alive. However, Jesus said to the Pharisees of old:…ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? (Matthew 16:3 KJV) Then he said to his disciples: Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 24:44-51 KJV) “It is heresy to teach the book of Revelation. Why do you keep talking about the Second Coming?” These are people who beat their fellow servants. These are the same people who eat and drink with drunkards of the world. We live in such era where in order to avoid getting beat down by those who dislike hearing about the Lord’s Second coming, many people have interest only in how to get more blessings and live a good life here and now taught by teachers who tickle their ears. Those who deservedly received Jesus Christ and became the Lord’s bride are the people who truly received abundant blessings.Sun, 18 Dec 2022 - 30min - 291 - Revelation 21
Revelation #21
Have you been at peace in the Lord for the past week? It’s time to study the Book of Revelation, which the Apostle John said, ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) Someone wrote an article in the newspaper a while ago, he seemed to be a Christian professor of sociology at a certain university. It was titled: Are you a Christian or a Prosperity Christian? I was grateful after reading the column that I could understand what it meant just by looking at the title and why he said that. The point of the article is that the churches should hope that the Lord shed blood and died on the cross for us, and that He rose again on the third day, through which we will be saved and that He will come again. Far from this, it is wrong to see people fighting each other over certain material wealth in everyday society. So the article titled: Are you a Christian or a Prosperity Christian? sounded like a prophetic word to me. If Christianity truly becomes a religion of blessing, it is no different from Buddhism or other religions. (Titus 2:13 KJV) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; As the apostle Paul wrote to Titus, this must be our only blessed hope. The book of Revelation is the conclusion of the Bible. The Lord taught His disciples about how to pray: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10 KJV) Regarding this, the apostle Paul said That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: (Ephesians 1:10 KJV) Therefore, in the age of grace, God’s children are saved through faith through grace, are born again of the Holy Spirit, become the bride of coming Jesus Christ, and become members of the Lord’s body. He said, “I have come to spread the word.” We must do the will of the Lord unto all nations. He entrusted the church with the gospel that saves sinners, who can live forever whosoever believes in Him. Therefore, if there is no hope for the Lord’s return, Christianity can no longer be called Christianity. If you only pursue material wealth, you are inferior to other worldly religions. Rather, Buddhism teaches to throw away all worldly things along with greed.
Revelation 19 shows us word of conclusion. Therefore, the Lord spoke through the Apostle John, ¶ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV) Currently we are studying about the seven characters in the book of Revelation. First, we learned that the woman is Israel. Second, the red dragon. learned last time. It is the devil, Satan. Lucifer. He rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven. So, we revealed the identity of the red dragon through the books of Job, Psalms, and Isaiah. Even in the world, there is a saying keep your friends close, your enemies closer. If we do not know the identity of Satan the Devil, we cannot win this spiritual battle. That is why we looked at the words of Job 41 last time. Satan appears as a seven-headed red dragon ruling over the world as king over all the children of pride. He has seven heads. The kingdoms of this world are his, and he has given them to whoever he pleases. He appears as an angel of light. The Bible tells us he was the anointed covering cherub. He too is Christ. Christ means the anointed one. However, Satan is the Antichrist. Jesus is the Christ. Satan masquerades as an angel of light. But Jesus is the light.Sun, 11 Dec 2022 - 30min - 290 - Revelation 20
Revelation #20
Have you been at peace in the Lord during the past week? Last week we went over Revelation Chapter 12. There, we saw the red dragon, Satan appear on earth. This week, we will get a closer look at Satan through the book of Job. As the saying goes, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. We are in a spiritual warfare. Satan was already sentenced to death 2,000 years ago when our Lord came and blotted out all the sins of the world on the cross, but we can see that Satan will remain active until the day the Lord returns and binds him and throws him into the lake of fire. What God has allowed is that His children live on earth and lead many souls who are in the hands of the devil to the Lord. Because God wants all people to be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). God doesn’t want anyone to go to Hell. The Lord Himself said in Matthew 25 that hell was not made for man, but for the devil and his angels. Again, related to this red dragon of Revelation 12, We will study in detail the identity of Satan, who has seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns above the heads, focusing on what is written in the Book of Job. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could open the book of Job and listen to it? The word of God must be studied. We understand worldly studies through extensive reading and note taking. How much more should we properly listen to the great knowledge of the kingdom of God through the Word? There is this strange being in the 41st chapter of the book of Job. There are 34 verses about the existence of Satan. In fact, there are more verses about Satan than about Jesus Christ in the Bible. We need to know Satan’s identity so we don’t get fooled. He is a deceiving liar. He even Transforms into an angel of light. He also disguises himself as a snake, and even a dragon. So we have to know better.
Job 41:1 (KJV) ¶ Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Apostate translations convert Leviathan into a crocodile, a hippopotamus, an elephant or even a dinosaur. But they ignore the cross reference to Psalm 74:14 where Leviathan has multiple heads. Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. (Psalm 74:14 KJV) not one but plural, heads. Revelation 12 says the dragon has seven heads. That’s why Leviathan has more than one head. What is Leviathan? Let’s go through the words. Psalm 74:13 (KJV) Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. As such, dragons appear in the Old Testament. And also in Isaiah 27:1 (KJV) ¶ In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; here it says Leviathan is a serpent. Gradually the identity is revealed and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. So, this serpent, leviathan is the dragon in the sea. Now you all know what Leviathan is, right? It is the same content as in Revelation 12. That is why the book of Revelation is the conclusion of the entire Bible. So, if you don’t study other books of the Bible, you won’t understand the words of Revelation. That is why people who have not studied the Bible say that the book of Revelation is difficult. But now is the time to know the words of Revelation. So in Matthew 24:45-46 (KJV) Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. What is season? We’re in the end time. It is these end times Satan prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour,Sun, 04 Dec 2022 - 32min - 289 - Revelation 19
Revelation #19
Have you been peaceful in the Lord during the past week? Let’s continue with the study of Revelation. Some of you probably find the book of Revelation a little strange and difficult. However, since the word of God is contained in one book, if you study it well in church and understand what God’s will is, then the book of Revelation is a very good news for God’s children, and it won’t be a difficult book to believe and understand. However, what’s really unfortunate is that we do not study the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation. Only when we study, can we know what God’s plan is, His plan for us, His plan for the church, His plan for Israel, and His plan for heaven and earth. That’s why upon His resurrection, the Lord remained on earth for 40 more days and taught his disciples about the kingdom of God. The apostle Paul also taught about the kingdom of God during his ministry. Why? Originally, heaven and earth were the kingdom of God. However, Lucifer, the devil, Satan in heaven rebelled against God, and death came to this earth because of sin. So death eventually led to the creation of hell, where the dead must go, and God was sad for doing so. However, the only begotten Son, the Son of God, appears on earth to destroy the work of the devil. It is because only then can humans who are held captive by the devil be saved. In the book of Revelation, God’s will is completely fulfilled, and especially the words from chapters 4 to 19 are ultimately the final treatment of heaven and earth. In the end, it is good news for the saints of God because it is the period in which Satan is cast out from heaven and sinners, the wicked, those who reject God are all dealt with on earth. That is why the Apostle Peter said Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (2 Peter 3:13 KJV) Such wonderful place to live without sin. The book of Revelation is the conclusion of God’s will. Jesus said to his disciples, ¶ After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10 KJV) It’s the Kingdom of God. Just as the devil was cast out of the heaven and the heaven was cleansed, as Satan and his powers are cast out from the earth and the kingdom of the Lord comes. This is the prayer the Lord taught as it ultimately ends with, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matthew 6:13 KJV) It means that all the nations of the world will become the kingdom of God so that the saints of God will not fall into temptation, will not fall into evil, and will enjoy eternal life without sin. That’s why you shouldn’t think of Revelation to be a difficult book. The Israelites who killed the Messiah said to return the price of blood unto themselves and their descendants. So, during World War II, 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis. In particular, in the book of Revelation, in the last days, The Antichrist who is far worse than Hitler will persecute them. How does God deal with this? The Bible says this tribulation period is the time of Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7). This is the period of Israel’s final suffering and refinement. That’s why we don’t have to go into that tribulation. Those who receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, born again by the Holy Spirit become children of God and brides of Jesus Christ. If they commit sins while living on this earth, they confess them and are cleansed with the blood of Christ. By doing this, you will be washed with the water of life within the Word, and through prayer you will be filled with the Holy Spirit and anointed with oil, and you will be adorned as the shining and beautiful bride of Christ. So, we can say that the blood of Jesus Christ and the oil of the Spirit ...Sun, 27 Nov 2022 - 29min - 288 - Revelation 18
Revelation #18
Have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? It is time to continue studying the words of the book of Revelation. Now, beyond the middle of the tribulation period, concrete and extraordinary things are happening. Last time we saw the two witnesses Moses and Elijah prophesying during the last three and a half years of the tribulation. They are eventually martyred. The things that are going to happen after the rapture of the church, but as we know this and look to the future, you can hear the voice of the Lord telling you to put more effort into your work to get more people be saved, so we all will enjoy these blessings of the rapture when the Lord comes into the air.
Let’s go ahead and see what happens to the dead bodies of the two witnesses. Let’s read Revelation 11:8,9. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. (Revelation 11:8-9 KJV) The two witnesses are beheaded. Here it says dead bodies, which is a special expression. It can be seen that the Holy Spirit’s writing of these dead bodies is a careful expression of the fact that the neck is separated from the body. If we remember in Revelation 6 about the human sacrifices already offered on the temple altar, we can see those who are martyred for Christ in the tribulation are beheaded. It’s shown more precisely in (Revelation 20:4 KJV) And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark(666) upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Based upon this fact, Moses dies twice. (Hebrews 9:27 KJV) says, And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: This doesn’t mean people only die once. It means they die at least once. Moses died here twice but he is resurrected again. In the Old Testament and the Gospels in the Bible, we can see that dozens of people died then came to life, and then died again. There is Lazarus we know well. Lazarus had been dead four days when the Lord called his name, but he walked out alive and ate food. But he eventually died again. Also, the widow’s son in Nain came back to life during his own funeral. But he grew old and died again. Then there’s the son of the woman of Shunem who was raised back to life and died again; the daughter of Jairus was also raised, but she also died.
A young man named Eutychus, who fell from the third floor while listening to Paul’s sermon, also came to life, but died of old age. The same goes for Dorcas. When we remember that there are several people in the Bible who die twice like this, we know that Moses was one of them. There is a man named Enoch in Genesis. He gave birth to Methuselah at the age of 65, and after walking with God for 300 years, and he was not; for God took him. (Genesis 5:24 KJV). The King James Bible says he was translated according to (Hebrews 11:5 KJV) By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Enoch can be seen as a type of Christians who will not die but will be alive when Christ comes. Therefore the Lord said to comfort one another with the words, For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall r...Sun, 20 Nov 2022 - 31min - 287 - Revelation 17
Revelation #17
Have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? It is time to study the book of Revelation, the words that the Lord is teaching the Apostle John about the things to come. The Lord told us to search the Word of God. He said there is life in the Word of God, and that life is about Jesus Christ himself. Our Lord said to the Apostle John, Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3 (KJV) including all who hear and read these words today, and keep them in their hearts, I truly believe that the blessings of the Lord will come true according to His words. What is blessing? It is the faith deeply rooted in His words that overcomes the world by being sure of the wonderful news of eternal salvation that the Lord has prepared for us. Our Lord also told his disciples that they will have tribulation in the world, but be strong and be of good courage, because He has overcome the world. The Apostle John also said that it is our faith that overcomes the world, and this faith is believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Now, when the Lord comes into the air, all the churches go up to heaven to meet the Lord and enter the 7-year wedding feast, and the earth will enter the 7-year tribulation. Today, we enter the words of Chapter 11. The words of the second half of the tribulation, the latter three and a half years of the tribulation, when the Antichrist seriously begins his work, and the wrath of God in earnest, are unfolding in the latter- three and a half years into the tribulation. The purpose of the Holy Spirit’s coming to this earth is to guide us into all truth and to teach us the future events. No matter how difficult our current situation is, we can overcome difficulties in faith when we know that everything will be restored when the Lord comes. Therefore, the Apostle Paul said And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. (Romans 5:3-5 KJV)
To give you an idea of the contents of Chapter 11 in advance, first, there is the time of the Gentiles during the latter three and a half years. It appears in verses 1-2. Also, verses 3-6 tells of the two witnesses will appear and prophesy for forty-two months, which equals to, three and a half years. Then we go to verse 7, we see a beast coming up from the abyss, the bottomless pit. Verses 8-12, we see the scene where the two witnesses are killed, resurrected and ascended to heaven. Verses 13-14 show the second woe, and verses 15-19 show what happens when the seventh trumpet is sounded. Therefore, Revelation 11 is the middle part of the book of Revelation. In other words, it is an important chapter that begins the three and a half years after the mid-point of the seven-year tribulation. Also we need to clearly know that chapter 11 is the key to unlocking the book of Revelation. Also, Revelation becomes the key to understanding the words of the Old Testament, and the Old Testament becomes the key to the New Testament. Therefore, it can be understood that the apostles spoke in the Holy Spirit by quoting the Old Testament. So, if you do not know the book of Revelation, you cannot understand the words of the Old Testament, and if you do not understand the words of the Old Testament, you cannot understand the words of the New Testament.
Now, above all else,Sun, 13 Nov 2022 - 31min - 286 - Revelation 16
Revelation #16
Dear listeners, Have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? It’s time to continue studying the words of the book of Revelation. In our studies, we have entered the depths of tribulation. After the rapture of the saints, the wedding feast of the Lamb will continue for seven years in heaven, but on earth the tribulation pains of the Antichrist will begin. It will also be a period of persecution of the people of Israel. This is the time of Jacob’s trouble as spoken through the prophet Jeremiah. Therefore, I pray that no one who hears this word today will enter into tribulation. The children of God who have truly received Jesus Christ and have been born again by the Holy Spirit will never remain on the earth. When the Lord comes, all of God’s children are taken away, and as the Lord said in John 10:10, the sheep hear the voice of the shepherd. Those who have become sheep and have Jesus Christ as their shepherd will hear it all and go up when the Lord appears from heaven and takes them and calls them by name. However, if there are still people who have not been saved, they will fall into tribulation and suffer tremendously. Now we will see events that will occur when the sixth trumpet is sounded. These words will come true literally, never symbolic, and these words are not obscured, but revealed. These words are not implied. They are completely open, revealed. The angel Gabriel appeared to Daniel and told him to seal the words, but the Lord who appeared to John revealed the word and told him to open it. Therefore, as the Lord says when the Holy Spirit comes to this earth, he will guide you into all truth, give you understanding, and make you aware of things to come. The future is not about knowing good or bad things will happen while we live on this earth for a few decades, but what will happen when the Lord and Savior comes. What will happen when Jesus Christ, the truly blessed hope, comes. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. Those who focus on the coming of the Lord will never become discouraged because of worldly affairs. The Bible says, And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (1 John 2:17 KJV) Therefore, remembering these words today, even in the midst of hardships, I hope that you will all be steadfast in these words, trusting that everything will be resolved when the Lord comes. These are words of terror to unbelievers, but words of hope to those who believe. In the old days of Noah, rain was disaster for others, but it blessing for Noah’s family. When the door of the ark opened 150 days after the rain stopped, only Noah’s family existed on this earth. Likewise, in Sodom and Gomorrah, only Lot and his two daughters were saved. So it will be like this at the end. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8 KJV) I hope that you will all be believers.
Now let’s start from verse 13 and see what will happen when the sixth trumpet is sounded. These are things that must happen. And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. (Revelation 9:13-16 KJV) This text is about events that will take place towards the end of the tribulation. Until now, forestry, sea-life, water, sun, stars, moon, the 1/3 of all creatures have been environmentally a...Sun, 06 Nov 2022 - 30min - 285 - Revelation 15
Revelation #15
Dear listeners, have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? It is time to continue studying the words of Revelation. We as believers must know the words of Revelation. The Bible says when the Holy Spirit comes to this earth, he will not only guide you into all truth, but will also inform you of the future. Now, there is only one hope for those who have accepted Jesus Christ and become children of God, right? We are waiting for the Lord Jesus Christ, the blessed hope as in Titus 2:13. The only hope is the coming of Jesus Christ. There is no hope in this world. As the writer of Revelation Apostle John wrote, And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 1 John 2:17 (KJV). We continuously see events that will happen during the tribulation, as the saints, the regenerated children of God ascend to heaven and meet the Lord, there will be tribulation on this earth for 7 years, in heaven the children of God, the brides of Christ will have a wedding feast for 7 years. In contrast: there is a feast in heaven, and tribulation occurring on earth. It is the heavenly feast with Christ in heaven, and the tribulation with the Antichrist on earth. You have to choose which one today. If you have not yet been saved, you must choose. Also, if there are people who have not yet been saved, we must tell them. Therefore, the words of this book of Revelation are the words that will take place during the tribulation, and the events that will occur during tribulation are things we have never seen before. People tend not to believe if they have never experienced it. But the word of God must be fulfilled. When God said Let there be light, there was light. We must never doubt the fact that God’s Word will surely come true. Because the word of God is truth. Therefore, the words of the book of Revelation are clearly fulfilled, but it is hard to believe. However, the Word of God is given to believe, not to be analyzed, interpret and argue against. A person who believes as it is is at ease, right? If a 6th grader reads these words, they will believe it. But the older you are, the more difficult it is. The more educated in the world, the harder it is. Today, you must throw away all the thoughts in your heart like excrement and listen to these words to believe. Now, the plague of seals is over and the plague of trumpets begins. The plagues of seal, trumpet, and the vial happen at the same time, but you need to know that they are only recorded to show the order.
We’ll start from 8:7 today, The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. Revelation 8:7 (KJV) Has this ever happened? Have you ever seen hail mixed with blood? Fire came down from heaven. Of course, fire also came down in Sodom as well. It poured all unto the earth. A third of the trees are burned. Even today, California and in other areas a lot of trees are burned during a wildfire. Yet, never has third of the forestry was burned down. What will happen? Will there be major changes in nature? This is the first plague. Plants wither and die. How could this be? How much fire will there be to cause this? In the past, people in the world would laugh at such sermon. But it’s easy to explain now that nuclear fusion is being experimented with at subatomic levels, and knowing just how great fusion is. In fact, 100 years ago, when preachers said the Lord was coming and the world was going to end, scientists ridiculed them. But don’t be surprised. Today, 100 years later, scientists and geologists say that this Earth cannot bear it anymore. The world is coming to an end. They say the end of the earth is coming,Mon, 31 Oct 2022 - 33min - 284 - Revelation 14
Revelation #14
Have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? The word of God, the book of Revelation, is the conclusion of all God’s plans and the words of the fulfillment of God’s will. When our Lord taught to his disciples about praying, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come., It is the kingdom of God. The kingdom of Christ. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10 KJV) How is God’s will done on earth? God’s will to destroy all sin. He destroys death. And it is God’s will to destroy Satan, who brought that death and sin. The Son of God appeared to destroy the works of the devil. In conclusion, the book of Revelation is a wonderful ending. But if God’s children do not know the words of this ending, what hope will they live with? It is the very day numerous people have looked to the day of God since the days of Abraham. That is why Abraham also said he looked toward the city in heaven that God had given him. He was not satisfied with living in this land being rich. He lived as a pilgrim and a foreigner. How are you guys living? Where are your hopes? No matter how hard we suffer on this earth, we can live a powerful life only when we truly see the conclusion of God, heaven and earth in the book of Revelation.
We have completed chapter 6, and we are moving onto Chapter 7. Chapter 7 deals with those who are saved during the tribulation period. How they will survive during the tribulation and we’ll find out there are people who will be saved even during that time. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. (Revelation 7:1 KJV) In fact, people believed the earth was flat until 1890. They believed they’d fall off if they reached the end. Here in 7:1 says I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth. Sound unscientific, doesn’t it? But this is how it should be spoken to the people of Apostle John’s time. It sounds as if God Himself spoke unscientifically in order to make people realize from age to age, but in fact, these four corners are east, west, north, and south. People would not have known what he was talking about at that time, if the Lord had told the Apostle John to say east, west, north and south. But God said it was the four corners of the earth to make people understand at that time. God is so compassionate. God is compassionate because He wants everyone to be saved. If it were east, west, north and south, everyone who lived before 1890 would not have understood this. This shows how science is so slow. Interestingly, 2800 years ago, Isaiah 40:22 said the earth is round. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: (Isaiah 40:22 KJV) God already said the earth was round 2800 years ago. Also, when talking about the rapture in Luke 17, some people will be grinding while others are working in the fields, and they will be taken up. In other words, events that occurred simultaneously, one at night and one during the day. If it’s night in America, it’s day in Korea, right? Why? Because the earth is round. This means the earth was already round when the prophet Isaiah lived around 780 BC, way before when the Gospel of Luke was written around 50 AD. Far ahead of Columbus, right? After all, people are just discovering what God has created. Science is something people gradually open their minds to realize and discover what God has already created. There is no such thing as invention. In fact, inventions are base on what people have discovered based on the principles God m...Sun, 23 Oct 2022 - 31min - 283 - Revelation 13
Revelation #13
The book of Revelation tells the Lord’s most beloved disciple John the conclusion that all of God’s will will be done in heaven and on earth, and for the children of God, these words of Revelation will be the things that they have longed for. Because in the Old Testament, the Lord’s day, the day of wrath, and the Day of the Lord are mentioned a lot, but in the end, because of the sins Satan brought during the 6,000 years of human history, the world was stained with sin and blood. But now, when the Lord comes, everything (heaven and earth) will be restored, and all the angels who followed Satan, who were defiled with sin and death, will be destroyed. The Lord pays back with wrath those who rebelled on earth who did not confess Jesus Christ as Lord and did not believe in God, and the Lord Himself will become King on earth, so that in the end the Father’s kingdom would be established on earth, as in heaven. Apostle Peter testified, Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 2 Peter 3:13 (KJV) And for those who were predestined to become sons of God in Christ, whom he had planned before the foundation of the world, and for the church of God, as the Lord promised his disciples in John 14, he has prepared a place, and this is from heaven. We can see the shining New Jerusalem will come down and be fulfilled on this earth after the final judgment of the Great White Throne. Therefore, the book of Revelation is not scary, it is scary for those who have rebelled against God, but it is a very good gospel for the children of God. So far we saw the scene where the four seals were opened. Every time a seal was removed, a great curse arose on earth, didn’t it? We saw War, famine, all curses and death came to this earth. Today is the scene where the fifth seal is opened. Again, since Revelation 6-19 is what will happen on this earth after the church of God, the children of God who have truly received Jesus Christ as their Savior and whose spirit has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit are raptured and disappeared from the earth, there is absolutely no need to be afraid to see these words. These are the events that will happen on this earth after the Lord comes into the air and we are raptured. That is why, when the children of God hear these words, our dearest family members, close friends, and acquaintances, who have not yet accepted Jesus Christ, whether there are those who have not become children of God, we must pray for them and warn them. We have to convey the messages. In the old days, when Lot heard that the angel was going to judge Sodom, he was saved, but none of his other family members except his two daughters were saved. Today is just like the time of Sodom and Gomorrah. That’s why the bible says the righteous will suffer in the sinful world. Likewise, those who have received Jesus Christ and become justified today must have such pain in their hearts and souls. The heart of a believer must be broken. This is the heart that loves the soul.
I’ll read Chapter 6:9-11. 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Revelation 6:9-11 (KJV) This was the event following the opening of the fifth seal during the last three and a half years of the seven-year tribulation, and John saw the altar.Sun, 16 Oct 2022 - 27min - 282 - Revelation 12
Revelation #12
Today, we will continue our study of the Book of Revelation. We have finished Chapter 5 so far. We have seen the work of praise taking place in the heavenly throne where all things praise God and the four beasts around the throne respond with Amen. Before we start Chapter 6, let’s take a moment to review what we have learned so far. First, in Revelation 4, along with the command to “Come up hither”, the apostle John sees himself ascended to heaven. Our Lord will appear in the air to command the church to “Come up hither”. At that time, the members of the church, the body of Christ who have been regenerated as saints, will be raptured. There are several local churches (consisting of many or few saints), but when the Lord comes, they, The Church of God, will become one and become one body, and they will be attached to the Lord who is the head. And we saw the Lord taking the book with seven seals. But in chapter 6 He begins to open the seven seals one by one. Every time the seal is broken, various things begin to happen on the earth. The tribulation immediately begins. Therefore, the future events during the 7 year tribulation on earth is written in chapters 6 to 19, just before Jesus Christ comes down to this earth on a white horse. Regarding this coming tribulation, prophet Daniel in Daniel 9 calls it the 70th week, and through the prophet Jeremiah, Jeremiah 30:7 calls it the time of Jacob’s trouble, the time of the Israelites’ suffering. Also in Daniel 12:1, the trouble that will take place in the book of Revelation is a time of tribulation, a great tribulation. This time of tribulation will be an unprecedented period in which Israel will be persecuted. In fact, until now, after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the people of Israel suffered a series of hardships. Ever since the destruction of Jerusalem by Roman general Titus in A.D. 70, Israel faced series of hardships, especially during World War II through Hitler, millions of Jews were persecuted and killed, until Israel regained independence in 1948. Still, it is a miracle that more than 18 million Jews are still living in this land. However, this tribulation period refers to the last time Israel will be subjected to persecution incomparable to the previous persecutions. Hitler is just a model of the coming antichrist. The Bible tells us that once all the children of God are raptured, there will be such persecution where no one on earth can help Israel and only a few will be able to survive, the 144,000 who have received the seals on their foreheads. Even now, Israel is scattered all over the world, but nations established by the word of God like the United States are still avoiding various difficulties they face because they do their best to help Israel. But when the time of tribulation comes, terrible tribulation and judgment will be upon them. Several places in the Psalms testify to pray for the peace of Israel, as those who pray for the peace of Israel will prosper. Also in (Romans 1:16 KJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The Jews need to be saved first. Therefore, we must pray for them so that they do not fall into the great tribulation, pray for Jerusalem, evangelize and pray they realize that Jesus is the Messiah, and pray for them to receive salvation by receiving Him. Chapter 6 verse 1 shows how the future tribulation will start. Therefore, when we realize how terrible it will be for those who will be left behind in the tribulation period, we have to preach the gospel of salvation to the unsaved people around us.
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying,Sun, 09 Oct 2022 - 28min - 281 - Revelation 11
Revelation #11
Dear Listeners, have you been at peace in the Lord during this time? Today, our Lord appears to John and it is a time to study the things that will happen in the future, that is, the Word that is the conclusion of all the Words of God. Everything from Genesis to Revelation is the Word of God. The book of Revelation is the last of them. How does God’s will come to an end? How the heavens and the earth come to an end, what kind of hope God’s children see and what kind of hope are those who do not believe in God, and how is the existence of Satan who brought sin into this world concluded and how they have come to represent Satan? It tells how the false Babylon the Great, who deceives the world, will end. You cannot receive true comfort if you do not know the conclusion of God’s Word. That is why, out of all the words of the book of Revelation, I ask you to remember only the words of our Lord. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3 (KJV) We can live in hope knowing the conclusion of all things. Life lasts 70 years and if you are strong you may live to 80. All our hardships, difficulties, and sufferings will be resolved when we leave this flesh, and in the midst of this, we should focus on the work of the Lord while looking towards God’s eternal blessings. As the Apostle Paul said in the last verse of 1 Corinthians 15, Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV) For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. (1 Peter 1:24-25 KJV) Let’s continue with Revelation 5:10, And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Revelation 5:10 KJV) 1 2Peter also said, But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (1 Peter 2:9 KJV) A priest, a priest like a king. If you do the right thing as a priest, you will wear the crown worn by the king. You can hear it as this message. In the old Old Testament times, when the people of Israel sinned, the priests guided them down the path on how they can receive forgiveness of sins when they came to the priests with animals to carry their sins in their place. It was the priests’ job to show them about receiving atonement. In such manner, today’s children of God who have received Jesus Christ and have been born again by the Holy Spirit are now priests. Irrespective of the position within the church. Being a priest is to solve the people’s problems of sin. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of sin, Christians have led them to our Lord Jesus Christ, who took away all the sins of the world on the cross, who was slain like a Lamb for His blood 2,000 years ago, It is receiving forgiveness of sins through this Jesus Christ, who resurrected on the third day after the shedding all His blood, and to be born again through the Holy Spirit to become children of God. This is the purpose of God’s children living on this earth. Because when God sends his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, not only will everyone who believes in Jesus Christ be saved, but they will also understand all the truth spoken through Jesus Christ, who is the Word, so that they don’t live according to what they see in the world, but hold onto the hope in the words of the truth and live. When Jesus came to this earth, He gave this hope and left. Jesus answered,Sun, 02 Oct 2022 - 31min - 280 - Revelation 10
Revelation #10
Have you been at peace in the last week in our Lord Jesus Christ? Continue to study the book of Revelation with you. In the book of Revelation, the Lord Himself appeared to the Apostle John and told what would happen in the future. He said that the Holy Spirit will to guide us into all truth and also to tell us what will happen in the future. Anyone who receives Jesus Christ and is born again of the Holy Spirit will enjoy true peace and comfort. Therefore, the Holy Spirit is said to be the Comforter. If I do not go, the Comforter will not come to you. He is a true comforter. for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. John 16:7 (KJV)
It is not temporary consolation, but true and eternal consolation. The comfort that the world gives is temporary and problems arise quickly, but the comfort that God gives is eternal. That is why we are comforted when we know the words of Revelation knowing what will happen ahead. No matter how difficult it may be, wouldn’t it be truly comforting to say there are eternal blessings in the future? That is why the Lord appeared to the apostle John and said, Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3 (KJV) He said this 2,000 years ago, and how close is the time now? The Lord says “When I write to the angel of the church in Laodicea, I stand at the door and knock”, and he is standing right at the door. I hope you will hear the voice of our Lord through these words. The Apostle John not only saw 2000 years ago what would happen in the time of the tribulation when his spirit was raptured in the Holy Spirit, but he also saw and recorded the scenes that would happen from the heavenly throne. Do you have any hope for heaven? Then, through these words, in the Holy Spirit, the very heavenly throne on which our Lord Jesus Christ, where our God and Father is now, sits at the right hand, don’t you all want to go up to the third heaven? the third heaven which apostles John and Paul went, the place where Elijah went up on horses and chariots of fire? Today, we will continue our study of Revelation 5. God’s words are truth. The Apostle Paul said in Romans 3:4 (KJV) yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; We are purified when we hear the words of this true truth and act upon them. The Lord said in His last prayer, Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17 (KJV) When we are sanctified, when we realize the word of truth and walk in the word of truth, when we walk in the Lord, we can be sanctified. It is different from the holiness that the world gives. It is different from the holiness claimed by religious people. Holiness based on religious worldly people only look holy on the outside for a while. Only when we understand and obey the word of God and be washed by the water in the words, are all our wrinkles, spots, and specks washed away and we can meet the Lord as the Lord’s bride when He comes.
From chapter 5, seven sealed book appears. Sealed not only once, but sealed seven times. Why is it sealed seven times? Seven is God’s number. It is a complete number. 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. Revelation 5:1-4 (KJV) Why did the apostle John weep? Because no one could remove the seal. No one. Just then, he sees a lamb appearing.Sun, 25 Sep 2022 - 36min - 279 - Revelation 9
Revelation #9
Have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? The only true peace is in our Lord Jesus Christ that comes down from heaven. Because Jesus Christ took on all the sins of the world and died on the cross, and rose from the dead on the third day and ascended to heaven, to testify of this fact, God did not come in the flesh anymore, but came to this earth in the Holy Spirit two thousand years ago to testify of the works of Jesus Christ. And especially toward the world that does not believe in Jesus Christ, He rebukes the world for sin, righteousness, and judgment. Upon hearing the rebukes, those who are forgiven of their sins and receive Jesus Christ as their savior, He gave them understanding of things to come, and to this day It’s still going strong. Those who have received the Holy Spirit, whoever has been born again through the Holy Spirit, and whoever has become so-called Christians, will be comforted by the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit will make known the things that will happen in the future and things that will happen to you, especially in the future. In fact, where is the real consolation? Worldly consolation is rich in material, healthy, and prosperous in children, and these things can give you comfort for a short time on this earth. However, they cannot give you true peace and comfort. Real peace is that sins are forgiven after being saved. Second, realizing all the truth and what the Lord will do in the future. That is true comfort. Today we will study from Revelation 4:6, which is that the Apostle John was taken up into heaven and there he saw the throne of heaven. The book of Revelation describes in detail every part of the tribulation that will occur on earth as seen from heaven in the future. This is good news for the suffering saints on this earth, but this is catastrophic news for those who do not believe. That is why we must preach the gospel so that even one more person does not fall into tribulation and be destroyed by the antichrist. The more we study the book of Revelation, the more we truly love our souls, the more we feel pity when we see the unsaved people near us, and through this, the passion for salvation in the Holy Spirit arises. Some people say not to read Revelation because it is a scary book. Please don’t be fooled. The Lord Himself appeared to John and said, Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. (Revelation 1:3 KJV).
From 4:6, the Apostle John described the scene he saw when he was taken up to the heavenly throne, and as we are physically living on the earth, our spiritual eyes can be opened to see the throne of God in heaven. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. That should be the reality for us. Only then can we overcome tribulation in this world. Our Lord told his disciples you will have tribulation in this world, but be strong and be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. Anyone who is in Jesus Christ, who has overcome the world and death, has ALSO overcome the world through faith. Therefore, because our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual demons in the Holy Spirit. Without faith in the name of Jesus Christ, who has broken all the powers of sin and death, we cannot overcome the power of the spiritual wickedness. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. (Revelation 4:6 KJV) Other translations say four living creatures, right? He said that there was a sea of glass like crystal before the throne. John is already in the third heaven. The Apostle Paul also ascended and came to this third heaven. This is clearly evident in 2 Corinthians 12. He testified in third person,Sun, 18 Sep 2022 - 32min - 278 - Revelation 8
Revelation #8
Have you been at peace in Christ during the past week? May grace and peace overflow from our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ to your families and hearts today. We wrapped up Chapter 3 in the last episode. We saw the words about the church age, and we saw ourselves living in the difficult times of the last Laodicean church. We also learned we had to repent and rise up to shine. Now, Chapter 4 will tell you what will happen next. This is where the rapture will take place and what will happen after, as you can especially see the appearance of the throne in heaven. So, we have learned what the cause of the apostasy is through the history of the church, and that the cause of the apostasy in the Laodicea church is the alteration of God’s Word and that the Roman Catholic church, a self-proclaimed Jew, is behind all this. The church disappears in Revelation 3:22. In chapters 4 to 22 the word church is not mentioned again. This is because the church will be raptured before the tribulation. What does it mean? While the Holy Spirit is shown in the midst of the churches on earth in chapters 2 and 3, we can see that the location of the churches and the Holy Spirit are changed in chapter 4. Now, here is a scene where the gates of heaven are opened. Revelation 4:1 (KJV) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. Now, a door opens in heaven. Once upon a time, the door was opened and Enoch went up. The door opened and Elijah went up on horses and chariots of fire. Another door was opened and our Lord ascended into heaven. Now another door opens. In this book of Revelation, the door opens twice. One time, the apostle John heard the command to come up here, and he went up. Once in chapter 19, we can see that our Lord Jesus Christ has eyes like flames and the door is opened again in order to come to this earth as the Lord of judgment, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. No matter how much I look up at the sky, the door won’t open. The door must be opened to be seen. As the door opened, there was a voice and a trumpet sound. Are you talking here now? The first voice sounded like a trumpet. The coming of the Lord is related to the sound of the trumpet, and the rapture of the saints is also related to the sound of the trumpet. So, if we look at 1 Thessalonians 4:15~18, we can see what the voice and the trumpet sound are. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 (KJV) For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. This is exactly what 4:1 say about the coming rapture and what will happen in heaven & on earth starting from the rapture.
Revelation 4:2 (KJV) And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. The apostle John has already ascended to heaven. We saw this already in Revelation 1:10 (KJV) I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day… This Lord’s Day not only means the Sunday we worship is also the Lord’s Day, but when is this eternal Lord’s Day that will come? Is it the day when the Lord returns? The day of the Lord’s second coming is the day of the LORD, the day of wrath, the day of chastening, and the day of sorrow to the people of the world. But for the children of God, it is a day of blessing and a day of redemption.Sun, 11 Sep 2022 - 34min - 277 - Revelation 7
Revelation (7)
Have you been at peace in the Lord over the past week? I hope those who continue to read, hear, and keep the word today will hold on to the hope ahead, overcome the world with faith, and overcome pain and difficulties by studying the words of the prophecy that the blessed Lord himself gave to the Apostle John. What historical things have happened to the church so far in terms of the types of churches we live in? Through these, what is the condition of the church in our day today? We are hearing what lessons the Lord gives those of us who are living just before His coming. Last week we heard about the sixth church, the church of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Church is where no one is condemned, that has an open door and many evangelists spread the gospel to the whole world and brought great blessings. Historically, this church existed between 1500 and 1900. There are churches that preach the gospel by following this church today.
I’ll Read Revelation 3:12 about the church of Philadelphia, and after studying a little more, we will move on to the last church in Laodicea. Revelation 3:12 (KJV) Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. How blessed are these words? Whosoever overcomes to the end will become a pillar in the temple of God, and write the name of God and the name of God’s city on that person, the name of New Jerusalem. What a great blessing this is. Why? In the Age of Grace, the children of God who are saved through the blood of Jesus Christ and are born again of the Holy Spirit go to prepare the eternal world, New Jerusalem, as our Lord said in John 14. He said that my father’s house had many mansions.
This is the New Jerusalem. In the old days, Abraham looking forward toa city with a new foundation. Although he physically received the promised land of Palestine, he was not satisfied with it, and while he was living in that land, the Bible says that he looked forward to the coming new Jerusalem. Soon when the Lord comes, we will see the New Jerusalem at the end of the tribulation. If we do not live in that hope like Abraham, like many of our fathers of faith, and like these Philadelphia church members, we will be deceived. Because of the world’s lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, we are deceived by the devil and become discouraged by meaningless things, and we end up living hopelessly. We must never lose this hope by waking up and praying. The Christians during this time were called Protestants, because during this era their biblical Christian faith had reached its peak, as they were rising against Roman Catholicism. Back in those days, without the Bible, according to the law of the Roman Church, the Pope’s words were above the Bible. However, true Christians believed in the Bible, and biblical Christianity reached its highest point. After that, from 1900 onwards we can see the churches gradually entering into apostasy and converting into the Laodicean church, which is practically absorbed into the Roman Catholicism.
Meanwhile, the the Church of Philadelphia of this time was said to be a church with an open door. God opened the door. He opened the door of evangelism, of the gospel, and of the rapture. When God opens, no one can close, and when He closes, no one can open. Through this church approved by God , they were able to catch many fishes through the open door of the gospel. The Lord said to Peter, I will make you fishers of men. A soul is more precious than the world, but if you catch one, you will lead that person out of the world from the devil to our Lord.Sun, 04 Sep 2022 - 35min - 276 - Revelation 6
Revelation 6
Have you all been peaceful in Christ Jesus? We are studying the words of Revelation, which says Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein. By reading the letters to the seven churches, it will be a blessing both personally and as a church, when you know the church history of past 2,000 years and the types of churches that are present now and which type of church we belong to, then finally realizing & accepting the praises and rebukes of the Lord. Last time we learned about the fourth church of Sardis, which was from 1000 to 1500 AD. Sardis means the red ones, and you can see that the blood trails covered by the blood of martyrs. Within the 500 years of its bloody history, there were the Huguenot massacre and the The St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre. We can remember that a missionary like Wycliffe in particular was martyred for the Word of God, and then his remains were taken out of the tomb and burned again, but through his name, the Word of God, are still printed and spread throughout the world, creating a marvelous work of gospel entering an uncivilized nations without the Bible, bearing witness to the gospel of God. Because the blood of these servants of God is the blood seed of life, we’re able to historically confirm and realize that the more saints were martyred, the number of the children of God increased. Through the Church of Sardis, we can ask ourselves: what kind of church are the present-day churches? Is it a decaying church? We need to understand this situation where only a few people preach the gospel. If we are all members of the church, the church of God, and the members of the body of Christ, we must become as such where the body of the Lord becomes healthy because everyone moves automatically according to the command of the Lord, which is the head. A healthy church is supposed to go and preach the gospel. It is to become a fisher of men. The church is the life-saving line of salvation in this dying, dark world. This is what a healthy church is all about. You don’t have to know a lot of the scriptures or pray a lot. Now you have to go out and preach the gospel, and only when you testify the gospel can you become a healthy church. Just as a runner is healthy, so should we go out and run to preach the gospel. The apostle Paul said: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (KJV) I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Who awaits the coming of the Lord? Who awaits the Day of the Rapture, the Day of Christ? Only those who have testified of Christ, those who deny the things of this world and take up the cross to bear witness of Christ, hope for the coming of Christ. Therefore, no cross, no crown. Without the cross there is no crown, no crown. We are to bear our cross now while we are living on this earth, then wear the crown when the Lord comes. Therefore, we should be able to discern the times and understand where we currently stand. We’ve read up to 3:1. let’s continue with verses 2 and 3. Revelation 3:2-3 (KJV) Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. This is the word of our Lord.
These are the words of the Lord who comes as the Lord of judgment,burning everything in His path with steps of pillars of fire and His eyes like flame of fire. We should never allow this word go in one ear and out the other. …repent.Sun, 28 Aug 2022 - 35min - 275 - Revelation 5
Revelation 5
Hope you all have been peaceful during the past week in Christ Jesus. Today we’ll continue studying the word of Revelation our Lord personally appeared to and showed the ApostleJohn. Apostle John also testified, Revelation 1:3 (KJV) Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. The book of Revelation speaks not only of what is to come, but also of what has happened in the 2,000 years of the present church age, and through this it is a blessing for us to repent and correct as we examine the appearance of modern day churches.
So far we have studied about the churches of Ephesus andSmyrna. Today we’ll study about the third church, the church ofThyatira. As a review, the letters to these seven churches not only show us the appearance of the Church in the past 2,000 years, but also the Church of the end times in which we now live, and it teaches us not only the events of the past, but also the things of now and what is to come. Blessed are those who realize this today. Today we are studying from 2:18, and the word Thyatira means fragrance of pain. This church is historically from 500 to 1000 AD. However, this is a church that has been subjected to tremendous persecution that cannot be compared to before. For example, the underground churches in China have suffered immensely, and millions of people have been martyred. As the name says, the church gives off fragrance of pain. It can be said that in the midst of suffering, the fragrance of Christ is manifested in the whole church. As I read chapter 2:18-29, I hope you will be blessed by reading along. Revelation 2:18-29 (KJV) And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
The Lord’s presence in the church of Thyatira is not the weak and fragile Jesus Christ of His first coming. His eyes are as flame of fire, and his feet as brass, the son of God. He is the Lord of judgment. Those who reject it must be judged. That’s why the Lord said, “When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will reprove the world, but first he will reprove sin.” John 16:9 (KJV) Of sin, because they believe not on me; All sins are imputed to the body of the Lord, and whosoever believes is forgiven and cleansed at that moment from the curses of the law and judgment. But those who do not believe in this Lord deserve judgment.Sun, 21 Aug 2022 - 33min - 274 - Revelation 4
Revelation 4
I hope that you will receive this blessing as you continue to remember that there are blessings in those who keep the words of prophecy that we have read, heard and written. Last time we studied about the church in Ephesus. It is important to know that the church in Ephesus did a lot of work, but in the end, they abandoned the first love. If there is anything that makes me happier other than the fact that I have been saved, it is a sign that we are not remembering our first love and we are losing our first love. If we let that go, we will lose our joy and our heart will become hardened. Therefore, remembering the message of the Lord, when we do God’s work, not because of my zeal, but we do it with thanksgiving because of the joy of my salvation. When the work is done in love that ignites brotherly love, everything will be rejoicing in the Lord. In particular, this Ephesian church was rebuked, but the Lord said in Revelation 2:6 (KJV) But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
To add a little more, Nicholaitans act in which the clergy and the laity are strictly separated, and the clergy dominate the laity. This is what God hates. In fact, we are all brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, and only our Lord should be exalted. However, the ministers of the office-bearers were given the privilege of witnessing the Word from the pulpit. Spiritual authority. You shouldn’t focus on anything other than that. We must testify only to the word of the Lord with fear. This Ephesian church was praised for hating the actions of the Nicholaitans. The bible mentions overcomers. In fact, the Bible says that faith overcomes the world. The Apostle John testified that in this day and age, those who believe in and receive Jesus Christ and are saved are those who overcome the world. Those who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, those who believe in how He will be glorified and will restore all things, then there will be eternal blessings, no matter what the world may bring, they will not be discouraged. This is the power of faith. The Holy Spirit said through the Apostle John that it is not believing vaguely, but a faith rooted in the Word, and that faith is power.
Today, we will continue to look at what kind of church is Smyrna is through the letter sent to the church starting from 2:8. Once again, the seven churches are historical churches, but they contain the model of all the churches in the present end times.This is also a message to all churches. It tells us to find out the wrongdoings, to find out what has been praised, and to be prepared to know ourselves to be truly pleasing to the Lord when we stand before Him. I hope this will be a blessed word when you read 2:8-11 today.Revelation 2:8-11 (KJV) And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
The Church of Smyrna is a type of church that historically existed from AD 200 until the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. This church was under persecution. Smyrna means myrrh.The Lord received myrrh during His persecutions. It is bitterness.It is pain and sufferings. Officially and historically, the church has been persecuted 10 times. Thousands of saints were killed during this persecution.Sun, 14 Aug 2022 - 34min - 273 - Revelation 3
8-7-2022 weekly message(English version)
Meditation of the week: Psalms 91:1-16
Subject: Revelation 3
In the meantime, have you been at peace in our Lord Jesus Christ? We will study today as we remember the blessing the Lord said to John,Revelation 1:3 (KJV) Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. As the Lord says in 1 Timothy 2:4, God wants all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. Therefore, now that those who have been saved have entered the kingdom of God, they must now know God’s master plan for the kingdom of God. Those who know that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords, who now unifies all things and restores the heavens, the earth, and the New Jerusalem, participates in God’s plan and His work, becomes a mature Christian. Therefore, as you study these words today, I hope that you will receive the message of the Lord, hold on to the true hope, and become victorious while you live on this earth. Then, today, from verse 1:9, the apostle John saw the vision that he had seen in exile on the island of Patmos, which he personally saw and witnessed in the Holy Spirit. So, this is what will happen in the future. This Bible, especially the book of Revelation, is future history. The world history is records of what has passed, but God’s Word is a prophecy and will come true in the future, so we can express it as future history. Now, I will read starting from verse 9.Revelation 1:9-11 (KJV) I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. It says here, John was in the Holy Spirit. All of us Christians, those who have received Jesus Christ and have been born again by the Holy Spirit, are all in the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is in all Christians. That is why the Apostle Paul said that the presence of Christ in us is a mystery. From today’s text, the word “In the Spirit”is a slightly different meaning. Because it says [on the Lord’s Day…] Yes. The Lord’s Day, usually a Sunday, the day after Saturday, but of course it’s also a Sunday. More important, the ultimate Sunday is Jehovah’s Day. It is a day of wrath. It is a day of blessing for God’s children, but it is a day of wrath and judgment for the sinful world. This is the very end of the world and the end of tribulation. That is why God placed the apostle John into the future in the Holy Spirit and allowed him to see everything. In particular, if we look at Revelation 4:2, the answer is found there. Immediately I was in the Spirit. In chapter 4, when the Lord said, “Come up hither.” the Apostle John suddenly ascended to heavenin spirit. We can see that the Apostle John left his body and went to the throne of God in the third heaven to foretell the things to come and recorded what he saw here. The Apostle Paul spoke as if it were someone else’s experience, but in 2 Corinthians 12, we remember and know that he indirectly told the fact that he did not go to the third heaven because he was not to talk about the things he had seen when he was taken up to the third heaven. That is why, obviously, John wrote to us what he saw in the Holy Spirit (Spirit) in order to show the saints today what will happen. Because the Spirit of God is an eternal Spirit,Sun, 07 Aug 2022 - 33min - 272 - Revelation 2
7-31-2022 Weekly Message
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Revelation 1:4-11
Word Title : Revelation #2
Last week we went over the introduction. Today we will study the words starting with chapter 1 verse 4. One particularly important word from last week, Revelation 1:3 (KJV) Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. These words. I hope you all receive the blessing today through the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Then, let us start our search from chapter 1, verse 4 . I will read up to verse 7. Revelation 1:4-7 (KJV) John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. The fact that there is an Amen in the Word of God means that no one can stop it . [so be it]
In chapter 1 verse 4, we see the number seven, and the seven churches. The seven spirits. When we look at Isaiah 11:2, it talks about the seven spirits, right? The Spirit of the LORD, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might. The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD, seven spirits are shown. And then in Revelation 1:20, seven stars appear. Seven angels. Then there are seven golden candlesticks. And at the end, seven vials, seven trumpets, and seven seals appear. Then there are seven characters. Number seven, Americans call it lucky seven. We can see that God’s work is related to seven. Now, consider this. A week is 7 days, right? It is also said that cells in the body have a lifespan of 7 years. And there are seven colors. Aren’t there seven colors of the rainbow? Then there are seven notes of do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti, but what is really interesting is that the human pulse loosens every 7 days. Not sure why. taking a break perhaps. So, in the same sense, the pianos and instruments we know well have seven keys, right? Gentiles who do not know God are based on the number 10. However, if we look at Leviticus 23 or 25, about the Sabbath, the seventh day, and the eighth day, the seventh, 1234567. In the end, we can see that God’s Word is based on 7, notin 10’s. And I hope you will study this verse while knowing that the number seven is God’s number as a reference.
When we look at verse 5, it’s about Jesus Christ. After all, based on the age in which the Apostle John lived, wasn’t Jesus Christ a prophet in the past? Didn’t Jesus testify of the truth when he came in the flesh while walking on this earth with John and the other disciples? He always taught the Word. He taught the word of truth just like the prophets of old. Pontius Pilate asked Jesus about why he came about during his trial. The Lord replied, He came to testify of the truth. Pilate said what is truth? Did the Lord answer him? When Pilate asked what the truth was, He didn’t ask because He genuinely wanted to know, but he criticized His words. Even now, many people laugh at us when we talk about the Word of God. To such people, God does not teach them His Word. Instead of living out the rest of their lives in vain, they should humbly ask God “I am nothing. I want to know the Word of God.” To those who speak like this,Sun, 31 Jul 2022 - 36min - 271 - Revelation 1
Revelation 1
Hallelujah! When we study together in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit will guide you to the truth, and the book of Revelation is especially important for those who have been saved because it is the future. It is the consummation of the prayer the Lord taught his disciples;thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God’s plan for heaven and earth to become one by righteousness in Jesus Christ, and God’s children who participate in this plan have a wonderful promise to enter New Jerusalem and live forever in heaven. Therefore, since the book of Revelation is the last book of the Bible and the conclusion of God’s plan,your blessings are contained in these words when you study them to the end. You will understand why God created the earth, why He still allows difficulties of the world, and what conclusion lies in the end. Some scholars refer to the book of Revelation as the Apocalypse, which simply is a transliteration of the title in Greek means “revelation”. For that reason, we want you to know this clearly and receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit at this time. It will be a blessing to you when you do not listen to people but receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
In fact, historically, the book of Revelation has been criticized by sinners who reject the Bible and Jesus Christ. We need to know the reason why. According to 1 Timothy, those who want to live godly in Christ will be persecuted. Therefore, those who shine the light in a dark world will be persecuted. In this book of Revelation, only the book of Revelation in the Bible reveals the identity of Satan and his demise. There are also blessings about the church. It also describes in detail what will happen in the future for the Jews. The book also shows the rise and fall and the end of the nations that are neither the Church nor the Jews, Furthermore, it reveals especially the end of Roman catholic Church, and how the end of the universe dominated by the last sin will come to an end. Unbelieving sinners reject these words and rather persecute the believers of these words.
First of all, as an introduction, it is important to know, the book of Revelation was written between AD 91 and 96, during the reign of Roman emperor Domitian. However, many scholars say that it was written in AD 66 to 69, during the reign of the very Nero.Their reasoning is that after the Jews crucified the Lord, they believed that His word: there will be no stone left on the stone, and the temple will be destroyed. Came fulfilled in 70AD, as Jerusalem was devastated by the Roman general Titus. For that reason, those who claim that it was written between AD 66 and 69 are claiming that this book of Revelation was completed in AD 70. In other words, they are claiming the Great Tribulation is already over. That’s why written date is so important. If Revelation was written after AD 70, then Babylon the Great shows up after ch.17. The apostle John said it was strange seeing this Babylon the Great. He called it mysterious. Mysterious Babylon. If Babylon the Great was the Roman Empire at the time, there is no reason to be surprised. However, what surprised Apostle John was that when he saw that a religious group named after Rome had reappeared, he was puzzled and said it was a mystery. If the passage was referring to the Roman Empire, he wouldn’t have been surprised, because the Roman Empire had already persecuted, and exiled Apostle John to isle of Patmos. Many people consider Revelation as a difficult book. Many tend to believe it should not be interpreted lightly and such mistake will cause great harm. Conversely, the book of Revelation is actually one of the easiest books in the Bible. The problem is it’s hard to believe. It’s just what the Lord plainly said. He didn’t say that in a sarcastic way,Sun, 24 Jul 2022 - 27min - 270 - Christ died by burning his body like meat
7-17-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Leviticus 2:1-16
Sermon Title: Christ died by burning his body like meat
We can get to know the Lord well through the words of the Old Testament. When most people preach the gospel of Christ, they only say, “Jesus, without sin, died for us.” .
In other words, we must know what kind of our sins, and how Jesus died because of our sins. At this time, we can know what kind of grace of Jesus Christ is given unto us.
Leviticus 2, which is given to us today, is about the “Meat Offering”. It is translated i as “Fire Offering” in the Revised version of bible because it is said to be burned.
First, let’s listen to Leviticus 2:
“And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
2 And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering..” (Leviticus 2:1-6)
” And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offerin g made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.” (Leviticus 2:7-9).
” No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season wi...Sun, 17 Jul 2022 - 17min - 269 - The fake temple and the real temple
7-10-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Haggai 1:1-9; 2:6-9
Sermon Title: The fake temple and the real temple
Prophet Haggai was the prophet who preached the word to those who remained after 70 years of Babylonian captivity. If we want to know what happened at that time, we can read Ezra and Nehemiah to find out how they lived and what God’s word came unto them. How hard must it have been for those people who came out of 70 years of captivity? Korea had been subjected to double the 36 years of Japanese colonialism that Korean had suffered as slaves. Why? God gave them “words of reproof, words of hope, and guidance” through Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi to those who were persecuted physically and spiritually. Today, we want to hear the voice of the Lord through the words given through Haggai.
Haggai 1:1,2 says, “In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’S house should be built.” he said.
Now, they should build a temple. Why did these words come to them? When they returned, they found that the temple had been destroyed by fire and Jerusalem had been burned down. Still, the Israelites were focused on building their own houses. Then, they said that it was time to build the Lord’s house, the “temple,” but it was not very sincere.
We must first understand what the building of this temple means for us. At that time, according to the law, sacrifices were devoted in the temple to receive forgiveness of sins and to see the glory of God. Indeed, the glory of God came in the building itself. Because it was before the Holy Ghost came to this earth, the glory of God fell on the building. So at that time the building was called temple. However, it was not the temple that Herod built. Herod was not an Israelite, but he was descendant of Easu. It was simply built as an appeasement to rule the people, modeled after the previous temple.
Because of this, Jesus said, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up..”(John 2:19) . So, they asked, “Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?” (John 2:20). There is no way for them to know that the body of the Lord, the body of those who have received the Holy Ghost, is the temple. In fact, the temple was completely destroyed, and there was no ‘glory of the cherubim’ or ‘glory of God’. When the Lord came, the Holy Ghost only came upon Him, so in the Old Testament times, the place where the glory of God came from was the temple, “Only the Lord is the temple in heaven and on earth.” “You destroy the temple” means “You kill me. then I will rise on the third day.” But they couldn’t understand it.
Where is the temple today? There is no temple in Israel. There is only a ‘Islam mosque’ in its place in the destroyed temple. It is said that when the church is building a templ...Sun, 10 Jul 2022 - 24min - 268 - God’s judgment will come upon Israel, Churches, and Nations that Have Become Like Sodom
7-3-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Genesis 18: 20-22
Word Title: God’s judgment will come upon Israel, Churches, and Nations that Have Become Like Sodom
The Lord God, who came to Abraham, told the reason why he came down to earth with two angels:
“ And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know” (Genesis 18:20-21).
When the two angels came to Sodom and stayed at Lot’s house, the Bible spoke of how much Sodom’s sin was like:
” But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.” (Genesis 19:4-8).
We can see how severe the sexual corruption between the same sexes that was rampant in Sodom at that time . Also, the word that Lot, a man of God, would give up his daughters to them to protect the two angels, speaks of how detestable their sins were before God at that time.
Prophet Isaiah testified that Israel had become like the people of Sodom :
“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
… Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.” (Isa 1:2-4,9,10).
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 - 20min - 267 - Are you living like Noah, who found grace in the eyes of God?
6-26-2022 Weekly Message
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: 2 Peter 2:4-8
Sermon Title: Are you living like Noah, who found grace in the eyes of God?
About a thousand years had passed since Adam sinned and gave the whole earth into the hands of the devil, and God saw that the thoughts and imaginations of the hearts of all people in the world were continued to be only evil, apart from God. God said that He would judge all men with a flood, leaving no one behind. At that time, only Noah was a preacher of righteousness. Even in Sodom and Gomorrah, only one man, Lot, could barely be saved.
Apostle Paul also testified of Noah:
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. ” (Hebrews 11:7). )
Moses, the man of God, testified of Noah:
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. ” (Genesis 6:5-8).
Finally, God spoke of his plan to Noah, a perfect man in his day with whom he was walking:
“The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. “ (Genesis 6:13).
God told Noah in detail of building the ark. God said He would bring a flood and destroy from under heaven all flesh that has the breath of life. But he promised that his family would be saved. God had given the people of those days a period of one hundred and twenty years and foretold that He would judge them when the time was fulfilled (Genesis 6:3).
Noah, a man of God, became a preacher of righteousness for 120 years while building the ark. In other words, he was preaching the word of God’s righteousness that judgment would come on wicked people who did not understand. At that time, all the people ignored the words of judgment preached by Noah and did not want to keep the word of God in their hearts, but continued to eat and drink, and to marry, and give in marriage.
Jesus spoke of what the world’s people would be like when He returns as the Son of Man to judge the world. He said, in a word, that they would be like in the days of Noah:
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe we...Sun, 26 Jun 2022 - 21min - 266 - Two Kinds of Christians Living in the End Times
6-19-2022 Weekly Message
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Genesis 18:1-15; 19:1-11
Sermon Title: Two Kinds of Christians Living in the End Times
In the example of Abraham and Lot, we see two types of Christians living on the eve of the Rapture and the Great Tribulation. Abraham was a man who lived a life of obedience to God’s Word. But Lot was a man who followed the lusts of his own flesh.
Abraham, when God called him and told him to leave his native relatives and his father’s house, he left there and entered the land of Canaan, where God led him. Although the land God had spoken of was a rugged mountain, he continued to dwell there.
When God called him, he said, ” And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” (Genesis 12:2-3). When he was 75 years old, he left. At that time, he had no children, but he believed the word of God and left.
Many years later, the word of God came to him in a vision:
” After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” (Genesis 15:1).
He told God to remind him that he had been childless for a long time:
“Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.” (Genesis 15:3).
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ” This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.” (Genesis 15:4).
At this time God took Abram outside and said:
” Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.” (Genesis 15:5).
Although he was too old to be able to produce children according to the carnal thoughts, he abandoned his thoughts and believed the word of the Lord God. At this time, when Abram believed the word of the Lord God, God counted it as righteousness.
Abram was a man of faith. The LORD God spoke to him, his children shall be as many as stars in heaven knowing him without any child yet, and he was too old to bear children.
What he believed was not in his own thoughts, but in the Almighty God. Apostle Paul testified of his faith:
” (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.Sun, 19 Jun 2022 - 19min - 265 - The Gospel of Christ and the Restoration of Israel
6-12-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Isaiah 61:1-11
Sermon Title: The Gospel of Christ and the Restoration of Israel
Apostle Paul testified that the gospel of Christ is the power of God to give salvation to those who believe, and he said that he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. He also testified that the gospel of Christ is to the Jews first and also to the Greeks (Romans 1:16).
Christ means the anointed one. There are three types of people who are anointed in the Bible. The first is prophet, the second priest, and the third king. The gospel of Christ is speaking of the Lord Jesus, who has all these three offices. The core of the gospel that Apostle Paul testified of is the word about Jesus, the Christ.
Jesus, who appeared in the flesh, was anointed as a prophet and preached the truth, but was killed by the Jews who rejected the truth. Now, after the Resurrection, he is seated at the right hand of God the Father as the High Priest. However, when the time is fulfilled, he will return to this earth as King of kings and Lord of lords to judge the peoples who do not believe in him and to establish his own kingdom on earth.
Therefore, those who believe in the gospel of Christ must believe that Jesus Christ has these three offices. At the end of the prayer that the Lord Jesus asked the Jews, “Thy kingdom and the power and the glory are thine forever.” This prayer is a confession that we believe in the glorious Second Coming who will appear on this earth and establish the kingdom Christ in order to fulfill his final will in heaven and earth.
Apostle Paul testified that Satan, the Devil has been preventing from believing in Christ Jesus who is coming to the earth to take over the earth that has been ruled by the devil:
” In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” (2 Corinthians 4:4-5).
By saying, “the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,” he refers to the glorious appearing of Christ Jesus, who appears again on this earth in glory and comes to reclaim the earth that Satan the devil has taken by force. At this time, Christ Jesus will take revenge for the people of Israel who have been persecuted and taken their land given by the LORD God by the nations of the world, and even confiscated all their possessions.
Prophet Isaiah testified of what God would do to restore Israel:
” The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 - 18min - 264 - Christ died for our sins “according to the scriptures” and rose on the third day “according to the scriptures”
6-5-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Sermon Title: Christ died for our sins “according to the scriptures” and rose on the third day “according to the scriptures”
Apostle Paul delivered the most important message to the Corinthians. It is also the message about the gospel of Christ to all people in the world. He testified that they were saved only by holding fast to this gospel and not believing in vain. This gospel is the gospel of Christ, which gives salvation to all who believe.
This is a very important message that we may believe in vain not to be saved if we do not understand what the word “according to the scriptures” means. Even in the words of Jesus to his disciples after his resurrection, it is possible to realize what “according to the scriptures” means:
“‘These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:” (Luke 24:44-46).
Jesus was saying, according to the scriptures, that He must die for our sins and rise “on the third day”. Not only that, but before his death, Jesus also made some meaningful words to the Jews who did not believe in him:
” Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.” (John 5:39-42).
Not only that, he spoke very terrifying words to the Jews who did not believe in him because they did not search the scriptures. These words were also a warning to all people in the world who do not believe in themselves. This means that all who do not believe in him shall receive the coming Antichrist as the Messiah:
” I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” (John 5:43).
The word “according to the scriptures” means that Jesus, the Christ, died for our sins, as prophesied through the Old Testament. Then, by examining the prophecies of Christ who died for our sins in the Old Testament, we can understand its meaning.
The prophets Isaiah and Moses prophesied in detail about Christ who died for our sins.
The prophet Isaiah foretold:
” Who hath believed our report?Sun, 05 Jun 2022 - 19min - 263 - God’s Time Plan to Bring Eternal Peace unto Heaven and Earth
5-29-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Psalm 37:1-11
Sermon Title: God’s Time Plan to Bring Eternal Peace unto Heaven and Earth
Since the devil brought sin into the world and corrupted the first man, the whole world has become a world full of sinners and wicked people. Everyone living in the end times is living in fear every day, seeing and hearing with their eyes and ears.
The Holy Ghost, through King David long ago, prophesied that at some time in the future the wicked would be cut down like grass and withered like green herbs.
Nevertheless, Satan ,the Devil has been deceiving the world for thousands of years to bring peace to the world by using the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world’s darkness and the powers of evil spirits. However, we need to know that there shall be no peace in this world unless God gets rid of the Lucifer the Devil.
The Holy Ghost certainly prophesied through the mouth of David:
” For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” (Psalm 37:10-11).
In the Bible, “the wicked” is referring to the Antichrist who will appear to rule the whole world in the future. It is also a prophecy that when he is gone, the remnant of the Jews who will believe in the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, will inherit the earth. It is a prophecy that peace will come to this earth only at this time.
Regarding Melchisedec king of Salem as testified, to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. (Hebrews 7:2-3).
He was a mysterious person in the figure of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Prince of Righteousness and the Prince of Peace who would appear to the world. He is the only King who will rule the whole world with the word of righteousness and peace.
He appeared to the Jews, the descendants of Abraham, in the name of Jesus, making plans for his future rulership in heaven and on earth with righteousness and peace, telling them to pray for his will be done:
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10).
In the beginning, as the Word, the Word was with God the Father, and the One who was God appeared as a human being, and the first thing He planned was to tell us about the plan to establish the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven and command them to pray for it.
But Jesus,Sun, 29 May 2022 - 18min - 262 - God-Given Liberty and Man-Given Freedom
5-22-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Galatians 5:1-14
Word Title: God-Given Liberty and Man-Given Freedom
Apostle Paul entreated the saints in Galatia with earnest heart, ” Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” (Galatians 5:1).
At that time, the Jews and all the Gentiles living with them were reminded not to be circumcised any more. As for the reason, he said that those who were circumcised were obligated to do all the law. Also, those who were justified by the law no more need Jesus, the Christ, became useless and fell from grace.
Then we must realize what the Liberty that Christ has given unto us is. The freedom that worldly politicians offer to the people refers to things like freedom of assembly and expression, as examples, but the Liberty God has given through Christ Jesus means complete freedom from all sins, curses, death, and the punishment of hell. It is eternal freedom.
The Bible is clear about why death comes:
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:55-56).
After God gave the law through Moses, everyone born into the world has been born under the law. The Bible says that breaking one law is the same as breaking the whole law.
“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. ” (James 2:10).
Therefore, all those who have broken all the laws because of their sins are stinged by death, and go to hell through grave, and their souls have no choice but to fall into hell. In other words, it is impossible to see the glory of God forever and ever.
But justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. To be justified is to be set free from sin, death, and curse forever through the Liberty that Christ gives.
Then, we need to understand why, God gave the law that people could not observe, so that all people are born into sin, curse, and death. and what kind of freedom God gave us through Christ Jesus?
Apostle Paul testified with parables to the saints in Rome of the grace given through Christ Jesus and through which grace he gave to all who believed in him this great unimaginable Liberty for eternity and eternity:
” Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if,Sun, 22 May 2022 - 20min - 261 - Mature Christian Looking at the Day of Christ (the Day of the Rapture)
5-15-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation f the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 8:8-14
Sermon Title: Mature Christian Looking at the Day of Christ (the Day of the Rapture)
The Sulamite woman is talking about what she needs to do for another bride of Christ in the Lord :
“We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?” (Sol 8:8)
What the Sulamite woman feels sorry for other immature Christian saying she doesn’t have her breasts. When she says of her breasts not meaning her heart referring to the state in which her breasts are not fully matured. This is how she hopes that she will not be ashamed of her spiritual immaturity when she meets Christ even though she is born again facing her wedding ceremony with Christ in the day of Christ.
The Sulamite woman is saying that she is not yet spiritually mature to be get married with Christ. Likewise, mature Christian regrets seeing other Christians who have not matured spiritually in the church. The Sulamite woman is telling about what to do for her:
“If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.” (Sol. 8:9)
This means that she doesn’t have her breasts, but Sulamite woman wants to help her so that she may have her breasts, just as she builds upon her a palace of silver over her breasts and incloses her with boards of cedar. This means to nurture her spiritually by the words of God to make her breasts spiritually to make her mature Christian.
Apostle Paul told the pastor Timothy about the need for believers to nurture other believers by the Word of God teaching them:
“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” (2 T im. 2:1-2).
The Sulamite woman, is now spiritually mature, testifying of her own appearance in which she received her favor from Solomon because she is now spiritually armed:
“I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.” (Sol 8:10).
Likewise, the bride of Christ, who is awaiting the rapture today, is wearing the full armor of God and living a holy life, witnessing to herself as a favored person before the Lord Jesus Christ, who will soon appear.
Apostle Paul wrote an encouraging letter to Titus, who lives in this hope:
“ . Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope,Sun, 15 May 2022 - 14min - 260 - Love as strong as death and jealousy cruel as the grave
5-8-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Sermon Title: Love as strong as death and jealousy cruel as the grave
Seeing the Sulamite woman who had restored her first love, Solomon said that she was a woman coming up out of her wilderness leaning on her beloved. From now on, she would say that she is coming up from the world like wilderness, as she trusts him completely.
That’s right. Today, the Lord also says the same thing to Christians who have come to realize the love of Jesus Christ through all their suffering and have restored their first love.
She lived as a religious person, then repented, received the forgiveness of sins, and born again by the Holy Ghost. Solomon said to her, “Set me as a seal thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.”
That’s right. As Solomon said to engrave himself on her heart and arm, our Lord Jesus is telling Christians who are the brides of Christ today to engrave his words on their hearts like a seal and also on their arms.
That’s right! Christians who have received the Holy Ghost and become the bride of Christ must engrave all the words of God like a seal deep in their hearts, just like Christ Jesus Himself. Not only that, but it should be engraved on their arm so that they can do all things with the power of the word. When Apostle Paul spoke in this regard, he was testifying Christians to put on the full armor of God.
When God gave the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel, God gave them commandment:
” Thou shalt have no other gods before me.… Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” (Exodus 20:3,5,6).
Because God has chosen them to be his wife, he gave a stern word to them who betray that love. Solomon was speaking on behalf of God about how terrifying love and jealousy are:
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.” (Sol 8:6).
God loves not only the people of Israel but also all the Gentiles, as much as God gave up the Word God of creator of all things with the Word for the sins of all people in the world as a sacrifice. Of this Heavenly Father’s love, Jesus, the Only Begotten Son, testified:
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16).
Jesus spoke of the greatest love:
“Sun, 08 May 2022 - 15min - 259 - Christian who restored first love with God
5-1-2022 Weekly Message
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 8:1-5
Sermon Title: Christian Who restored first love with God
The Shulamite woman who fell in love with King Solomon loved him so much that she said, ” His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.” (Sol 2:6). . However, as the years passed by, she became separated from Solomon, and her door was not opened to him. She coldly told Solomon asking to open the door from outside:
“I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? ” (Sol 5:3)
The Shulamite woman, who finally saw Solomon pushing in with his hand, finally moved her heart. When she opened the door for him, she saw myrrh dripping from her hands and fragrant myrrh from her fingers on her doorknob, and when she looked for him he had already departed her.
The moment she knew that Solomon had left her, wandering her way, she sought him, but she could not find him. Finally, the daughters of Jerusalem together set out to find Solomon together with her, and when they found him, he praised her as usual.
Having restored her first love, the Sulamite woman made her new confession to Solomon:
” O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.” (Sol 8:1-2)
Thus, the Shulamite woman, who had restored her first love, once again spoke of herself as she fell deeply in love with Solomon again:
” His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.” (Sol 8:3-4). )
The Shulamite woman, as she looked only into her eyes of Solomon, testifying of her renewed life, she made a decision that she would never let him go from now on, as she asked the daughters.
We have to make a spiritual decision here by comparing the physical love between man and woman as well as the spiritual love between Christian and Christ.
Most of the time when man and woman fall in love, usually they do not love each other, but fall in love with the desire to take advantage of the other as their own. However, it is not uncommon to see them suffer greatly as they develop feelings for each other over the years and learn that they were not in love but had been emotionally and carnal for a while. When this happens, they divorce of each other or living with patience...Sun, 01 May 2022 - 14min - 258 - Do You Know God? Or know just about him?
4-24-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 7:10-13
Sermon Title: Do You Know God? Or know just about him?
When the Slamite woman was spiritually weak, she said to Solomon, “My beloved is mine, and I am his ” (Sol 2:16). .When she was matured spiritually, said to him, “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.” (Sol 7:10).
These two kinds of confession may not seem like much difference, but in reality there is a huge difference. There must be big difference as heaven and earth in the view of relationship with Jesus Christ among Christians.
The confession, “My beloved is mine” is a confession from those who today believe that Jesus Christ is the One who always gives what they need even not knowing who is Jesus Christ. They say, “Lord, Lord,” but because they don’t know Him, they are only religious ones that know Him only as a Helper in their need. They call him as the Lord with lips, but in reality, they became the Lord having the Lord serving for them.
The God we must believe in is the God of OMNI POTENT, God of OMNI SCIENT, and the God of OMNI PRESENT. Those who truly know and believe in God like this will confess, ” I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.“.”
Through the two kinds of confession of the Shulamite woman, the Holy Ghost is talking about the spiritual condition of two kinds of Christians. However, most Christians today cannot believe in God because they do not know God, so they cannot have spiritual relationships. On Sundays, they participate in the church worship service and say, “I believe in God Almighty, who made the heavens and the earth.” The reality is that it is impossible to know how many people believe that God is OMNI POTENT.
Christian who has become a child of God by realizing, knowing God as knowing, and believing with all his heart, as OMNI POTENT< OMNISCIENT and OMNI PRESENT has a life not uttering something negative from the mouth against will of God. Instead of worry and concern, they will live a life of rejoicing in God, who works all things together for good, always rejoicing, praying without ceasing, and giving thanks in all things (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Apostle Paul testified that this kind of life is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus.
King David, who believed in an almighty, omniscient, and omniscient God, professed his faith in God in his life:
“1 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD,Sun, 24 Apr 2022 - 16min - 257 - Easter Message (The power of resurrection of Jesus to restore the kingdom of God in heaven and earth)
4-17-2022 Weekly Message
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Acts 1:1-11
Sermon Title: Easter Message (The power of resurrection of Jesus to restore the kingdom of God in heaven and earth)
Only after Jesus died to take away the sins of the world (our sins) (John 1:29), was buried, went down to hell, and then rose again on the third day, the earth that had been taken by the old serpent, the devil 6,000 years ago in the Garden of Eden to be restored in heaven and earth as his kingdom.. He stayed for forty days before ascending to heaven and taught his disciples about the restoration of the kingdom of God.
Restoring the kingdom of God on earth means that because of the sin of the first man, Adam, the spirit of Adam and Eve died because of their sin, and their souls as living ones also lost their salvation and lost the image of God. But man shall be restored as the image of God again as well as all things that were cursed because of Adam’s sin.
God planned the earth to restore as the one created in the beginning by taking away all sin, death and curses through His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. For this, Jesus first had to die for the sin of the world. Apostle Paul testified of what Jesus has done by his death:
“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” (Colossians 2:13-15).
Jesus also removed the curse that the old serpent the Devil brought to the world. Apostle Paul testified of this:
” Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:” (Galatians 3:13).
It is not the shape of the cross that Jesus was crucified in the issue, but the fact that he died on a wooden cross is very important. It is because of the curse brought by Satan that those who commit suicide hang their heads on the tree.
Finally, Jesus had to overcome death. The devil is the one who has the power of death, so after Jesus died and rose again, he had to overcome the devil, that has the power of death to give life. Apostle Paul testified of this truth:
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Hebrews 2:14-15).
That’s right! To save those who have lost the image of God and become sinners, who are living as slaves under the devil,Sun, 17 Apr 2022 - 17min - 256 - The image of the bride most beautiful to the eyes of Christ
4-10-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 7:2-9
Sermon Title: The image of the bride most beautiful to the eyes of Christ
King Solomon describes in great detail the beauty of the Sulamite woman. His words is also what our Lord Jesus Christ wanted his bride to be. Solomon’s words are words that we cannot understand unless we deeply understand them spiritually. It may sound like obscene words to carnal people, but pure-hearted Christians can understand its deep meaning with the help of the Holy Ghost.
When people look at other people, usually look them from head to toe downward. But Solomon speaks from the bottom of her feet to the top of her head upward. This may be difference between God and man
Solomon said, How beautiful are the feet of the Sulamite woman in her sandals? And her navel is like a round goblet. which wanteth not liquor: her belly an heap of wheat set about with lilies. Her two breasts are like two young roes that are twin. Her neck is as a tower of ivory; her eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim; her nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. Her head upon her is like Carmel, and the hair of her head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
As our Lord Jesus looks at his own bride, the Church of God, we can see what he wants his bride to look like.
The first thing the Lord Jesus Christ wants is to wear the shoes on the Christian’s feet and preach the gospel. He also wants him to have strong spiritual thighs to be strong enough to climb mountains and cross rivers.
He want our belly button to be full of juice, not wine. The Bible tells us that Christians do not take pleasure getting drunken with wine:
” Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.…. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
….. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.” (Exodus 22:29; Num 6:2-3; Proverbs 23:31).
Among alcoholic beverages, wine is toxic, making people intoxicated and taking off their clothes. When Noah was drunk with wine and became naked, when he saw the deeds of his son Ham, he cursed him. Lot’s daughters made his father drunk with wine, and became pregnant to give birth of the cursed nation of Moab and Ammon. It prove that wine has been used people to be involved to sins
To say that the belly of a Sulamite woman is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies The appearance of h...Sun, 10 Apr 2022 - 13min - 255 - Is your feet in the shoes of the gospel of peace?
4-3-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 7:1
Sermon Title: Is your feet in the shoes of the gospel of peace?
Christians who have received the Holy Ghost through knowing God the Father, who is the only true God, and Jesus Christ sent by him are the children of God as well as the bride of Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. They are also his daughters of the only ruler in heaven and on earth.
Solomon praised her, saying how beautiful the feet of the Shulamite woman wearing shoes. Our Lord Jesus Christ also praises Christians who preach the gospel wearing the shoes of the gospel of peace.
The shoes people wear are for going somewhere. The Lord is not interested in just beautiful the feet of Christians, but even if they are in bad shape as rough, ugly, and feet with fungus Lord praise their feet shoes spreading the gospel of Christ of peace reconciling sinners with God through the blood of Christ. The feet of Christian who wears this shoes are more beautiful than anything else in the world.
Once upon a time, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years and was taken to heaven without seeing death. It was at the age of sixty-five that he believed in God and walked with God. Apparently he wore shoes to lead people to God at that time.
God knew that Noah was the only one who found grace in God’s eyes at that time, so the LORD God called him to build the ark for 120 years. While building the ark, he did not stop preaching the word of God of righteousness, always wearing shoes in spite of all kinds of ridicule persecution while preaching the word. Apostle Peter testified that he was a preacher of righteousness:
“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;” (2 Peter 2:5).
Prophet Isaiah also testified of how blessed the feet of those who preach the gospel are:
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! ” (Isaiah 52:7).
The prophecy prophesied by prophet Isaiah says that when the Lord Jesus Christ becomes King of Kings and Lord of Lords in Zion reigning in the future, the feet of those who preach all the people saying that He is the Prince of Peace reigning over the whole earth are beautiful. .
The psalmists also prophesied of the Lord Jesus Christ ruling in Christ’s millennial kingdom:
” All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
….. Say among the heathen that th...Sun, 03 Apr 2022 - 13min - 254 - Holy Church of God, Beautiful to the Eyes of Christ
3-27-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 6:2-9
Sermon Title: Holy Church of God, Beautiful to the Eyes of Christ
The Shulamite woman had left Solomon outside and lost him, and while searching for him, with the help of the daughters of Jerusalem to found King Solomon down to his garden and to the juniper fields feeding sheep and gathering lilies in the gardens.
Even the Lord is still looking for His sheep and feeding them, even when Christians neglect His prayers and Words because of their laziness in self-satisfaction.
The Shulamite woman, who found her Solomon after all her hardships, revealed her spiritually matured self to Solomon and said:
“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.” (Sol 6:3).
The Shulamite woman, who suffered her tremendous spiritual suffering after her expulsion of Solomon, was now transformed from self centered beliefs to her King Solomon centered life. When she was a spiritual baby, she said to Solomon, ” My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” (Sol 2:16).
Even today, when Christians lose their first love for the Lord and lead a self-centered life, they are finally disciplined and their spiritual state falls into a pit of wretchedness, spiritual and physical, they meet the Lord again through bone-breaking repentance and restore their first love.
When the Shulamite woman finds and meets Solomon again through her earnest repentance, Solomon gives her praise enough for her to be difficult to bear in apology:
” Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks..” (Sol 6:4-7)
King Solomon asks that the eyes of the Shulamite woman overwhelm him, and that he turn them around. That’s right! It is surprising to know that when Christians repent, when they are washed with the blood of Christ, they appear so clean in the eyes of the Lord. It’s unimaginable.
When the Sulamite woman repents and recovers spiritually, Solomon gives the Sulem woman the very same compliment he had previously given the Sulamite woman. If we recall the words of Solomon to her when the Shulamite woman was in her deep communion with Solomon:
“Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: th...Sun, 27 Mar 2022 - 14min - 253 - Song of praise from Christians who know Jesus Christ deeply
3-20-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 5:9-6:1
Sermon Title: Song of praise from Christians who know Jesus Christ deeply
Just as the heaven is made of three layers, when God created man, He also made him in the form of three layers. The first layer is the atmosphere, the second one is outer space, and the third one is the heaven where the throne of God is located. Likewise, the human body lives in the first layer that is atmosphere and, the soul can ascend to the second layer through salvation, and the spirit can ascend to the third heaven, where the throne of God is.
When man lives not knowing God, only the physical body exists on the earth, the soul cannot be saved, and the spirit is dead, so it is impossible to see the living God. It is truly flesh that is no different from animal.
However, when the soul is saved by believing in the gospel of Christ (1 Peter 1:9), it leaves the atmosphere and ascends toward the spiritual universe. Finally, when man is born again by the Holy Ghost, the spirit reaches the third heaven, where the throne of God is.
When Apostle Paul wrote to the saved Ephesian church members, he testified of the spiritual position of those who are born again of the Holy Ghost:
“Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” (Ephesians 2:5-6).
The spiritual position is also shown through the tabernacle that God commanded Moses to build on the earth. Those who are not saved could not enter the tabernacle, and those that entered the tabernacle, but staying in the courtyard believed in Jesus Christ and were forgiven their sins, but because they are not born again, they not entered the sanctuary to receive illumination by the Holy Ghost to receive the word of God. It is the image of carnal Christians who do not understand this. Spiritual Christians pray at the altar of golden incense in front of the Most Holy to enter the Holy of Holies, have fellowship with God, and see His glory.
However, even spiritual Christians who have fellowship with Christ may be drawn to the lusts of the flesh for a moment to be spiritually lazy, stop praying and stop fellowshipping with the Lord. When the Shulamite woman who appeared in the song of Solomon turned away from Solomon whom he loved so much, she saw him leave and suffered tremendous spiritual pain.
Because of this, she was unable to get help from anyone. Her watchmen, the guards of the wall, and the daughters of Jerusalem , but she was rather badly wounded. Likewise, when Christians lose fellowship with the Lord, they cannot receive help even from pastors, elders, or other members of the church.
Carnal Christians, daughters of Jerusalem who had never had fellowship with the Lord, finally, unable to understand the Shulamite woman, said, “What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women?Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 17min - 252 - The painful life of Christian without fellowship with the Lord
3-13-2022 Weekly Message
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 4:16-5:8
Sermon Title: The painful life of Christian without fellowship with the Lord
The Song of Solomon provides a very detailed preview of the journey of Christian who is saved by the gospel of Christ.
Christians who believe and receive the Lord Jesus Christ sanctified by the blood of Christ are led into the room of the Lord as Sulamite woman, and rejoice in their first love with the Lord(Sol 1:4).
Shulamite woman finally hears Solomon’s voice. “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. ”(Sol 2:10) “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. ” (Sol 2 :15)
Shuamite woman is separated from the world, but not separated unto Solomon yet. So Solomon spoke to her to leave the world as well as to take away little things hindering their fellowship.
Our Lord Jesus Christ also speaks unto saved Christians to leave the world and enter the kingdom of God and live a life of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17). . Those little foxes are the little sins that hinder our fellowship with the Lord.
Shulamite woman is not ready to obey the word of Solomon. She excuses herself hesitating to fillow him saying, “Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved,” (Sol 2:17).
Even Christians who are not spiritually mature are not willing to get rid of the bad habits that they have enjoyed in the world before they are saved not maintaining holiness in the Lord. Not hearing the voice of the Lord failing in the fellowship with him.
Finally, Solomon had to leave her; she had no more fellowship with him at all. She desperately was wandering looking for him. She asked the watchmen but no answer from them at all.
Job cried unto God looking for th fellowship with him:
” Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”(Job 23:8-10)
When Christians not obey the word of God, cannot see him even though he is around them. They are spiritually blind.
King David confess before God walking with God always:
“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Sun, 13 Mar 2022 - 16min - 251 - The image of the mature bride of Christ
3-6-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 4:6-15
Sermon Title: The image of the mature bride of Christ
When God created the heavens and the earth,. and created man on the earth, the heavens and the earth where God dwelt were one. However, Satan the Devil, that had been cast out without finding a place in heaven, separated man from God by bringing sin to the earth. From then on, heaven and earth no more one anymore, and the earth fell into the hands of Satan the devil.
God planned what He would do for six thousand years to reunite heaven and earth. For six thousand years, all people born on earth could not become one with God, but rather were born as one with Satan the devil. Jesus, who appeared on this earth, knew this and made a very important statement. He gave very brief remarks about the process of reunifying heaven and earth through him, referring to Satan the Devil as a thief:
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10).
God called Abraham to send Jesus Christ into the world and said that in him all nations would be blessed (Genesis 12:3). God gave Abraham’s grandson Jacob a new name Israel, and made his twelve sons as a nation, and chose them. According to the covenant God made with Abraham, God gave them all the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates as an inheritance (Genesis 15:18).
God gave them the promised land of Canaan and said that God Himself married unto them and became one flesh with them in order to reunite heaven and earth through them (Jeremiah 3:14).
But as the nation of Israel continued to commit fornication with the Gentiles, God made a decision, saying:
“And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also..” ( Jeremiah 3:8)
The people of Israel forsaken God committing adultery with the Gentile nations, but they were also forsaken by those nations, and wandered all over the world. Finally, Jesus was born as a descendant of Abraham. God made a plan to reconcile the world with God by accepting his only begotten Son as a sacrifice. However, the Jews of Israel committed adultery with the Romans who ruled them at that time and killed their Messiah, Jesus Christ. However, God wanted to take away the sin of the world by atonement for the sins of the world through the blood Jesus through his death. However, the Jewish people did not receive him to the end. But to those who received the Son, he gave the power to become the sons of God (John 1:12).
Even so, God still had a plan for the people of Israel who had left God so that they would return to the Lord during the great tribulation period, Jacob’s trouble. The prophet Hosea foretold what would take place on that day:
“I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early..Sun, 06 Mar 2022 - 17min - 250 - The Image of the Holy Bride of Christ
2-27-2022 Weekly Messages
Meditation of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16
Text: Song of Solomon 4:1-5
Sermon Title: The Image of the Holy Bride of Christ
In the Holy Ghost, we can hear the voice of Jesus Christ to the Christians who have become his beautiful bride through the words of Solomon to the Sulamite woman.
The bride of Christ has been chosen as a glorious helping spouse of Christ for him to fill all in all(Eph. 1:23) in the eternity.
The Bible tells in detail the process by which sinners become children of God the Father and become the holy bride of Jesus Christ.
The resurrected Jesus made a very important statement when he told his disciples about how all the Scriptures testify of Himself:
” Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.” (Luke 24:46-48).
He said that all nations shall receive the remission of sins through repentance, so we need to know what is repentance and what changes will occur when we receive the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus, who took away all the sins of the law by imputing all the sins of the law into his body and dying on the cross, told his disciples before he died, and when the Holy Ghost came after his death and resurrection on the third day, The Holy Ghost will reprove of sin unto the world. He said that when the Age of Law passes by and the Age of Grace comes, it is no longer sin against the Law, and it is sin not to believe in Himself, who had taken away the sins of the Law:
” And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;” (John 16:8-9).
When we believe in Jesus Christ, who took away the sin of the world, and repent with your whole heart for your sin of not believing in Him, all the sins deeply rooted in the hearts of us are removed by the blood of Christ, so that we may receive eternal life through the Holy Ghost and receive salvation of our souls:
“ But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
….. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:Sun, 27 Feb 2022 - 19min
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